Richard Million posted: " Hello for another Tuesday post. The past few days have been mostly typical in terms of what I've been drawing and sketching with the usual timed figure drawings being the main constant, but I have been doing a built more doodling from imagination as a wa"
Hello for another Tuesday post. The past few days have been mostly typical in terms of what I've been drawing and sketching with the usual timed figure drawings being the main constant, but I have been doing a built more doodling from imagination as a way of letting loose and also stretching my creativity a bit.
I believe that I've mentioned this before on this blog (several times perhaps), but I think it's quite beneficial to also make sure that I'm not only drawing from references whether that be photos or real-life subjects in front of me. I've sort of had it happen to me at some points where I would pretty much only draw from references that I would directly work from, and eventually, I would sort of feel intimidated by doing a drawing that I didn't have a reference that I could work off of and recreate exactly bit by bit.
As such, I'm trying to keep in mind that, while I am also trying to continuously practice drawing and sketching from references to get a better understanding and ability to capture how these subjects should usually look, that I should also be simultaneously be making sure I fairly regularly draw from imagination so that I can feel more comfortable working without a direct reference to fall back on to. This way, I'm getting practice in capturing how things usually look in real life while also getting practice in pushing and trusting my creative muscles and instincts to create images of my own. It's a balance that I believe is worth maintaining in my journey at getting better at and more comfortable with making art.
On top of that benefit of flexing some creative muscles, doodling and drawing from imagination also allows me to bring in and work at some of what I've been practicing in the meantime. For example, in one quick bedtime drawing, I pushed myself to practice drawing bare human arms without covering them with sleeves as I often do when I draw arms. I wasn't asking much of myself, but I see it as a minor achievement that I could draw human arms completely from imagination without them looking horrifically or humorously wrong. Even then, it wouldn't have mattered much if I had messed up the arms as this was just a quick drawing/doodle that didn't need to look good. If it was to my liking, great. If it wasn't, then it was no big issue as it was just one thing that took little time at all, and after all, I can always try again in the next drawing.
Well, I believe I've rambled this Tuesday away, so until this Friday when I can do another roundup and talk about what other art-related activities I am doing, thanks for reading, stay safe, and have a pleasant week.
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