Do you think I'm wondrous and amazing? Do you envy me completely? Have you ever wished there was something I COULDN'T do, so that you could laugh at my sad attempts
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Wow. You've really been thinking about this, haven't you?
Here's the things... learning to draw isn't a simple matter of flipping a switch in your head, no matter what some book tells you. So go easy on yourself. There's nothing wrong with these little drawings except in the amount of room you give yourself to fail or succeed.
And some things in that book are good advice, btw (Christmas present from a well-meaning aunt when I was a teenager). I recall some sections on blind contour drawing that were kind of useful.
And for what it's worth, PEOPLE are probably the single most difficult thing in the whole world to draw. Ever. No wonder you're going crazy, staring at the page and erasing every line. Try drawing something simpler first. Like a can of soda sitting on a table. And LOOK at it. Look at the can MORE than you look at your paper.
In fact, that's probably the best advice I could ever give you. Don't stare at your paper. There's nothing useful on your paper. It's a deathtrap. It will kill your mind. All the information you need is in the object you're drawing, so look at it instead. You will draw better staring at the object and NEVER looking at your paper than you will if you simply try to guess.
And *hugs* too. You are totally brave for sharing. :)
And for what it's worth, PEOPLE are probably the single most difficult thing in the whole world to draw. Ever. No wonder you're going crazy, staring at the page and erasing every line. Try drawing something simpler first.
You know...you'd THINK this would be BLINDINGLY obvious, but it's clearly not. 'Cuz what does every kid try to draw first? I'm pretty sure it's people. Other people I've seen struggle to draw? Totally people.
Here's the things... learning to draw isn't a simple matter of flipping a switch in your head, no matter what some book tells you. So go easy on yourself. There's nothing wrong with these little drawings except in the amount of room you give yourself to fail or succeed.
And some things in that book are good advice, btw (Christmas present from a well-meaning aunt when I was a teenager). I recall some sections on blind contour drawing that were kind of useful.
And for what it's worth, PEOPLE are probably the single most difficult thing in the whole world to draw. Ever. No wonder you're going crazy, staring at the page and erasing every line. Try drawing something simpler first. Like a can of soda sitting on a table. And LOOK at it. Look at the can MORE than you look at your paper.
In fact, that's probably the best advice I could ever give you. Don't stare at your paper. There's nothing useful on your paper. It's a deathtrap. It will kill your mind. All the information you need is in the object you're drawing, so look at it instead. You will draw better staring at the object and NEVER looking at your paper than you will if you simply try to guess.
And *hugs* too. You are totally brave for sharing. :)
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You know...you'd THINK this would be BLINDINGLY obvious, but it's clearly not. 'Cuz what does every kid try to draw first? I'm pretty sure it's people. Other people I've seen struggle to draw? Totally people.
Thanks, I'll keep it in mind.
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