Drawing from the shoulder

Dec 07, 2022 22:43


I do quite a bit of drawing, and quite often draw or paint for several hours. What with the kayak and the garden, my arms and shoulders do get a fair bit of exercise, at least intermittently.

Two days ago, I tried some of the warmup exercises on drawbox.com - very simple stuff, drawing some lines, planes, etc. As the tutorial recommended, I tried ( Read more... )

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davesmusictank December 8 2022, 02:32:33 UTC
Welcome back.

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timetiger December 8 2022, 04:12:09 UTC

Hey there. I'm always pleased when you post. (Even though *I* seldom do.) I'm sure I'd find drawing from the shoulder not only painful but frustrating as well, because I wouldn't have nearly as much control that way. When I was practicing penmanship in primary school the teacher would sometimes tell us to move our whole arm but for me that was the quick way to disaster.

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