Change
College will be a lot different this year, but change is a part of life that I just have to accept.
With that in mind, I had a sort of epiphany today. All summer long, I've been neglecting my comic strip, because I lost my muse. But decided to try drawing again today, because I promised myself I'd draw a lot more this year than last year. One of the stumbling blocks I always reached when drawing was that I found it very difficult to draw without looking at some sort of model to base my drawing from. Hence, my drawings all look like copies of other people's works and I can't draw my characters in a position that I don't have a picture of. Despite being able to see what I wanted in my head, I could never succesfully translate my thoughts into images on paper.
But an artist doesn't copy. An artist creates. And today, I created for the first time.
I didn't look at any picture; I just drew my characters in a way that felt natural, not forced. And I love the result. All my characters look different than the way I had originally planned, but they are now in my own style. And I love them. Every time I open my sketchbook and look at what I've drawn today, I feel proud. But more importantly, I feel connected to my characters. They are mine.
This year will be different.
With that in mind, I had a sort of epiphany today. All summer long, I've been neglecting my comic strip, because I lost my muse. But decided to try drawing again today, because I promised myself I'd draw a lot more this year than last year. One of the stumbling blocks I always reached when drawing was that I found it very difficult to draw without looking at some sort of model to base my drawing from. Hence, my drawings all look like copies of other people's works and I can't draw my characters in a position that I don't have a picture of. Despite being able to see what I wanted in my head, I could never succesfully translate my thoughts into images on paper.
But an artist doesn't copy. An artist creates. And today, I created for the first time.
I didn't look at any picture; I just drew my characters in a way that felt natural, not forced. And I love the result. All my characters look different than the way I had originally planned, but they are now in my own style. And I love them. Every time I open my sketchbook and look at what I've drawn today, I feel proud. But more importantly, I feel connected to my characters. They are mine.
This year will be different.