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Now I have finally got my head around the fact that 'there is no wrong way' to do it, I love keeping a sketchbook.
I use mine as a place to record fleeting ideas, to work out how I'm going to make something, to play with colour, to doodle and most importantly at the moment to practice my drawing.
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The great thing about using a sketchbook for practice drawings is that you can flick back through your previous attempts and eventually start to see progress and improvement! Yay!
I have a fascination with being able to draw faces so I practice and practice and it finally feels like I'm getting near to that click moment where I understand how different shapes will look together and how shading a certain spot will add depth - ideas that before got lost somewhere from my eye to the pencil.
So above is before and below about 6 months after.
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They are stylised interpretations and I'm still practicing the adding colour part and sometimes they don't have hair as that frequently confuses me.
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But I'm having a lot of fun.
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I'm off to practice some more :)
Dani
I never thought of a sketch book. I do all my drawing on the computer but I can definitely see where sketching would come in very handy for me! It's a great way for me to keep ideas flowing.
ReplyDeleteYour faces are cute and I love your buzz girl!
Thanks for the tip!