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3 years ago
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I had a couple of gift cards for a bookstore from Christmas, so popped out to their nearest location yesterday.
Now, I don't draw. I got a severe case of perfectionism when I was a kid, such that I can't really draw without graph paper and/or a ruler. It's great for drawing things, which I do on an infrequent basis, and I should probably take some drafting classes, but I have OCs I want to draw.
Anyway, while I want to buy a copy of Draw Yourself Calm by Amy Marcile (I flipped through it in another store and was impressed with the ideas and how they were presented), it's still a little outside of my budget right now.
So instead I checked out the discount shelf. Last time I was there, just before Christmas, I found a copy of a mini-biography of Alberto Vargas (the guy who drew a ton of pinup girls for WWII), so I knew there could be some gems.
This time, I picked up a book on beards (their history and some care and styling suggestions), and not one, not two, but three books on drawing.
Apparently my subconscious is trying to tell me something.
A coffee break guided sketching book (as in, each time you take a coffee break, you have time for one or two tasks in the book), a book on drawing map illustrations, and a figure drawing book.
The map book should be quite interesting, because in addition to how to draw maps (it appears to be more city maps than country maps), it also has suggestions for things to draw on the maps. Be it emblems, storefronts, or famous buildings.
The figure drawing book actually caught my attention first, for obvious reasons. I'm not sure how much of the lessons I'll be using to draw my OCs with, but I'm hoping it'll help me actually start drawing. Just because I have the tools to draw with (and on) and things I'd like to draw, doesn't mean I'll actually be able to get the courage up to start drawing...
I know what level I want to get to, but given my current lack of skill, I'd be embarrassed to show my attempts on here.
Thoughts?
Now, I don't draw. I got a severe case of perfectionism when I was a kid, such that I can't really draw without graph paper and/or a ruler. It's great for drawing things, which I do on an infrequent basis, and I should probably take some drafting classes, but I have OCs I want to draw.
Anyway, while I want to buy a copy of Draw Yourself Calm by Amy Marcile (I flipped through it in another store and was impressed with the ideas and how they were presented), it's still a little outside of my budget right now.
So instead I checked out the discount shelf. Last time I was there, just before Christmas, I found a copy of a mini-biography of Alberto Vargas (the guy who drew a ton of pinup girls for WWII), so I knew there could be some gems.
This time, I picked up a book on beards (their history and some care and styling suggestions), and not one, not two, but three books on drawing.
Apparently my subconscious is trying to tell me something.
A coffee break guided sketching book (as in, each time you take a coffee break, you have time for one or two tasks in the book), a book on drawing map illustrations, and a figure drawing book.
The map book should be quite interesting, because in addition to how to draw maps (it appears to be more city maps than country maps), it also has suggestions for things to draw on the maps. Be it emblems, storefronts, or famous buildings.
The figure drawing book actually caught my attention first, for obvious reasons. I'm not sure how much of the lessons I'll be using to draw my OCs with, but I'm hoping it'll help me actually start drawing. Just because I have the tools to draw with (and on) and things I'd like to draw, doesn't mean I'll actually be able to get the courage up to start drawing...
I know what level I want to get to, but given my current lack of skill, I'd be embarrassed to show my attempts on here.
Thoughts?
