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Today marks the 5th month of doing one drawing a day. Normally I would do a drawing to announce this, and I probably will! But I wanted to write something on the day of rather than risk today’s busy schedule keeping me from it, especially since I’m already working on a reference sheet project.
The reference sheets are actually also a redo of something that I started the second day I had the I-pad. This was before I had the “pieces I was proud of.” Where I started posting some things up on FA. So month five begins with me getting to see the leaps my art has made.
I am invigorated by the changes, and intimidated by how far I still have to go. I think I’ll always feel like I’ve got further to go though. I’m getting into the game late, and it feels like I’m playing catch up for years I could have been drawing on an I-pad.
Wanted to share all this in a journal. If you’re reading this and thinking, “ I could never!” If you don’t start, you’re right! Pick up books, look at tutorials on youtube from artists you like, and hold yourself to one drawing a day… hands, feet, heads, arms, eyes. Focus on what you think is your weakness and research styles to do it. I’ve been doing that for Five months, and if you look through my gallery and scraps you can see how my art has developed.
I hope to inspire people to at least try if they have the desire but have been just watching as I did for so many years. Realize that you want to keep it fun, but also study what you are doing.
Now onwards to the next month. Nearly at the halfway point of a year.
Trellian Duck
The reference sheets are actually also a redo of something that I started the second day I had the I-pad. This was before I had the “pieces I was proud of.” Where I started posting some things up on FA. So month five begins with me getting to see the leaps my art has made.
I am invigorated by the changes, and intimidated by how far I still have to go. I think I’ll always feel like I’ve got further to go though. I’m getting into the game late, and it feels like I’m playing catch up for years I could have been drawing on an I-pad.
Wanted to share all this in a journal. If you’re reading this and thinking, “ I could never!” If you don’t start, you’re right! Pick up books, look at tutorials on youtube from artists you like, and hold yourself to one drawing a day… hands, feet, heads, arms, eyes. Focus on what you think is your weakness and research styles to do it. I’ve been doing that for Five months, and if you look through my gallery and scraps you can see how my art has developed.
I hope to inspire people to at least try if they have the desire but have been just watching as I did for so many years. Realize that you want to keep it fun, but also study what you are doing.
Now onwards to the next month. Nearly at the halfway point of a year.
Trellian Duck
Also, thank you for following me from the beginning of this and helping me in my initial steps onto this site and navigating through its bells and whistles. Your support was the first I received and it made a world of difference in keeping my drive to create going.
Again at 1 year.
The progress is both cringe AND kinda cool at the same time.