Doodling merfs
17 years ago
Been drawing quite a bit lately. I get a lot of time with Hitch Hikers when I'm not acting my part, and I've noticed a few things.
I have no consistency. What I draw now wont look like the thing I draw thirty seconds from now, and neither of those will look like the one 30 seconds from then. Whether it's proportion or size or whatever, I can't make anything consistent.
Proportions are terrible, no such thing as line weight, and I can't shade. >.<
I'm not exactly going all emo over it, more like accepting it, and trying to work on it. One thing that I really, really, really want to work on is shading, but I don't see how I can do that when my mind can't wrap around the concept. Why is this muscle shaded and this isn't? Why is there shadow here and not here when it's the exact same shape? I hope to try some real life things someday, I have an excelent lamp that would work wonders for light sources. Just set a doghnut there and start doodling. Hopefully I can doodle long enough to get it down before I eat it :p
Other than that, I'm hoping to do a sort of comic to force myself to draw more and more. Tod raw the same character over and over and over to help with consistency. Sorry all, characters are already chosen, in fact, I've got most all of it sketched out very veyr roughly already. Been trying to do the first page slightly more detailed but I am gunna need a few referances. :P
Anyways, just venting a little about doodles. I've filled up my second sketchbook nearly though, so yay for that!
I have no consistency. What I draw now wont look like the thing I draw thirty seconds from now, and neither of those will look like the one 30 seconds from then. Whether it's proportion or size or whatever, I can't make anything consistent.
Proportions are terrible, no such thing as line weight, and I can't shade. >.<
I'm not exactly going all emo over it, more like accepting it, and trying to work on it. One thing that I really, really, really want to work on is shading, but I don't see how I can do that when my mind can't wrap around the concept. Why is this muscle shaded and this isn't? Why is there shadow here and not here when it's the exact same shape? I hope to try some real life things someday, I have an excelent lamp that would work wonders for light sources. Just set a doghnut there and start doodling. Hopefully I can doodle long enough to get it down before I eat it :p
Other than that, I'm hoping to do a sort of comic to force myself to draw more and more. Tod raw the same character over and over and over to help with consistency. Sorry all, characters are already chosen, in fact, I've got most all of it sketched out very veyr roughly already. Been trying to do the first page slightly more detailed but I am gunna need a few referances. :P
Anyways, just venting a little about doodles. I've filled up my second sketchbook nearly though, so yay for that!
NRG
~nrg
Consistency comes with practice... Trust me dragon, you're on the right path. =3
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