One of my weakest areas when it comes to drawing is the body. I'm going to work on that for a bit. I pulled out a posable mannequin and a ball point pen and sketched for 10 minutes.
Here is another Zenanimal.
Before. This is drawn in one continuous line.
After. I "zenned" it up with some more loops and thicker lines.
Have a wonderful day!
This June I'm taking Lilla Roger's new e-course, "Make Art That Sells" and I decided I need to improve my drawing skills. I'm good but I would like to be better. I've been looking at the art of some licensed mixed media artists and they all have wonderful illustration skills. I want to improve but I also don't want it to be a chore. I have to enjoy what I am doing so I keep the desire to do it.
I'm making my rules very simple:
Draw for 10 minutes a day (minimum)
Post what I draw (the good, the bad and the ugly) on my blog (hopefully everyday)
In my opinion it doesn't matter what you draw as long as you are drawing something. I want to keep my drawing options open in regards to subjects matter but give myself an easy minimum time period to stick too. No matter how crazy things get in this house I can usually find 10 minutes to draw.
Here is what I drew yesterday; Some quick characters.
Before bed I've gotten into drawing what I call Zenanimals. Here are my two latest.
My intention is to do this for a year. Yes, a whole year! This is the only way to make it a habit which is what I want. I enjoy drawing and I think it's a helpful skill to be comfortable doing. I don't want to have any "fear" about drawing. I have a little basket of drawing tools that I carry around the house with me and I have a mini sketchbook in my purse. I have an issue with drawing in public that I want to overcome.
I just turned 44 so starting my Year of Drawing this month is a good thing.
I hope you will follow along!
Thanks for stopping by.
Here is my latest painting. It's part of a whimsical animal series I've been doing.
He's so darn cute. Or she is. I don't know if its a boy or girl. It's just cute!
This other drawing I'm referring to as a zenanimal or zen drawing of an animal. I learned a version of this technique from Carla Sonheim. I took one of her Draw Silly courses a year ago. Every day I received a worksheet with a fun exercise to do (very similar to a worksheet you'd get in grade school). Basically you create the animal in one continuous line. After creating the animal you go over some lines, making them thicker. I found it very relaxing and zen like.
In my version I started like Carla but I took it a step further. I added more lines and curves. I focused on making the line, how it curved and filling in color. I knew this would be relaxing so, I did it before bed and had nice mellow music playing. I slept like a baby. But it could've been the Zyrtec.
Don't ask what kind of animal it is. I have no clue.
I'm really trying to increase my drawing practice. I'm going to draw what I want and what I like. Any drawing practice will increase my skills but I want to have fun too!
Keep checking in with me. A new project is in the works!
Have a wonderful day!
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