I had a super productive sketch session today. I tried the Pomodoro Method, which is where you are productive in bursts of 25 minutes, with 5 minute breaks in between. After four 25 minute sessions, you may take a 20-30 minute break, and go back to it. The more pomodoros you do, the longer your breaks may become. I find it very conducive to getting work done as it breaks it down into bite sized chunks. Knowing I don't have to work longer than 25 minutes at a time makes my ADD less likely to fire off and distract me.
Today was a potluck with some figures in motion, which made me extremely excited because I felt like it was a huge milestone for me to pass to finally bring my creations to life, albeit awkwardly. Andrew Loomis states it's better to draw with motion and expression than accuracy, so I decided to just throw caution to the wind and let it go.
I have a book about wolves and I decided to try something different and draw from some photographs. The results were mixed. The smaller wolves look pretty good, but I'm not pleased with the big portrait. I decided to scan in the reference of the big wolf so you can see just how mangled my interpretation was. Ah well, gotta try right?
Also did a perspective with some failed lighting. Bah. I gotta really work on that.
Overall though, today was a fantastic day and I feel like I'm improving!
Today was a potluck with some figures in motion, which made me extremely excited because I felt like it was a huge milestone for me to pass to finally bring my creations to life, albeit awkwardly. Andrew Loomis states it's better to draw with motion and expression than accuracy, so I decided to just throw caution to the wind and let it go.
I have a book about wolves and I decided to try something different and draw from some photographs. The results were mixed. The smaller wolves look pretty good, but I'm not pleased with the big portrait. I decided to scan in the reference of the big wolf so you can see just how mangled my interpretation was. Ah well, gotta try right?
Also did a perspective with some failed lighting. Bah. I gotta really work on that.
Overall though, today was a fantastic day and I feel like I'm improving!
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