Quickly become better at drawing—without burning out—by using my workbook.
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I was constantly struggling to with coming up with illustrations that go with a text. But then I thought, why? The illustrations are there to break the block of text and to give your eye a place to linger. All it has to be is an illustration, any illustration.
So I decided to hand-write my letters and to use that as a place to practice drawing also. I love to draw from reference. Maybe that is all it has to be, you know? Over the past few years, I have been slowly getting myself to over-think less.
Also, I decided to color this one. I had held a poll: line art, line art with hatching, or line art with color? All three got around one third of the votes. So I am trying to see what happens if I try to punch up the art with color a bit.
Color! Oomph! Another problem to solve.
I think he may be one of the best art teachers alive at the moment and I learned a lot each time I did a course with him. He’s retiring soon, so if you are interested in that kind of thing, do consider grabbing this opportunity. It’s rather affordable.
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