Ever since I was a little kid, around 4 to 5 years old, I developed interest in drawing. I would draw stick figures around the house, and it actually helped that my mom didn't nag me about messing the walls. It encouraged me to continue being passionate about it.
I didn't have the opportunity to hone this skill tho until only this year - at the ripe age of 25. When I was in grade school, my sisters would sometimes buy me a set of oil pastel, water color in tubes, and sketchbook for me to practice on, but I still had a hard time. I didn't know why, I only realized the reason the past months.
That I don't know the basics. Even I cheat my way to create a 'finished piece', it would still feel lacking. I'm doubting if I will be ever be good at this.
I watch videos as artists create art smoothly and oftentimes, flawlessly. It looked easy, but that's the tricky part. It never is easy. There are 'good things' I picked up from watching tutorial videos which I'm always thinking:
- The most important part is to know the basics.
- Practice layering! Both in digital and traditional art, it is a good practice to employ layering to minimize mistakes and to make your art look more natural.
- Use gridlines or outlines if you want the proportions to be accurate especially if you're doing portrait.
The Journey
I kept stalling, but I will now do a daily practice to improve my art. Join my journey towards improving my drawing both in traditional and digital art by following me here on Blurt!
I have also set up my Instagram and Kofi accounts so I can take a look on how I improve over time. You can follow me in any of the accounts, and let's be mutuals!
I'm also on Hive - https://peakd.com/@debilog
See you around!
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