One of the reasons why I created this blog was to give myself motivation with producing more art. I already got the ball rolling with making my birthday vow, but I also have another idea too.
A few months ago I purchased a book called “Complete Drawing Course” by the Diagram Group.
Pretty much my textbook for now. The "Complete Drawing Course" Book
The name says it all. The book gives lessons on various drawing topics, and then has you do tasks that lets you practice what you learned. I bought the book with the hopes of completing the tasks, and now that I have my blog, I will complete the tasks and upload my artwork online. That way, the blog will motivate me to complete the tasks….all 300+ of them, lol.
You may be asking “why bother with going through the book?”. Well, going through this book will help me to reinforce my knowledge of the basic fundamentals of drawing. Its my belief that to be a good artist, you need to have a firm grasp of the fundamentals of your craft. The basics of your craft have to become like second nature to you. Once that happens, then you can experiment with your craft and become really creative, while doing so in an intelligent/clever manner because of your knowledge of your craft.
Without a grasp of the fundamentals, not only are you more prone to make mistakes, but your art might look “off” because its missing that certain “something”. Your art might end up great, but it has a high chance of not reaching its potential. That’s what I believe anyway.
So in the future, I’ll be posting the lessons that I’ve learned from the book, along with the tasks that I completed. I’m looking forward to this, as I want to improve my drawing skills. Should be fun
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