And after the portrait drawing, some whimsy.
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Snapshot from My Studio: June 06, 2016 at 01:41PM
Face #19. Not done, but done for today.
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Snapshot from My Studio: June 05, 2016 at 12:23PM
Squee! Look what I made—new exemplars for today’s calligraphy class! Made with Tombow Dual Brish Pen (the pink) and Pentel Fude Touch Sign pen (the black). I was planning on teaching pointed pen, but when they showed me what kinds of lettering they liked—all brush marker scripts—I revised my plan to teach brush marker copperplate.
Why copperplate? Because the basic strokes are classic shapes, and if you can get a handle on them, you can do pretty much anything.
First, though, always get a handle on the basics! (I would say to master the basics, but I don’t know that I’ve ever fully mastered anything! ? We *aim* for mastery, yes, but there’s always somewhere higher to reach, right? And as it should be! If I ever master everything I’ll be bored with everything, and what’s the point in doing anything anymore? That’s my philosophy. ?) #calligraphy #brushlettering #brushcalligraphy #moderncalligraphy #letteringart #calligrapher #originalart #tombowbrushpen #pentelbrushpen #pentelfudetouch
Snapshot from My Studio: June 05, 2016 at 10:54AM
Face #18. As done as I have time for today, because I have to get ready to teach my calligraphy class!
Make time to create something today, even if it’s tiny, even if it’s crap. Just do something–it will feed your soul, and your soul NEEDS to be fed!
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Snapshot from My Studio: June 03, 2016 at 09:08AM
Face #17. Editing this photo to boost black point and contrast made it look like a much more confident drawing than it really is! In fact, I recommend taking a snapshot of a drawing as a great way to see it better, and edit the snapshot to help improve the drawing! ?
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Snapshot from My Studio: June 02, 2016 at 08:48AM
Another detail shot.
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Snapshot from My Studio: June 02, 2016 at 08:48AM
Detail shot of abstract piece in progress.
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Snapshot from My Studio: June 02, 2016 at 08:46AM
And after the serious work of trying to capture a likeness, time for a touch of whimsy!
My abstract art is an ode to imperfectionism and play. It’s what I create from the mindspace of a 4-year-old, to help me GET INTO the mindspace of a 4-year-old!
For too many years I was paralyzed by perfectionism, unable to create, or find any joy in creating, because I was convinced everything I did sucked.
My route out of this excruciating trap was to allow myself to be 4 again–to make messes, let loose, and PLAY!
I was wound so tight, though, that I’d forgotten HOW to play! So I developed a set of ground rules or guidelines–concepts to remember to help me let go of the perfectionism and “you suck!” gremlins that constantly threatened to shut me down again.
These guidelines sprang from the image of a 4-year-old child playing in a sandbox.
THAT, I realized, was what I needed: a creative sandbox! I needed to play with my art, my writing, my music, as if I were a little kid playing in a sandbox!
Those initial guidelines evolved into the ten “rules” of my Creative Sandbox Manifesto, which you can read all about at http://bit.ly/1RQSvCO
You’ll also find a poster there of my manifesto, hand-lettered (imperfectly!) by me.
Download it, print it out, and hang it on your wall where you can see it every day.
Then go get creating!
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Snapshot from My Studio: June 02, 2016 at 08:11AM
Face #16. After a painting by J R Dunster, of portrait-artist.org. Pencil on paper.
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Snapshot from My Studio: June 01, 2016 at 10:01AM
I don’t know what they are, but they’re clearly having fun!
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Snapshot from My Studio: June 01, 2016 at 09:14AM
Face #15. Drawn freehand, attempting to copy a drawing at portrait-artist.org. I didn’t capture the likeness, but I’m happy that it looks human. ?
Drawing is about training the eye to see what’s there, and the hand to create marks that express what the eye sees. Of the two, right now the seeing part feels the most challenging. Seeing faces–really seeing shapes and proportions and values–is hard!
But the way to get better at something is to do it. You will not do it expertly at first, because you haven’t done it long enough to become an expert!! Or as I like to say, we need the crap to fertilize the good stuff. ?
Don’t worry if it’s not as good as you want it to be yet. Just do your thing, and you will get better with time.
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Snapshot from My Studio: May 31, 2016 at 11:27AM
After portrait drawing, time for some whimsy! #abstract #workinprogress #doodleart #originalart #abstractart #dailycreative #creativesandbox #blackandwhite #pigmamicron #goplay #makeart