So I found this Video "Drawing on the right side of the brain. And I figured it could not hurt to try. The first step was doing a selfportrait in 30 minutes. At leats the portrait resembles me a little bit.



You can find the entire video here.

So starting as they say, is always hard. They tell you to just do it, go for it and not be scared of the white page. Know what you want to draw.

They say there are several ways that you can hold your pen. The different way to hold the pen will change the way your lines look, how much detail you draw. I'm not listing them all here because I have decided for myself that it's mostly bogus. Or rather, the detailed describtions of how to hold the pen are. Because everyone holds a pen differently and I for one couldn't even reach my fingers and hold my arm that way without having a cramp.

So I decided to experiment my own way. Holding the pen close to the tip gives more details. If you grip your pen in the middle or closer to the back you will get broader bigger strokes. Paint from the elbow, the shoulder or the hand and see how the lines you make change.

I have drawn many many lines the past few days ;) And I'm getting better at it and have more control and a more even stroke. I also tried using a cutter instead of a sharpener, to sharpen the pen, because the individual angles will change the strokes.

( lines )

Hi guy. I have changed my challenge back to the original idea. Meaning I want to relearn how to draw and scetch and paint on paper and digitally. All this making collages in photoshop has sort of decreased my ability to do this.

So I have looked for my utensils and bought a book for it sometime last week and started with some simple exercises.

( Read more... )