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| 20 drawings of the same dog with a chisel tip marker |
I've already confessed to my awe of the blind contour, but some of the other techniques seemed deceptively simple. (Not the one of drawing the same dog in the same pose 20 different ways!)
Drawing and coloring a monkey with three to four "mystery tools" seemed simple enough. Draw, then color. What I didn't expect was that forcing myself to use the given colors would help me break from the constraints of reality.
It sounds a bit dramatic, but it was surprisingly effective in helping me work through my paralyzing standards for realism in color. Of course, I still hope to return to realistic colors and master them. But, by breaking from reality I've given myself the freedom to see and capture other elements first.
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| Monkey with "Mystery tools" |
Following artists on social media and even meeting up with professional artist often leaves me disappointed at how far away I still am from the realism I love. Taking the freedom to change colors and the looseness required to draw on index cards with a chisel-tip marker, I've been able to explore slightly more refined water color renderings. I hadn't expected it to help, but stepping away from my attempts at realism I am slowly coming to understand the pieces that go into making up a realistic piece.
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| "Twinky" |
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