Ever been out drawing or painting landscapes?

The discomforts experienced by artists can sometimes be severe from force 10 gales, freezing temperatures, rain or snow, heat and quite a variety of insects.

Apart from that, you can get human invaders who, in their kindness, make flowery statements on how good it is or sometimes the occasional critique with "It does not look much like the scene--and the grass isn't red, it's green!"

Did you know the artist John Singer Sargent employed a manservant to carry all his art equipment? He painted landscapes to get away from all his commissioned portraits. I think that might have been quite a bore for him with his sitters' comments "Please make me look 10 years younger!"

For us poor artists without the means to employ a servant, we have to prepare for any contingency; sun glasses to cut down on glare, a sunshade, portable drawing boards, all our drawing materials and a comfortable stool. And don't forget the digital camera for recording things.

Soft pastels, charcoal and 4B pencils help the beginner to they can work rapidly to capture those fleeting moments.

Learning To Draw What You See

If you are seeing them realistically, then draw them that way. The proportions of course must be correct right down to the last detail.

To do this, your observation of the thing being drawn, the basic structure, must be sound but this is not always possible unless you are in a relaxed state of mind.

I have tried several times while drawing from life (figure drawing) while being tense about something outside of drawing class, and my sketches have reflected this emotion.

When your mind is totally focused on something else, your direct observation becomes flawed. This is my opinion but if you have observed otherwise please make a comment here.

Being able to draw something realistically does not make you an artist--far from it. A literal translation without self-expression means it is just a copy--like a photograph.

Doodling Along in Those Spare Moments

There is tremendous creativity in all of us, even those that tell me "I can't even draw a straight line!" This creativity is not pertaining only to drawing, it is across all the arts.

Most of these creative juices lie dormant in the depths of our unconscious minds. We do have the ability to delve through these doors by unblocking with the use of doodling on scraps of paper--without any thought of "quality" in the doodles.

When scribbling with a mass of lines and shapes, this can trigger images of abstract forms or things you see around you every day. Ever had a persistent thought during the day and it turns into a dream or nightmare at night? Similar kind of thing.

It is of great value when doodling (or scribbling) to give yourself freedom to improvise-- and not thinking about anything which is quite difficult to do.

When a thought enters your mind about anything insignificant in your doodle, follow it and see where it takes you. See if you can "feel" the form in 3D, great if you can and that is when you come up with some really creative ideas!

Heart Drawings: Make Yours Elegant and Understated For Great Effects

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The Dynamics of Drawing

We love variety in all things whether that be TV programs, the food we eat (imagine having pasta every night) the vacation time in the same place or in our artwork--drawing or sketching. I get tired of repetitive things and love change like everyone else.

So how do we introduce variety into our drawings? It's all in the BIG C: composition.

Example: in your mind, which of these two pictures would you prefer. One, all dots aligned vertically and horizontally like a grid pattern--or two, the same size dots randomly scattered? You could also have lines equal distance apart or each line unequal.

I will be writing more about composition with illustrations in the next blog. You comments here are welcome.

Fashion Design Sketches

Creating Fashion Design Sketches

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Gesture Drawing For Beginners

Gesture drawing is the basic skill required to master the art of drawing.

To lessen the learning curve you can start off by drawing faces or figures of various people--fat ones, thin ones, scraggly ones, bearded, ugly, beautiful and all those in-between.

To capture these basic elements you apply gesture drawing which will only be a few basic lines showing the main characteristics only--leaving out all detail!

Drawing rapidly gives your drawing life and vitality and there is always less tendency to add detail which actually kills a drawing.

Drawing Without Boring

What makes a drawing boring?

Any sketch or drawing that is overworked because the artist (possibly inexperienced) does not know when to stop.

He/she thinks by adding more and more detail makes the art look more professional. The key is knowing exactly when to stop.

Put your painting away for a day or two, then, with a fresh eyes, re-evaluate. You will see quite a difference as you now have a different viewpoint. You will notice the weak and strong points in your drawing or design.

Another test is to hold your artwork up to a mirror—you may well be surprised with what you see!

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