Art

I should keep drawing animals, and slowly my skill should improve.
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I can see that a combination of drawing sloppily and with more intent can have a lasting effect if you do it daily. Having a good order of operations helps too, drawing from big and rough to smaller and more detailed. It’s something an AI can never do, since it doesn’t draw.
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I can see there’s something wrong with this sketch of a cat, and I know why it’s wrong, but not what is wrong. Drawing from reference does not mean copying the thing. Since it’s so below average, I guess it doesn’t matter.
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You say it’s only a paper moon, sailing over a cardboard sea. But it wouldn’t be make believe if you believed in me.

Knowing that what I drew is most likely not very similar to the reference is one thing. Telling myself it isn’t any good is just a silly thing. That it’s different from what I expected, sure, but bad? Excepting one’s shortcomings is tough, especially not wanting to except.
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Drawing skill is mostly an observational skill, be it direct or from imagination. I’ve always noticed that I’m slow; it takes time to absorb information, which means I often get it wrong. Still, practice makes better.
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When I spend considerably more time on a drawing, a few things happen. First I see how horribly off my initial sketch was, because it doesn’t all fit together, nor is there any resemblence. Then I see minimal improvement on what I drew before. Maybe this is how it goes, badly?
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Doodling all these ducks made me realize that these resemble ducks more than for example bears or crabs. Drawing duck-like shapes with intent is perhaps the best to aim for ATM. Making them do something interesting may be still too hard.
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Seeing the flaws 👎 in what’s been drawn is easy; finding ways to prevent 👷 them (read: correct them in your mind before committing to paper), not so much. Here I tried simple shapes (boxes, triangles, ovals) and relative sizes. Still full of mistakes, yet a step up 📈
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