The first few months of this year have been my most productive ever- as far as drawing and filling my sketchbook. I have had a flood of fun ideas and I have let myself just go nuts drawing whatever comes into my head. I'm so thankful to finally get rid of the mental block I always had before of needing to know what a drawing's purpose was before really committing to it. Now I just let the inklings come to life whatever they might be. This one was a fun little oddball from last week. I am still working on the color version but I didn't have anything else new to post today so there you are. The more I draw the more I improve, whatever the subject might be, and improvement has definitely been happening. More so than in the past three years than any time before that.
I keep remembering something I heard in an Artcast podcast a few months ago. I wish I could remember who said it, or the exact wording. They said they like to think of it like this... every artist has like 2,000 crappy drawings in them. The faster you can get all those crappy ones out, the faster you can start turning out great drawings almost every time. It's so true! It works like magic. I know I have been making crappy drawings since I was a kid. Even when I hated them, somehow I just kept on producing. Lately I feel like I am finally beginning to reap the benefits of all those failures! Thanks for reading/viewing. Stay tuned for more art, Misty
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MistyThanks for stopping by. I'm a published illustrator working on getting better every day. My goal for my work is for it to be charming, bright and endearing. I share my ongoing work progress online because I welcome all the encouragement and feedback I can get as I try to improve my skills. I currently have a children's book project that I am nearing the end of. Archives
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