Last week I decided to set an intention each time before sketching. For each sketch I drew, I wrote what my intention was. In case you’re curious here are my intentions and a note about each image:
Banana- Draw Shading- I did this drawing after everyone was asleep one night. It was fun to work a while on looking at the shadows and light.
Campfire: Capture scene- This is the first time I’ve tried drawing something so large in front of me. The intention was Capture Scene and I was glad to have set an intention. It helped me not get overwhelemd and try to include everything; still I had a hard time editing down and felt really at a loss when it came to the fire in particular.
Azalea asleep with the cat: Capture scene- This was a moment when I thought, “I should grab the camera!” and then it was so neat to replace that and think, “Oh, wait! I could sketch this!”
Cat: Draw shapes of the cat- I looked at her and tried to find each over lapping shape. I very gently drew in these circles and ovals, then went back over and darkened lines to give her more…cat-ish-ness.
I’ve been doing all my drawing with a number two pencil and I’m starting to feel the need to branch out a bit. It tried some of my kids crayons earlier this week (we were all drawing together) and I do own an actual set of drawing pencils I ought to get out. Do you have a favorite thing to draw with? Does it depend what you’re drawing? Do you have something you reach for most often?
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I am taking drawing lessons now. For the time being I am going to use my number 2 pencil as instructed but I have a great set of pencils. I also have worked with watercolor pencils which are really fun. I love your idea of setting an intention. I think I will have to try doing that.
I love these. I have wanted to take a drawing class but alas, never seem to get to it!!
Julie, just start drawing with me! I’ve been sketching ten minutes a day,
and telling myself it’s fine if it’s horrible. I do exercises like drawing
with my non-dominant hand or not taking the pencil off the paper so I can
loosen up and not worry so much about the result. I mostly post my favorite
drawings from the week- I could critique all of them to pieces, but that’s
not what it’s about. Right now I’m just exploring drawing. I would love if
others felt like giving it a try!