Since the last update I have had some real ups and downs. Going through the Landmark section of the course it feel like I hit on to something .. and then disaster struck. It’s likely beginners luck were everything lines up by accident and you don’t yet know quite why. And on the next drawing .. because you don’t know why things worked on the previous .. it totally goes in the tank.
We had an assignment to show the structure of an animal using only the basic shapes. That was so bad I quit the drawing and crumpled up the paper and threw it away. Only to decide that since I was documenting my journey I should really include that as well. I unraveled the crumpled paper retrieved from the garbage bin. Sigh. The struggle is real.
Having said that I have seen some progress. I went back to gestures again. Trying to get those down more. This learning process will likely be cyclic in nature. Constantly reviewing, advancing, and because of the new information better understanding what I should have done in the previous step.
I have also been listening to a lot of YouTube videos. In particular I have really liked the Force method for gesture drawing. There is a lot of energy in their posing. And after a few tries .. I think I made some progress.
Anyway, below is linked my practice sheets from the last sessions.