Stream of consciousness drawing #2

Here is yet another random drawing from my stream of consciousness. These are essentially just an exercise in putting down my imagination to paper. There is no story or reason to anything, just simple drawing. I definitely recommend giving it a try, and don’t hold back!
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Stream of consciousness drawing #2 © Chris Lane Photo

Stream of Consciousness Drawing #1

This will probably be a fairly random bonus post as I do them, but here is the first drawing from a stream of consciousness. Most of the stuff on here is quite random, just passing the time while I do other stuff. I just filled an entire sketchbook page. You can click on the image to see a much larger size, so you can see more detail.
Stream of Consciousness drawing #1
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If you suck at something, Do it.

Many beginning artists avoid drawing hands and feet. And because they suck at it, they always draw their figures either mysteriously missing or hiding those parts or they are always off canvas. That is exactly where they go wrong. The only way to improve upon something is through practice. A person can sometimes learn proper method, but he still has to practice that method before he can really get it right.
rough sketch of feet

Everyone has one thing that they are sub par at, be it drawing hands and feet, or maybe overall proportion, or possibly composition in photography, or typography in design. So don’t feel bad if you suck at something. It is OK to be sub par, but only for so long. The way to overcome this is by Read the rest of this entry »