Muscle
control is certainly a factor but the real benefit of warm-up drawing
exercises is the way they engage your mind. - Devin Larson, Warm-Up Exercises!, MakingComics.com
This proved very true for me last night.
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
Number Nine (Warm Ups Vol. 1.3)
Today is day nine of putting in a minimum of 30 mins of drawing warm ups. To be honest, I wasn't really in the mood for pencil work tonight. Actually I wasn't in the mood for anything, so I made myself draw anyway. It was either that or stare at the paint on the wall which has been dry for probably a decade. Doing the warm ups actually improved my mood by the time I was finished. How's that for beneficial side effects. Patrick Yurick suggested a new activity for honing one's mastery over time management, but I think I'm going to let that one be for a while. I'm not ready for it.
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| 01.12 Day 7 - Anatomy Study from Complete Guide to Drawing |
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| 01.13 Day 8 |
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| 01.14 Day 9 |
Monday, January 13, 2014
It's Never Too Late...
The Good Picture - These are all so good, but I especially love "Breakfast for Dinner".
Saturday, January 11, 2014
Steady As She Goes (Warm Ups Vol. 1.2)
I've decided to post my warm up sketches every three days. I know life will get in the way and there will be an occasional delay or missed day of drawing, but that's ok. I will just keep moving forward and make adjustments as necessary. If nothing else, trying to keep a schedule will hopefully create a good habit which will come in handy if I ever get to the point where I start publishing a web comic (which is the ultimate goal here :)) So here's my second batch of warm ups and accompanying sketches. And if you aren't doing warm ups daily.. go read this article now!
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| 01.09 Day 4 - Sketched a TMNT toy I got for Christmas this year |
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| 01.10 Day 5 |
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| 01.10 Day 5 - sketched a lighthouse from Drawing Boats & Ships |
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| 01.11 Day 6 - Birds from Drawing Boats & Ships |
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| 01.11 Day 6 - sketched a whaleship from Drawing Boats & Ships |
Thursday, January 9, 2014
So True
"Drawing the same things in the same way will get you nowhere." - Devin Larson
(read more about it)
Is It Me Or Is It Getting Warm In Here? (Warm Ups Vol. 1.1)
2014 says it's time to dust this blog off and start posting more. making comics (that's a link.. not sure why the css isn't working for it) recently transformed into a new beast and the new team is producing great content. Very inspiring stuff. One of the articles recommended warming up with simple drawing exercises before attempting to create your "real" art. It's so simple yet brilliant. No need to stare at a blank page and think what can I possibly draw that will be worth posting? You just ease into it. I've adopted a little twist of my own. I plan to leave a spot in the middle of my warm up pages for a little sketch, once I've warmed up for roughly 30 mins. It's as if the warm up lines whispser to me, "Look, your warm ups are fun to look at, so who cares if the middle sketch sucks." I've found power in Devon's wisdom. Just to be pedantic, the little guy on day one was drawn before I read the article. I just grabbed that sheet when I started my experimentation in warming up. (I wonder if I should also do a cool down and stretch after each "workout" :P)
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| 01.06 Day 1, part 1 |
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| 01.06 Day 1, part 2 |
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| 01.07 Day 2 |
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| 01.08 Day 3 |
Wednesday, December 25, 2013
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