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Can he be made to actually draw?

Alright, welcome back. I'm hoping to get some practice in today.

Let's put on some music. We will star off with "The Weavers at Carnegie Hall" by The Weavers.

OK now on to practice. I've decided to start over with Drawabox. 

But first!

The books I ordered came in, so you know, I need to read a little just to see what they are about.

  • The first one is "Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain" by Betty Edwards.
    • The introduction to this book was several pages. It sounds interesting. I think I'll start reading this one.
  • Next up "Keys to Drawing" by Bert Dodson.
    • The introduction to this book was only a page and a quarter. It seems like it's a series of 55 drawing exercises. I
  • I also picked up "Atomic Habits" by James Clear. It now art specific, but hopefully it will help me focus on achieving my goals for the new year.
Time for another album. Next up we have "Kind of Blue" by Miles Davis.

I'm an hour and ten minutes into this practice already...

Alright really let's get going.

Drawabox:

The 50% rule will be challenging to follow. I'll try it. What it means for me is to actually draw and sketch rather than just read and watch videos. As you can see from this session, I've already spent over an hour warming up just to start drawing. The 50% rule is: spend an equal time drawing and experimenting as you do studying, drilling, and learning.

One thing to keep in mind is, that I'm doing all of this for fun and relaxation. The idea still holds. Drawing stuff for fun, trying new things, compared to practicing lines, reading, etc.

More music! "Time Out" by The Dave Brubeck Quartet

Ok I've read through Lesson 0, now to watch the videos for lesson 0. I'm almost up to the two-hour mark. What to draw? Can I think up something to draw from my head?

I've hooked up my keyboard to the iPad to learn the keyboard shortcuts.

Music update: Muddy Waters at Newport.

Well, here we have an original creation. heh, the Joker Card. Yeah, it's not the greatest, but I had fun and got some time in with Procreate.

I spent around 3 hours and 13 minutes. Until next time.

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