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50% Rule. Keys to Drawing Project 1A-Feet.

The Drawabox 50% rule. 50% study, 50% play. Nobody said fun. I'm trying to maintain a 50% drawing for play, but it's hard right now. When you start out, you don't know what you are doing or how to do it. 

He says don't use a reference if you have to rely on it. So you aren't copying stuff. You are imagining it and drawing it. Well, I'm going to do an exercise from Keys to Drawing and call it close enough.

Music "The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" by Bob Dylan. I've never been able to get past his style. I have to imagine I'd like it if I'd really listen to it. Hasn't stuck in all these years.


Keys to Drawing Project 1A-Feet. 

Sketched it out on paper and imported it into Procreate for some lines and color. I rushed through it, but it came out pretty good. I'll have to remember to slow down and add more detail.

Music: "Please Please Me" by The Beatles. Man, my dad had a Beatles Greatest Hits cassette in his car and we would listen to that on repeat when we would go somewhere. I didn't really listen to The Beatles much on my own but my dad introduced me to a lot of music. Heh, on a side note, my daughter says, "They have a few good songs..." (record scratch sound)

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