“Progress depends as much on unlearning what you’ve been taught as it does on learning new things.”
I made that up. It’s particularly pertinent to drawing. Take these hands I drew here. I had to deliberately vary the sizes of the fingers, cos as a kid I’d learned that fingers were generally uniform.
Thanks to Mr Midlane (my old biology teacher) I am able to draw an accurate cross-section of an elephant straight from my brain. Wow. I think I will do a series of these. What animal next?
The lesson I want to bring across to kids with this alphabet illustration is this:
The English language is pretty darn sneaky and you’ll never get the hang of it.
Deepest sympathies.
I’ve been trying to get back into using Freehand (yes, even though it’s going out of fashion.) I think I’m getting the hang of it. I’m also feeling more and more comfortable drawing people. I still have some distance to go, but if hard work pays off (and I hear it does) then I’m well on my way.
There’s been a fair amount of debate as to whether this sort of thing (boobs) is appropraite to put on a blog. Some really think it’s fantastic, and others aren’t sure. I hope that no one out there takes offence.
This was a fun excercise in developing a character and then making him come to life. I used a couple of new methods of getting groovy textures. You won’t see most of it, ‘cos this is such a small picture. I await your comments.
