I really admire people who can draw well. There's a very fine difference between something that really sings on the page, and a line that just doesn't look quite right.
The more I look at illustration the more I want to pick up a pencil again and get to it. What I need to do though is to get over that period of frustration at not being able to it as well as I used to. If you're a bit of a perfectionist like I am, then it's harder to get through that without packing it in.
So I need to give myself permission to suck at it for a while. Which is an extremely hard thing to do!
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Just do it, kiddo!
As the Christians would say, don't hide your light under a bushel!
Of course, they say many silly things...
Ooh, if you want to draw well, I would recommend "Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain". I'm always stunned by the results when I follow the techniques in that book, and it has lots of good info that helps you through the initial "I suck at drawing" phase. If I remember I'll bring it the next time I'm at the Courthouse.
You should try these things out - it's good for you!
The first image is beautiful BTW. She is gorgeous.
I love the magazine covers of this era, so stylish and beautifully drawn! The first cover IS gorgeous isn't it?
Yes, just do it. You don't need to worry about "drawing well", it should be more about the expression that comes out of the act. Jean Cocteau wasn't a natural draughtsman but he managed to play to the strengths of what he could do, helped in part by Picasso's innovations.
I often wonder why it is that most of us lose the confidence and curiosity we have about drawing when we're children.
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