The (Art) Quest Continues

So I’ve been relatively consistent here, getting 30 minutes a day of drawing in alongside writing, family, and a full-time job. 

 

I decided to start here, perspective drawing, per Radio Runner’s curriculum, and I gotta be honest, I started here because I knew it was going to be the biggest slog. 

Drawing boxes, figuring out horizon lines and vanishing points, and working on drawing through… All important fundamentals I know I need to understand if I want to keep improving, yet still, I find myself rushing through this and making silly mistakes.

 

Overshooting my lines. Not drawing from my shoulder. Not applying enough pressure to my pen so the lines come out faded… 

 

If anything it’s a good reminder to slow the hell down. Something I’ve never been very good at when I’ve been busting out 2-minute doodles my whole life.  

 

I appreciate Draw-A-Box, the aptly titled course, for this approach. And even though it’s not the most appealing for me, I know its purpose is to help rebuild those fundamentals that I never knew or never practiced before.

Although I may be lamenting having to draw so many darn boxes, I should call out that there’s also some fun, texture-based exercises that are more difficult, but also more compelling. 

 

I’m currently trying to make it through the 250 cylinder challenge, which is definitely a grind, but I feel like it’s helping to improve my understanding of perspective, drawing of ellipsis, and continuing to work on my fundamentals. I’m on cylinder 100, with still many more to go.

 

After that? 

 

We’re onto using the construction method to build more complex drawings like plants and insects. 

 

Now it feels like we’re getting somewhere.  

 

Until then, follow me on Instagram to get more timely updates on my line work. Still a long way to go before I get to where I want to be.

 

Either way, thanks for coming along on the journey, Fellow Creatures!

 

See you Elsewhere!

 

-Jeff