➖Learning To Draw Again➖
When I was a kid, I drew all day, everyday. It was what I loved to do the most. In class, I would sketch the teachers and fellow students in my exercise book. At home, I would draw everything I could. I mostly drew everything from the imagination. I even made comic books from little stories I had in my head - sometimes featuring existing super heroes like Spiderman, but mostly characters I invented myself; such as Captian Spoonhand. Yes, it’s what it sounds like - One of his hands is a spoon. 😂
Anyhow, there came a time when the whole creativity just stopped dead. I was preparing for exams I think, and my parents (and every adult around me) discouraged this ‘time wasting’ activity in favour of academic work. I too agreed with them, to be fair. I was taking exams at two different schools simultaneously with two different systems - one American and one British. Looking back now, don’t know how I passed.
I’ve tried to draw now and again, but every time I pick up the pen or brush, the end result just looked like the work of a kid. This is to be expected of course, as I hadn’t put in enough practice as an adult to be ‘good’. I have a lot of extremely artistic friends that I envy so much for their ability to express what is in their head on the medium of their choice. This is probably one of the reasons I got into photography, but that’s a story for another day.
Some of the art and artists I’ve seen on Steemit have inspired me to pick up my pen and doodle pad and start drawing again. It’s a pretty small sketch pad so I can have that with me all the time. So now when I get some time in the café, or have some down time, I can get some doodling in, just like old times. I guess it doesn’t really matter how good the stuff is, as long as I do it and get better. Again - moving in the right direction.
🌟Perfect practice makes perfect.
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Adé
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We are living parallel lives, my friend :) I also wanted to be an artist as a kid / spent all my time drawing this, drawing that. The great passion for music, and other things, came later.
Cheers, mate!
I shouldn't mention then that I also did a doctorate
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That’s awesome! In what? When? :)
Oh man, you should see me how I draw hahahah it's like the complete opposite of how you draw, which is really bad!! You draw well mate even though you are out of practice.
Winny out...for now ;)
Thank you :)
I should start a new Captain Spoonhand comic book story. Steemit Exclusive :)
I always find it amazing how people like you can start drawing really just straight from their imagination. I always needed something to look at to draw such complex things.
Years of practice I guess. I wish I never stopped. Before you draw, you can already sort of see the image on the paper (in your head).. and you're just filling in the lines.
That’s an interesting way of looking at this but like you said I guess without practice it doesn’t work.
keep drawing man it's beautiful
Thank you for the kinds words
Amazing talent man. My people would look like stick people, lololol
:) Thanks. Stick people can be arty too :))
Definitely keep drawing, Adé.
:) I will. Thanks.