sketching

[ginasketch]

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Ade filmed me drawing this morning. You might wanna turn the sound down, as I had System of a Down playing in the background and forgot...sorry.

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[leenacia.livejournal.com]

See, that's really interesting to me (as a non-drawer).

I know I have very little talent when it comes to the visual arts, but I also firmly believe that they can be taught. It's not like I'll ever be in a museum, but I like to try anyway. It stretches my brain out. :)

Do you always draw top to bottom? Is it to avoid smudging? Or do you just see it that way?

[ginasketch.livejournal.com]

I agree with you that they can be taught and people can learn them! You have no idea how many artists I've come across that swear to all that is holy that you can only be born with talent, so don't bother trying blah blah blah.

I think they are just afraid people will catch up with them.

I draw top to bottom mainly out of habit, but I'm so used to it now that if I try it the other way things tend to get out of proportion.

[leenacia.livejournal.com]

I used to view it that way too. Then it clicked one day that art people take classes. They study the masters. Hey! They learn stuff and need practice just like everyone else in the world! :)

Unfortunately, a lot of teachers need to embrace this idea. In every art or graphics class I've ever taken, I just feel stupid and unimaginative. Eventually the teacher would come "help" by doing it for me. I was never taught how I could possibly do it myself. Maybe I just had crap teachers. I dunno.

I'm looking for a book to explain it all to me. :)

[ginasketch.livejournal.com]

Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain by Betty Edwards is a good book to start off with. I noticed after reading and doing the excercises in it that I improved by a big leap.

After that its pretty invaluable to take some life drawing classes and learn anatomy.

As for style, the best advice I can give is to look at and copy as many different artist's styles as possible and keep drawing then eventually your own style will emerge. (I'm still working on mine!)

P.S. I have crap teachers too. Mainly because they never teach anything. I get so pissed off with them.

[leenacia.livejournal.com]

Cool! Lucky me, there was a copy available on paperbackswap. :D

[ginasketch.livejournal.com]

excellent!

[beetlegeezer.livejournal.com]

It's such fun to watch you draw!

[ade-of-roke.livejournal.com]

could be a bit closer next time, left-side....but turned out good....could also do computer colouring one etc....and no pencil squeakin!

[ginasketch.livejournal.com]

yeah I have to turn the sound down because of that pencil sound lol.

[shanx22.livejournal.com]

Hey that's great!
You've got a COMPLETELY different style to me :)
I have to lightly sketch it all out before putting any lines down. I have to draw the entire head in before sticking the details inside. Plus you're a damn sight quicker. That's so nice to see! :D
I wish I was that confident with lines, but I have to do 'hairy' lines before I set the 'thick' one :D

Thanks for that! :D

[ginasketch.livejournal.com]

No probs! We might film some more in the future. It was fun!

Sometimes I think I should do more hairy lines and shapes. I guess I'm just so used to mark-making the way I do its difficult to break out of the habit, but I do try now and then.

[proskura-sasha.livejournal.com]

it was interesting to look as you draw))))

[ginasketch.livejournal.com]

thanks.:) Its nice to hear people's reactions to how I draw too!

[pickled-jo.livejournal.com]

I love that album!

Cool stuff. You did that really fast - and you start at the top...weird.

[ginasketch.livejournal.com]

I'm used to starting at the top. I thought most artists drew that way.

Hey if anyone has a digital camera record yourselves drawing! I'd love to see how others draw.:)

[pickled-jo.livejournal.com]

I'd have no idea how to upload it....

[ginasketch.livejournal.com]

Same way you upload an image. Only you would need a youtube account (which is free)

[pickled-jo.livejournal.com]

Problem A - You tube won't send me a conformation email.

Problem B - I can't get the film from my camera to my computer. I can only do that with photos.

[pickled-jo.livejournal.com]

Problem A solved. I created another account.

Iphoto is peeing me off tho - it' doesn't recognise film...

[ginasketch.livejournal.com]

Once you plug in your USB or firewire cable, you should be able to go to "My Computer" or the mac equivalent, which is usually whatever you named your hard drive and drag the file out of there.

[pickled-jo.livejournal.com]

Cheers - managed that.

BUT

I upload it and it keeps uploading for eternity. BAH!

[pickled-jo.livejournal.com]

After 60 mins of uploading... *fingers crossed*

[ginasketch.livejournal.com]

It says its not available? Maybe its still being processed. Mine took a while.

[ginasketch.livejournal.com]

Yay it worked! That was so cool watching you draw, and the little sad dude was so cute.:)

[pickled-jo.livejournal.com]

WOOOOOOOOOO! It actually worked!

It's very dark... : S

And wobbly as I was trying to draw with one hand and hold the camera steady with the other.

[pickled-jo.livejournal.com]

Las night has put me off using You Tube for life. It was WANK!

[ginasketch.livejournal.com]

Mine only took 5 mins to upload. Maybe your file was bigger?:S

[pickled-jo.livejournal.com]

Prolly a 'mac' thing...