When drawing from reference I first make a gesture of the whole thing in 30 sec, lower the opacity of the layer. Then redraw the gesture more detailed fixing major proportion mistake. Lower the opacity and redraw everything with a finishing mindset, then do the shading.
Any bovine appriciators here?

In art school I skipped all the theory classes and went to model drawing class in stead. Every art major had their own session I just went to all off them.

don't forget to start a sketchbook and draw in it every day!

At 19 vs. At 39 I started late in an artistic desert, completely self taught with people actively pitting against me. :) go at it!

Does twitter like cows?

Does twitter like deer?

Good sketching habit is the way to get better! I used to take the bus to school to have an extra hour of sketching

head practice. you might have problems drawing an ear from imagination when you've drawn it from reference a 100 times. But would you still have problems if you drew it a 1000 times?

Some sketchbook pages :)

Does twitter like wild bovines?

Pencil progress from 21 yo to 34 yo. (37 now)


The Artist vs. The Art