With deadlines and such, stress can be pretty high around my studio. Luckily, I take at least an hour break away from it a day. Since working on this book, I try to get as much sketching done as I can. However, I try not to do a sketch for my book. I can fit that somewhere else into my day. No. What I'm talking about is just drawing a character I like and do it as spontaneously as I can. Not much fluff or major cleanup, just a spur of the moment drawing.
This drawing can be a lot of things. But it can't be finished. I like the rough look of it. And, this particular exercise has allowed me to loosen up on my own drawing style. I used to torture myself with endless criticism because I was so rigid in my construction. A true student of "How to Draw the Marvel Way," I would construct my work using those valuable lessons. But would sacrifice the energy of the fun of drawing to make sure I "did it right."
If anything comes out of the resurgence in my getting this book out, is that I've rediscovered my love of drawing because of this.
This drawing can be a lot of things. But it can't be finished. I like the rough look of it. And, this particular exercise has allowed me to loosen up on my own drawing style. I used to torture myself with endless criticism because I was so rigid in my construction. A true student of "How to Draw the Marvel Way," I would construct my work using those valuable lessons. But would sacrifice the energy of the fun of drawing to make sure I "did it right."
If anything comes out of the resurgence in my getting this book out, is that I've rediscovered my love of drawing because of this.
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