I've been on vacation this week, which is always glorious simply because I do exactly what I want. No responsibilities and no worries.
I didn't touch a pencil for 5 days.
When I picked it back up yesterday I was reminded of one of the greatest drawing lessons you can learn.
To draw well you have to think well.
Your mental approach to drawing is more important than the way you move the pencil. Good art is mainly a series of good decisions. How do you set up the compositions? Where do you put the shadows? How do you most effectively depict a scene or action?
Beyond that, intelligently naming your problems is the key to solving them. Too busy? Awkward posing? Flat drawing?
If your drawings are suffering, begin to explicitly name the problems and apply your best logic to every artistic decision. Begin to make sound artistic choices.
And now, back to the beach.
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