I’ve really been enjoying this challenge. Thank you for putting it out there. I’ve been doing watercolor for about a year so I’m still getting the hang of it. Five minutes is doable and I love your optimism at finding something in each picture that you like. I’m ok following tutorials but I haven’t created anything of my own yet. This is helping me see the process of that.
that's wonderful! in my work as a children's book illustrator, I worked entirely digital for a decade and when i started working in a sketchbook again it was so frustrating to not be able to create at the same level as my digital illustration work. Making a point to find something I liked about every sketchbook page really helped me keep going plus I think as artists we tend to be extra hard on ourselves so having the extra boost of positivity is just helpful in general. good luck with your watercolor journey!
In our practice, we should include, repetitions??!! Yeah, I know I really should, but I don’t. I think this is one of my creative downfalls. I need to put stuff in my attic, then use it, rather than let it crumple into dust.
yep you really should 😃 way back when i was trying to develop a style for kid's books, i set myself a challenge to draw birds every week and all that iteration of the same subject matter really helped me find my style and artistic voice. and i love practicing iteration in my sketchbook because i get a chance to follow the "what ifs" and end up learning so much more than i would have if i'd just stopped with one single drawing of a subject matter.
I’ve really been enjoying this challenge. Thank you for putting it out there. I’ve been doing watercolor for about a year so I’m still getting the hang of it. Five minutes is doable and I love your optimism at finding something in each picture that you like. I’m ok following tutorials but I haven’t created anything of my own yet. This is helping me see the process of that.
Good for you, Alex!
that's wonderful! in my work as a children's book illustrator, I worked entirely digital for a decade and when i started working in a sketchbook again it was so frustrating to not be able to create at the same level as my digital illustration work. Making a point to find something I liked about every sketchbook page really helped me keep going plus I think as artists we tend to be extra hard on ourselves so having the extra boost of positivity is just helpful in general. good luck with your watercolor journey!
In our practice, we should include, repetitions??!! Yeah, I know I really should, but I don’t. I think this is one of my creative downfalls. I need to put stuff in my attic, then use it, rather than let it crumple into dust.
yep you really should 😃 way back when i was trying to develop a style for kid's books, i set myself a challenge to draw birds every week and all that iteration of the same subject matter really helped me find my style and artistic voice.
and i love practicing iteration in my sketchbook because i get a chance to follow the "what ifs" and end up learning so much more than i would have if i'd just stopped with one single drawing of a subject matter.