Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Creative Artist

    FROM THE DRAWING BOARD

    Aug 30, 2017 5 minutes

    Hi Brett, I can never “see” the right shapes drawing freehand? I can get it close but then always come up against a point when nothing I change or add seems to make the drawing any better, it’s so maddening I can see it’s wrong but just can’t make it any better,

    Hoping you can help, Kym.

    Hi Kym, Well you’ve hit the crux of the biscuit between good and bad and what drives everyone mad, there’s a few things I can tell you to help improve this essential element of drawing. The first is that everyone is paddling the same boat, no matter who is doing it or what it is they are drawing, no-one can just perfectly draw the linework stages of a complex composition freehand without a struggle, it’s not humanly possible, which I guess

    You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

    More from Creative Artist

    Creative Artist3 min read
    Life’s a Beach
    Jennie Jones was born in Canberra and now lives in Sydney’s Northern Beaches. Growing up in Canberra was an introspective time for her. With not many activities for children in Canberra and the long winter months, Jennie spent her childhood pouring o
    Creative Artist4 min read
    My Italian Studio
    On June 25th 2000 we arrived, jet lagged and with a couple of suitcases, to start our life in Italy. Our family of four, Marius and our two boys, Julius 10 and Fabian six, were welcomed immediately. We had bought a house in the centre of Citerna, a t
    Creative Artist3 min read
    Earthy Abstracts
    For a long time, Nicole Maguire had no idea what to paint or how to begin. There was an empty room in her first apartment, so she thought it could be turned into an art studio. It was not meant to be – a pad of paper and a pencil sat on a table in th

    Related