Sunday, October 30, 2011

Of drawing rules

For now these ideas are quite enough, I just need to master them, so I have to start fully practicing them. And to close the issue, I'll write down some half-assed rules for me to follow that I need to pay more attention and work on until they sink in to my unconscious.

First set (Mood)
In order to draw, there must be the desire to draw. Remember the qualities in your art that you want to master (and make yourself aware of the already-unconscious principles). If they feel to far away, taste some inspirational and influential art, fuel in some enthusiasm, even if it's delirious. With the desire to feel the strokes summoning new worlds, it's easier to get immersed in the job.

Second set (Charging)
Even a developed skill rusts and withers, so warm up before the real challenge (frustration removes immersion). When the pencil is dropped, the skill will cool down again, so make good use of the concentration and sharp connection between mind, eye and hand to try new challenges and break new barriers, in a way such barrier will remain open with the next return.

Third set (Method)
Analyse and find the prime vertices, lay out the Base shape, then Layer it up. The image must be structured matematically, but the use of behavioral elements along with Edging over them makes them feel real. The pressure of the pencil on the paper also grows equivalent to the layer it's in, so strokes can't never be too close to being hard-edged unless it's Edging time.

Fourth set (Dangers) Don't forget the method, so pay attention to what you're doing. Do it slowly, don't hurry. Find the line that is needed and pay attention to it in relation to the others, always. Be careful with repetitions and the vices they feed, so never let skills stagnate. Don't forget the principles, so avoid straight and flat lines. Keep trying to make the lines manifest depth and volume. Analyse the failures and successes, and in the process find the undercurrent motifs and name them (although overloading, the important ones will last).

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