Tag: art

  • Drawing Plan 19: Bam, Bang. Ding-dong, Ding-dong.

    Drawing Plan 19: Bam, Bang. Ding-dong, Ding-dong.

    Hi, friends, let us talk about yesterday and then move to the drawing plan 19. I started drawing late, around 9 pm. I completed a single drawing study yesterday of the Youf Aghlal, Algerian desert city of Tmanrasset. The image caught my eye because it had many smooth transitions and lots of rock walls to draw.

    At work, I spent most of the day programming styles for a kiosk application. Everybody hates getting stuck on something they don’t know. I’m no exception, so I had to let it go after two hours of banging my head against the wall. So I went and worked other tasks on the app. I’m a bit worried that the Angular app won’t work well in Internet explorer. Before we move the drawing plan 19, I want to unveil a cool movie I saw the other day.

    Logan Lucky
    Logan Lucky

    That’s mostly it for the day, we watched a movie, Logan Lucky, about a bank robbery. Also, I’m not going to ruin it for anybody, and I was surprised at how it ended. It’s a comedy and action film. Anyhow, let us move over to today’s drawing plan 19.

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  • The Drawing Plan 18: Drizzle, Drizzle. Drip, Drop—bird Whistles.

    The Drawing Plan 18: Drizzle, Drizzle. Drip, Drop—bird Whistles.

    Hi, friends, let us talk about yesterday and then move to the drawing plan 18. The other day we did a lot of cleaning and cooking for the week, but more importantly, I got to focus on the book called The Artist Way by Julia Cameron.

    Artists Way is an auditable book that will hopefully improve my creative mind. Also, it’s about 2 hours long so that you can finish it in one day. For example, It comes with 12 weeks of exercise. Besides, it’s the reason why I started writing the morning pages every day. However, now I need to implement the work the author outlines each week. The first week is about affirmations or negating all the complaints and weaknesses.

    Anyhow, later that day, I got excited about Ragnarok and decided to draw. For instance, see the image below a level one novice, who will become a lord knight one day. I used to play as a lord knight, and I remember it took forever to level up my character. Anyway, let us move on to drawing plan 18 and wrap up today.

    Novice Level One - Ragnarok
    Novice Level One – Ragnarok
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  • Drawing Plan 17: Gurgle, jingle. Clatter, Clap. Whipping-Whisper.

    Drawing Plan 17: Gurgle, jingle. Clatter, Clap. Whipping-Whisper.

    Good Morning, friends, let us go over yesterday, then make our way to the drawing plan 17. Firstly, I worked on the usual routine, doing my mental push-ups with morning pages and reconnecting with you as my audience. My goal is to let you into my world every day so that I can share my progress. Also, is it a bit selfish to advertise me?

    Yesterday, I spent too much time writing drawing plan 16. Besides, I think it took me an hour to complete the writing. Hopefully, today the muse will sing proudly without a filter.

    I didn’t do too much drawing, but towards the second half of the day, I attended the Imaginative Illustrators of NYC. It’s a prompt-based drawing group. Also, the prompt for the meetup included magic potions, a national day of the cowboy, and rock mom. I choose to make the first choice. Anyhow, let us move to the drawing plan 17, and I discuss the drawing.

    Magic Potions - Imaginative Illustrators of NYC
    Magic Potions – Imaginative Illustrators of NYC
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  • Drawing Plan 16: Bloop, bloop, Splish-splash, bubble, drizzle

    Drawing Plan 16: Bloop, bloop, Splish-splash, bubble, drizzle

    Hi, friends, let us talk about yesterday and then move to the drawing plan 16. But friends, yesterday is a great day because it’s Friday and the weekend is on the way. When the weekend is over, I feel like I didn’t have enough time. Right before, I always get the feeling like I have more time. It’s a funny thing, isn’t it?

    On Friday, I wrote out my morning pages with all the complaints in the world. Morning pages are great to assist because I’m able to let go of everything that will bother me throughout the day. It’s a brain dump or mind stream to flush out everything and reset my mind.

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  • Drawing Plan 15: Swish, Swoosh, Meow, Wuff, Gasp, clatter click

    Drawing Plan 15: Swish, Swoosh, Meow, Wuff, Gasp, clatter click

    Hi, friends, let us talk about yesterday and then move to the drawing plan 15. The other day didn’t go as planned. I wanted to do my rock formations studies, but I ended up focusing on other tasks. I didn’t do a single rock study. For example, my time went into arguing with Adobe for deceiving me. The company gave me a trial for Photoshop, prematurely ended my free subscription. Also, I was upset because I wanted to try Trent’s Photoshop brush.

    I had a day left

    Man, I hope Adobe gets their software fixed. Anyhow, let us move away from negative views of Adobe and focus on the drawing plan 15.

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  • Drawing Plan 14: Bloop, bloop. Squirt, dribble—clink, clink, bam.

    Drawing Plan 14: Bloop, bloop. Squirt, dribble—clink, clink, bam.

    Hi, friends, let us talk about yesterday and then move to the drawing plan 14. The day before included me wondering why it’s taking an hour and 14 minutes to write these every day. I badly wanted a solution to writing faster and wanted a way to springboard ideas. Then, I figured out that I can create a draft template to clone. The clone would have tags and some content that doesn’t change. Also, I needed a way to recall my ideas. Do you keep a highlight journal? Anyway, I’m planning on starting one up and hoping it will speed things up here. Anyhow, let us move to the next point, rock studies.

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  • The Drawing Plan 13: Ribbit ribbit. Quack, quack. Ribbit, warble.

    The Drawing Plan 13: Ribbit ribbit. Quack, quack. Ribbit, warble.

    Hi, friends, let us talk about yesterday and then move to the drawing plan 13. The other day, I was writing the usual morning pages, then making my way to write the drawing plan 12. I’m slowly getting better and using the advice I got from my friend Nenad. He suggested I find a good time to post the drawing plans. Therefore, I created a tally board with a 12-hour clock. I’m going to slowly tally up the numbers from the reader to see what is the best time to post. However, generally speaking, it’s best to publish in the morning and not during the day when people are working.

    I didn’t start to tally up anything yet, but I set it up. Anyhow, what else happened the other day?

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  • Drawing Plan 12: Chug chug chug. Puff puff puff. Ding-dong.

    Drawing Plan 12: Chug chug chug. Puff puff puff. Ding-dong.

    Hi, friends, I want to talk about yesterday and then move to the drawing plan 12. I spent a bit more time writing out the drawing plan 11 because I got a few new ideas from my friend. Also, running on low sleep the other day’s morning pages took me longer to complete. I haven’t slept well in the past week. It’s because I let myself get away with watching too many shows. For example, I start preparing for bed around nine, but I don’t get to sleeping till 11 or twelve. Then I still need to wake up at 6 am. The solution is easy, but I can’t seem to let go.

    Can I let go of watching late-night shows? I guess the better solution is to limit them to once a week, or maybe that’s a bit harsh. Anyhow, let us move to the drawing plan 12.

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  • Drawing Plan 11: Morning Half Hour Week Drawing Studies

    Drawing Plan 11: Morning Half Hour Week Drawing Studies

    Hi, friends, starting up my drawing plan 11. Yesterday, I woke up later but forced myself to the writing-table. I starting penciling in my morning pages on the IPad, it took me about 40 minutes to finish writing my pages. I can’t say what I wrote because it too damn private for you to read. Mostly about my issues and complaints. It’s a way for me to unclog the pipe before I move on to the drawing plan 11 in this case.

    Writing Table
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  • Drawing Plan Five: Morning Half Hour Week Drawing Studies

    Drawing Plan Five: Morning Half Hour Week Drawing Studies

    Hi, friends, starting up my drawing plan five. What’s up with you? Yes, you? You may answer in the comments, as for me, I finished my post the other day on my fourth plan. Later, I wrote out my morning pages to get out all my issues so I can focus on today’s excitement. Yesterday, my girl’s father stayed over, and we got a fantastic dinner—fish with an eyeball, bean sprouts, and pork. I had to skip on the pig because of my acid reflex. For my art stuff, I managed to complete my art studies and finish up my study art book. So, I need to plan my day today.

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  • Drawing Plan Four: Morning Half Hour Week Drawing Studies

    Drawing Plan Four: Morning Half Hour Week Drawing Studies

    Hi, friends, going to start my drawing plan four, how are you doing? I finished my blog post the other day. Later, I wrote out my plan for the rest of the day. Then, I ended up doing a bike ride to central park and completed two rock studies. Also, I had to clean some of the bathrooms, regular boring with Trent in the background. Later that night, I had wished I had more time, but I managed to squeeze some time to work on Imaginative Illustrators piece. It was about red pandas. That is a wrap for yesterday, what is my plan for today?

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  • Drawing Plan Two: Morning Half Hour Weekend Drawing Studies

    Drawing Plan Two: Morning Half Hour Weekend Drawing Studies

    Hi, friends, going to start my drawing plan two, yesterday, I had many ideas, some failed others went okay. I completed my 48 pages for the Artist way, I’m happy about that, and I plan on finishing my 49 pages today. I wish that I shared my morning pages, but it would be an endless stream of consciousness. You will probably be left confused and excited at the same time. So, I’m not sure if that is a good or bad thing. Do you write those morning pages? It takes me 30 minutes to write three pages. In other news, I don’t have any streams today, but you can still check out in the link at the end of the post.

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