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RE: Studying the Female Back - in Charcoal - Original content for Steemit
Your use of shade/light is always so well done. I find such high contrast to be really tricky, but you're able to harness it so well!
Its something i'm working on, it doesn't come easy to me. I tend to draw too much detail so holding back and getting looser is what i'm trying to improve on.
I used to do full photorealistic drawings that would take forever but i never enjoyed the process, it just became a slog and would become annoying if i made a mistake. People who couldn't draw would praise them while a proper trained artist would just shrug at the 'photocopy'.
Now i try to just capture the essence and try to pull light out of the dark, its much more enjoyable and satisfying experience, i'm enjoying art again.
I had a future post in mind about this topic, theres a drawing at my parents house i need to photograph first thou to use as example.
It's funny how we can get caught up in the technical side of art, instead of just letting go and seeing what comes out. I definitely have a pretty loose drawing style, but try to get some technically correct aspects, like proportion, or body position. If I have to work too hard at it, or it doesn't just flow out of my fingertips, then I'm not going to enjoy the process, and if I don't enjoy it, I'm never going to finish it.
I have a huge appreciation for photorealism because I know how much work it takes. But I can definitely see where it could take the joy out of it. And if that's the case, then what's the point? Right?