I have to write like thirteen posts before this month fucking ends in an hour, and I'm already an hour past my regular bedtime on a very long busy and tiring day (more on that in a later post). So this will be quick and easy.
I went to my art class yesterday and we drew drapery. As in, the folds, the angles, shadows and brightness, all of that. And guess what, I've observably improved as an observational sketch artist over the last quarter or two. It's easy to tell that because I looked up what I did last quarter, and then saw what I made this quarter. The differences are day and night, so easy to tell apart. There's no question, I'm getting better at general sketching, though the technicalities of how and where I'm getting better might be up for debate.
I need to continue my daily sketches. They've been going on-and-off, and it's quite hard to schedule them into my routine, but must remember that there's no way around it. To make progress, to grow, to learn, one must give time, one must invest, one must make mistakes, struggle and eventually success will come. There is no shortcut to success, that is for sure. Don't suffer for suffering's sake.
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