Working through all the bad drawings.

The class focuses more on general techniques and ideas than on actual tool handling or tutorial-like walkthroughs of specific artworks.

I am inviting you to draw alongside me through the lessons, and upload any of the following results:

Random lines
- Finding creatures, characters, things, stories or patterns in randomly drawn lines
Just one thing
- Filling a page with one thing of your choosing: an animal, object, plant, vehicle or whatever you can think of
Blobs of Color
- Creating blobs with markers or watercolors and finding creatures, characters, things, stories or patterns in them
Drawing with Reference
- Observe from life, from video or from photographs and translate what you see not what you know
Thumbnailing
- Use movie stills or the show you are binging right now to create tiny, fast drawings, capturing composition, shadow and light, and essential elements of a shot
Experiments with digital tools
- Use photos, or randomly drawn colors and lines to go wild with the tools of the digital medium. Let the results inspire you.

Things you might need:

Sketchbook / Paper an/or digital canvas (in Procreate, Photoshop, ClipStudio or whatever program you prefer)
Drawing utensils like colored pencils, pens as well as watercolors, markers or whatever you like

Let go of expectations and pressure to create for a purpose. Whatever comes out, comes out.
Share your favorite results with us, and tell us about which exercise was most helpful for you!
I am looking forward to see your artworks and experiments!

Melody Martinez

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