14 Day Mindset Challenge
I completed my challenge and I hope I've learned some things about myself...
I decided to try out all sorts of materials that I have around and see if I could even use some of them. This dip pen didn't work.
The watercolor and pen didn't work either as I think I didn't know how much could even be sketched in 6 minutes.
I liked working with the watercolor pencils maybe because I do use these a lot.
I was new to Gouache and had no idea where to start.
I seemed to have control of the drawing with regular colored pencils.
I struggled with the lack of control with the brush pen.
And the calligraphy pen was better but still I couldn't get any details in... (it might have been the lack of time too with all these attempts).
I'm happy this looked like a clock but frustrated that in my rush I didn't even manage to count the points right!
I LOVED doing this sketch even though there was a lot of scribbling! This was a very fine nib pen I was using.
I sort of enjoyed this simple sketch too because I could forget the number of leaves or the shadows and just apply ink and water without much thought.
Maybe I was loosening up because I had never worked with pastels, I couldn't control them at all but I was so pleased with the process and the result on this sketch.
Our dumbells were colorful and this was fun to sketch and just hope that the outlines and placement of colors would give it some depth.
I just didn't like working with the markers. Once the mark was made, there was nothing to do but go with it...
The simple pencil gave me a chance to smudge and blend with my fingers so I felt I was an active part of this sketch...
All in all I think I need to enjoy the sketching process more than I really do. The numbers I applied to the Enjoyment rating was rather surprising to see. I thought I liked sketching and creating more than these sketches show! Maybe I needed more time each day... Maybe I needed the rush of a "pretty sketch". I'd like to try a similar challenge with just one material for a set amount of days and see if I gain confidence and enjoyment rather than just my one day try.
Thank you Ohn Mar!