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# On Not Drawing Well
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2021-08-04
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I have a MFA but I don't draw particularly well. They are sketchy skribbles at best. But that is okay:
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1. I enjoy drawing as a process, and I enjoy my sketches
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2. Everyone can do drawing or make art. Art is not only for 'experts' or virtuosos.
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3. I can't be good at everything or even many things.
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4. There is no single definition of 'good'. Most photorealistic drawing, as just one example, bores me.
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Lately I made a very simple drawing program for use in a web browser, meant to be called from within vimwiki so that I can do a quick sketch and save it inline in my wiki. Because the software works in a browser and is so simple it works on a phone or tablet or my laptop. I've been sketching with it for the past few weeks.
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=> images/donovan.png A sketch of Donovan during Zoom co-working, made on laptop
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=> images/table.png Still life of cafe table, made on laptop
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=> images/nephew.jpg Nephew, made on tablet
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=> images/interview.jpg Drawing based on photo, made on tablet
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=> images/beer.jpg Loose sketch of beer bottle on my dresser, made on phone
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I did not build in 'saving' features. You can screenshot or click and save canvas. You'll see part of the UI in several of the screenshots.
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Despite my degree, I like to think many of my art-making processes are self-taught or peer-taught or learned from a book or workshop or youtube video. My sketching is intuitive and amateur. I may integrate it into my 3d and digital processes. Or it may stay as just a sketching practice. And either way, that's okay.
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=> https://weird-drawing-tools.glitch.me/ weird drawing tools
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=> https://leetusman.com/everyday/184/ vwsketchpad
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=> https://nopaint.art/ NoPaint
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=> ./ back to index
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Comments can be emailed to lettuce@ctrl-c.club
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