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+#+title: Drawabox course
+#+date: 2021-10-22 13:53:45 +08:00
+#+date_modified: 2021-10-29 17:03:30 +08:00
+#+published: 
+#+author: 
+#+source: https://drawabox.com/
+#+language: en
+
+- a good roam:Illustration course for absolute beginners;
+  though, this is not a good course if you're exclusively following this;
+  I advice to mix other course
+
+
+
+# TODO: Upload the exercise pictures
+* Lesson 0
+
+- this is a chapter that is quite more insightful than I thought
+- it mainly preps you up on expectations, attitudes, and prerequisites needed to tackle the course more effectively
+- among them is the separation between fun and training (e.g., 50% rule)
+- it is an interesting point that training and drawing for the sake of drawing (e.g., for fun) should be separated
+- it also sets the expectation of the author to their audience;
+  for example, the course itself is set for absolute beginners and self-taught artists (that hopefully realized how little they know about things);
+  the course also expects students to follow the instructions to the letter and emphasizes how exercises should be used
+- grinding and mastery over the exercises is discouraged mostly because it is a waste of time that could've been used somewhere else;
+  the focus is to build a foundation similar to [[id:05a39f96-fb1c-4d71-9be1-fc4c2e251e8f][Start small and improve later]]
+- do some warm ups before taking on the exercises
+
+
+
+
+* Lesson 1
+
+- since writing and drawing both involves the pen, there are some habits that we bring when starting to draw;
+  one of the most common form is our grip;
+- we mostly use only our wrist which is suitable for creating precise and finer detailed lines;
+  this is perfectly fine for letters but not for lines that come in a variety of length
+- beyond our wrist, we can use our whole arm and shoulder;
+  this enables to easily create longer lines with confidence
+- this course also enforces to draw with the whole arm;
+  the way to do this is to simply glide and practice with the following exercises
+- if you're familiar with or have seen figure drawing videos, there are some certain beliefs to grip the "correct way" with the backhand grip;
+  just like in [[id:4b33103b-7f64-4b51-8f03-cac06d4001bb][Programming]] where people insists the best way to code with different paradigms to the point of dogma, there is a resemblance when it comes to arguing the best way to hold;
+  it is best to know however that things apply differently in different context (i.e., the backhand grip is only applicable to pencils, not pens)
+
+
+** Exercise comments
+
+- Superimposed lines - this is an exercise enforcing to draw with your arm;
+  it is a straightforward exercise so far
+- Ghosted Lines - this is where the ghosting method is introduced which is essential as more exercises will build upon this technique;
+  it is an interesting exercise especially for me having some hand-eye coordination issues ;p
+- Ghosted Planes - this is "Ghosted Lines" exercise but on steroids;
+  enforces the ghosting method even more
+- Tables of Ellipses - this is where I have problems with creating smooth ellipses;
+  I eventually realized my problem is how I grip and how it fall backs to creating ellipses with my wrist instead of my arm;
+  it's harder than I thought to draw circles with a pen;
+  this is a habitual problem and will work out on this;
+  I'm very tempted to restart this exercise but as the course says "No grinding and attempts at mastery before moving to each exercise"

notebook/literature.HowDrawAnything2008.org

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 #+title: How To Draw Anything
 #+date: 2021-09-19 20:54:51 +08:00
-#+date_modified: 2021-09-19 23:23:12 +08:00
+#+date_modified: 2021-10-24 19:43:29 +08:00
 #+published: 2008-01-16
 #+author: 
 #+source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9TFLQq1Uh4
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   this is where sketching comes in handy
 - sketching is the ability to quickly pull the image
 - the drawing process consists of creating loose lines, slowly improving the lines, then finalizing the image when you're done
+- practically, the very basis of sketching is starting with the simplest basis and gradually adding details;
+  in the demo, the sketch starts with the basic shapes — e.g., two circles for the jar and a circle for the apple;
+  furthermore, the simplified foundation should also observe the relationships as we pull the image to our drawing — e.g., the verticals of the image, the distance and/or proportion;