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| 5/7/24 Imagination |
Although I’m not making them daily as I was during my 30-day self-challenge,
I’m pleased to say that I am still making diary comics almost daily, which is
good enough for me. I don’t want to be compulsive about keeping up with any
activity; I just want to be confident that I enjoy a new habit enough that it
will continue to “stick.” Indeed, I enjoy thinking about ideas for diary
comics, even if I don’t complete one each day. The ongoing thinking is a
big part of the creative process and a worthwhile challenge.
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| 5/4/24 Memory and photo reference |
A few more learnings and breakthroughs:
- I’m relieved that combining drawings from life and drawings from imagination
or memory in the same comics has become a seamless, liberating experience. (This was a big hurdle when I first began.) If I were pressuring myself to make
all sketches from live observation, I definitely wouldn’t be making as many
comics. In addition, some panels would not accurately illustrate what I want
them to because I’d be limited by what I can see or draw at the time. Under
pressure, they would definitely be less fun.
- I’m starting to care less about drawing quality and more
about the story. While I always want my drawings to be as good as I can make
them, if they aren’t quite right but they communicate what I’m trying to say,
that’s good enough for diary comics. I certainly wouldn’t re-draw them any more
than I would edit a journal entry.
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| 5/13/24 Top sketch done on location; others from imagination and photo reference |
I enjoy seeing what you are going to include next. Keep them coming.
ReplyDeleteGosh you have been drawing so much recently! Enjoying your experimentation with the Uglybooks paper and mediums. I can see how you could incorporate hiakus in them. Yeah caring more about the story does seem to be a good way to go. When I try to make it clear+interesting storytelling, it usually falls into place for me. And yes I agree "I certainly wouldn’t re-draw them any more than I would edit a journal entry." There is so much happening in your daily life! So fun to read about :)
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for your comments, Drew! Your real-life comics have been very inspiring to me! :-)
DeleteThe above comment is by me, Drewscape. Somehow, I can only sign up as anonymous:)
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