tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220865105573981879.post709749012822582135..comments2024-03-27T16:28:08.077-07:00Comments on Fueled by Clouds & Coffee: 30-Day Challenge Finale: RewardingMiataGrrlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00727208043312788510noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220865105573981879.post-3039342007726289092022-07-07T14:07:55.674-07:002022-07-07T14:07:55.674-07:00You nailed it. Your croppings always seem to provi...You nailed it. Your croppings always seem to provide a dramatic improvement. They show your focus without losing anything of the context.Brenoitnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220865105573981879.post-55662654817390070502022-07-04T08:04:37.498-07:002022-07-04T08:04:37.498-07:00Following the advice of some instructors, I have t...Following the advice of some instructors, I have turned drawings upside-down when I think something looks "off" but I can't figure out what! MiataGrrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00727208043312788510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220865105573981879.post-87319321104694133252022-07-03T16:50:44.387-07:002022-07-03T16:50:44.387-07:00After almost 60 years of camera work I feel the sa...After almost 60 years of camera work I feel the same way about photography. Incidentally, the experience of looking at the world through an old-fashioned view camera in which the subject appears inverted can radically alter, and perhaps enhance, one's awareness of composition. (Hm, I wonder what happens if you look at your thumbnail sketch upside down?)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220865105573981879.post-18063380085579359462022-07-03T14:44:38.113-07:002022-07-03T14:44:38.113-07:00Thanks so much, David! That might be the single-mo...Thanks so much, David! That might be the single-most rewarding thing about drawing!MiataGrrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00727208043312788510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220865105573981879.post-29627646289340782772022-07-03T14:43:33.233-07:002022-07-03T14:43:33.233-07:00That was one of the most instructive steps in the ...That was one of the most instructive steps in the process for me! Almost every composition seemed to look better if I cropped it more tightly.MiataGrrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00727208043312788510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220865105573981879.post-65726951360110696362022-07-03T11:57:51.844-07:002022-07-03T11:57:51.844-07:00"Not everything may be worthy as a drawing su..."Not everything may be worthy as a drawing subject, but everything is worthy of the close observation that drawing demands."<br /><br />Tina, you have summarized a profoundly satisfying approach to life.<br /><br />~ David MillerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220865105573981879.post-62157947663451847852022-07-03T08:07:35.826-07:002022-07-03T08:07:35.826-07:00What interests me most with some of these sketches...What interests me most with some of these sketches is how you crop some of them after they are done. If you were doing an actual sketch in color that wouldn't be possible. Glad you got so much out of this challenge.Joan Tavolotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11290923567339587417noreply@blogger.com