Along with the ceiling painting and pharmacy runs - Sketchbook Skool started Friday. This six week course is taught by six different artists who keep impressive illustrated journals. I'm really looking forward to seeing the videos of their processes and learning new techniques. Week one is already quite inspiring in spite of my lack of homework time.
I finally did a little sketch yesterday and an illustrated page this evening. If this is going to be a long term habit, it needs to be less time consuming than the pages I did for last year's online watercolor journaling class. So, I tried less for perfection (whatever that is) and more for just getting the image on paper and adding journaling. This took maybe 30 minutes.
An observation on feeling intimidated:
The fantastic work of my klassmates was ridiculously intimidating at first. I'm a little out of practice, but not a beginner. Still, I kept thinking "I have no time. How can I measure up?" I've seen some similar comments. I finally kind of yelled at myself "We are all unique & this is NOT a competition!" Then I did a 5 minute sketch between errands. Skool is about learning a wonderful lifelong habit. In addition to our teachers, we learn from each other. Every artist has their OWN voice and journey. How boring if we were all at the same point of the journey and drawing in the same style.
I'm blown away by the beginners diving right in. You rock! Anyone out there still hesitating? Just start - pen to paper and then share. Don't imagine your page has to be perfect (that's impossible anyway) or even recognizable. It's YOUR life and YOUR art. You know we'll be supportive and kind - offering advice when requested. Get to it!
That was earlier this evening. So far over 60 people have liked it and there are a bunch of "me too" comments. Wow! I guess it's obvious I wasn't the only one feeling intimidated. By the way, some of my classmates really are brand new to drawing and they are doing fine. So, random reader, you can do this too. Grab a pen and slowly draw something simple. Add a few words. Illustrated journaling - it's a good thing.
Update: 127 likes and 37 comments. Yeah, I'm definitely not alone. Really digging the camaraderie.
1 comment:
It's amazing how something you can be most concerned or embarrassed by is often the best thing to share with others. As you've just shown, it helps people get past their own concern/embarrassment. Congrats on starting, love the piece :)
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