SamuZai
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Lovely Patrons,

I’ve been using the meds100heads challenge for sketchbook warmups and it’s got me thinking a lot about drawing prompts. I’ve done a few, in particular when I was trying to build social media. These challenges were always a good way to give myself some structure and maybe practice a skill, but I also thought a lot about ensuring I completed them, as outlined, on time.

Now when I use prompt challenges they fit a little more gently into my studio practice. Instead of craving a strict routine I look more for looseness. I’m less strict about them because they’re acting as a support, not a structure. I don’t think one is better or worse, but the shift is something I notice.

Do you still have to give yourself structure so your brain can run free?

Thank you always for being here patrons. Through the rigour and running rampant. I appreciate the heck out of you friends.


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I LOVE that you're spending time on it friend. It is big work to do something that pushes our comfort zone and so very very worth it.

Brenda Dunn, Art in Jest

My brain doesn't run free. I cannot draw without reference photos, and even then I stick to it, "copying it" I hate it, I even have a hard time changing colors and whatnot. For whatever reason I must copy it to a T. But that's not original, and I hate that so so so much. I wanna draw funny original characters, but it takes so much out of me. The silly octopus I drew, took me a whole day..it wasn't even that good. As a kid I wanted to be an artist sooo much, then when we got to grid drawing, it changed my life. I was finally able to draw things that I had attempted 103204939365 times before, and still 30 years later I find reference photo, break it in sections, zoom in to every tiny detail, then emulate. But I can't draw an original cartoon cat? LOL I know I've talked about it a bunch, and am working on my own designs more and more it just takes me longer.


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