Day 22 | Daily Dose of learning
This project is inspired by the ‘100-day project’, a challenge consisting of committing to doing an activity everyday for 100 days.
I have decided to write about one thing I learn everyday for the next 30 days. This can be a skill, a deep concept to elaborate on, or a mere life lesson that made me become aware of something I consider relevant.
The decision is based on the belief that “we are what we repeatedly do”, as Valentin Perez put it.
Learning the basics - drawing
Light lines are apparently the foundation of drawing. When we are given a pencil, we think about it in terms of a tool for writing or drawing, but we hold it in the way we were probably taught when we were children, without even thinking about it (at least this applies to me).
When it comes to drawing, however, the first step is to draw light lines, which can be barely seen on the paper. This helps with sketching a first draft and possible lines of the work. And to do this, the side of the pencil tip must be used, which requires a different way of holding the drawing tool. Brent Eviston, author of the Skillshare course on drawing, suggests an overhand grip, as it allows to use the side of the tip of the pencil, hence fostering the drawing of soft lines.
picture from the Skillshare course by Brent Eviston
So, the first exercise of the course was to practice drawing soft lines for 30 minutes.
