Practice Makes Experienced Yep…practice makes experienced. Not perfect…experienced. Why? Simple. Because there’s no such thing as perfect. Okay, fine. Then does that really mean one must practice if they want to become more experienced? The answer is YES! Absolutely. It’s ridiculous really, how many people want experience to just…happen. Like magically happen with pixie dust […]
Sketchbook Habits Update So Far, So Good Here it is…my sketchbook habits update. Almost a week into building up a daily sketchbook habit and I’ve been keeping up, for the most part. Two weeks ago, I posted Sketchbook Habits where I discussed how difficult it was for me to eliminate all the details that I […]
Inktober 2018 So Far So Good We’re 17 days into Inktober 2018 and so far, I’m keeping up. It’s been a challenge keeping pace and some things in my daily schedule that aren’t an immediate rush have been put on hold. But I thought I’d take the opportunity to run through how things are going […]
The Daily Sketch Making the Commitment The daily sketch. It doesn’t really sound like that big of a deal…at first. You go out, you buy a sketchbook suitable for your needs, you select your weapons of choice, and you select a day to begin. And then the realization hits you…you are committing to do this […]
Time Lapse Videos Fun but Challenging I am a fan of watching time lapse videos of other artists, but I can be a little slow on the uptake sometimes. It never dawned on me until much later that I should do some of my own. So I did a few in 2014 of my daily […]
How To Fast Track To Better Drawings The Simple But Hard Truth. Is there a fast track to better drawings? A little more than a year ago, I posted an article about the key ingredient to self-improvement when it comes to your drawing (or anything, for that matter). It’s probably the answer many of you […]
What to Draw? What Happens When You Run Out of Ideas? In recent blog posts, I’ve shared with you tips on how to improve your drawing skills. And then I went one further and focused on the number one tip, which is to draw daily. Let’s face it, sticking to a daily plan to do […]
Another Tip to Improve Drawing Skills A Tip Within a Tip Back in August, I wrote Five Tips to Improve Your Drawing Skills. The five tips (plus one bonus) that I listed are all your best bet to improve drawing skills. But the #1 tip beats all, hands down. To reiterate, the tips covered in […]
Our pets become part of the family. “Keo-boy”, my siamese, was just a month shy of 20 yrs old. It was very difficult when I had to put him down. It was so hard that I even had him cremated. Myra surprised me with a picture of him, which sits in my bedroom til this day. “Babe” followed “Keo” & if you know a bit about Maine Coons you know they have long beautiful hair with striking patterns. She surprised me one Xmas with a portrait of the big boy. I can’t believe it is done with only pencil. She captured every detail perfectly. I have known Myra all her life, as I am her auntie. She has always had a knack for drawing. At 4, she even placed her artwork on my white leather chair! I have seen her develop into a fantastic artist. I will treasure my works of art forever.
- E. Naito
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