Illustration is not like riding a bike. It is more like roller-skating. Sure you've mastered it after time, but as you get older, you don't go as often, and soon years have elapsed. Suddenly you find yourself at your nephew's birthday party which just happens to be at a skating rink, and the next thing you know, you're out on the rink clinging to the wall for dear life. You forget how intimidating it can be or how frightening it is to 'let go'. You can look out across the open rink, i.e. the blank page, and freeze up.
After time, I stopped drawing as much. Soon, where a pencil or brush used to be was filled with a mouse or a stylus. Sure on occasion I had an idea for a drawing, but I was more apt to write it down and forget about it. It wasn't until a few weeks ago that I started thinking about drawing again. I wanted to bring back the 'hand-drawn' element to my work. I missed it. I missed that sense of self accomplishment when I finished a drawing by hand. So, I have been sketching more and more recently. This week I feel like I broke through that 'white page' phobia, and I can't seem to put the pencils down!
In conclusion (I know, kitschy) I am going to be presenting lots of senseless doodles. I'm afraid of facing that scary 'white page' again. I encourage you all to fight that fear yourself, and get back to something you haven't done in
After time, I stopped drawing as much. Soon, where a pencil or brush used to be was filled with a mouse or a stylus. Sure on occasion I had an idea for a drawing, but I was more apt to write it down and forget about it. It wasn't until a few weeks ago that I started thinking about drawing again. I wanted to bring back the 'hand-drawn' element to my work. I missed it. I missed that sense of self accomplishment when I finished a drawing by hand. So, I have been sketching more and more recently. This week I feel like I broke through that 'white page' phobia, and I can't seem to put the pencils down!
In conclusion (I know, kitschy) I am going to be presenting lots of senseless doodles. I'm afraid of facing that scary 'white page' again. I encourage you all to fight that fear yourself, and get back to something you haven't done in
a while. It is very liberating.
NPR hosted an interview with Mo Willem's recently on getting people back into drawing. You can see the interview here. You can also visit Mo Willem's Blog here.
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