In keeping with my no short-cut theme, I have been working hard on building a visual vocabulary in my sketchbook. I've ordered a few really cute kids clothes catalogs and have been sketching the wee folk and their stylish duds. Of course the trick is to change their facial expressions to give them some life, no we don't want kids looking like they crawled out of a JC Penny catalog.
You can't really abstract something until you know it - you have to be able to draw proportions and have a hint of truth in simplified or stylized drawing of kids. So while these will never be anything more than exercises in observation they are an important step in improving my drawing skills. It also helps me expand my idea of what kids are wearing and improve upon my small stable of hairstyles.
Of course drawing from life is great too, but good luck getting a toddler to sit for any longer than a doodle!
ugh. This is something I really need to do. Thanks for the reminder!
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