Since I began to draw and
share new sketches on a regular basis, I am often asked how I did it. How I
could return to almost every day drawing so easy?
I think the best way is to
find your topic.
It is easy to say, I
understand.
But let's talk about
it.
How to find your art theme and Why you need it
Do you see all those Instagram
accounts of illustrators and sketchers with many artworks for a one topic? I
thought it is so boring to draw the same over and over. At the same time, it
was so hard for me to sit and draw, I didn't want it, I literally used to force myself draw.
I took part in art
challenge where main topic was flowers. (I wrote a lot about my love to art
challenges here) It was after all the challenges of urban
sketches/summer/magic/interior/different jobs topics. Only flowers stay in my
life after the art challenge had finished. And the very first art marathon was
about botanic. I skipped so many other topics, but started from the botanical
one
A couple posts ago I have already written about this
moment. Then I have
met a random magnolia flower pic on Instagram. It was the moment when I
understood I love to draw flowers.
That is the point. Only
through the practice and listening to my inner voice, I found my own topic.
Since this moment I have no trouble with the question "Why is every day drawing so
hard?" It isn't hart for me anymore. I just need to find inspirable
reference.
I see how a line of edge trembles, what my next motion is, how to catch the place where one petal
goes on another. I can watch it many and many hours. It is my real pleasure
and joy. It can’t be hard to feel joy. It is hard to stop it.
By the way, the best thing is here. When you find your topic, start to draw
on regular basis, you can switch on another topics without a big stress. Because
you will have a habit to draw every day and a warm skill. Your topic is your shelter and your
home to return whenever you need. That is why I think It is a good idea to have
it.
On
what thing can you stare endlessly? What is your point to draw every free
minutes? Maybe you love flowers too, or windows, or birds, or trees or people
faces and bodies? Try every topic and watch your reaction until you
hear “a-ha!” inside your head!
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