{"id":60,"date":"2010-09-14T11:59:22","date_gmt":"2010-09-14T15:59:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/darrenbrant.com\/?p=60"},"modified":"2010-09-14T14:23:30","modified_gmt":"2010-09-14T18:23:30","slug":"plan-for-improving-my-drawing-skills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.darrenbrant.com\/?p=60","title":{"rendered":"Plan For Improving My Drawing Skills."},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><\/span>Out Of Practice<\/h1>\n<p>I am rusty and out of practice. Unlike riding a bicycle, you <em><strong>can<\/strong><\/em> forget how to draw. I need to find the time and force myself to practice. I also need to manage my expectations &#8211; not every sketch will be a master piece, and not every sketch will be an embarrassment. I am my own worst critic and detractor, so I need to try and not sabotage myself. I need to overcome my fear.<\/p>\n<h2>Daily Lunch Scribble<\/h2>\n<p>I want to concentrate on improving my figure drawing skills; proportion in particular. My plan is to spend five minutes or so during lunch to work on a quick figure sketch. I had thought about a daily posting of the results of my sketching, but maybe a weekly compilation might work out better. The challenge will be to not just sketching but to sit down and sketch regularly. I&#8217;m good at procrastination and avoiding things that make me uncomfortable. We will see how this works out, if at all.<\/p>\n<p>Wish me luck,<\/p>\n<p>db<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Out Of Practice I am rusty and out of practice. Unlike riding a bicycle, you can forget how to draw. I need to find the time and force myself to practice. I also need to manage my expectations &#8211; not every sketch will be a master piece, and not every sketch will be an embarrassment. 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