The 50% rule: FAQ nº3: drawing without reference.
2:26 PM, Monday January 17th 2022
Sorry if my english is weird, I'm not a native speaker.
I'm just starting Draw a Box. I'm finishing lesson 0 and the 50% rule is something I'm still trying to understand. I was ok with it until yesterday, when a new version of that part was uploaded. The third FAQ, suggests that we have to draw without reference (or "you can go ahead and use reference, with one major caveat: you may not simply work from a single reference image, effectively copying it as it is").
I've been copying drawings from pinterest for sometime now, and the results for a beginner is ok, I believe thats called a study, right?
But the idea of just drawing from imagination paralyzes me. My mind goes blank. I have no idea WHAT to draw. I know its okay if the results are bad. Should I draw cars like in Uncomfortable's childhood drawing examples? Should I just doodle? Just draw whatever comes to mind? Should I stop thinking that much?
It know the results are gonna be bad. The problem is I want to be bad the right way, ha.