Iv completed the first two lessons and the 250 boxes (still waiting to upload lesson 2 for official critique). My pen and pencil drawing skills have improved a lot already but my digital drawings skills seam to be more or less the same as when I started. Is there anything I could/should be doing to help with this?
Hi, I've only started Lesson 1 two days ago, so take this with a grain of salt, but I've already noticed this a little bit too, and I suspect it comes down to muscle memory. I draw on an ipad, and I've noticed that the texture and size of the screen are different compared to A4 printer paper, which causes my lines to be slightly off when I draw digitally, so I need to kinda relearn the motions through copious amounts of ghosting whenever I switch between materials. Maybe that will help you too?
I suspect it will get easier the more we do it.
The thing about digital drawing is that technology can get in the way and break up your flow. This is especially so if you haven't allowed your pen and paper skills to internalise yet and/or your workflow in digital still uses a lot of menu or selection mechanisms. I generally prefer analog over digital for this reason, it feels and flows better.
I have completed Lesson 4 ( about 6-8 months I think it took ) and have just started back on my Cintiq. What I have found is the most noticeable improvement has been my ease of looseness due to being able to draw from the shoulder. I also see some of the form aspects coming into my drawing.
So my recommendation is don't get bogged down in looking for improvement. Trust the process and be happy when you notice the training coming through. It's a long haul not a sprint.
Here we're getting into the subjective - Gerald Brom is one of my favourite artists (and a pretty fantastic novelist!). That said, if I recommended art books just for the beautiful images contained therein, my list of recommendations would be miles long.
The reason this book is close to my heart is because of its introduction, where Brom goes explains in detail just how he went from being an army brat to one of the most highly respected dark fantasy artists in the world today. I believe that one's work is flavoured by their life's experiences, and discovering the roots from which other artists hail can help give one perspective on their own beginnings, and perhaps their eventual destination as well.
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