As I was ill in this weeks class I was absent but I decided to go ahead and do the class activity alone to get a understanding of what I missed out on. Using the slides I will research and do the class activities at home.
Sketching on paper is a key step in designing because it lets you quickly see your thoughts and ideas. It's often quicker and easier than using digital tools, letting designers play with different versions freely. Sketching helps make ideas better faster, makes sharing and talking about ideas easy, and can lead to surprising creative answers. Also, the feeling of a pen on paper can spark creativity, making it a must-have tool for thinking up new ideas.
Learning to use pens can greatly help with designing. Knowing how to use various pens and techniques lets designers draw ideas quickly and easily, turning thoughts into drawings. This is helpful at the start of design work, where quick drafts and changes are important. Also, being good with pens can help in making detailed and expressive drawings, which makes it easier to share ideas with clients and the team.
Diverging to converge is a creative method. Firstly you brainstorm many ideas without judging them, this is diverging. Then, you choose and polish the best ideas to solve a specific problem ,this is converging. This way you think about many options before picking the best solution.
Relearning to draw means going back to the basic drawing techniques to get better. This can help artists to share their thoughts and feelings more clearly, get rid of old habits, and see things in a new way in their work. It's really useful for pros who want to get better at creating, or for anyone who wants to get better at drawing with a new approach.
How to Get Back to Drawing After A Long Break and Keep Drawing
I recently watched a youtuber Felix Kjellberg draw everyday for 100 days and it was fascinating to see how good he got by the end of the process. Seeing his drawing confidence change each day give me so much inspiration to get back into drawing. Its interesting to see how his style changes as he begins to memorise facial expressions instead of copying from other source material.
"I spent one day trying to learn one thing. And, it was really fun! It got me itching to wanting to learn more things. And I thought, 'What if I do it for a longer time? What if I learn to draw?’” - Felix Kjellberg
I Drew Every Day for 100 DAYS!