Squishy
Queen Clown Slayer
I try and keep a sketchbook around to practise drawing, scribble down ideas and try to come up with something original. I find the whole design aspect one of the harderst things to do, but really want to be able to come up with cool fantasy pics. Unfortunately I'm not one of those people who overflows with original ideas, and find staring at a blank page can be intimidating, so I have a way of getting the creative juices flowing.
I get around it by giving myself a base to work from. I basically do a rough sketch of an animal, and then use that to build on. I have used lions and other cats, lizards, giraffes, wolves etc, to try drawing mythical creatures, but a lot of the time, if I want to draw a dragon, I use a horse.
So I start by quickly roughing out something that vaguely resembles a horse, (as long as you don't compare it with an actual horse) and give it an elongated neck.
Then the fun begins. I start to change things, here I decided to make the ears and cheek bigger, and started to add features.....
....and still more features. Sometimes ideas change as it evolves, if I don't like it, or have a better idea. I did the nose area, but after adding the spike on top, decided it would flow better if I changed it, so this nose is version 2. (I know, I know, not enough pictures)
I just carry on, until I think I have filled in, or changed all the aspects of the original sketch. And hopefully at the end, I have something that looks completely different to what I started with.
It doesn't always work out, and sometimes the results are laughable, but I find it's a good way to practise. This one didn't turn out too bad. I think if I played with it a bit, and changed the eye area which is looking a little lost, then I could maybe use this as an AB ref sometime.
I have no background in art/training, so don't know if this is a valid method, but it works for me (sometimes Lol), and might help out someone else who gets stuck for inspiration
I get around it by giving myself a base to work from. I basically do a rough sketch of an animal, and then use that to build on. I have used lions and other cats, lizards, giraffes, wolves etc, to try drawing mythical creatures, but a lot of the time, if I want to draw a dragon, I use a horse.
So I start by quickly roughing out something that vaguely resembles a horse, (as long as you don't compare it with an actual horse) and give it an elongated neck. Then the fun begins. I start to change things, here I decided to make the ears and cheek bigger, and started to add features..... ....and still more features. Sometimes ideas change as it evolves, if I don't like it, or have a better idea. I did the nose area, but after adding the spike on top, decided it would flow better if I changed it, so this nose is version 2. (I know, I know, not enough pictures) I just carry on, until I think I have filled in, or changed all the aspects of the original sketch. And hopefully at the end, I have something that looks completely different to what I started with.It doesn't always work out, and sometimes the results are laughable, but I find it's a good way to practise. This one didn't turn out too bad. I think if I played with it a bit, and changed the eye area which is looking a little lost, then I could maybe use this as an AB ref sometime.
I have no background in art/training, so don't know if this is a valid method, but it works for me (sometimes Lol), and might help out someone else who gets stuck for inspiration
