New Art Help! Article

Dearest Alex,

The new Art Help! article on Sketching is finally up.  I've written it ages ago, but I did not have the time to scan images into the computer to illustrate what I wished to say.  As it is my illustrations are very rough, but then again, the whole point of the article is rough sketches.  If you wish to see it, you can click on the following link:

Art: Help!: Sketching

I well remember those days when I was obsessed with making perfect sketches, and that is just not constructive.  Nowadays, my initial sketches tend to be mostly squiggles only artists can interpret.  For example the sketch below.

This sketch is tiny, maybe inch by inch.  However, it contains all the information I need to create something bigger and more beautiful.

Now, that the article and taxes are done, I'm looking forward to continuing AIMH.  I did do a layout sketch for the last two-page spread in the book, but I'm still not 100% happy with it.

What do you think?

I may either stick the text some where on the image, but since this image will likely be smaller than the format of the pages, maybe I'll have the text written above and/or below.

I need to fix the structure, maybe get more bend in the characters, emotions...  

I've scaled the image up, so I'll be able to get into the details of the faces better--I need to figure out the design for the people as well.

Tomorrow, I'm going to see a dermatologist (FINALLY!).  I think I've developed some allergy to the medicine I'm taking, and there is an awful red rash thing on my hands (especially on my drawing hand).  I haven't slept well in weeks, the gauze on my hand is irritating, and the rash is itchy so I keep waking up if my hand touches my pillow a certain way.

However, I do believe that my overall health is improving.  I just need to get back to doing regular cardio.  I've lost my routine in Cuba and have not gotten it back since.

Yesterday was a glorious day!

I planned to finish the article yesterday, but it was too beautiful to say indoors.

Will let you know as soon as something interesting happens.

Love,

M

P.S.  Whenever I try to write on my iPad the words get mushed together, so I guess I won't be able to keep writing as regularly as I would wish.  Unless there is a blogger app...