Just confuse

It's so hard being an artist, not that I am an artist yet, at least not a professional one, for example, to choose whether you wanted to be a fine art artist or a graphic designer, somehow it confuses the difference, you know, for a beginner.

Ugh, actually I don't even know what I am talking right now, it's just that when you decided you wanted to be an artist or at least using art to make a living instead of just a h0bby, suddenly all the things you have to know and all the things you have to choose in order to be successfull making you realised that it's certainly not as easy at it seemed.

Tips for beginner - Blind Contour Drawing

There is nothing better than learning drawing using a technique called Blind Contour drawing. Most of blogs and drawing help site center recommended blind contour drawing as a start, even according to one of the blog I read, that at the first time art student learnt is blind contour drawing a.k.a pure contour drawing.

Blind contour drawing means you draw without looking at the paper but just look at the object and draw, following the outside line of the object without bothering what inside (texture, creases and everything).

The first object they recommended is to draw your own hand, while you folding it and follwoing the outside line of your hand, the nails, the creases that connect with the outside line, s.l.o.w.l.y... and for someone who doesn't like drawing with pencil (like I did, especially graphite pencil), ball point and mechanical pencil strongly recommended.

Using this technique at first really mind bogling and frustrating, but beware! in no time at all your drawing technique would improve dramatically once you forced yourself to do it and don't give up. When you are bold enough you can even try more complex object such as your own self!