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Notes on Big Bang...

I've never before drawn anything to a deadline.  Nor have I had to draw anything other than for myself.  I've taken 2 or 3 drawing workshops over the past *cough* 40 *cough* years, but the subject matter was almost always up to me and there were no grades or deadilnes involved.  If I didn't finish--no biggie.

And that's just one of the things that was good about participating in this.  I couldn't quit if I got frustrated.  The art was for someone else who was depending on me.  It made me work through frustrations that I would have quit from in the past.

Plus I am officially in love with my new Wacom drawing tablet.  I bought one a couple months ago.  Wanted one for years, but could never justify spending money on it.  Then I just said what the heck, and bought one.  While I don't get the same high I get from drawing with graphite, charcoal, or colored pencil--the tablet freed me from some of my angst over "making a mistake" *gasp* oh noes!  While I know that you can recover from mistakes with graphite, I don't think I could have totally replaced Jensen's hair in a matter of minutes, the way I did with the tablet.  It's amazing what I was willing to attempt once my fears went away of "starting all over again" after spending hours on a drawing.

Some things I learned while doing this:
  • Drawing Jensen is REALLY hard!  I mean REALLY, REALLY HARD!  He's features are so PERFECT...I mean millimeter perfect...that if you are off by even a hair's width it either does not look like Jensen or he looks like a total girl.  Sheesh!  I've drawn him a couple of times before and found the same thing.  But this time the idea was cemented in my head.  I cannot TELL you the number of times I re-did (ha! bad pun!) that man!  One time I thought I really had him down and then the next day I realized a few things were "off", spent an untold amount of time reworking him; and he ended up looking TOTALLY different.  Better, much better.  But honestly, I still don't think I have him down. 
  • Whereas Jared?  I LOVE drawing Jared!  Maybe it's because his features are so unusual and perhaps forgiving.  I'm betting I have proportions off on him as well--but it still really looks like Jared.  I wouldn't link to other drawings I've done of Jensen, because...um...so not proud of those.  But here's two I've done before of Jared that I really like.  He's so much fun to draw.  Here are two of my past favorite Jared drawings here and here.
  • Less is more.  The closer I got to deadline the more "controlled" I got.  Which means I got tighter and I started paying attention to too much detail.  My favorite pieces are all those I did earlier on and in which I wasn't concerned about deadlines or the outcome.  So I was free and easy and I like that style a whole lot better.  My favorites are specifically this and this.  The kid drawing is really my #1 favorite and it was one that I considered a "throwaway" when I started.  As in, it didn't matter if it didn't work, because it wasn't a necessary piece--it was extra.
  • There's always more than one time in which I hate any particular drawing I'm working on.  In the past, I would have given up at those times.  As I said above, because of this commitment, I couldn't give up.  What that taught me is that I can always work through the parts I'm struggling with and come out at the end with something I like.  Not always that I love.  But I can always get past the, "This drawing sucks." feelings if I just push through them.  This, above everything else, is especially while I'm so glad I participated in this process.
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