TMOG posted...
One thing I've learned in the five months I've been drawing Pokemon is that the more I think about not screwing something up, the more likely I am to screw it up. I kind of just got into a mindset where I start drawing and keep an eraser nearby to correct a mistake. I somehow landed in a position where I don't have to actually use the eraser as much anymore, but if you look closely you can see where I had to fix part of Articuno's wing because I started scaling the feathers down too quickly.
That makes sense. Confident strokes are important. I saw a clip recently advocating doing practice sketches in pen rather than pencil so you can't go back and erase each little line and instead just have another go at the whole sketch. Supposedly it can help you get a feel for getting a line right the first time when you sit down to draw something seriously. I can't imagine doing that myself though. I'm an eraserholic, hardcore addicted to the eraserhol.
Fire might legitimately be one of my favorite things to draw, which is a little concerning to type lol
Also couldn't be me. I used to love drawing fire as a kid, but nowadays I always end up hating the shapes I make. It's just one of those things I should practice but will instead just avoid drawing and then cry whenever I'm forced to draw it.