Sketchbook Einstein

This one worked better than Johnny Cash did. Not the best.

There's a few reasons for that.
1. I used a .005 pen which give much more control for me but that's probably an excuse that better artists will laugh at.

2. I've been focusing on taking care of stress factors so I was less likely to try to put all that energy into a drawing where patience is required thus ruining it.

3. I took my time over three days or so, taking breaks so stress doesn't get me frustrated so I make mistakes.


I have the characteristic vertical stretching on this drawing that a lot of people get from working on a flat surface versus working more vertically. I have a hard time working vertically. It hurts my wrists and I think I'm getting a touch of arthritis...wrist elbow and shoulder, which is great for someone who draws all the time.

Kangaroo Spec.

Okay, so this piece vexed me a little.
I got hung up on detail when I should have just worked exactly like the other animal pieces.

I spent a bunch of time in PS trying to make decent fur while keeping it loose but realized after I flogged myself for a few days that I had never intended to make fur to begin with and I should save that for an entirely different piece with different intentions in mind.

Jeez, what an ass.

Funny how something you know how to do can suck you into a vortex of shame and guilt and make you want to quit art forever!

I believe thats the same process everyone goes through. Now I have to get back into more work so I don't go into art withdrawal again.


Cheers.