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People ask me all the time how I learned how to draw or where I learned how to write. I was blessed with a creative mind, but I do believe that we all were. Of course there are those who are better at some things than others, but like anything else it just takes practice. How much practice? Well, that's something I can't tell you. It just depends if you are trying to reproduce a DaVinci or write the perfect novel or you just want to be able to draw Mickey Mouse and write a decent story. My suggestion is to practice every day. If you want to learn to draw better keep a sketch pad with you wherever you go. If you want to write better keep a notebook with you and maybe a camera too. With cell phones the way they are you are pretty set for writing.
One of the tools for drawing that I always liked is an instruction book on drawing body parts or an anatomy book. If you want you can just look at your own hand. Try doing several drawings of your hand in different positions, holding objects, and then move on to your feet or somebody's else's body parts. If you are fortunate enough to have significant other who might pose for you - first assure them it's for the sake of art and then enjoy. It will improve your drawing and maybe your life as well.
If you don't know what a still life is it's drawing things that you set up. It can be an old boot, a fishing pole, a floppy hat, flowers or anything you have laying around the house. It doesn't matter as long as they have an interesting shape and texture. Then you take your time drawing the items with pencil. Try to make them as realistic as possible and try different texture techniques and be aware of shadows to make the two-dimensional come to life.
For better writing you want to jot down all the ideas for a plot that come into my mind. You never know when lightning will strike so be prepared. If you have a crazy dream and you think it's important write it down. Paper is fairly cheap so don't worry if you don't use it. You can always throw it away. If you aren't sure how to develop an idea into a story just start thinking about something you have read about or something in your own life. Some of the best stories come from real life. In fact the show Law and Order takes most of it's stories from real life news.
If you are looking for more inspiration for a story reading the news is a great way to find inspiration. There are a lot of strange stories if you hunt. Perhaps you want to get an RSS feed and search for certain things like murder or other things you may want to write about. Remember, practice, practice, practice.
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People ask me all the time how I learned how to draw or where I learned how to write. I was blessed with a creative mind, but I do believe that we all were. Of course there are those who are better at some things than others, but like anything else it just takes practice. How much practice? Well, that's something I can't tell you. It just depends if you are trying to reproduce a DaVinci or write the perfect novel or you just want to be able to draw Mickey Mouse and write a decent story. My suggestion is to practice every day. If you want to learn to draw better keep a sketch pad with you wherever you go. If you want to write better keep a notebook with you and maybe a camera too. With cell phones the way they are you are pretty set for writing.
One of the tools for drawing that I always liked is an instruction book on drawing body parts or an anatomy book. If you want you can just look at your own hand. Try doing several drawings of your hand in different positions, holding objects, and then move on to your feet or somebody's else's body parts. If you are fortunate enough to have significant other who might pose for you - first assure them it's for the sake of art and then enjoy. It will improve your drawing and maybe your life as well.
If you don't know what a still life is it's drawing things that you set up. It can be an old boot, a fishing pole, a floppy hat, flowers or anything you have laying around the house. It doesn't matter as long as they have an interesting shape and texture. Then you take your time drawing the items with pencil. Try to make them as realistic as possible and try different texture techniques and be aware of shadows to make the two-dimensional come to life.
For better writing you want to jot down all the ideas for a plot that come into my mind. You never know when lightning will strike so be prepared. If you have a crazy dream and you think it's important write it down. Paper is fairly cheap so don't worry if you don't use it. You can always throw it away. If you aren't sure how to develop an idea into a story just start thinking about something you have read about or something in your own life. Some of the best stories come from real life. In fact the show Law and Order takes most of it's stories from real life news.
If you are looking for more inspiration for a story reading the news is a great way to find inspiration. There are a lot of strange stories if you hunt. Perhaps you want to get an RSS feed and search for certain things like murder or other things you may want to write about. Remember, practice, practice, practice.
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