10 - 20 mins warm ups

surprise good drawings

Dear Reader,

Today I would like to talk about doing warm up drawings (nearly) first thing in the morning.
I often go on about drawing regularly and I know how hard it is to keep up.
Maybe you find something that works well for a while and then it phases out again? If so don’t worry! You are not alone! I speak to you thinking of you as a community that enjoys drawing and life happens to all of us and then we loose the thread cause something takes priority and then we kind of forget about drawing or just feel bad cause we would like to but simply don’t manage to fit it in.
I’ve been on this cycle for years and years, the trick is to always keep reintroducing practice when you remember to. They probably will fizzle out. That’s an opportunity to incorporate drawing in a different manner within your day.

I had recently phased out drawing regularly in the evenings and felt that I needed to sketch more regularly so I started doing 15mins warm up drawings before work. I found that this has more than the regularity benefit.

It is nice to start of the day with a fun little task. It feels good to get something done and improves my lookout for the rest of the day. Currently I have a bunch of tasks everyday that I require me to be an adult like phone calls. I can do it, but I don’t like it, thus the sketch brightens my lookout! :D
There is little to no pressure with these doodles since they are not meant to be anything. I like to show them in my stories on Insta but I can also always not show anything.

The timing of 15mins is good since I draw differently when I’m on the clock an this allows for more looseness and sometimes confidence.

These warm up sketches actually did have a purpose and I used the time to draw these in the few calenders I still had left for sale.

Oftentimes random sketches come of the warm up but sometimes good ideas come on the spot.

When I sat down for this warm up sketch in a flash, I had a vison of what I would draw… the little person flying happened on the go and while sketching I knew I had something I really liked

A good sketch always holds the possibility of taking it further. I’m really happy with this <3

I also feel good about using that morning energy that I have for something creative rather than wasting all of it on calls and paperwork.

Taking 15 mins before doing the actual drawing you need to draw to loosen up is also really helpful to take away some tension and have your hands more attuned to the process.

WEEKLY PRACTICE

And here are some of yours<3

annie.rider.draws, wunder_ich, rinma_draws, ghorust_x

This weeks practice will be interiors: references
If these are to complicated just pick bits an pieces here and there!

Will you participate again this week? :D

If so tag me on Instagram. I will share some in my stories and here <3 #schmoescosyartclub

Love,
Schmoe <3