"Invisible" <voi### [at] devnull> wrote in message 
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>> For general study in drawing, you can't beat "Drawing on the Right Side 
>> of the Brain", by Betty Edwards. There's a companion workbook you can get 
>> for it that's pretty good, too.
>
> I have this book. I found it to be rather unhelpful.

I've got another book I like, called "From Script to Screen" (IIRC, by 
Shamus Calhun, the spelling of which I may be butchering badly) where the 
author talks about traditional animation (really more history and business 
than artistry, but, still...) and he talks about his drawing technique, and 
how it's similar to what Betty Edwards was talking about.

What I took away from her book was the importance of getting away from rigid 
structures and goals in my drawing (I do my best thinking in terms of 
mathematics and software design) and to let the myself "zone out" and "just 
draw". There's something about letting loose of concentration and analysis 
and especially a need to erase that has helped my drawing skills a lot.

Not that they didn't need serious improvement from the outset, mind you. :)

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