if you feel like you can’t draw for shit but still Want to Practice, just draw over random shit
practice anatomy without having to work too hard
also 10×1
this is a huge part of art development!! so many people are afraid of being accused of “tracing” even in their unpublished practice that they never ever do it. DO IT, just don’t claim it as your own or post it if you’re uncomfortable?? Getting the hang of anatomy is so much easier when you trace at the start, and then move on to using reference images. Once you trace a hand enough times, you understand how it’s supposed to curve or bend or flex in the reference photos. I have like 4 folders full of anatomy studies that I’ve done by tracing, and it helps a ton with getting out of same body type/same face syndrome!!
Today the Department of Extraordinary Embroidery is admiring the wonderful handiwork of Brighton-based artist Charlotte Bailey, who takes inspiration from the traditional Japanese art of kintsugi, the art of repairing broken pottery with gold, silver, or platinum lacquer to honor the history of and damage to the object. Bailey has created her own hybrid form of kintsugi, which uses embroidery in place of the metallic lacquer. First each piece of a broken vase is wrapped in fabric. Then Bailey uses gold metallic thread to reassemble the broken pieces. It’s painstaking kintsugi darning and the resulting sculptural objects are beautiful.
take time to figure it out 