I draw for a living, but I sketch because it is an expression of the talent I was born with. As a result of all the quick sketching I’ve done over the decades, my job as an animator/illustrator has been less complicated. Think of a basketball player constantly practicing free throws. Then, during the crucial game, he steps to the line and swish, the ball goes through the hoop. It looks easy, but there is practice behind that effort. It is the same with drawing and the constant practice behind it.
I am not always successful in that particular endeavor of getting it just right. A teacher once said, “There are 10,000 bad drawings in you; get them out of the way so you can get to the good stuff.” Thus, I have literally filled hundreds of ...
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