Bend or abandon rules - 99 tips for a perfect drawing
#01 Drawing is a way of understanding, it gives inside information about your personal view and/or thoughts. #02 Your vision is related to the way of portraying. #03 Drawing is picturing what you know about what you saw. #04 The first layer of the drawing is just a sketch of conceptions, as well as the last layer is [scribbling in between]. #05 Changes can occur, during and after drawing. #06 Ignore some rules or replace them [change the order might also be helpful]. #07 Never trust the description of a product for drawing, try it yourself and label it correct. #08 Implement different self-invented techniques such as: 'The Fluid Hesitation Bridge'. #09 Compositions occur during the process. #10 Connotations appear in the process, when they upset the balance, use red. #11 When a time consuming idea gives you the feeling that you will not start or finish it, just use a wider line or shrink the scale. #12 Hide those lines that make you insecure. #13 Try out sketching with pencils of different length. #14 Do not use tape to hold the paper in place. #15 Hairspray is for those who go out on Saturday nights. #16 Connect dots to get to a composition. #17 To show-off your natural skills, lose shadowing. #18 Only THINK you are making a 3D drawing. #19 Instinctively start and stop. #20 The subject is a phrasal constituent and should be distinguished from parts of the drawing, which, roughly, classify elements within constituent. #21 Use a scissor instead of an eraser. #22 Although it sounds like there are a lot of 'don'ts' in drawing, there aren't. #23 The results of a drawing can give information about the necessity of another one. #24 Try to imagine what you have done before you take a look. #25 Things are as simple as you see them. #26 Don't ruin good perception by thinking too hard towards the end. #27 There is NO drawing mood. #28 Rely on your own obligation to be done in a few minutes for an epic drawing. #29 Attach yourself to the surface. #30 There is no need to do a makeover when you think you messed up the drawing. #31 Draw on your pencil. #32 Randomness is GOD. #33 Gravitational pull leads to exploration. #34 The transfer of an idea does not go through your pencil. #35 Be sufficiently independent from the mind. #36 Avoid the possibilities of interpretations: this could lead to less impressive parts of your drawing. #37 A series of drawings looks serious and distract flaws of the first one. #38 Appreciate your own contrary view: let others be part of that without their notice. #39 Know when it is time to buy new materials. #40 Convince yourself you used a pencil with a different hardness. #41 Although a drawing on a napkin can carry a good result, it is difficult to preserve. #42 Fragile surfaces generate more respect because of its vulnerability. #43 Sharpen your pencil in width. #44 Practicalities of drawing lose their value along the way. #45 Alternating up and down. #46 Spare yourself the effort to explain to others what drawing means to you. #47 When you drink while drawing, there's always the possibility to spill on the surface, choose a liquid that can add some extra depths, shadows or twists. #48 If you cannot afford insurance for your hands, also try drawing with other parts of your body: mouth, feet, ass, ears, etcetera. #49 Perfection isn't only about control. #50 Create annoying distractions. #51 A blank surface isn't the enemy. #52 +31 629302965. #53 Turn off the light. #54 Go aimlessly towards a new beginning. #55 Loose perspective on what the drawing requires. #56 When too tired, but not jet finished: twist some pencils in your hair, put the drawing on your pillow and go to sleep. #57 The energy to draw is not coming from coffee alone. #58 Creativity, like boredom, is a state of mind. #59 If you think a drawing block is just a stack of paper glued together at one side, you are on the good track and there's no problem. #60 Retain a sense of perspective. #61 Don't explain shit. #62 Wear your drawing like a mask and see from behind the reactions of bystanders. #63 Draw more then the paper can handle. #64 Draw a supported set of lines, when a line is so heavy that it separates the fibers of your paper. #66 Ban out all existence. #65 If you know up front you are not going to like your drawing after five years, just use non sun-resistant colours. #67 Use both sides of the paper. #68 Be against utter tolerance towards the drawing. #69 A big mistake just means your paper is too small. #70 Unfortunately there is no restitution for not used ideas. #71 Reconsider when you least expect it. #72 Think up front what you can destroy. #73 Coal is nicer to pronounce then to use. #74 Don't worry about copyright. #75 Practice doesn't make it perfect, your reality does. #76 Put glue onto your hands. #77 Completely finish your pencil. #78 Use your pencil like a dart. #79 Your price tag should not be bigger than your drawing. #80 Your title should not be more interesting than your drawing. #81 Draw backwards. #82 Draw like it could be your new tattoo design. #83 Use the end face of the surface. #84 If you prefer quantity, just cut your drawing in multiple pieces. #85 Don't lift the pencil from the surface. #86 Draw below skin level. #87 Use the two-hand motion. #88 When there is no surface to your liking: make an air drawing till you find one. #89 Keep your mind closed. #90 Denial the existence of criticism. #91 Clumsiness is part of your drawing signature. #92 Difficulties may persist within a finished drawing. #93 Sculpt with your pencil shavings. #94 Look at details of others. #95 Draw on the border of your autism spectrum. #96 Staple the paper to your pencil. #97 1st blank rule. #98 2nd blank rule. #99 3rd blank rule.