This Saturday I went up to the Davis Arts Center in Bountiful for the Utah Southern Idaho Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators Conference. I learned a lot, and it was great to meet new people and connect with old friends. The best part was that we got to draw children of various ages in action. Since it's been a while since I've drawn from life, in motion, that is, these drawings are more like gesture warm-ups. Very loose. But we all know that as artists you must do this as much as you can, even if you may not be entirely satisfied with the drawings at first, it must be done, and the more we draw from life, especially when subjects are in motion, the better we get. The more we know. It was a friendly reminder to me that I need more practice. I like to work with a fine point pen when I do gesture drawings. It's more fluid and gives better line quality, that you don't get with a pencil.
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