Fri., Feb. 23, '07 @ 4:50 pm
I decided to do EDM #5, Draw Your Bed. I wanted to sit ON my bed, so this is my view from ON the bed. That’s not the headboard, that’s a sideboard that goes only partially down the sides (it’s a trundle bed opened up). The Pug decided to sit in and so he got in the picture. I really have a hard time drawing people/animals from life. I prefer drawing animals from photos.
EDITED TO ADD: This is the first drawing in a long time that was not drawn in my moleskine. I bought a Mead Academie sketchbook to try. It’s not as portable as my Moleskine, but I just wanted to try some different paper.
EDITED TO ADD: What I saw while drawing last night… 
It IS hard to draw animals and people from life, especially when they’re awake and moving around. Keep doing it though, because it really does help you to understand their movements.And then you can use the photos when you want to do a more careful study.
Comment by mereth — Fri., Feb. 23, '07 @ 10:13 pm
This is very good! And your pug isn’t bad either. Photographs can be a very valuable tool in learning to draw because they freeze colors, values and lines in time for you. But, drawing from life is very important to get that depth effect. The more you draw from life, the easier it will become and the better your drawings. I promise!
Good luck and keep up the good work!
Comment by Sherie — Fri., Feb. 23, '07 @ 10:27 pm
I absolutely love the expression on your dog’s face! I think you get a lot more information from life drawings -he hard part is getting people and animals not to move. And there’s the pressure of people wanting to see a likeness. It’s a lot more fun though. This is great - keep going.
Comment by Casey — Sat., Feb. 24, '07 @ 3:04 am
great idea to draw from on the bed! Well done and your pug is a cutie.
Comment by Mariana — Sat., Feb. 24, '07 @ 4:52 am