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Monday Morning shannigangs. Nr. to doing analogue to digital practices.
1. Find an image of a subject you're interested in, or use your own. For references use Unsplash/Pixabay if you want copyright free images.
2. Print the reference so that you can put a sheet of paper on top of it. If you have a light table, even better because then you avoid the pain of holding a paper against a window, to see the reference underneath.
3. Use a timer to avoid overthinking. This allows to focus on shape language and not details.
Rinse and repeat
This is a practice I used to do a lot, which I am now revisiting. It allows for a fast iterative process to explore shape language, and find interesting angles. Preferably do it without digital tools, but up to you.
great idea! Thank you
Going analogue to improve digital work is such a smart move. Exercises like this build the kind of visual judgment tools can’t replace.
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