does anyone have tips on how to like,, practice doodling i've lost it over the years. I have to undersketch and refine everything that I can't just freehand shit and it makes me Sad - ThreadSky

sapphiix.bsky.social • 37 days ago

does anyone have tips on how to like,, practice doodling

i've lost it over the years. I have to undersketch and refine everything that I can't just freehand shit and it makes me Sad

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awd.bsky.social•37 days ago

Learn to just accept what you draw.
Don't use the eraser.
Practice drafting and just make sloppy, messy sketches and shapes with movement.

sapphiix.bsky.social•37 days ago

The big thing is not erasing- especially since I mostly got digital programs vs pen and pencil so the eraser is always there!! And so tempting!!

I might also turn my stabilization down. I have it kinda high for smooth lines but it makes sloppy sketches hard?? In a way I can’t quite explain

creachurecomforts.bsky.social•37 days ago

Stabilization tries too hard to normalize all of the little quick wiggles that I expect from my brushstrokes, and in the end I personally just prefer it completely off

I think it helps if you have a wonky tablet/pen that jitters, but I can only tolerate just enough stabilization to fix that

danjiisthmus.bsky.social•37 days ago

i usually doodle with pens on paper to help with my "leave it alone" flow. Since you can't fix it it makes it easier to just let it go

sapphiix.bsky.social•37 days ago

Gahhhh I should try that. I got ballpoints but everything's paperless basically. Wonder if I got some scraps laying around

amourlicious.bsky.social•37 days ago

Going back to very basics helps me. Which is to use a time limit, for example, draw a dog from memory, in 90 seconds, 60 seconds, etc. You'll need to hasten things up, there is no time to detail.

sapphiix.bsky.social•36 days ago

See this is what I really want to do but I got,, aphantasia bad. I don’t really see or picture things in my head and have come to rely on refs /really/ heavily

I can do a 3/4ths head from memory and that’s Bout It rn

amourlicious.bsky.social•35 days ago

Aah, I see. In that case, using real life views and things as reference works as well. A street view, animals outside, your pet if you have one!

creachurecomforts.bsky.social•37 days ago

As ridiculous as this sounds, I pretend I'm in a Jackbox game and have 30-60 secs to draw my prompt and just try to get the idea down no matter how unrefined it is

if I like the doodle enough, I can just redraw it seriously later (and I want to redraw some jackbox doodles)

captainbragd.bsky.social•37 days ago

Maybe switvh up ur mediums? Get away from the space u usually att in and doodle on some post it notes or what flaps of paper you have spare?

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