Midweek Image: One Step at a Time

   These are kinda doodles done while thinking of something else - yes, the top one was done over 2 or 3 hours.  i was watching a movie on TV.
  The lower one i did during book club, with my mind on the book, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe..  The quote is from one of the pages we were reading, and i think there was  unicorn in the chapter.  Something else in the chapter, i don't remember what, evoked the image of the Bugling Beagle.
  Max is convinced, no matter what i say, that i know what i'm going for when i begin.  No, i have no clue.  Sometimes i deliberately choose one of more elements, and if i wanted to make "finished art" out of one of these, yes, i would plan in advance.
  But these things are something i do with my hands to keep me focused and awake while listening. 

If you'd like to make regular designs similar to these, you might check here  https://forestwoodfolkart.wordpress.com/2017/06/17/borders-art-design-art-beginners/
When i started these strokework things years ago, i used paint & brush, but the pencil/pen is handier.
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  1. BoomMay 3, 2019 at 2:26 AM

    I don't really understand this kind of doodling either. I can see how eventually a design will arise from what's already on the page once it becomes complex enough, but the beginning stages of just putting down marks without a plan are baffling to me.

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  2. ValerieMay 3, 2019 at 8:39 PM

    i suppose it helps if you love, love, love manipulating the tool, whatever the results look like
    As for deciding what to draw next, the simplest answer is look at the negative space (what's open & available), then seeing where you might want to add more. i'm working on a post to try to explain more.

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i look forward to your comments! Thank you for sharing them.

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