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I used to sketch and draw a lot and I was pretty good at it. But that was a long time ago and I notice that I have forgotten a lot, playing with shadows, simple perspective techniques, finding the right proportions and so on. With Zentangle Circles<\/a>, Drawing with vanishing points<\/a> and 3D swirl drawing<\/a> I started with the basics and got the taste for it again. The only way to improve my skills is to practice, practice and practice. I want to share my attempts to become better at drawing with you here. Hopefully there will be an upward trend and the drawings will get better \ud83d\ude0a.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I love botanical drawings and prints. My partner gave me a book with a beautiful collection of diverse examples: Botanical Art from the golden age of scientific discovery (Anna Laurent, 2016, The university of Chicago Press, ISBN-13: 978-0-226-32107-3)<\/sub>. It made sense that to choose an image from this book for a first exercise with sketching and use of colour. I will definitely practice with more images from this book. (05-2025\/06-2025)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Recently we were on holiday in Seville, Spain. It is a beautiful city where literally everything is decorated with tiles, wood carvings and ironwork. I had brought my small watercolour pad and this time I wanted to try to make a sketch of an architectural element. From the Puente de Isabell II I had taken several photos of the view and then I chose the photo above to sketch the fence. I left out the buildings and the trees in the background are a bit rough, there are also all kinds of perspective errors. But for now I was interested in the fence itself and I am happy with this result. (06-2025)<\/p>\n\n\n

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Vroeger heb ik veel geschetst en getekend en daar was ik redelijk goed in. Maar dat is erg lang geleden en ik merk dat ik veel ben verleerd, het spelen met schaduwen, simpele perspectieftechnieken, de juiste verhoudingen vinden enzovoort. 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