Lines and Shapes

There are a few things I like to do to relax. Play video games, look up videos, but one of the most relaxing has been drawing. I have been interested in drawing since a young age and it was something I only did once and a while. As an adult, I now find myself drawing more to relax and just let myself get caught in what I am trying to create. I get so caught up in trying to finish certain aspects I lose track of time and what I was doing before I started drawing. It’s both funny and a bit embarrassing when I get lost and I was asked to do something but got caught up in drawing that it took a while to stop in order to do the task.

When I was younger, because I wasn’t confident in just enjoying the experience, I was comparing how I drew things to how others did and found myself lacking. So for the longest time, I wouldn’t draw or color because I thought it wasn’t any point when I couldn’t create something as good as others. It took a while of learning about artists such as Da Vinci and Van Gogh to show even if someone was going through something, you still have the capacity to create something of your own and people see beauty in it even if you don’t. So, with a new perspective and slight confidence, I began drawing again and slowly over time I have shared the art that I would never have shared before to anyone.

It has taken me a while to work on my drawing style, and I am always finding new techniques to better help with making the drawings. At times, because of emotions, I just start to draw with no image in mind but just letting the emotions I am feeling move my hand in whatever way I need to in order to get the feeling out. Sometimes it takes a bit to get a clear image during emotional times, but as I draw it gets easier to let out the tension I was having and let the picture form naturally from my feelings. Usually when I do so, I become relaxed and my mind is clearer then when I was first dealing with the emotions.

Using colors has helped too. It helps to express the feeling through the color and makes the shape stand out more. It could take one day or more to finish a drawing for me, but it’s just something I choose to do in order to express emotions or just relax after a tiring day. I like drawing all kinds of things, animals, cartoon characters, I’m still learning about how to draw people, but I keep trying and continue to look for techniques to help find my style.

Everything around me inspires me to draw, whether it be a piece of architect, the ocean, or music that puts a story in my head that I hope to one day put on paper and maybe animate it someday. It just takes time and I am taking all I need to get there. So, to whoever is interested in trying something, be it art or other things you are wanting to try, don’t let thoughts of not being good enough hold you back. You have to start somewhere and it may not always look good the first time, but it just means you can practice more and one day you will have created your masterpiece. I’m going to keep trying too, and learn more art mediums I am interested in, because even if I don’t know how to do it, the experience of doing it means more to me than how it turns out.