Life Sketching the PNW

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 References, References, References. These are the wise words of Marc Brunet and Aaron Blaise. Both of them are getting special shout-outs this month. 


Marc is a former Blizzard Artist now a full-time Art instructor for his Youtube ArtSchool series. His knowledge of how the process of learning works, the science behind it, and how to effectively hack it to improve has gone unmatched across his platform space. Armed with this knowledge I feel I can make Proper use of my study time and dramatically improve my results. One of his biggest key takeaways is that I always have a reference, and the more the merrier, because without information to go off of there is no learning being done. 


Aaron Blaise is my Disney ANimation Idol has the same takeaway but with life. Go out in the field for raw references to draw from. Zoos, parks, and aquariums are all good places to go just for a sketch at something giving you raw information.  These are all perfect lessons as now in the middle of my family's nomadic summer, our physical activity and exploration of our new nomadic lifestyle give us plenty of opportunities to practice. Chalk or not!


    Some of the things that made me enjoy going through nature were the Bald Eagles hunting, A green mantis just hanging out, Deer close enough to pet (Though I wouldn’t), Ravens, the trails, and the glacial lakes of Mt. Rainer, the lava caves of MT. St Helens, the clam digging in Ocean shores, and the crab lands of Port Angeles. Plenty of references to work with and lots of fun with the family. I do apologize this entry is a lot shorter than the one previously. I will make up for it however with some of the reference photos taken for your drawing desires. “Completely free to use of course”.

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