Comments on: Just Draw!

By: Candice

Candice — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 09:38:30 +0000

Thanks Dani, I completely agree with being productive and making yourself create something each and every day, even if its not perfect, its just a matter of time and practice and it will be perfect….just do it every day….practice make perfect and its totally true. It might even give some inspiration and help get motivated.

By: Maria Alexandra Maldonado

Maria Alexandra Maldonado — Fri, 15 May 2009 23:34:21 +0000

You’ve just said it all.

Wonderful advice.
It does help a lot.
I’ve heard once that Practice is the mother of Skill and you just confirmed it.

Thank You Dani!

By: Rick Croucher

Rick Croucher — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 02:28:35 +0000

Is this true after a 10 year hiatus? I’ve been away from it for so long I don’t know that I will ever get back. Start by doodling I guess. Thanks, Rickyn

By: juli

juli — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 17:47:30 +0000

hiho
i just recovered your site, have to say i love it!
keep up ur amazing work and articles, you re a great inspiration to me
thx!

By: Dalia

Dalia — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 20:10:36 +0000

So true, so true…

About a year ago i decided that I should sketch something everyday, but somehow never done it on a daily basis.
A couple of days ago i decided to finaly deal with my laziness and start working… No jugment, no critics, just sketching without making it perfect…
I must admit that todays 3 hours of work were not just fun but also very productive.

And then i’ve read your post.
So thank you for the encouragement, Dani.
I make it my own challenge.

BTW – i LOVE your work…

By: Becky

Becky — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 03:17:51 +0000

You get discouraged?!? What a relief! (Not that I want you to get discouraged! But, you know what I mean…) :)

By: Liz

Liz — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 03:57:53 +0000

I’ll echo what other people here have said – wonderful advice! I’ve been reading your blog for the past several months and I’m especially inspired and heartened to read this particular post. In fact, I’ve downloaded it as well as your post about 101 things to do creatively (pardon the paraphrase) so I can keep them handy in the sketchbook I am using at the moment to remind me to keep on keeping on, to just draw, no matter how much life tries to get in the way.

Thanks, Dani! You are a terrific inspiration.

By: beto

beto — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 01:27:48 +0000

Well done Dani. The first, and probably the only piece of advice any budding artist would ever need.

We tend to forget that the greatest moments in art have been preceded by lots of small bits and pieces along the way. If you keep waiting for The Big Strike of Inspiration to come, it probably never will and you’ll get nothing done. We cannot pretend each and every sketch in our books to be a show masterpiece – in fact, most will be simply awful and not remotely close to what we’d consider portfolio material. But consistency teaches us that it may take 10 (or more) blah drawings to come up with one that we can be really proud of. It’s just the way it is. Keeping going and going like the Energizer bunny is the only way to get things done, and fulfill your goals.

By: destinycreature

destinycreature — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 20:09:43 +0000

Thanks for the advice , Dani, its a good reminder. I set it as one of my personal goals – then I kinda slacked off. Sometimes I really get bogged down with stuff, I guess I need to take a breather a draw a little bit more – you know, just for fun. I heard that it does a world of good.

By: Eric

Eric — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 17:39:00 +0000

Thank you very for sharing your knowledge with us. I’ll take your advice and post some sketches on my blog which I’ve recently updated with a new look. I’m still working on how I want its functionality to work. Everything you mentioned in this post is very thought provoking and I will have to create some postcards to send out to prospective clients. I need a marketing plan which don’t know how to create. And, there’s a lot of research I’ve got to do.