Peter Drake HAS MOVED @peterdrake@qoto.org

Wait, Donald Sutherland died YESTERDAY? Impossible! I just talked to him this morning. But that can only mean...

#RIP

Tree trunk and roots, per W&W. #MastoArt #drawing #sketching

#Violet gets credit for not even figuratively losing her shit when, during the student science presentations, construction work on the roof caused debris to fall from the ceiling.

Less credit for, as I was typing the previous sentence, sneaking out of the math department, walking down two flights of stairs, and knocking over a trash can.

#DogsOfMastodon

I don't believe the suburb served by this grocery store is having that many bear attacks.

Seashells, per W&W. #MastoArt #drawing #sketching

Holding someone "at gunpoint" seems odd because, bayonets aside, guns aren't pointy. One might assume it descended from "knifepoint" or "swordpoint", but (at least since 1500), those words are much rarer. #etymology

Sunflower, per W&W. #MastoArt #drawing #sketching #bloomscrolling

Interesting cloud shading and structure. #clouds #cloudstodon

Got out into some nature. #hiking #oregon #portland #pdx

Rocks, per W&W. #MastoArt #drawing #sketching #rockstodon

This time #Violet didn't even bark at the deer. #DogsOfMastodon

An eagle, per W&W. #MastoArt #drawing #sketching #bird #BirdsOfMastodon #eagle

A goose, per W&W. #MastoArt #drawing #sketching #bird #birds #BirdsOfMastodon #goosetodon 🪿

Butterfly, per W&W. #MastoArt #drawing #sketching #butterfly #lepidopterodon

Okay, hear me out...

Dry vs wet, per Willenbrink & Willenbrink, Drawing Nature for the Absolute Beginner. #MastoArt #drawing #sketching

Dramatically lit dog is dramatically lit. #Violet #DogsOfMastodon

In the last year or two of learning to draw, I've accumulated a number of art books. Here are some particularly good ones for beginners.

Kistler, You Can Draw in 30 Days
Very friendly, exercises that don't take hours on end, and a concise list of drawing principles on pp. 2-3.

Dean, Animal Line Drawing
You can crank one of these out in a spare moment and it will look reasonable.

DeWilde, 30-Minute Drawing for Beginners
More short exercises and principles.

Howard, 101 Textures in Colored Pencil
This is more of a reference, but drawing these will get you in the habit of layering colored pencil to produce rich textures.

Bower, 101 Sketching Tips
A long list of clever tricks and observations for sketching from life.

The Sketch Encyclopedia
Some mediocre general advice followed by a HUGE catalog of things to sketch, each with four reasonable stages.

#MastoArt #drawing #sketching

A cat, per Ferreira. #MastoArt #drawing #ColoredPencil #CatsOfMastodon