Day two! Draw a pony moving Who else but one of my favorites, Derpy?
 
Flat lineart seemed kind of barren, so I decided to put some colors in. Not the most comfortable with coloring quite yet, as it seems an overwhelming task most of the time to consider the background, or to think of a whole scene rather than the figure.
 
I remember reading many years ago that as we grow up, anybody who drew pictures as a kid, we shift from composition-focus, getting every aspect of a scene down on paper, to a figure focus, trying to represent what we want on the page accurately, without regard to the figure’s surroundings. I’m not sure why it happens, but it’s certainly a trend I notice in my own growth, looking back.
 
Heck, I think after I read my first “how to draw” book (centered on comics), any concept of background or scenery went out the window. I wanted my intended subject to look right, and I had very little patience for anything else.
 
I also remember reading, much more recently, and from an artist here (Inkthinker, was the name, I think), that in order to get good at drawing backgrounds, you have to find what you love about drawing them (that way, you’ll draw more, and thus get better at it). I wonder how I can answer that question?
 
Maybe I’ll find it during these exercises. Anyone following along, happy drawing! Thanks.