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\"Lilacs<\/p>\n

I hear so many people say they can\u2019t draw well but the truth is that they can with just regular practice.<\/p>\n

Here’s a challenge for you, draw something everyday for thirty days and see how much your drawing ability improves.<\/p>\n

Something very interesting happens when you slip into your \u201cdrawing mode\u201d everyday for four weeks. The whole process becomes easier. The act of reaching for pencil and paper becomes a natural extension of yourself instead of triggering fear of failure.<\/p>\n

I take this challenge myself whenever I’m feeling rusty, which happens easily. Life loves to through me curve balls that I have to chase after, and not drawing for just a couple weeks leaves me feeling stiff and awkward.<\/p>\n

Here are some surprising things about the 30 day challenge that I’ve discovered.<\/p>\n

1. Twenty minutes is probably about the right length of time to shoot for, but if you’ve only got a few minutes to spare, that’s okay too. Any drawing is better than no drawing at all.<\/p>\n

2. The drawings don’t have to be good. As long as you enter your drawing mode, you’ve got it.<\/p>\n

3. Nothing has to be formal. Draw anywhere you want. Draw during lunch, in the car, in the morning, at night, in a tree, hiding under the bed, they’ll all do. Draw on<\/span> anything you want. The backs of envelopes, used sticky notes, walls, significant others, etc. are fine.<\/p>\n

4. Doing<\/span> drawing is the thing here. Not quality, or attitude, or purpose, or any other personal bug-a-boo you can invent.<\/p>\n

5. This is not easy.<\/p>\n

6. Drawing daily is addictive, and you may end up craving a few minutes of private drawing time every day after the challenge is over.<\/p>\n

7. The artistic reward is huge.<\/p>\n

9\/8\/2010 Update:<\/span><\/p>\n

I wrote this post a few years ago, and my discoveries about the challenge still hold true.<\/p>\n

1\/23\/11 Update:<\/span><\/p>\n

Here’s a more recent post<\/a> with my “stick it to your sketchbook” method of drawing that makes it easier to get through those 30 days.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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