Miscellaneous Musings Cont.

One Hundred Fifty Ninth Post: Miscellaneous Musings Cont.

I’m still reading “Caveman Chemistry” by Kevin M. Dunn. It has a different way of presenting chemistry. It goes beyond the theory and presents the experiments and explains how they fit into the whole scope of our existence from caveman to present.

Chemistry is a difficult subject to understand. It has math that helps break it down and drawings of the molecular structure, but one must work with it for a while to fully understand it. There is just so much to learn. But once you study a little chemistry, you be begin to realize that there are many things to discover. All the elements and compounds have tons of methods to combine them and separate them to their basic building blocks. The science is imperfect, so perhaps there is just some elements that have been missed or formula untried. The fact that it hasn’t been fully explored leaves the imagination waiting to create something new.

In other topics, I haven’t been drawing lately because I was doing more reading. But some of the reason my drawing needs more improvement is the fact that I often draw without reference. Reference is just a picture or real object that the artist uses to visualize textures and see complex pieces of the drawing. This helps with fine details and drawing more realistic shapes. Another way to improve or learn to draw anatomy is to trace over people in magazines. I have learned both these tips from taking the Joe Kubert Super Villain correspondence course.

I still like drawing from the imagination, but if using references improve the overall picture I guess I should try it. The artist is still drawing from the imagination and drawing an entirely different picture, so it is only a drawing aid. But until then.... May the Creative Force be with You