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How Can I make a Bad or Damaged Drawing BETTER?


If you're a speed drawer, painter, or just someone who's addicted to perfection, then you probably know how much of a pain in the ass a bad drawing or a damaged painting can be, especially if it's a drawing or painting that you don't want to throw out or recreate from scratch. The decent method would BE to recreate your masterpiece from scratch and hope it turns out for the best, but what if you want some freedom with your new work of art? What if there was a method of drawing where you don't have to worry much about mistakes or errors that can't be corrected? What if you want something that you can improve on whenever you like? It may not be to Michelangelo's standards, but when all else fails it never hurts to...

Go Digital

programs like Illustrator, Photoshop, Sketchbook, etc and a good scanner are great tools when it comes to re-sketching or reproducing work that you would otherwise have a difficult time trying to recreate or improve on with pencil and paper. In fact, I use all 3 of those programs to create and or recreate most of my material! To prove my point, and to prove that I'm not big ol' fat liar, Here is a fast-paced video demonstration of a damaged drawing of a Panther which I'd been making as a project for (CLASSIFIED). This picture was so brutally messed up that trying to improve or recreate it was next to impossible since 1: I have a tight schedule to even attempt to create another one and 2: because the ink and marker bled all over the glossy paper and ruined the drawing. So, I decided to port it from reality to the digital universe by first scanning it and then working my magic with Illustrator and Photoshop. Take a look and enjoy a refreshing 1hr of THIS and the neat jungle music (be prepared to grab a snack). Or you can just...y'know...skim through to the good parts.

If your drawing Isn't as damaged and or heavily detailed as mine, you probably won't have to go through 5 long grueling hours of reproduction like me. If you do however, keep the faith that you can save your design and don't stop trying. Too many good artists throw away some pretty good (and damaged) work. If all else fails, give the design or sketch over to someone else who can put it to good use, like me for instance! But just make sure they give you some credit and/or at least a percentage of the commissions for the work if it's for commercial sale (best to create a makeshift contract). Do you have any reproduced works? please let me know! I want to show others what you've got!

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