Shown in the images above are the drawings that I attempted to make. Overall, I did have a rather nice time during the ‘Drinking and Drawing’ activity, however it wasn’t the drawing itself that made it fun, it was meeting a few new people and the having fulfilling conversations that made it a good time. As for the drawing, the first image I drew was the tree and I found myself wanting to perfect it, however it did not come out the way I wanted (realistic and clear cut was what I was going for), which ultimately discouraged me and I wanted to get the other drawings over with. Based on the fact that I am some what of a perfectionist, I would say that drawing is sometimes frustrating for me because when something doesn’t come out as good or the way I envisioned it to be, it bothers me. Despite this, I don’t mind drawing, actually I might even say I enjoy it–mainly when it comes to things that aren’t meant to be realistic, especially doodles. I most likely will not try to sit down and draw something with the purpose of it being realistic or to come out professionally, but I will most definitely continue to draw, since as I mentioned, I love to doodle. I completely agree that practicing for hours and hours on end would allow one to improve their drawing skills, especially learning different techniques and to find your unique style that suites myself.
My major as of now is pre-criminal justice, and sketching is definitely apart of the law system through sketch artist that are used for a victim to describe a criminal. The hoe is that the drawing will accurate enough that went sent to the general public, people would recognize said criminal and be able to report them to the police. To put it simply, sketching is used in the criminal justice system to help both the general public and the police to recognize and catch criminals.
I do believe that drawing can be a language, just as painting can be a language. Both are similar in the sense that one can draw or paint something that express a possible emotion or idea and such that their words cannot.
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