Requisites for Drawing
Are you super talented? Do you have it all figured out … then this zine is not for you!
Are you disciplined and can stay on track? Are you organized and have everything under control … then this zine may not be for you either!
On the other hand … Does your hand refuse to draw what you have in mind? Do you dream of someday doing just one good drawing, but the more you draw the farther away your dreams seem to be? Are you wondering why you should even bother … then this zine could bee for you!
My Sketchbook Drawing Guide
Stories, exercises, and thoughts on sketching with purpose and for fun.
A self published zine by Mike Kerr
Release Date TBA
There are artists who intuitively know what to do, what to say, and where their art is going. But for others like me, it can be struggle to even draw a straight line.
Much of a traditional art education is focused on knowledge and academics. With an emphasis on performance, learning methodology, and systematic procedures to meet expectations. However if I was good at academics, I would have went to university so I could get regular job. But I was terrible at school – easily bored and confused. Except for one class … art. And I was lucky I had a high school art teacher (named Art) who mostly ignored us and just let us do our own thing. It was the best art education I could have asked for. In Art’s class I figured out that you learn to draw … by drawing. Especially stuff you like to draw, such as comic books.
requisite | ˈrekwəzət |
noun
A thing that is necessary for the achievement of a specified end.
Eventually I went to art school where I mostly learned what not to draw, such as comic books. I’m exaggerating, but it did take time to shake off the teaching that worked for others, but did not work for me.
If you are looking to learn how to draw like a master, look elsewhere. But if you are looking to do something that can give you peace, joy, and purpose … look here. This Mike-A-Zine™ is my artistic manifesto on how to be an average, everyday illustrator. Learning to draw is about fundamentals, but it is also about learning to draw as yourself – and for yourself. Learning to be the best “YOU” you can BEE!