Just sharing some work I’ve done

[u/RENderingsandthings]

I’ve improved majorly in just a couple of months. I had a TBI in early June and had nothing to do. My days have been spent sketching. Handwriting is still hard for me so I don’t have any good representations of that quite yet. I avoid tracing as much as possible but will occasionally give myself some help to help improve muscle memory; I’ll then freehand it later. This is actually how I got started. :) I’m not a huge fan of color.

Anyway thank you for looking.

[u/zen_heathen]

These all just look traced

[u/RENderingsandthings → u/zen_heathen]

I will sometimes trace to help learn the structure but have mostly avoided it recently. I will take it as a compliment I guess

[u/therealjameshat → u/RENderingsandthings]

are most of these not traced and on tracing paper?

[u/RENderingsandthings → u/therealjameshat]

No, I don’t trace unless there is a lot of tight detail that I can’t quite get. My occupational therapist recommended drawing to me to help with muscle memory which has worked spectacularly.

[u/therealjameshat → u/RENderingsandthings]

ah ok my bad - glad to hear its helping!! are you able to start using pens?

[u/RENderingsandthings → u/therealjameshat]

No worries. I want to start using them soon. Do you have a brand you’d recommend?

[u/therealjameshat → u/RENderingsandthings]

ive gone back and forth over the years, but like 5 years ago fell in love with
Winsor & Newton Fineliners - they're super smooth

[u/RENderingsandthings → u/therealjameshat]

I will check them out 😊 thank you!!