Don't Compare

Welcome to Draw Tip Tuesday!

In today's video, I share some drawings from my archive, and I talk about the creative process of learning. About how to get better at drawing, and about expanding your comfort zone. 

One of the "traps" for artists (whether aspiring, beginning, or even well established), is that we tend to compare our art to the art we admire. But you can't compare your beginning to someone else's middle. And talent is often confused with hard work. Great portrait artists may accomplish portraits with amazing likeness, but they weren't born this way. There goes a lot of practice into it - trial and error. And the experimenting, explorations and discoveries you make along the way, make it so much fun!

In case you missed it:
My book "life is better when you draw it" is now available for you to purchase online. It's an illustrated book for people who love drawing and need inspiration. It's about how drawing can make you happy and mindful. In the book, I share ways to embrace the daily sketchbook habit, tips, and lots of drawings from my sketchbooks.

If you want a copy - and I know you do - go here: https://www.koosjekoene.com/book

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