Canary wrote:NastyNickers wrote:Practice! My Nanna had some of my very first drawings framed in her house, and I'd cringe every time I saw them. They where done with standard sketching pencils, and the shading was barely there. I think half the battle is finding a style that actually works for you. So far I think my best work is with charcoals. It's the bloody Disney shit that sells most though, as soon as I get prints done they pretty much sell in a few days.
But they must have been very precious to her. It's not a question of how much expertise was involved, it's the fact that her grandchild drew them. Even the mis shapen matchstick figures my little lad drew in nursey school were precious and the fridge was covered in them. Still got them and always will.
Yes, you're completely right. She absolutely loved them, they had pride of place whilst she was still around. I always drew her new things, with the intention for her to replace the old stuff. But she just ended up with more on the walls, until eventually she ran out of space and started to keep them in a photo album thing that she'd leave open on the coffee table.
She was always my biggest fan. I don't half miss her.
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