Making Basic Shapes Interesting

Where last I left off with this Blog I was practicing basic shapes and drawing from the shoulder. This I have been doing but getting the time to practice (and update this blog) is not the easiest task in the world, there always seems to be something vying for my attention (I’m looking at you son).

I have managed to practice every day though, even if it is just doodling basic shapes and lines on scrap bits of paper during my dinner hour.  Making sure I draw from the shoulder and I think I’ve seen some improvement in the quality of my lines.

Lets be honest though basic shapes aren’t the most stimulating things to draw and I have found myself getting a bit board. That is until a took a couple of my basic shapes and did this to them:

Yes Pac-Man and a ghost, nice basic shapes made more interesting. So being the geek I been trying to find characters from games and cartoons I have liked which can be made from basic shapes.

And I think it maybe paying off because I’m pretty chuffed at these few drawings I did of characters I used to draw as a kid. I particularly like the Turtle.

Let me know if you think this is a good way to practice basic shapes or am I doing it all wrong and screwing up the learning process. Also if you know of any other ways of making basic shapes fun, leave a comment.