Foreword 7
Old Art & Rediscovering the Hobby 11
- Childhood Art 12
- High School Art 14
- Post High School/Pre-University 17
- College and Graduate School Study Aids 18
- My First Website 19
- The Second Site 20
Phase 1 – Getting Back into Art 22
- First Portrait 23
- Measured Grids 25
- Contest Drawing – Tiny Art Show 27
- A Dark Tower Drawing 31
Phase 2 – Drawing Without a Grid 35
- Family Sketch, No Planning 36
- Dancing Dad – Drawing from a Video 38
- Serious Baby Cracking a Smile 40
- Tired Dad, Laughing Kid 42
- Thanksgiving Scene 43
- Group Generational Scene 45
- Wedding Present 47
Phase 3 – Learning to Use Color 49
- First Attempt At Art With Color 50
- Round Two With Color 53
- Snow Day in Louisiana 55
- More Realism in Family Portraits 57
- Hometown Series 61
Process Notes – Pencil Painting 68
Phase 4 – Practice & Blending Improvement 83
- Kids In a Shopping Cart 84
- Drawing Two Scenes at Once 86
- Trying a Non-Human Subject 91
Process Notes – Sources of Inspiration 94
- Stock Images 95
- Video Games 100
- Artwork Giveaways and Raffles 105
- Memes and Uncertain Sources 108
Phase 5 – Refinement & Realism 110
- Back to Basics 112
- Gift Sketches 114
- A Family Portrait from New Orleans 117
- Big Kid and Her Apple 119
- The Laundry Basket Girls 121
- Self Portrait – Shadow and Contrast Struggles 123
- Subject Counts and Wife Portraits 126
- Art on a Shopping Cart 132
- Long Term Goals and Sketch Impulsivity 137
Process Notes – Experiments & the Future 139
- Lost Dinosaur Timeline 140
- Digital Drawing 144
- Where to From Here? 148
Additional Thoughts & Advice 149
- Photographing Your Artwork 149
- Engage with Others about Art 150
- Ensure You’re on Firm Legal Ground 152
- Leverage Technology 155
- Step out of your Comfort Zone 156
Index 157
About the Author 159
