How do I know if a drawing or illustration is any good? I could critique the character of the line. I could rationalise the colour palette – analogous, harmonious, complementary, and so on. I could critique the composition – is it dynamic? Does it adhere to the rule of thirds? Is the cropping suitable? What does the angle say?
The other way is to simply ask, is there life on the page? Because if life isn’t there, no amount of illustration or image theory will make it any better.
Whether we’re aware of it or not, humans tend to be able to feel the human effort behind work.
If it’s rare for the first thing that anyone makes to be the greatest of all time, then do we have no other choice but to keep making?
Which two names come to mind when we think about the crew of the Apollo 11 space mission, and why isn’t one of them “Mike”?
If the beginning of every years is spent anticipating the year to come, what does it mean for celebrating the year we’ve just lived?
How do I know if reading books, playing video games, going for walks and doing chores around the house is procrastination or rest?
