Drawing sure got hard since computer software got so smart. I've been trying for 3 days to draw simple stick-figures to illustrate a story. Here are my problems with that:
1. Stick-figures are easy to draw on paper. So they should also be easier to draw on-line, right? Ha! Using a mouse and a basic paint program requires entirely different eye-hand coordination than drawing on a piece of paper.
2. I don't want to draw stick-figures at all. I just thought that might be an easy way to start. It isn't. Stick-figures are the worst possible way to illustrate the story I want to write, and there's no clear path to transition those figures into the lush, vibrant characters I want to portray.
It's like adopting a puppy when you want a child. They both start out young, helpless, cute, and hungry; but at some point you realize that the dog can never make the transition to kidness.
3. Drawing on paper doesn't work. I'd eventually have to scan the drawing into the computer. Scanners are way too good at their job, picking up dozens of colors from a totally blank sheet of paper. Try getting all that noise out before you even start cleaning up the actual drawing. Better yet, don't try. It's a losing battle.
4. Writing takes most of the day. A few pages is a very good day's work. Agonizing over the right words, finally crafting them just right, and ... wait, wut? I have to draw stuff too? But it's bed time and that's all I've got...
I'll try to post examples tomorrow, to show you what I'm up against. I'd post them tonight but they're not drawn, and I'm too tired.
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