The sketchbook project. 60 drawings in 2 weeks. A far fetched dream I thought at first, but it turned out to be awesome! This project was definitely hard for me at first! I was so afraid to make mistakes and about my work not being perfect; but then again, is anything really “perfect”? This entire project was all about learning from my mistakes and growing and changing as an artist. When I first began this project, I noticed how careful I was with every decision I would make. I knew at that moment that I had to be able to make mistakes and not be so worried about perfection. As I continued to practice this method though the one-line project, I was able to make more decisions and more mistakes. I thought this would be much more difficult for me, but once I got the hang of it, it actually made it much easier to get the project done. I noticed as I continued to work quickly and progressively, I noticed that my work started to get a little better. There were some drawings I was unhappy with and it really brought me down, but I learned to keep going and I eventually started to get some pieces that I really liked and were proud of. I mainly noticed how my mindset changed from perfection to just getting the project done and making mistakes. I learned when you make mistakes, you get so many more different outcomes. I created drawings that I never thought I would ever create before in my life. At first some of the objects I wanted to draw were a little intimidating. I always believed that I would never be able to draw difficult objects, but by holding myself back, I was only hurting myself. Once I got past that thought of “I can’t do it”, I ended up just doing it and it wouldn’t turn out as bad as I thought. The truth is that you are your only battle. You are the one that is holding yourself back from creating and experimenting and making mistakes. Once you get past the idea that whatever you create is not going to be “good enough” or “perfect”, every project that you have becomes so much easier. Realizing that is like finding a door when you can get out of a room. It’s so simple and straightforward, it’s just easier said than done for some people. One thing I really loved about this project was learning the one-line method of drawing. It is the idea that you attempt to draw a real object that is right in front of you and put it onto your paper. The catch is to never take the pen off of the paper. It was so interesting to try this and see what kind of drawings to create. It was a little difficult to adapt to in the beginning, but it begins to make more sense to your body and your mind as you continue to play along with it. I loved the looseness and freedom of this drawing method. I feel as though you were prone to making mistakes no matter if you wanted to or not. This made the drawings that much more unique, different, and interesting. This method was such an interesting way to explore looseness in your artwork and be able to experience drawing with real objects in such an interesting way rather than looking at something on a phone or a photo. I really believe that I got better as a drawer. It really opened my eyes to all of the different methods and ways to draw that I seem to have an interest in. For the first time I actually feel that drawing can be something I continue to do on daily basis and continue to progress on. I notice that in art, there is no one correct way to do something. Every single person may have a different way to go about their day and to express a certain situation in their artwork and that really amazes me. Even myself. I noticed that I was able to express how I feel at the moment and about the project and maybe even about the object through the drawing. I tried many different ways of how I went about the project. I did some drawings that were worked on for a while and I did some drawings very quickly to just get some of them done without any thought. I also did some drawings very loose and experimental and I really liked the way they came out. Attempting to be perfect can sometimes hold you down. It can cause the artist to be afraid to make decisions and experiment. This was my main problem and turned to be a huge lesson by the end of the project. I really learned how to step out of my comfort zone and look at drawing in another way besides “I’m not good at it”. I looked at it in a hopeful way and received a positive response. I eventually learned to like drawing and found that it wasn’t such a far fetched dream after all.