The Drawing Club

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22 The Drawing Club

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Kung Fu, china marker on paper, Fred Warter

The Paratrooper, ink and wash on paper, Bob Kato

1980s Fashion, ink on paper, Rich Tuzon

Detective, ink on paper, Bob Kato

The texture in the sound an instrument makes feels a lot

like the texture your drawing tool makes. I think of the smooth,

refined lines in an Ingres pencil portrait drawing, and beautiful

classical music just pops into my head. But when I look at the

rough, scratchy, skipping lines in a Ralph Steadman drawing

from Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, I immediately hear the

buzzing in my ears from great early 1970s rock music. Texture

is a powerful tool in drawing because it is so good at conveying

attitude.

At The Drawing Club, we carefully select music appropriate

to the character and theme to set the right mood. We can evoke

Studio 54 circa 1979 one week and the circus the next with the

help of a good playlist.

As you look at the drawings in this chapter, do certain songs

or types of music come to mind?

Do you listen to music when you draw? Do you always listen

to the same music, or do you change it to set a specific mood?

Try changing up your music, and see if it changes the mood of

your drawing.

Club Tips

■■■Don’t get too caught up in the importance of technique. You don’t have to impress everyone with

your skills to make a good drawing.

■■Try changing up your music, and see if it changes the mood of your drawing.

Taking sToCk

■■Have you tried working outside your comfort zone?

■■Have you thought about what you are setting out to do?

■■Are you more concerned with storytelling or technical accuracy?

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The Paratrooper, ink and wash on paper, Bob Kato

Chapter 1: What Is a Good Drawing?

At The Drawing Club, we carefully select music appropriate

to the character and theme to set the right mood. We can evoke

Studio 54 circa 1979 one week and the circus the next with the

help of a good playlist.

As you look at the drawings in this chapter, do certain songs

or types of music come to mind?

Do you listen to music when you draw? Do you always listen

to the same music, or do you change it to set a specific mood?

Try changing up your music, and see if it changes the mood of

your drawing.

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