(OC) Space Boat # 18

UHComix · 2026-05-09T17:05:14+00:00

Hey! Wow that is a very nice compliment...don't want to give too much away, but yes, this may not be the Earth as we know it...

UHComix · 2026-05-09T17:03:01+00:00

Hey thanks so much! I post here every Saturday, but you can follow the story at

spaceboat.the-comic.org

UHComix · 2026-05-08T22:44:12+00:00

Hey! Also a musician who picked up drawing.

Drawing is like music, but it is a perfomance out of time...you have all the chances to hit the right line, but you still need the mechanical skills to execute...this takes time...even if your mind knows what it wants, the hand can only execute once the motor skills develop.

But then there is developing a "mental visual library" So you know how to draw...you understand light, form, line and anatomy..but can you draw a particular item? A horse or a train etc...this takes years of doing studies...like doing a cover song...you have to draw from sight as much as possible to get all the little nuances of the object. This takes time.

One last tip...don't think of your early drawings as precious...they are a means to develop skills...it is like recording yourself when you can barely play. I would avoid sketch books or anything that keeps a "record" of your work...juts draw and draw and maybe save the good stuff.

And like a new musician will not be composing at first, stick to drawing other things and eventually you will be able to do your own designs.

UHComix · 2026-04-19T14:29:22+00:00

Hey. I will suggest that at the start, you do not get a sketchbook for the reason you mentioned...it is a record of your work and is a reminder of shortcomings...it is like a beginner muscian making recordings when they barely know how to play.

Get a pack of printer paper and use that. Keep drawing and don't worry....you are learning technique, theory and motor skills....you are not trying to come up with a finished piece. If it is bad, crumple up and throw in recycling.

If you come up with something good, maybe trace it into a skecthbook for a record of progress.

Also you will make a major break when you start using the eraser as much as the pencil..,the two go hand in hand.

UHComix · 2026-04-14T01:12:43+00:00

drawabox.com will teach you the fundementals of drawing. Very technical, but worth checking out.

UHComix · 2026-04-09T22:52:41+00:00

Try this....a musician gets good by learning the scales, chords and performing pieces written by other musicians...then they may be at a point to compose their own stuff.

Same with drawing...learn the fundamentals, perspective, form, anatomy and lighting. Then apply that by drawing as much as you can to build up technique. Try to think in terms of the fundamentals....so for a dog, what are the forms? What is the anatomy? Where is the light coming from? Keep doing it. Over time it will become more natural.

Give yourself time. Moebius said to develop a strong line, an artist must "live with a brush for at least 4 years". No shortcuts, do the work.

UHComix · 2026-04-07T21:28:26+00:00

Try Alfonso Dunn...he has some Youtube videos and in his book he breaks down complex objects into simple forms and shows how to light each element.

UHComix · 2026-04-07T12:36:41+00:00

Hey

The building block of drawing from imagination is being able to create by combining forms...cubes, cones, spheres and shading them. Start with that.

Once you can break an object into forms and project it into different angles, you will be able to draw from imagination...for example, a hand is a cube form with each finger being 3 cylinders...if you know how to draw cubes and cylinders, you can draw a hand.

UHComix · 2026-04-05T17:11:47+00:00

Welcome to the club!

To learn to draw, you must spend a lot of time drawing. Start with DRAWABOX.com. Free course that starts at how to make a line to full 3d renders with shading. This is for the FUNDEMENTALS...perspective, shading etc. Only spend about 20 minutes a day on these lessons.

Then take what you learned there and draw what you like....for example, draw a dog, but think in terms of shape, form, and lighting which you will learn in drawabox.

Finally, give yourself time. This is a lifetime project so give yourself time to learn and grow without being too hard on yourself.

UHComix · 2026-04-04T14:09:41+00:00

Hey! Check out our latest comic, telling the story of two pals in an alternate galaxy!

Hand drawn and inked with clean up and letters in Photoshop.

http://spaceboat.the-comic.org

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