Realization

Last night, i drew Vincent Gallo half asleep using pencil. Pencil is probably the most controlled medium of all mediums. I haven't really drawn with pencil in a while...i've been using soft pastels, watersoluble graphite, charcoal, and brush markers. Those are pretty hard to master and control. Over time, with lots of practice and some screwing up, i've gotten better at all of them. It started off with charcoal..I did a LOT of charcoal drawings [i was in love with it]. Then from there, i got a good sense of control and i learned proportions pretty well. i was able to wrok with brush markers after that, which i fell in love with also. But i learned a good deal of...eyeballing things..i don't know what you'd call it. But i learned how to see things and how to replicate proportions at first attempt. Then i did a couple of watersoluble graphite drawings and soft pastel drawings, and those are more like paint, which is really cool. I imagine that if i ever start painting, it will make a nice segue.
So anyway, my realization was this: while drawing Gallo and this random dude the following day, i realized that i have SUCH control over my pencil now. These drawings are not realistic, but they show realistic factors and proportions. Not only that, but they greatly resemble the original subjects. It kind of blew my mind when i realized this. Because i was able to make a mere few strokes of my pencil and it suddenly already started looking like the person! IT'S SO AWESOME! I can't believe it. I love how so much practice with so many different mediums has made my drawings become so....easy and so accurate. I'm not tooting my own horn, here. I'm really just observing my progression and feeling very proud of how far i've come. This is truly amazing. I'm blown away. I reccomend this to any artist in any discipline using any medium. DO ART EVERY DAY.