Blue means bad

Name: Blue means bad
Uploaded: 2024-06-07T15:30:07+00:00
Duration: 29 s
Channel: Ryan Maloney
Description: Ryan Maloney draws initial sketches in blue to give himself permission to be messy. Each layer aims for 1% improvement while staying loose, then he inks…

7 Jun 2024 · 0 min

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Ryan Maloney draws initial sketches in blue to give himself permission to be messy. Each layer aims for 1% improvement while staying loose, then he inks over the blue in black once he feels confident. The bad sketches underneath filter out what doesn't work.

Blue. Blue means bad. That's what I've taught my brain. When I draw in blue, I'm not trying to be perfect. I'm trying to be bad. You can always make blue better. Just add a new layer, but still be bad. Just try to be 1% better on the next layer. Do this until you have the confidence and you can see that the drawing is ready to be inked with black ink. Even then, you always got the undo button, but you've weeded out the junk by creating the bad drawings first. That's why I train my brain to remember that the color