I so badly wanted to draw.

Many times in the past few days, I grabbed my pencils and sketchpad to be able to get something out from my brain, which couldn't seem to sit still -- to no avail. The last day of 2017 passed and a new week of 2018 has entered, but I haven't drawn anything relatively good, in my opinion.

I took up a science degree in college because I thought the arts wasn't for me (besides the thought that, Hey, you can still draw anytime you like even when you're a scientist!). 'Art-block' seriously drags me down; when my creative juices are at a negative, you can't expect me to come up with something in the following weeks... and sometimes, months.

So last Saturday night, I forced myself to draw until dawn (literally). 

It was 9 in the evening when I couldn't help my irrational impulse - I got up from bed and began to draw.

Please excuse my bad camera skills; I didn't have the time to scan the unfinished work. At any rate, can you guess who I was actually trying to draw?

I ended up drawing until nearly 3 AM and sported an annoying headache the rest of Sunday. To be honest, I am not exactly proud of this drawing, hence, I decided to share it before I actually found the urge to throw it away.

Drawing my first portrait in 2018

You know when you're so sure it's just a normal day, but a nagging feeling tells you it's special because duuude, it's 2018! That was exactly what I felt while I was drawing this. The calendar has changed yet again, and I felt compelled to draw (I was literally pressuring myself). 

The past year has taught me so many things, and what better way to start the New Year but by applying these?

Materials used

• Faber Castell Classic Colour Pencils
• vellum board
• pencil and ruler

Last year, too, I got to try out timelapse videos! And yup, in this post, I'm going to share another timelapse video of me drawing traditionally. It took me a long time to compile (I could have sworn that my laptop was complaining already), but finally after eons, here it is! 

This year, I vow to improve.

Sure, I learned a lot in the past year. But this year, I promise that what I've learned last year, I will double the quality. I will practice as much as I could, and learn more than I could. I love science and computers, but my first love will always be in the arts.