So, here we are at the end of the course. I’m sure you’ll agree, that the time seems to have flown by. I’m sure that you’ve also seen an improvement in your drawing abilities and at the very least, your observational skills. Remember what I said earlier, this is not something that can be mastered over a short period of time. It takes a lot of practice and hard thought to get better. I like to tell people, “Don’t work harder, work smarter.” Constantly think when you draw. I honestly believe that anyone can learn to draw... if that’s what they really want to do. Remember what I told you back in Lesson Six, Your Emotions and Attitude are the forces that drive you to do the things you do. If you really feel this is the direction you want to go and you have a positive attitude about doing it, you really can. Don’t be discouraged by the many bad drawings you’ll do, we all have drawings that we look back on and think, “How could I have drawn that? What was I thinking??” I still do drawings like that, not as frequently, but they still rear their ugly heads so to speak. There’s a great quote, “You have 25,000 bad drawings in you, get them all out now so you can start on the good one’s sooner.”

I’ve had several students over the years, whom I’ve thought in my head, “This person has no idea what they’re doing.” and years later I’ll hear that they’re working at Disney or Warner Bros. and think, “Wow, they made it! Something must have clicked.” and it does for all of us.

Remember the bubble theory that I told you about. Start to recognize the feelings that are related to that and think in terms of it being a benchmark that you can gauge your progress on. Even treat it like a Birthday and go out and celebrate the bursting of a bubble.

Your journey has only just begun but you’ve taken some good first steps.

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