Untitled-2

Drawn in the summer of 1989, this drawing reminds me that after that year, I began doing almost all my artwork in steps of
1. pencil
2. thin black marker
3. eraser
4. colored markers


But back then, my drawings were often like this one, where there was only one step.
1. markers
That's it. How did I DO that?

To this day, it's rare that I draw without first using pencil to make the composition, perspective, and accurate anatomical proportions. Back then, I just drew and did the composition as I went along with only a vague idea of what I'd need to add to the picture next.

ex. I probably knew that Megatron and Shrapnel would be in this battle scene in their current locations on the page, but those explosions, the rocky landscape, the cumulus clouds, and even the other three Decepticons probably weren't thought up and added to the picture until after Megatron and Shrapnel were 100% finished.

That is SO unlike how I've drawn in subsequent decades. I look at this drawing now and think, "You did this without making mistakes? Without planning? Without a jar of White-Out or an Undo button? Without having a thumbnail sketch on a Post-It note nearby? Without reference materials to ensure continuity? How? How did your younger self make so many drawings like this?"