My interest in art started quite innocently one day, when I was in secondary three. A classmate took out his sketch book and started sketching away. He was working on a pencil portrait of Marc Bolan from his picture in a magazine, ( I still remember that vividly till this day ). The pencil sketch was a mirror image of the picture in the magazine. I was awed. I thought wow, ‘How I wish I could draw like that.’
Later on, I thought, “If he can do it, I can do it.’ So, I got myself a sketch book, looked for pictures of my movie idols in the magazines, and I started drawing/sketching. It was disastrous to begin with. But I refused to give up. I was obstinate.
I persisted. I believed that if my classmate can do it, there is no reason why I couldn't. Gradually, I got better. There were some resemblance between the picture and the finished product. This gave me confidence and motivation to carry on. And eventually, I had some success.
The following were some of the better ones. They are not great - very stiff lines, and rough around the edges. Looking at them now, I know where the mistakes are, but back then, I was none the wiser. I was just pleased that I got that far. It was all self-taught, and I considered it a minor accomplishment.
What do you think? You might recognized some of the actors.
Lately, I have been toying with the idea of picking up sketching again, but it has been decades since I last drawn anything. My eyesight are not as good now, my fingers are a bit stiff, and the computer is way too much of a distraction. Anyway, we shall see.
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