I bought "making comics" by Lynda Barry recently and I really love it. the back cover is this invitation to try drawing again
the book has a lot of wonderful drawing exercises that aren't about technical precision at all
she talks a lot about how the strange characters you draw can surprise you
and the main thing that comes through in the book is that she really loves drawings made by beginners
as soon as I read this book I drew a bunch of things and they were very charming and I loved them. (instead of feeling bad about being "bad" at drawing)
I was really surprised that the thing I needed to make details I liked wasn't to read "drawing on the right side of the brain" or learn to draw a hand or anything, I could just change my attitude and start drawing things i like immediately :) :) :)
you can buy making comics from the publisher here: drawnandquarterly.com/making-comics
I got my copy from their store in Montreal.
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