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Skin Removal Healing Journal 9/19

Removed the sterile bordered gauze and it sucked less this time but it was very much not a pleasant task - it still stuck and peeled the wound in some places. I thought I'd applied enough hydrogel, but even what I applied yesterday wasn't enough - my suspicions about the gauze absorbing it were probably right. I haven't been very active today but it was still soaked. The wound looks a little cleaner today, though.

Reduced mobility continues today, got worn out kind of easily going to the store and another couple shops and I didn't do that much walking. It was nice to be on skates for a few minutes at the skate shop, which I was able to manage alright and without pain.

Worked the gauze off slowly in a kind of clockwise motion - it's easier to pull along a line rather than over it, the less surface area you're peeling at a time, the more bearable it is. Bleeding started from this process but it was pretty minimal and only needed two of the 2x2 gauze pads. The antibiotic soap stings - I repeated the process from yesterday of basically sponging the wound with a damp soapy paper towel and then repeating this process with another damp towel without soap. Did it once more with a dry one to prepare the area for the tegaderm.

I applied the tegaderm once by accident without the hydrogel and then removed it to correct this mistake, which was just fine and didn't hurt. Applying the hydrogel stung a little worse than the soap, but I made sure to apply enough that all the recessed skin was filled and that I could run my gloved hand over it with ease without noticing height difference. Applied the new tegaderm without issue.

How I Study Anatomy

Everyone says NEVER TRACE!! THAT'S ART THEFT! Ok but we can do a little crime in the name of Learning.

Trace to learn, not to earn.

I like to take my own photos, but you can study whatever you want. Link back to original photos, and don't post copied artwork unless the artist is dead, cool with it, or both.

As always with learning, start every sketch with the intent to throw it away (trash for paper, quitting without saving for digital) This takes the pressure off and lets you make Bad Art, which is very important.

So let's make Bad Art of a Deer because I happen to have one handy

Start with a photo of your subject in a nice/neutral pose with all four feet visible. (so not like me)

Freehand copy it. Try not to stylize, focusing instead of matching proportions and pose. Don't get too detailed!

It's ok if your art looks terrible and has broken legs. I've drawn LOTS of deer so I have a leg up. Everyone's art sucks in their own eyes and here's where mine went wrong:

Either lasso-distort (recommended for beginners) or redraw a copy of your first sketch with your reference behind it (scaled to match the main body of your sketch)

Put the original and modified sketches together and compare the differences. Write it down if you want. This shows you where your eyes saw things the wrong size, so you can correct for that next time.

After learning about both deer and yourself, try freehand copying again.

Marvel at your newfound knowledge and skill!

but there's always room for improvement

You can stop here and move on to your real drawing, Or do another freehand-fix-compare cycle. I actually overcorrected my "draws heads too big" and veered into "heads too small."

Another note on tracing: Learning HOW to trace is more important than anything you could learn By tracing. Draw the Anatomy, not the outline. In real life, things don't have outlines, they have bones.

These are from the same shoot which is extra useful for consistency. The lines are minimal and follow where the animals joints are, and only important parts are drawn.

You won't know what Important Parts means right off the bat, which is where in-depth study comes in. You need to do learn the hard parts to do the easy parts right.

Next up: how to study bones and muscles.

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