I've been pretty bad over the years at drawing things. For this new hobby I found lots of used books on Amazon concerning drawing and sculpting. I'd always thought drawing was kind of impossible for me. I just didn't put down on paper what was in my head.
One author, though, described a very precise grid system to use. It was fascinating! You get a person to model the pose you want to do, photograph them, superimpose a grid over the photo, and then draw a grid on your paper. Then you draw the basic shape square by square thus getting the proportions exactly right. I've never been able to do that freehand before.
I haven't tried it yet, but it seems so simple! I bet I could do it if I really wanted to draw something now. I'm kind of stuck on the wool thing, now, though. 3D is just a much ....
better way to see things. I've tried carving before, but it's really hard to do and one slip and the piece is ruined. Fired clay things requires equipment I don't have.
I wish I could show you these creations of mine in person. Seeing them in 3 dimensions is so different from seeing them as a flat image. The tiny dragon, for instance, is about twice as cute when you can hold it in your hands and turn it around and see it from all angles. And see the itsy bitsy flame moving just a bit from air currents. My husband immediately wanted to wear it to work clinging to his shirt pocket.
Fortunately, he forgot this morning.