Ernest Friedman-Hill
Jun 23 2009, 09:57 PM
The recent thread about "bad drawing days" got me to thinking about the pile of rejects I've saved. I bet a lot of other people have that pile too. I thought it would be fun if other people could see them. But here's the thing: some people probably don't want to share: some bad drawings can be pretty embarrassing!
Therefore, I have developed this plan. Send me your absolute worst drawing(s), and I will post them for you in this thread. I will post some of mine, too. I absolutely promise that I will not reveal the identity of any of the artists. Furthermore, do not reply to this post to indicate that you think this is a good idea, because that might suggest that the first bad drawing(s) are going to be yours. Don't say anything -- just send me those bad drawings, and let's all have a laugh, and feel better knowing that other folks have their off days, too.
If you PM me, I'll give you an email address to send them to; or you can post them someplace and send me a link.
Ernest Friedman-Hill
Jun 24 2009, 10:52 PM
OK, here's the first batch. One interesting point: "bad" is relative. Everybody has their own style, and everybody has different tastes. You might not think all of these are bad: I don't necessarily.
Here are two examples of what happens if vehicles get too close to a Gravitational Black Hole. Learning perspective is hard, and remembering to do it correctly even after you learn is
still hard.
Click to view attachmentClick to view attachmentHere is a Zombie Snowman drawn by a distracted person at their desk:
Click to view attachmentA rushed portrait started and abandoned by someone who couldn't get into the zone, and reverted to drawing what they think rather than what they see:
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Ernest Friedman-Hill
Jun 29 2009, 01:08 PM
About this, the artist says:
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This one I put a ton of time into and everything was going well until I got to the background. The harder I tried the worse it got!
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Nancy B
Jun 29 2009, 02:04 PM
Ernest there has got to be someway to save that one.
ElenaM
Jun 30 2009, 07:35 PM
Yes, there is a solution to the flower drawing. A black/dark background will make the flower pop off the page and mask the mistake.
*Roxy*
Jul 1 2009, 04:31 AM
Or cut the flower out and put it on a new paper?
Sveta17
Jul 3 2009, 07:31 PM
QUOTE (Ernest Friedman-Hill @ Jun 24 2009, 10:52 PM)

OK, here's the first batch. One interesting point: "bad" is relative. Everybody has their own style, and everybody has different tastes. You might not think all of these are bad: I don't necessarily.
Here are two examples of what happens if vehicles get too close to a Gravitational Black Hole. Learning perspective is hard, and remembering to do it correctly even after you learn is
still hard.
Click to view attachmentClick to view attachmentHere is a Zombie Snowman drawn by a distracted person at their desk:
Click to view attachmentA rushed portrait started and abandoned by someone who couldn't get into the zone, and reverted to drawing what they think rather than what they see:
Click to view attachmentI actually quite liked the Snowman!
siksnosparnyte
Jul 3 2009, 08:32 PM
Not many bad drawings here... It seems like when it comes to showing the failures, nothing looks bad enough to call it a failure

P.S. The snowman is really cool!
TrishO116
Jul 23 2009, 06:34 PM
I thought this would fit nicely here....
Museum of Bad ArtI don't have the courage to post any of my own "bad drawings", besides, I would clog the server there are so many of mine that fit that description!
Trish
mumwond
Jul 23 2009, 08:11 PM
Loved the Museum of Bad Art!! There's maybe hope for me yet!