Improvement Hell - Tumblr Posts
self portrait! trying to do the art improvement challenge. i am for sure not going to be able to finish it in 30 days, but i will do it regardless
figure drawings AAAAA all of the references r from the sitting folder by deviantart user jookpubstock. ill probably do a full drawing soon
more figures for improvement hell, this time it's action poses(?)
today for the art improvement challenge was to design a character generated by the websites listed, and i pulled a drunken angel !
hello kitty figurine on my nightstand
I've got a lovely new Wacom Intuos (it's like crack, I can't stop using it) and I've started drawing again -- not well, though. To practice I'm doing this, though not in 30 days; I'm not suicidal...and also have school and things. Anywho, if I keep up with being motivated, I'll post what I do here, at least until I get bored and forget about it. So the list (from above) is thus:
Self-Portrait - Introduce yourself
Draw a figure using a reference - link to reference Woman Sitting Against Blue and Purple
Draw a figure that’s in action, using a reference - link to reference
Draw a part of the human anatomy you have trouble with. x20, with atleast 5 being skeletal/musculature studies.
Draw more figures. Quick gestures and silhouettes. x20, with atleast 10 different body shapes
Let’s have some fun. Design a character from this character generator. (created by PreservedCucumbers)
Pick the weirdest object in your house/room. Draw it. Shadows and Highlights.
Find 2-3 objects, make a scene with them. Draw it. Bonus points for creativity. Double points for dramatic lighting.
Draw a landscape of a place you’ve never been or drawn.
Draw a BG with 1pt Perspective. Negative points if it’s a railroad or an empty street.
Draw a BG with 2pt Perspective.
Look out a window. Draw what you see. Bonus points for adding something interesting.
Draw an interior setting with the character you designed on Day #6 in it.
BG with either bird’s eye or worm’s eye view.
Halfway there! Draw three ‘action’ scenes with different compositions in each. Quick sketches are fine, just make them interesting and understandable! Bonus points if it’s the same scene, but different composition.
Draw a single page comic with 5-7 panels (the story begins and ends on one page).
Draw an animal you’ve never drawn before. x10 Link references.
Draw a car. Negative points for whining. Hint: Use a perspective grid.
Think of the thing you hate drawing the most. Guess what? Draw it! Negative points for lying to yourself.
Pick an object in your house/room. Now design a character from it, using the shapes, forms, textures, purpose and colors as inspiration. Also link/post the object you used. Negative points for using a humanoid action figure.
Draw a character/object/scene, and shade them using ONLY solid blacks and whites. Bonus points for good use of lights/shadows
Draw a different object/scene/character. Shade using hatching, crosshatcing, and/or pointillism. Bonus points for lights/shadows and textures.
Colors! Pick a color palette, and paint a scene/character/object using only those colors (some blending allowed). Bonus points for good use of lights/shadows.
Draw and color a scene/object/character - no lines allowed! (aka - lineless art). Don’t forget light and shadows!
Draw a scene/character in a style you’ve never drawn before. If emulating an artist, credit+link. Bonus for color style.
Draw a character. Draw 10 emotions/expressions. Bonus points for ‘uncommon’ emotions. (i.e. anxiety, guilt, despair, loneliness etc.)
Draw three random shapes using your opposite hand (or your foot). Now design characters from those shapes.
Turn on the tv (or load your illegally downloaded movies). Pick an actor and draw them.
Almost done! Let’s have some fun. Draw some fanart. Bonus points if it’s super obscure and unknown. Make people guess what it’s from.
Last day! Find a drawing you did within the last year. Now draw it again using what you’ve learned! Link it for comparison!
Garg, I've never used this site before -- I haven't a clue what to do!
Are you tired of feeling like your art just isn’t improving? Do you want to do a 30-day challenge that’s actually useful? Welcome to 30 Days of Improvement Hell. >:D
I made this because I’ve been feeling super ‘blah’ about my art these days, and I needed something to kick-start myself. Who wants...
Painting of a hand from reference for improvement hell prompt: Draw a part of the human anatomy you have trouble with. x20, with at least 5 being skeletal/musculature studies.
I need to start drawing bigger. I was drawing at like 300% zoom and didn't even notice. Then I zoom out and my drawing's like 300x300 pixels.
The chopstick shading's a bit weird (thank god for pen tool -- straight, converging lines are EVIL to draw), but I like the hand shading/colouring. Even though I didn't get the highlights right: inconsistent brightness, not bright enough on the hand, bright on the pointer.
Also, brown dots are because I keep tapping to get rid of the brush dialogue, gotta stop doing that.
I can't tell if I'm improving. :t
Hand: eh, kinda weird. You don't realize just how claw-like hands look when doing the heart-hands thing until you try to draw it. I can't make the nails look good, i just don't understand. Also the angles are weird and I think the thumbs are too long and I really didn't want to work on this; no motivation at all. Next time, one hand. Two hands and I get discouraged.
Also, I'm extremely annoyed that I can't think of anything to draw. I tried to draw something interesting and my brain pulled a Sahara...nothing, just blank and empty for miles. All I got was my little blushing robot above. Four years of high school art and nothing.
I'm a bad artist. harumph.
Anyway: for improvement hell prompt about drawing difficult anatomy.
Everything is weird but I'm too tired to fix it, also to paint it properly. I always feel like I'm cheating if I use to liquefy tool, so I gotta redraw the bad (all) parts. Also, I kinda love that weird llustrate-y thing of red-ing joints, etc. I suck, but I kinda use it, in my own anaesthetized-ham-fisted way, anyway.
2-3 hrs? i make myself sad.
On a happy note: I really like having a graphic tablet. I kinda suck donkey balls at art things, but I like being able to mess around in photoshop and not have to get messy with and spend cash on paints and graphite. So I suck, but it's better than...expensive, messy sucking? I don't even know where I'm going with this.
Decided to PencilCats 30 day improvement hell challenge!
This is going to take way more than 30 days I guarantee
Anyway day one! Self portrait!
Day 2 of improvement Hell! Draw a pose with a reference! Link to the reference! https://www.adorkastock.com/pose/april-showers-umbrella-pose-reference/
Day 3 of PencilCat’s Improvement Hell!
Draw a figure that’s in action! https://www.adorkastock.com/pose/dynamic-jumping-pose-reference-with-sword-and-shield/
Day 4 of improvement hell! Draw a part of human anatomy you have trouble with!
30 Days of Improvement Hell
Day 2, Draw a figure using a reference - link to reference
reference
Argh this is so late and it's not even finished BUT DUDE LOOK IT'S THOR
30 Days of Art Improvement Challenge!
Day 3, Draw a figure that’s in action, using a reference - link to reference
Maaaan where you runnin'?
He looks a little wonky... I think it's his arm.