I've been reading 'Figure Drawing' by Jake Spicer. I would recommend it. Here's a good breakdown of the book: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxzaBJYDZQc

Today is day 14, but I missed a day (broke the chain) and have been doing exercises since. Life gets in the way sometimes. I want to draw with good proportions and perspective, but I haven't been able to draw anything that I'm happy enough to share with anyone. I've focused on the proportions exercise in this course and read about drawing. Going forward, I will do at least one 5-minute sketch every day with the lowest barrier to entry so that I can build on the habit over time.

Day 6 (missed 2 days over the weekend ...responsibilities...) - After missing 2 days, I tried to draw something hard. - I started with the box containing the object, then carved the shapes out of it. - I didn't draw the photo, so the light and angles are different. - Unfortunately, I think it turned out like a lob with no structure. I've been listening to the Proko podcast and some other resources, and some things I would like to do: - Try drawing photorealistic. If I make a mistake, it's immediately clear what the mistake is. - Spend longer on a drawing. I am trying to do these daily challenges in <30 mins but often spend >60 mins. I want to have a project that spend several hours on over the course of a few days. Thanks for reading!!

Day 5

Day 4 – Running out of time today so quickly sketched the corner of the room. I think I need to pick simpler objects to draw. It should be that 'each drawing can take 5-30 minutes'. I'm not happy with the stand below the screen because I was rushing.

Day 3 – I wanted to draw what was in front of me. When the proportions and angles and everything were so far off, I wanted to see how accurate I could draw. On the right is my second attempt, carefully measuring each point on the page, then filling in the shapes with alcohol markers. It took me so long I wasn't able to draw everything on the desk but it was useful to see how much of a difference accurate perspective makes and how everything looks like it is in the same 3D space. I wasn't going to post this but I have run out of time to draw anything else today.

Day 2

Day 1

Hi all, This is my third attempt at the snail. I keep falling into the habit of using my wrist to draw instead of my whole arm. I cleaned up my lines but these are too pressured. I wish I had left in more of the C, S & I construction lines where I was more confident and loose.

Hi all, I'm posting here as I would love some help with some gesture drawings I made. As I am typing this post, I find I critique myself more so than looking at what I have done so it's useful. The first 8 are 30 seconds, the second are 2 mins. I did label the page too. For the 30 second poses, I often found I didn't have enough time to draw more than a stick man. For the 2 minute poses, I tried to emulate how Stan uses sweeping lines for the shape of limbs rather than a single line. I find the hardest part to be the shapes of the forearms/lower legs, and the S shape around the muscle and the bone. Studying this anatomy might improve this. Am I misunderstanding the concept and drawing gestures wrong? Or should I keep practicing and I will get there? I would appreciate any advice or instruction.