I was about to start the Learning to Sketch from Observation Project, but then I remembered I skipped over the 2-week drawing challenge. It took me longer than two weeks, had good and bad days, on and off days, days where I just felt like I’m the worst slacker in the world…but I finally did it. Each drawing is numbered in order. Strangely, I saw myself not using the container/envelop technique If not at all. In fact, it was down right difficult for me to apply it here on these references I chosen for the 2-week challenge. The human brain is a fickle thing telling you that you got it and had your eureka moment a project ago, but then you move on to apply what you learned and your brain just stops processing 😂. So in these 12 sketches I relied mostly on guidelines and primitive shape underdrawings to capture a general likeness, or gestural underdrawings like in the seal or sea lion sketches. I applied what I learned from the tapered strokes and searching lines lessons in some of the sketches. Stan was right about how the messy searching lines make the sketches look “better”. At the start of the 2-week challenge, my goal was to focus on getting the shapes and likeness of my references right, but then I shifted my focus experimenting with different line qualities and weights…and I could not be happier with how good some of my sketches turned out like in sketches 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, especially day 7 sketch of the seal which I’m happy with the most because of the nice gestural underdrawing and the quality of the searching lines. I would say that the most challenging reference was day 11 with the shark in top view. I didn’t think sketching fish or sharks would be more difficult than everything else I drew. Simplifying the twisty form required a unique solution. Least favorite of all is 1, especially 4, and 12. I could probably go back and re-sketch them again, but I’d like to go ahead progress to the next lesson where I’ll have plenty to draw and sketch ahead of me 👍. I learned a lot during this 2-week challenge. I unlocked some line quality/weight skills. I learned to find unique solutions to challenging subjects. I experimented with gestures and rhythm which I quite enjoyed. sketched in Procreate on the iPad Pro 12.9.

Day 8 and 9! I like drawing hands, tried applying the line weight exercise to depth

Day 7: drew a chicken cause I like em, then decided to draw some hands then ink in when I felt more confident. The blue one turned out a lot better than the green one

For my boxed off time today I decided this would be my first time trying to take basic geometric shape drills and play around with intersection and combination. This really makes your head think, but super fun! I come from a logic Vs creative background so this felt like traditional problem solving! Perspective and proportions are off but that's fine for now, just starting the shapes part of the course. Perspective can come later. On a positive I started using overhand grip and found I was able to finally pull some loose sketchy lines AT LAST! Need to find some time where I'm not rushing but I'll take it.

Hand holding an apple . Really focused on the form of the hand more than the apple. Gave myself about 10 minutes for this.

Day 6, wanted to try and just generally draw this gesture and got in over my head haha. Realized one of my main proportion errors is making things too wide, so for the future gonna try and keep that in consideration. Light on detail cause I was light on time

Decided to just have some fun tonight and play around digitally. Wasn't quite sure what I was going for as it started off as line drills ha. My first drawing from imagination I guess! Messing around with line weight is fun

Weekly haul, trying to commit to the habit of drawing each day

Day 5. Squash! Messed around with a doo dad behind it, and worked on tapered, confident lines. Feel the steps of learning coming together!

Day 4 (missed a day) First time trying to draw from observing real life! Camping now, so drew the mountains im next to

Day 2: Shark

Random rushed sketching, and then some basic shading just to have a bit of fun. It was late and was rushing but wanted to get some time clocked up.

Day 1: Dratini

#3 did not have as much time as the last two days, so just worked on construction lines to get a house out, do a little bit of detail

#2...dang I feel really embarrassed about this one, BUT I'M POSTING IT ANYWAY. Character art is my ultimate goal but trying to do it is so difficult because I know how far away I am from where I want to be, but gotta start somewhere! Feel like I learned a lot about shading trying this one out.

#1 Did another still life like the pear drawing, but will probably have to stick to simpler projects in the future cause this took a bit, haha

Day 14 (Final Day): What really happens under the hood?

Day 13: Kricketot

Day 12: first attempt to make a comic