Proko - Project - Learning to Sketch from Imagination

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Project - Learning to Sketch from Imagination

by Stan Prokopenko in Drawing Basics

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Thanks for the classmate who uploaded the cat's photo to #14 days challenge#. Sorry I can't remember your name. Your cat photo is so funny, I couldn't help myself drawing a picture for him or her.

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ASSIGNMENTS

Pick an animal, a bug, or some kind of creature, and find several reference photos to use as inspiration to sketch a new character.

Don't copy the photos. Feel free to explore with proportions and exaggerate or simplify things to make it your own. Do multiple sketches to experiment and try different ideas.

Once you think you have a clear idea of a character, do one full page sketch. Even in this final sketch, try to use loose, confident lines and focus on the shapes of the character you have in mind. We're trying something new here with this project by starting to develop our ability to draw from imagination. So it might be a bit of a challenge, but don't sweat it.

Let's keep it loose and rough with our sketches and just focus on letting those creative juices flow. Don't focus on the cleanliness of your lines. We're sketching, and when you post your assignments, please include the photos you found and all your experimental sketches.

If you'd like to have a chance to be included in the upcoming critique videos, you must submit your drawings below by March 9th 2023.

And don't forget to have fun!

Martha Muniz

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Such a cutie! And a fun final pose to sketch from imagination. For your studies, I would suggest practicing breakdowns from more angles, especially of his face, e.g. 3/4, side, and bottom views of his head. This is a great way to familiarize yourself with the three-dimensional shape of the subject matter, so you feel more comfortable changing and moving it around into different poses once you're drawing from imagination. Learning a subject matter from different angles also helps you think about the depth and form of the object, even if you are keeping it simple to a front-facing angle. Hope this helps :)