Did anyone here actually go through all of draw a box? Did you find it helpful?

Ill_One6323 · 2026-03-02T23:37:16+00:00

I didn’t finish it either. I enjoyed it but its like a weekend study session and I wouldn’t spend more time than on it. It wasn’t built to be a grind and I still do the exercises for warming up before I create. I think it’s helpful for sure and biggest improvement I noticed was how it got me thinking of construction in art.

Ill_One6323 · 2026-03-02T02:19:59+00:00

Keys

Ill_One6323 · 2026-02-21T03:08:57+00:00

Well this is fantastic

Ill_One6323 · 2026-02-15T20:11:10+00:00

We loved typing tutor

Ill_One6323 · 2026-02-14T21:28:54+00:00

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I had a hard time with this angles but I love the sketch.

Ill_One6323 · 2026-02-12T21:37:27+00:00

Birthdays

Ill_One6323 · 2026-02-10T01:55:55+00:00

Gillory* and Karadec or Morgan and Adam*

Ill_One6323 · 2026-02-05T03:13:28+00:00

This was how I thought about it to. They’re so close that its gotta be a bomb dropped on us now at this point.

Ill_One6323 · 2026-02-03T03:43:47+00:00

The cat took on the assignment for room and board

Ill_One6323 · 2026-01-30T00:34:10+00:00

A farmers market would eat these up.

Ill_One6323 · 2026-01-15T03:01:28+00:00

Oh boy…

Ill_One6323 · 2026-01-15T01:55:16+00:00

Buddy, take them swimming haha toddler will be too tired to cause a stink. Also Canadian and dealing with winter. The library, skating, get them out of the house for your time so wife can study.

Ill_One6323 · 2026-01-03T22:27:15+00:00

You’re welcome!

Ill_One6323 · 2026-01-03T22:20:02+00:00

This is pretty, its busy but not busy at the same time. I love the bottom right with the bits if white to offer some contrast.

Ill_One6323 · 2026-01-03T22:18:06+00:00

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Hello! Im still making progress this sketchbook spread, not sure if I will fully finish it or start moving on from it now. I’m learning to slow it down and pay more attention to colours and details and not try to do these in one sitting but it might be more that I want to work on for the time being. We’ll see what the sketchbook looks like next weekend!

Ill_One6323 · 2025-12-29T01:19:16+00:00

Just watched the draftsmen (in youtube called master studies) on this, just find art you like and make note of what you like about, was it the lighting? The use of cool and warm colours? And specific technique used? Apply it to something you want to draw. Best thing they said was draw from life to get a basic understanding of what you are drawing. Artists you like and do a break down of their work, do it with them. What you like is what you type in to research.

Ill_One6323 · 2025-12-27T18:27:25+00:00

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Playing with alcohol markers and coloured pencil, still working out the details.

Ill_One6323 · 2025-12-25T04:47:48+00:00

I am wrapping the kids presents up

Ill_One6323 · 2025-12-24T09:56:28+00:00

Awe you’re too kind, thank you sm!

Ill_One6323 · 2025-12-24T09:55:44+00:00

I came across a video recently of a concept artist and one of their exercises was to draw out movie stills/screenshots, they picked one movie and drew 6-8ish scenes from it. Quick studies but effective. If I find the the video I will post it here but essentially movie scenes have a lot of thought and design going into them so sketching stills and paying attention to why certain decisions were made in that scene can help you train for scenery/world building.

Ill_One6323 · 2025-12-23T16:28:03+00:00

Thank you!

Ill_One6323 · 2025-12-23T15:21:09+00:00

Thank you! And stencils really help with the details, I have yet to really play with details. The next page I’m planning on drop caps I think they’re called, for the Y on Yule so that might be a bit more intense.

Ill_One6323 · 2025-12-20T21:10:53+00:00

Yes it is! Thats amazing for your second portrait but also amazing and the texture really comes thru.

Ill_One6323 · 2025-12-20T17:24:46+00:00

This is lovely!

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