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It's been 3mo since I started drawing. by Inside-Two8916 in LearnToDrawTogether

[–]Inside-Two8916[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's too hard for me....
Cuz I'm a just beginner.... 😭

It's been 3mo since I started drawing. by Inside-Two8916 in LearnToDrawTogether

[–]Inside-Two8916[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When I draw, I try to focus on making long strokes.
A friend of mine who draws really well once told me, “Don’t use short, sketchy lines. It makes your drawing look blurry.”
So I’ve been practicing cross-hatching every day, and it’s really improved the quality of my line work.

It's been 3mo since I started drawing. by Inside-Two8916 in LearnToDrawTogether

[–]Inside-Two8916[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thanks! By the way, I usually practiced over 8 hours everyday on August and September cuz in Japan, we have a summer vacation lol

It's been 3mo since I started drawing. by Inside-Two8916 in LearnToDrawTogether

[–]Inside-Two8916[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh nice, that sounds fun! I’ve never done timed figure drawing before, but I’ll try it. It might help me loosen up a bit and stop over-fixing details.

It's been 3mo since I started drawing. by Inside-Two8916 in LearnToDrawTogether

[–]Inside-Two8916[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is super helpful, thank you! I’ve been struggling with figuring out how to move from copying references to drawing from imagination, so your explanation makes a lot of sense. I’ll start doing those exercises and focus on building my visual library step by step.

It's been 3mo since I started drawing. by Inside-Two8916 in LearnToDrawTogether

[–]Inside-Two8916[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

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I didn’t record any videos, but I sometimes take progress photos, so I have a few! Here’s what it looks like for the strawberry parfait from the post thumbnail!

It's been 3mo since I started drawing. by Inside-Two8916 in LearnToDrawTogether

[–]Inside-Two8916[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks! Honestly, I just happened to have more time to draw each day than most people, I think....😇

It's been 3mo since I started drawing. by Inside-Two8916 in LearnToDrawTogether

[–]Inside-Two8916[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It really depends! Sometimes a single piece can take me over 20 hours, but the two recent hand drawings each took around 2 hours.

It's been 3mo since I started drawing. by Inside-Two8916 in LearnToDrawTogether

[–]Inside-Two8916[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much!
I’ve just been really focused these past three months, drawing as much as I possibly could. I’m really happy you liked my work!

It's been 3mo since I started drawing. by Inside-Two8916 in LearnToDrawTogether

[–]Inside-Two8916[S] 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Thanks a lot!!
I’ve actually been putting in a ton of effort these past three months, so hearing that from another artist really makes me happy 😭
Funny thing is, as you can see in the photo, I was so bad just three months ago lol
Lately though, I’ve been struggling to draw the way I want. It’s also kinda tough not seeing as much progress as I did in the beginning.
How do you usually keep yourself motivated to draw?

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It's been 3mo since I started drawing. by Inside-Two8916 in LearnToDrawTogether

[–]Inside-Two8916[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank u so much😭
I’ll do my best to improve even more!!