King0George

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The Indomitable (Autumn 2024)

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  • The Indomitable (Autumn 2024)
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    3:36 AM, Wednesday December 11th 2024

    First, read Cornballs response, if you don't feel like drawing, that's cool, it'll come back.

    Assuming that you DO feel like drawing, but just not "that" (I'm 90 boxes in, I feel you) then try to find a small goal to start with.

    I've seen great advice around:

    1- set yourself a goal to fail. Specifically aim to do a bad drawing, and just deliver on that goal.

    2- go lower effort, a loose pencil sketch counts, even a scribble. you don't have to polish and render it into an artwork.

    3- share your work (even the awkward ones) I started an IG page just to catalogue my stuff, I'm not invested in the outcome (which is important, since most posts get nothing) but it feels a little less pointless and I can look back on my progress.

    4- draw whatever you want to, don't worry about it being worthwhile or artistic. I've drawn the silliest random thoughts that came to mind on some days, on others I've drawn literal garbage, curtains, my shoe, just draw whatever, if drawing is what you want to do.

    5- don't forget the 50% rule, draw what you want first, then once you're back in the flow you can switch in a page or two of boxes when the inspiration runs dry. Nothing will burn you out faster than drawing a page of boxes every day.

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    9:52 PM, Tuesday October 1st 2024

    I have a FT job and 2 kids, I just do one page at a time when I get the chance/feel like it. It's going to take a long time, but that's just what we have to do as busy adults. It really depends on your goals for the course, if you're casual, do it casually

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    10:27 AM, Monday September 30th 2024

    Love the interpretation, I can make out Chester and Tony, less sure of others but that may be because I'm Aus and don't know the brands well.

    The characters are lively and diverse, I'd just focus on the composition. (The desks feel unrealistically close together, the whole room feels a bit cramped)

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    3:06 AM, Saturday September 28th 2024

    This is beautiful, the dress really feels like it has volume and movement. Inspired by a Goldfish or something like that?

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    5:03 AM, Friday September 27th 2024

    These are fun ideas and drawn with good technical skill. I wish the picture showed a bit more of the hidden features as well. It looks like a stereotypical pirate as is, adding small details like a lens on the eye patch or a battery pack on the leg would lift the design to match your concept.

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    10:12 PM, Monday September 23rd 2024

    Looks to me like you're rushing some exercises, especially as they get a bit more complex. Make sure you're ghosting every line in your boxes until the line feels good.

    Once you've ghosted enough, make sure you're committed to the line, some of yours seem to falter a bit in the middle, then overshoot at the end, which suggests to me that maybe you're slowing down and then speeding up, rather than making a smooth stroke with a planned ending.

    (Review the early line making lessons, maybe?)

    Maybe I'm off, but it feels like most of your y's are 3x120 angles, think about varying them a bit more between 90 and 180 so that your boxes rotate a bit more.

    I'd say you're ready to move on to the 250 box challenge, just focus on giving yourself ample time to focus on your line quality for each stroke.

    Next Steps:

    250 box challenge, good luck!

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