Similar to a diff commenter I spent most of my 50% time on practicing portraits. The Edwards book is great when starting out and eventually I moved onto Figure Drawing for All It's Worth by Andrew Loomis. Having an understanding of human structure made an immense difference and I think his approach is pretty similar to what you learn in DaB. If you don't wanna read, Proko on YouTube covers mostly similar concepts and was really helpful for me. I think Loomis also has a book specifically on portraits but I think this is a good all-rounder.
I know it can be awkward but drawing from life is wayyy better than from a screen. You might have a figure drawing group near you but even just going to a cafe and trying to quickly (try not to stare too creepily) sketch people is a fun way to get some reps in. Life drawing in public like that is one of my favorite chill activities.
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2022-12-12 22:31
Similar to a diff commenter I spent most of my 50% time on practicing portraits. The Edwards book is great when starting out and eventually I moved onto Figure Drawing for All It's Worth by Andrew Loomis. Having an understanding of human structure made an immense difference and I think his approach is pretty similar to what you learn in DaB. If you don't wanna read, Proko on YouTube covers mostly similar concepts and was really helpful for me. I think Loomis also has a book specifically on portraits but I think this is a good all-rounder.
There are TONS of portrait drawing resources online too, this website is pretty solid https://line-of-action.com/practice-tools/figure-drawing and I also just search "portrait" on Pinterest for refs.
I know it can be awkward but drawing from life is wayyy better than from a screen. You might have a figure drawing group near you but even just going to a cafe and trying to quickly (try not to stare too creepily) sketch people is a fun way to get some reps in. Life drawing in public like that is one of my favorite chill activities.