Natsumachi in the post "Peter Han's Dynamic Bible - The legendary dynamic sketching instructor's finally launched the kickstarter for his personal notes and lectures!"

2016-05-29 13:51

I picked up a hard copy - had been waiting for this kickstarter for a while after hearing about it on instagram!

Natsumachi in the post "OPTIONAL CHALLENGE: 250 Boxes"

2014-11-20 02:57

Yeah, I thought it would be a really good idea to take one because I feel my observation skills are fairly solid but I have no training in composition/intentional design decisions. I also have no experience painting so I'm really happy to have a wealth of new things to work on.

Thanks for keeping up this subreddit - the effort you put in to respond personally to everyone's submissions makes this a warm and inspiring place to be!

Natsumachi in the post "OPTIONAL CHALLENGE: 250 Boxes"

2014-11-20 02:34

Thanks for the feedback - I'm really enjoying these exercises and feel very satisfied to see improvement in myself. I also didn't realize how wonderful it would be to actually engage with others and receive feedback, rather than working on these secretly where no one can judge them. Onto the dreaded form intersections in lesson 2!

I've signed up for a design class (mostly taught in painting, apparently) for the spring semester, so I'm excited to keep learning through several different avenues.

Natsumachi in the post "OPTIONAL CHALLENGE: 250 Boxes"

2014-11-20 02:09

Woohoo!

That was pretty satisfying to do. I can also see I improved a fair amount. I noticed on the last page that when I started eyeing the line I needed to make the line I was drawing parallel to, the boxes came out more well-measured than before.

Natsumachi in the post "Who Are You? Introduce Yourselves!"

2014-09-19 01:45

Hi everyone,

I'm 22 years old and a fresh college graduate working as a software developer. I've been drawing on and off for a long time, but back when I was a teenager I took the totally wrong approach to learn drawing - I really wanted to draw anime styles and I used to believe that using a reference was "cheating". I still have sketchbooks from that time, and even though they are crap, it's still a nice memory to look through them.

More recently since college I've started taking drawing more seriously, but for a long time I had trouble getting over the "repeated failure is required" hurdle. I took a couple drawing classes during that time and worked through some of those fears.

I'm really passionate about learning and personal growth in almost any area, and right now in addition to my job I'm taking two psychology classes (one online), learning Japanese kanji, and working on art here and there, and I love all of them. (I'm desperately making up for the times in my life where I didn't take the initiative to work on the things I care about.) I would love for art to become a strong hobby or maybe an eventual "night job" if I became good enough. My ultimate career goal is to become an I/O psychologist specializing in employee training, so that has top spot for me.

I happened upon this subreddit on a break at work, and joyfully stopped and bought some drawing pens on my way home in the evening. I've just started my first few pages of the first exercise, but I'm looking forward to learning along with everyone!