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Dec 2022

Thank you, I started a new Proko fundamentals course and hasn´t started yet but I tried to draw one
of the assignment portraits. I try to learn to draw with the pencil properly and learn to shade with pencils

Hey that’s awesome! That’s motivation, getting a jumpstart before the course even starts? You’re going to nail it once it really gets going. :grin: How long is the course?

I think the course will take 18 months, I skipped a lot of basics when I tried to teach myself
how to draw so I thought a fundamentals course sounds like the right thing to do

It counts for a lot honestly. I went to art college, so I did all my basics there, and it was way too expensive :weary: fr, learning art fundamentals really is a worthy investment of your time if you like creating art. :heart:️ (But I highly recommend a cheaper way then I did LOL the way you are going sounds great!) I hope you really enjoy it! 18 months is a great timeframe too.

Hands really are a struggle, for most of us I think. So many bendy places lol
And line weight takes forEVER. I think you did a great job though :heart:️ I like that you added some squash to the face, it adds weight, gives life to your art :slight_smile:

Hahah yeah, grumpy characters are my next favorite to crazy ones xD

I have been lured by your skill at profiles into trying a profile, and I did three of them before I settled on this one (the others were erased, not even deleted because they were never saved), and I don’t love it but I don’t entirely hate it :skull:🤣 lol
I love that grin on your character! :grin: it’s got a lot of personality in it.

I’ll do a peace sign later 🤣 I spent too long on the profiles.

I don't know how much my opinion counts considering I'm not an artist but I really like it! And the things you posted before as well :blush:

Thanks so much :heart:️ I think I was feeling bad about it because I invested all my time into just the profile (where I tend to be kind of weak) then rushed on the rest of it :sweat_smile: and made a lot of mistakes, like drawing on the wrong layer more than once, and realizing the structure I laid down for the hair was at the wrong angle because I didn’t flip it enough, and should have added more layers/depth. It might be one of those “just being mean to yourself” things where you sit back and nitpick yourself butt would never do that to somebody else.

And I got my sketch for Friday done early with a peace sign! And did not draw on the wrong layers. And laid down proper structure for everything. So feeling much happier today. Even remembered to point the thumb inward.
I’ve got to see if I can get to a simplified style at some point if I ever want to make my own webtoon :skull: lol I can not spend this long sketching. I was like, I’m going to simplify to the level of positively yours on this one. So I brought up tons of pics for reference.
Then I did it absolutely nothing like that. So there’s that. 🤣