Hello! I was going to post on monday but i was a little busy, so here are some of the environment studies i needed to do the week before!

This is a scene is from a movie called "The Cat Returns" I really loved how detailed the backgrounds were so i wanted to try doing it, and wow it was a lot of work. I really appreciate all the work they did on this movie, it shows that they put a lot of effort into it.

I wanted to keep studying the art of Michelle Fus, so this time i did two different scenes from her webcomic. Having almost no lineart made these studies a lot more difficult, but it was good to learn the way they make these backgrounds.

I finally finished week 8! I don't think I've ever drawn this much before, so I'm really proud of myself for finishing term 1.

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I'm not really good at making backgrounds in my drawings, but doing these studies made me realize that the process can be really fun, and that I shouldn't be afraid to include them, even if I still lack the ability to make them perfect.

But I also realized that doing buildings can be really difficult. I struggled a little trying to think of ideas for this assignment, I'm really not the best when it comes to imagining scenarios, so i think it's something i have to improve in the future.

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Oh, and I don't think I ever shared the male-female proportions assignment, I probably forgot, so i'll share it now!

I liked the assignments for term 1, now that I am dedicating a large part of my time to drawing, these practices have helped me a lot. There are still many things I want to learn so probably this week or next I will continue with term 2. And thanks to everyone who has liked my work for the past few weeks!

Hello again! I was planning to take only a week off to focus on doing some personal stuff and then continue with the assignments, but unfortunately I got sick and I couldn't even do it ┐(￣ヘ￣)┌ and because I wanted to continue with the course I immediately started with term 2 after I felt better.

Starting with the visual communication 2 assignments, I realized that I already have the habit of analyzing every illustration I find, I started doing it to learn and include new elements in my art, and I've done so for many years now. Sometimes is a little disruptive when I'm trying to read manga or webcomics, but it has improved my visualization skills over time.

I think my knowledge of the elements of art is pretty good, but I definitely need to keep working on it to keep improving my art, and it would also help me to receive some feedback as well!

Photoshop assignment A was a little more tricky because I'm not using PS, and because my options were a little more limited I just did my best to understand the tools I had on hand and make something more simple.

I wanted to make a title for a fantasy story, so I searched for a pretty font that could express that. I also added some sparkles on the i to make it look like the moon.

Honestly, making this little monster gave me a headache. I've never been very fond of this tool, but i tried my best at making this little guy, and i think it looks really funny.

I think maybe I went overboard with the box cover, at first I wanted to make something simple for the title I made earlier, but I ended up doing a full illustration. I'm actually very proud of how it looks and I also had a lot of fun while making it.

Finally for the last assignment of week 1 I made my self-portrait. I'm not that good at drawing realistic features, but I think it looks very similar to my appearance.

One of the things that I really need to do during the next few weeks is posting more on the forum, I always end up forgetting to do it, so I'll try to be more active from now on!

It's time for week 2! This week I had a lot of time to focus on tasks, so I didn't feel as rushed.

Starting with the gesture drawing!

The anatomy assignments were pretty good, but trying to connect and distort all the different shapes took me some time to get it looking right.

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The spheres and heads were a lot more easier to do, but I definitely need to keep practicing and placing them at different angles to feel comfortable doing them.

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This assignment was easier than the others, but I struggled a lot practicing line weight. Even though I've been drawing for years I'm still not very good at it, but while doing the assignment I realized that I have some bad drawing habits which are probably the reason why it is still very difficult for me.

I was also worried about making the custom brush because I never did one before, but I think it looks pretty good!

And lastly, the head drawings!

While doing the assignments for this week I got the idea of getting a sketchbook. I like doing digital drawings, but sometimes i end up wit headaches or back pain, so I think that drawing on paper from time to time might also be good for me. So I wanted to know if anyone has any recommendations for good sketchbooks, that would help me a lot!