SamuraiSingh - Art School Journey

[SamuraiSingh]

11.12.25

[SamuraiSingh]

12.12.25

[SamuraiSingh]

15.12.25

[SamuraiSingh]

16.12.25

[SamuraiSingh]

17.12.25

[JimSt]

You are making good solid progress. I loved to see that you were adding a minute a day on your portraits - are you still doing that? I really think you should. Like push that to a full hour because I don't think you are giving your pieces time to develop fully. If you don't want to do that, then try drawing from the same reference multiple times, building up to 20min.
Your single digits portraits are also quite good for such a short period of time. The 12min one on 1.12 was a great start.

[SamuraiSingh]

@JimSt I need to get back to adding a minute everyday.
I think the biggest issue I deal with is that my emotions really affect the quality of my work.
Alot of my good pieces are on days where, I am just focused and energised.
I don't know how to keep my drawings at a good quality on those days where I feel like a deflated balloon.
Marc says in one of his videos to create a routine and have a positive association, that is probably the best thing for me to do.

[SamuraiSingh]

18.12.25

[JimSt]

I can relate. My emotions have been my biggest challenge - and they continue to provide texture and variety to my life. When I sit down and start making stuff, my mind often continues to process and give me lots of distracting thoughts and stir up emotions from memories.

Mindfulness and "the beginner's mindset" of zen really helps me get clear from whatever is bothering me and just be present and enjoy the process of making marks on "paper."

[SamuraiSingh]

After checking out the beginner's mindset I see how that would help. I guess I got so caught up in wanting to improve I always had so many expectations.

[SamuraiSingh]

19.12.25

[SamuraiSingh]

5.1.26

[SamuraiSingh]

6.1.26
I blocked in the reference simple to complex by tracing. Then followed along side that step by step.

I thought sculptures would be easier than real life. It is a bit simpler but alot of drawing would have to be focused on values and tones rather than lines. So for trying to work on my proportions it was not a good idea

[SamuraiSingh]

7.1.26

[SamuraiSingh]

8.1.26
Trying to redraw and improve this

[SamuraiSingh]

9.1.26
Just trying to work on my dexterity by tracing a loomis head.
Once my lines are a bit smoother I will try to freehand the loomis head

[SamuraiSingh]

12.1.26
superimposed lines exercise from drawabox

Trying to improve my head construction. Blue parts are traced.
I traced then construction then repeated freehand next to it on black. Next I tried to just do the construction without tracing it.
Hoping it helps me see the construction better

[SamuraiSingh]

13.1.26

[SamuraiSingh]

14.1.26

[SamuraiSingh]

15.1.26