SkullaDesignsArt Sketchbook

[Lockenheim]

The Loomis book is good, I feel it's hard to beat Marc's approach though! It's so structured and trims a lot of the fat. I find Loomis is a great supplement to his material when the courses don't have all the answers. I hope to keep seeing your posts! Keep it up!

[ashtonsneedgamer]

Current Work, Studies and a Character Render of Cyclops.
I'm seeing improvement slowly, like very slowly, but I'm sticking with it. I think the whole stick with one resource from beginning to end was a good strategy so my brain doesn't get overwhelmed.

[Lockenheim]

Nice work! Glad to see another post from you!! I know it gets hard to keep it up. I have had a hard time as well recently. I definitely get stuck at times with just art school so then I branch out. But that works for me, glad to hear that it is working for you. Keep it up!

[ashtonsneedgamer]

Work and Studies from the past couple of days.

[Lockenheim]

Very nice! Your characters are all so ripped =) I havn't gotten to the anatomy 3 part so I have no idea if they are correct but the other day on stream Marc suggested Helmut Strebl as a reference for muscles. Thought he might be up your alley. Keep it up!

[ashtonsneedgamer]

[ashtonsneedgamer]

I'll have to look into it

[ashtonsneedgamer]

So I've been feeling down, really down. and It sucks to feel like utter crap when you are trying to just improve and work on your skills. So I looked up a video, learning to draw in 30 days.
this inspired me, so I decided to turn the clock back. I've been drawing every day right now. I've built the drawing habit, drawing for 21 days first, needing to building up the habit of drawing alot which was needed.
So what I want to do, is have a 30 day focused. the main problem with myself was when i started and submitted to discord, alot of people told me to skip things, and i felt overwhelmed and not ready when i moved onto certain fundamentals.
So for now, this is the main plan (punishing myself if I don't do this. Cause I always don't follow my plans.) I NEED TO FOLLOW THIS PLAN THROUGH.

So first
1. Nude Figure Drawing - 30 Days
2. Perspective 1 - 30 Days
3. Figure Studies - 30 Days
4. Anatomy 1 - 30 Days
5. Perspective 2 - 30 Days
6. Portrait Studies - 30 Days
7. Anatomy 2 - 30 Days
8. Clothed Figure Drawing - 30 Days
9. Clothed Figure Studies - 30 Days
10. Color and Light 1 - 30 Days
11. Anatomy 3 - 30 Days
12. Figure Studies Value - 30 Days
13. Character Design - 30 Days
14. Animal and Creature Drawing - 30 Days
15. Character Turnarounds and Details - 30 Days
16. Color and Light 2 - 30 Days
17. Composition and Storytelling - 30 Days
18. Single Character Render - 30 Days
19. Personal Project 1 - 30 Days
20. Environmental Painting - 30 Days
21. Splash Character Art - 30 Days
22. Props - 30 Days
23. Personal Project 2 - 30 Days
24. Character Variations - 30 Days
25. Personal Project 3 - 30 Days
26. Digital Illustration - 30 Days
27. Splash Character Art - 30 Days

Let's hope I can get through this.

[ashtonsneedgamer]

Once again I’m switching up plans (I hate my squirrel brain.)
If I don’t get to this just yet. I also have a another plan set up that’s similar but also me focusing on one fundamental at a time

[ashtonsneedgamer]

I’m trying to make it less overwhelming cause then I start jumping around and feeling lost

[Lockenheim]

Don't worry! You are not alone. I think everyone feels this way at some times. I know I do. Just keep with it and if what you try doesn't work switch it up!

[ashtonsneedgamer]

[ashtonsneedgamer]

Alot of practice/study i do seems aimless.
I think maybe I should study a subject 1 day, and then practice what i learned on the next day?

[ashtonsneedgamer]

[ashtonsneedgamer]

I think the focus for myself needs to be.
Study the fundamental subject, taking notes, drawing the examples 1 day.
then the next day, practice what i studied, doing drills/exercises in order to see if i retained what i learned and draw from imagination as well.
Do a mix of projects and studies.

[Lockenheim]

Awesome work! I really love those dog sketches! They feel reallly really good!

[ashtonsneedgamer]

Currently I'm working through a schedule that has been provided through a Study Group Discord that I became a part of where I was encourage to focus on studying in areas that I want to master/improve in, currently I want to improve in drawing heads, so my focus in 49 days on heads, using the Loomis Method.

My day is usually 3 5 minute warm up studies of random images off Pinterest, and then depending on whether its a work day or not, 30 minute to 1 hour study of either the resource I'm learning from, a Portrait Study, or a figure drawing study.
and then after a long break. depending on the day, 1 hour to 3 hour Artist's Study (in order to understand how the artistic process of the artist did in order to make the art.) or 1 hour to 3 hour personal project/work session. So far, liking this schedule. the person who recommended said I would be Leveling Up and improving fast by doing this.

[ErroIsTheFool]

Wow, that sounds like a great way to practice, I'm going to try and incorporate it into my own practice.

Quite nice sketches as well, I love the line quality on the top right-hand corner heads for 7/4.

[Lockenheim]

Sounds like you have a good group! Keep up the good work!

[ashtonsneedgamer]

Doing Daily Doodles in order to practice from my imagination and from reference. I watched a video from Steve Rude about practicing, and watched Drawfee about stress free practice schedule. So I'm changing my focus each week to work on something I want to work on, and not experience burnout of working on the same thing for too long.