Zonalar - Art School Journey

zonalar 2022-05-28 16:56:12 UTC #1

Hello, I'm Zonalar. 29y, swiss.
I've toyed with the idea becoming an artist since my teens, but i never thought it would be a viable career. Fast forward to now, the dream hasn't died just yet. And looking back, i never gave my little seedlign dream the water, sunlight and nutritious earth it needed to grow and blossom.
This is why i'm here, I want to see what I'm made of for real this time by starting and completing art school.
The end-result i'm not worried about, I just don't want to live my life with regret of 'what could've been' but was too cowardly to find out.

I've been drawing on-and-off over the years. Mostly learning through youtube tutorials and getting help in some art discords. I couldn't ever in my life finish reading an art book though (regretfully!). I play videogames, watch Movies n stuffs, and picked up gardening as a new hobby. Oh and I run rpg games like D&D 5e as a Dungeon Master

I will post a reference picture of my current skill level to look back to, at least one i'm proud of.

Lockenheim 2022-05-28 22:17:10 UTC #2

Welcome to the forums! I look forward to seeing your progress!

zonalar 2022-05-29 01:54:09 UTC #3

I've went hard for Day 1, it's early morning already. But i was just so excited.

I'm halfway through the Term 1 video and started with some assignments that were covered in the video. Doing some line of action, but especially focusing on drawing skeletons over references with cylinder!

alexander.engel84 2022-05-29 15:27:24 UTC #4

Hello Zonalar, your first Picture of your current Skill is impressive. I am working to reach that Skill-Level.

zonalar 2022-05-29 16:32:33 UTC #5

Thank you! I am not a beginner anymore, honestly. I've always drawn on and off, but i never took the time to read art books or reach a defined goal, so there were lots of breaks between the artworks.

playforwho89 2022-05-29 17:13:51 UTC #6

Hello and welcome in art school formus Zonalar!
The cylinder skeletons look real good, can't wait to see more of your work keep it up.

zonalar 2022-05-29 18:42:51 UTC #7

Thank you playforwho89
Here is my assignment work of today. took me 2 hours. I think i will move on to the next step now and draw these people with the references next to it, and from imagination.
First i was thinking of skipping it all, after 2-3 cylinder-skeletons. But I came here specifically to follow a clear educational path, to reach my goal. So I will do as much of the assignments as possible and only modify them where it makes sense for my journey

zonalar 2022-05-30 02:50:52 UTC #8

k_idraw_ 2022-05-30 03:07:17 UTC #9

Hey! I feel exactly the same as you. I am not a professional artist but thought maybe I could be. I am in my early 30s and going to give this a try!

zonalar 2022-05-30 03:52:53 UTC #10

Looking forward to see your results! Do you have set aside a schedule for this?

zonalar 2022-05-30 03:54:48 UTC #11

Moving to the next piece of Term 1, training my accuracy to draw what i see by using my pencil as measurement.
Overlaying the image at the end to see where the inaccuracies are.

Lockenheim 2022-05-30 13:10:27 UTC #12

Nice work with these consistent studies! Keep it up!

k_idraw_ 2022-05-30 14:49:11 UTC #13

I don't have a set schedule. But I keep track of the hours I spend every week on it. I want to make sure I spend atleast 10 hours a week. I know it's not much but it's a start.

zonalar 2022-05-31 19:41:33 UTC #14

I'm not sure if i should upload all my warmups and gesture drawings and all that stuff... what do you guys think?
I have done my gesture drawing practice for the day and go ahead to do another male-female proportions one, to do as the assignment suggest and do them alot until it becomes second nature

zonalar 2022-06-01 03:09:36 UTC #15

Lockenheim 2022-06-01 13:47:58 UTC #16

Personally, I just upload everything I do for the week including warmups. I guess I do it to show the entire journey? But in the end I think its whatever you want to do! It certainly doesn't hurt to post them.

zonalar 2022-06-09 19:20:01 UTC #17

I have returned from vacation. 5 days with the family. Now I've gotten sick and am pretty knocked out for big parts of the day.
It's making drawing real challenging guys, but i'll just have to take it how it is. Just have to recover and see if i feel well enough to draw inbetween some.
Since last i posted, there were some assignment pieces and sketches tho.
Including cake, because why not draw the cake im eating. And did some perspective.
These are my humble vacation-offerings. being dependant on my notebook completly gives it a different feeling. But it was nice doing some art without being distracted by my PC (only by the phone, hehe).

Lockenheim 2022-06-10 13:59:26 UTC #18

Always make sure to take care of yourself! Keep it up and feel better!

playforwho89 2022-06-12 13:15:17 UTC #19

Over all look awsome, hope you get better soon!

zonalar 2022-06-13 06:22:22 UTC #20

gestures from 11.06 and freehand figure from today, 13th