NesteaDrinker

Thanks a lot! 9th April: - after work I went to sleep immadiately - needed a rest - woke up 6 pm - made a quick figuary session - visited my mom later - 30 minutes of practicing today 10th April: - slept until 11 am - finally feel rested - quick figuary practice session plus figuring out how to draw hair - it is going to take a few more days tho - 1.5 hour of practice today - going to visit my friends to play some boardgames today Goals: I will finish the how to draw heads playlist by 11.05.2022 I will finish my first figuary challenge by 25.04.2022 (24/28) I will have 800 hours on my practice counter by 01.03.2023 I will have 3000 hours on my practice counter by 01.03.2027 Goals met: 2 Practice counter: 119 hours

8th April: - 30 minutes of figuary and 1.5 hour of drawing the ear today - finished the ear - I feel that despite proportions mistakes and rushing this render I got pretty good value range - excited about the weekend - going to rest a lot and meet friends to play boardgames Goals: I will finish the how to draw heads playlist by 11.05.2022 I will finish my first figuary challenge by 25.04.2022 (22/28) I will have 800 hours on my practice counter by 01.03.2023 I will have 3000 hours on my practice counter by 01.03.2027 Goals met: 2 Practice counter: 117 hours

7th April: - 3 weeks into figuary challenge - yay! - started to draw an ear - I'm at defining shadows phase - wondering if i can make the shadows a bit better to help define forms or have failed already - 2 hours today in total Goals: I will finish the how to draw heads playlist by 11.05.2022 I will finish my first figuary challenge by 25.04.2022 (21/28) I will have 800 hours on my practice counter by 01.03.2023 I will have 3000 hours on my practice counter by 01.03.2027 Goals met: 2 Practice counter: 115 hours

5th April: - pushed through the "I don't know what should I learn phase" by watching videos about creating value - decided that I will be mostly cross-hatching for now for shading - the tilt is gone, new direction is set - I was learning for 3 hours today 6th April: - cross hatching for shading was a good call - loved the today's figuary video (it was about mindset) - drew some nice looking lips - 3 hours today for my counter Goals: I will finish the how to draw heads playlist by 11.05.2022 I will finish my first figuary challenge by 25.04.2022 (20/28) I will have 800 hours on my practice counter by 01.03.2023 I will have 3000 hours on my practice counter by 01.03.2027 Goals met: 2 Practice counter: 113 hours

4th April: - besides figuary I was watching mostly proko beginner playlist to get the idea how Im going to approach to learn values - the day was good - I wish I slept more so going to bed earlier - I want to make sure to learn for 15 hours a week to meet my deadline for 800 hours challenge - 3 hours in total doay - half an hour for figuary and another for simple exercises - the rest for playlist - tommorow going to put theory into practice Goals: I will finish the how to draw heads playlist by 11.05.2022 I will finish my first figuary challenge by 25.04.2022 (18/28) I will have 800 hours on my practice counter by 01.03.2023 I will have 3000 hours on my practice counter by 01.03.2027 Goals met: 2 Practice counter: 107 hours

2nd and 3rd April: - 2nd of April was really tight with time but I managed to do all the things I planned before my friends arrived - we had a great time playing boardgames - on 3rd April we visited parents of my fiancee - when it comes to drawing decided to abandon for now the dragon desing course because I want to focus more on other courses - I want to get better with overhand grip and values so going to focus on that (while doing face features studies) Goals: I will finish the how to draw heads playlist by 11.05.2022 I will finish my first figuary challenge by 25.04.2022 (17/28) I will have 800 hours on my practice counter by 01.03.2023 I will have 3000 hours on my practice counter by 01.03.2027 Goals met: 2 Practice counter: 104 hours

1st April: - slept more again - drew for one hour today - I want to have in total 15 hours this week so I have to do 3 hours on the weekend - I really liked todays figuary lesson even tho the figures wasn't that good - excited to see friends tommorow Goals: I will finish the dragon design course by 11.05.2022 I will finish my first figuary challenge by 25.04.2022 (15/28) I will have 800 hours on my practice counter by 01.03.2023 I will have 3000 hours on my practice counter by 01.03.2027 Goals met: 2 Practice counter: 101 hours

31th March: - decided to get more sleep - was practicing for 2 hours today - finished rendering a nose - I think it is a bit better than my eyes attempt - today's figures were quite ok - celebrating half of the figuary challenge - celebrating 100 hours on practice counter Goals: I will finish the dragon design course by 11.05.2022 I will finish my first figuary challenge by 25.04.2022 (14/28) I will have 800 hours on my practice counter by 01.03.2023 I will have 3000 hours on my practice counter by 01.03.2027 Goals met: 2 Practice counter: 100 hours

30th March: -still tired but managed to draw for 3 hours today anyway -making progress in noses but nothing fancy to show -I wish I was better at shading -today's figures went very badly -finished twisting, stretching and squashing simple forms Goals: I will finish the dragon design course by 11.05.2022 I will finish my first figuary challenge by 25.04.2022 (13/28) I will have 800 hours on my practice counter by 01.03.2023 I will have 3000 hours on my practice counter by 01.03.2027 Goals met: 2 Practice counter: 98 hours

29th March: - Still feel tired - Practicing drawing noses - Trying twisting simple forms - Another day of figuary - trying to slow down to make the practice more effective - Can't wait for the weekend Goals: I will finish the dragon design course by 11.05.2022 I will finish my first figuary challenge by 25.04.2022 (12/28) I will have 800 hours on my practice counter by 01.03.2023 I will have 3000 hours on my practice counter by 01.03.2027 Goals met: 2 Practice counter: 95 hours

28th March: - so much to do at work - very tired - tried to render an eye - it went ok - another day of figuary - feeling like I'm stagnating and not learning at all - making progress in dragon design by drawing twisted forms Goals: I will finish the dragon design course by 11.05.2022 I will finish my first figuary challenge by 25.04.2022 (11/28) I will have 800 hours on my practice counter by 01.03.2023 I will have 3000 hours on my practice counter by 01.03.2027 Goals met: 2 Practice counter: 92 hours

27th March: - Finally could get more sleep - Feeling like I'm getting worse instead of better while doing figures (need to step back and think what went wrong) - Did second assignment for dragon design course - Drawing eyes went ok (trying to learn something before 100 faces challenge) - Need to watch how to render with graphite pencils - My fiancee also set goals for herself (time oriented like me) for crocheting and english Goals: I will finish the dragon design course by 11.05.2022 I will finish my first figuary challenge by 25.04.2022 (10/28) I will have 800 hours on my practice counter by 01.03.2023 I will have 3000 hours on my practice counter by 01.03.2027 Goals met: 2 Practice counter: 89 hours

26th March: - Was too tired to wake up earlier today - After work did 1 hour of drawing practice - My best friend visited us for the first time in our new home - Tommorow finally day free from work Goals: I will finish the dragon design course by 11.05.2022 (NEW!) I will finish my first figuary challenge by 25.04.2022 (9/28) I will have 800 hours on my practice counter by 01.03.2023 I will have 3000 hours on my practice counter by 01.03.2027 Goals met: 2 Practice counter: 86 hours

25th March: - Officially finished the drawabox course! - Another day of figuary challenge - Did the assignment for dragon design course - Trying to draw heads and starting to study eyes Goals: I will finish the dragon design course by 11.05.2022 (NEW!) I will finish my first figuary challenge by 25.04.2022 (8/28) I will have 800 hours on my practice counter by 01.03.2023 I will have 3000 hours on my practice counter by 01.03.2027 Goals met: 2 Practice counter: 85 hours

24th March: - I have started to learn how to draw simplified head - Another day of figuary challenge - I have started a new course on proko site - How to draw and design dragons - 3 hours spent on drawing today Goals: I will finish the drawabox course (waiting for the official critique) by 11.05.2022 I will finish my first figuary challenge by 25.04.2022 (7/28) I will have 800 hours on my practice counter by 01.03.2023 I will have 3000 hours on my practice counter by 01.03.2027 Goals met: 1 Practice counter: 82 hours

22th and 23th March: Qucik summary: - I was practising drawing for 4 hours in total (2 hours per day) - finished last piece for drawabox course, now waiting for the official critique - visited my cousin to play boardgames - still doing figuary daily - quite hard to find time to write here but still doing my best (I need it anyway to count total hours for my 800 hours goal) Goals: I will finish the drawabox course (waiting for the official critique) by 11.05.2022 I will finish my first figuary challenge by 25.04.2022 (4/28) I will have 800 hours on my practice counter by 01.03.2023 I will have 3000 hours on my practice counter by 01.03.2027 Goals met: 1 Practice counter: 79 hours

21th March: Quick summary: - Really liked the fourth day of the figuary challenge - Practiced for a total of 3,5 hours today (2 hours before work and 1,5 after) - Tired after work - Hope to finish the last drawing for drawabox this week (the helicopter) - Going to play some boardgames with my fiancee now Goals: I will finish the drawabox course (1 study left) by 11.05.2022 I will finish my first figuary challenge by 25.04.2022 (4/28) I will have 800 hours on my practice counter by 01.03.2023 I will have 3000 hours on my practice counter by 01.03.2027 Goals met: 1 Practice counter: 75 hours

19th and 20th March: Quick summary: - day 2 and 3 of the figuary challenge - didn't have that much time so I spent 2.5 hours in total drawing (in those 2 days) - met with my brother on saturday - my future mother in law vistied us on sunday - I'm so busy that I can barely keep up with this journal but I'm going to do my best to post everyday (at least those quick summaries) Goals: I will finish the drawabox course (1 study left) by 11.05.2022 I will finish my first figuary challenge by 25.04.2022 (3/28) I will have 800 hours on my practice counter by 01.03.2023 I will have 3000 hours on my practice counter by 01.03.2027 Goals met: 1 Practice counter: 71.5 hours

17 March: Quick summary: - finished both ferrari f1 drawing and love life drawing beginner course (3 hours of drawing in total today) - I'm very tired lately - we have a lot to do at work - I have started to glue figures from a boardgame to clear bases 18 March: Quick summary: - gathered references for last drawing for drawabox course - have started my first figuary challenge - still tired after work - waiting for sunday to rest - standard 3 hours of drawing today Goals: I will finish the drawabox course (1 study left) by 11.05.2022 I will finish my first figuary challenge by 25.04.2022 (NEW!) I will have 800 hours on my practice counter by 01.03.2023 I will have 3000 hours on my practice counter by 01.03.2027 Goals met: 1 Practice counter: 69 hours

15th March and 16 March: Qucik summary: Both days were very similar: -woke up earlier to draw for 2 hours before work -typical work day -after work one hour of drawing -after all of that we were playing mansions of madness (boardgame) Also celebrating 30 days without video games! Goals: I will finish the drawabox course (2 studies left) by 11.05.2022 I will finish the love life drawing beginner series by 18.03.2022 I will have 800 hours on my practice counter by 01.03.2023 I will have 3000 hours on my practice counter by 01.03.2027 Practice counter: 63 hours

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14th March: Quick Summary: -awesome day -woke up 2 hours earlier to draw -after work drew for another hour -had more time to spend with my fiancee in the evening -we played mansions of madness (boardgame) - we love this game Goals: I will finish the drawabox course (2 studies left) by 11.05.2022 I will finish the love life drawing beginner series by 18.03.2022 I will have 800 hours on my practice counter by 01.03.2023 I will have 3000 hours on my practice counter by 01.03.2027 Practice counter: 57 hours

13th March: Quick summary: -woke up quite rested -first half of the day well spent with my fiancee, mostly on mansions of madness (boardgame) -at the end of the day classic 3 hour drawing session -realized that I made some miscalculations and that's why my proportions are off but i'm not going to start over (ferrari f1 drawing) -cleaned home before sleep Goals: I will finish the drawabox course (2 studies left) by 11.05.2022 I will finish the love life drawing beginner series by 18.03.2022 I will have 800 hours on my practice counter by 01.03.2023 I will have 3000 hours on my practice counter by 01.03.2027 Practice counter: 54 hours

11th March: Quick Summary: - woke up earlier to draw for an hour before work - after work we were invited by my cousin and his wife - we were playing catan (boardgame) - came back late 12th March: Quick summary: - I felt very tired at work because of lack of sleep - after work spent a bit of time with my fiancee - went to sleep for 3 hours - after sleep cleaned the apartment and drew for 3 hours Goals: I will finish the drawabox course (2 studies left) by 11.05.2022 I will finish the love life drawing beginner series by 18.03.2022 I will have 800 hours on my practice counter by 01.03.2023 I will have 3000 hours on my practice counter by 01.03.2027 Practice counter: 51 hours

10th March: Quick summary: -didn't have energy to wake up early to draw before work -more sleep gave me more energy at work -after work standard 2 hours of drawabox. I'm working on ferrari f1 now. -after drawing session we were playing mansions of madness (boardgame) - I love this game Goals: I will finish the drawabox course (2 studies left) by 11.05.2022 I will finish the love life drawing beginner series by 18.03.2022 I will have 800 hours on my practice counter by 01.03.2023 I will have 3000 hours on my practice counter by 01.03.2027 Practice counter: 47 hours