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NesteaDrinker
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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 01.03.2027Goals met: 2
Practice counter: 117 hours
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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 01.03.2027Goals met: 2
Practice counter: 115 hours
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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 01.03.2027Goals met: 2
Practice counter: 113 hours
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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 01.03.2027Goals met: 2
Practice counter: 107 hours
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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 01.03.2027Goals met: 2
Practice counter: 104 hours
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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 01.03.2027Goals met: 2
Practice counter: 101 hours
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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 01.03.2027Goals met: 2
Practice counter: 100 hours
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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 01.03.2027Goals met: 2
Practice counter: 98 hours
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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 01.03.2027Goals met: 2
Practice counter: 95 hours
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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 01.03.2027Goals met: 2
Practice counter: 92 hours
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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 01.03.2027Goals met: 2
Practice counter: 89 hours
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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 01.03.2027Goals met: 2
Practice counter: 86 hours
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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 01.03.2027Goals met: 2
Practice counter: 85 hours
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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 01.03.2027Goals met: 1
Practice counter: 82 hours
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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 01.03.2027Goals met: 1
Practice counter: 79 hours
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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 01.03.2027Goals met: 1
Practice counter: 75 hours
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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 01.03.2027Goals met: 1
Practice counter: 71.5 hours
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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 01.03.2027Goals met: 1
Practice counter: 69 hours
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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 01.03.2027Practice 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 01.03.2027Practice counter: 57 hours
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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 01.03.2027Practice counter: 54 hours
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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 01.03.2027Practice counter: 51 hours
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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 01.03.2027Practice counter: 47 hours
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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