NesteaDrinker Posted April 13, 2022 Author Posted April 13, 2022 13th April: - bored at work today - only few customers visited our store - 3 hours today - made notes of what I've learned so far about drawing the features of the head - getting ready to practice the whole head (loomis method) - one more day of figuary to go! 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 (27/28) 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: 128 hours
NesteaDrinker Posted April 14, 2022 Author Posted April 14, 2022 14th April: - Finished figuary challenge! - Drawing simplified heads using loomis method. I'm going to draw 100 of them while using reference. - Drew 30 simple head today. - Can't wait for tommorow! My brother and his wife visit us 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 (28/28) FINISHED 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: 3 Practice counter: 131 hours
NesteaDrinker Posted April 15, 2022 Author Posted April 15, 2022 15th April: - practiced loomis heads for one hour - the boardgame session was great - we were playing spirit island this time (love this game!) - nothing else to say just keepin the habit of writing here Goals: I will finish the how to draw heads playlist by 11.05.2022 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 Goals met: 3 Practice counter: 132 hours 1
NesteaDrinker Posted April 17, 2022 Author Posted April 17, 2022 16th and 17th April: - practiced drawing simplified heads for another 2 hours in total this weekend - played a bit solo spirit island (board game) - finally resting from work - spending a lot of time with my fiancee Goals: I will finish the how to draw heads playlist by 11.05.2022 (almost done!) 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: 3 Practice counter: 134 hours 1
NesteaDrinker Posted April 18, 2022 Author Posted April 18, 2022 18th April: - woke up earlier to draw because we are going to visit my fiancee's parents - practiced for 2.5 hours today - I'm learning how to adapt loomis method to different people - the results are not bad but it will take some more practice Goals: I will finish the how to draw heads playlist by 11.05.2022 (almost done!) 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: 3 Practice counter: 136.5 hours 1
NesteaDrinker Posted April 19, 2022 Author Posted April 19, 2022 19th April: - was practicing for 1.5 hours today - my brother visited us to play some boardgames - need to catch up with practice hours this week Goals: I will finish the how to draw heads playlist by 11.05.2022 (almost done!) 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: 3 Practice counter: 138 hours 1
goodvibes Posted April 19, 2022 Posted April 19, 2022 2 hours ago, NesteaDrinker said: my brother visited us to play some boardgames I need to start setting up some social board game nights nice going with that 1
NesteaDrinker Posted April 20, 2022 Author Posted April 20, 2022 21 hours ago, goodvibes said: I need to start setting up some social board game nights nice going with that I wholeheartedly recommend playing boardgames with family and friends! 20th April: - I was practicing for 4 hours today - finished drawing featureless heads - trying to draw heads with features but it's hard - hope to get better with practice and focus Goals: I will finish the how to draw heads playlist by 11.05.2022 (almost done!) 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: 3 Practice counter: 142 hours 1
diAmond64 Posted April 20, 2022 Posted April 20, 2022 those are really well drawn heads. I've been interested in painting myself, it's mesmerizing to me the things drawing/painting can bring! Good luck on practicing features! A 1
NesteaDrinker Posted April 21, 2022 Author Posted April 21, 2022 23 hours ago, diAmond64 said: those are really well drawn heads. I've been interested in painting myself, it's mesmerizing to me the things drawing/painting can bring! Good luck on practicing features! A Thanks! I'm doing my best to figure out mistakes myself but it ain't always easy 21th April: - another 4 hours of heads (drew 6 heads, I have now 9 in total) - spent a lot of time on head number 7 and 8 to figure out whats wrong - pleased how the number 9 turned out - I was drawing eyes too high all the time + bad proportions Goals: I will finish the how to draw heads playlist by 11.05.2022 (almost done!) 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: 3 Practice counter: 146 hours
NesteaDrinker Posted April 22, 2022 Author Posted April 22, 2022 22nd April: - another day of practicing drawing heads - they are hard af but it wasn't that bad today I think - it's time to rest a little on weekend Goals: I will finish the how to draw heads playlist by 11.05.2022 (almost done!) 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: 3 Practice counter: 149 hours 1
NesteaDrinker Posted April 25, 2022 Author Posted April 25, 2022 25th April: - going back on track after restful weekend - moved on onto asaro heads playlist - watching videos to figure out how I'm going to learn this stuff Goals: I will finish the how to draw heads playlist (basics) by 11.05.2022 (Done!) 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: 4 Practice counter: 152 hours
NesteaDrinker Posted April 26, 2022 Author Posted April 26, 2022 26th April: - finished watching the asaro head playlist to get the idea how I'm going to structure my learning process - bought Marco Bucci's course "Understanding and Painting the Head" - have started the course today - new goal set to finish chapter 1 of the course Goals: I will finish chapter 1 of the "Understanding and Painting the Head" course by 11.05.2022 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 Goals met: 4 Practice counter: 155 hours
NesteaDrinker Posted April 27, 2022 Author Posted April 27, 2022 27th April: - continuing the course about the planes of the head - I think I need to slow down a little for now and do more practical exercises to let the knowledge sink in - pretty sure this course will help me a ton with drawing faces Goals: I will finish chapter 1 of the "Understanding and Painting the Head" course by 11.05.2022 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 Goals met: 4 Practice counter: 158 hours
NesteaDrinker Posted April 28, 2022 Author Posted April 28, 2022 28th April: - still watching videos to learn how to simplify human face - since the videos are long I feel like I draw less during my session and feel less productive - the progress is slow but steady Goals: I will finish chapter 1 of the "Understanding and Painting the Head" course by 11.05.2022 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 Goals met: 4 Practice counter: 161 hours 1
NesteaDrinker Posted April 29, 2022 Author Posted April 29, 2022 29th April: - finished chapter 1 of the course (the only one I need for now - there are 2 chapters) - going to face the 50 asaro heads challenge - drew the first one and it went horribly wrong - I felt very anxious just before the first asaro head drawing but feeling good now - going to take a break on the weekend - need to recharge Goals: I will draw 50 asaro head by 20.05.2022 (1/50) 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: 5 Practice counter: 164 hours
NesteaDrinker Posted May 2, 2022 Author Posted May 2, 2022 Weekend: resting 2nd May: - very tired after work - finished second asaro head and this time it was better but still far from what I want to achieve - have started the 3rd asaro head - can't wait for tommorow because I have a day off Goals: I will draw 50 asaro head by 20.05.2022 (2/50) 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: 5 Practice counter: 167 hours
NesteaDrinker Posted May 4, 2022 Author Posted May 4, 2022 3rd and 4th May: - slowly drawing more asaro heads - getting better at it - 6 hours of practice in total - looks like the assigmnent is going to consume a lot of time Goals: I will draw 50 asaro head by 20.05.2022 (7/50) 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: 5 Practice counter: 173 hours
NesteaDrinker Posted May 5, 2022 Author Posted May 5, 2022 5th May: - trying to draw the harder side of the asaro head - still making proportions mistakes - looking for a way to make it easier for myself to draw them faster/ trying things out Goals: I will draw 50 asaro head by 20.05.2022 (9/50) 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: 5 Practice counter: 176 hours
NesteaDrinker Posted May 6, 2022 Author Posted May 6, 2022 6th May: - drew 2 more heads - found the videos I was looking for - hope to see some improvements mostly with how much time it takes to draw one asaro head Goals: I will draw 50 asaro head by 20.05.2022 (11/50) 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: 5 Practice counter: 179 hours
NesteaDrinker Posted May 9, 2022 Author Posted May 9, 2022 9th May: - feel rested after the weekend - I was watching helpful videos about drawing portraits and breaking up the heads today - after that I decided to sketch and draw a full asaro head as fast as I could - it took me around 40 minutes - at the end of my learning session I was studying different head angles by drawing over photos in photoshop Goals: I will draw 50 asaro head by 20.05.2022 (12/50) 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: 5 Practice counter: 182 hours
NesteaDrinker Posted May 11, 2022 Author Posted May 11, 2022 11th May: - started to draw more extreme angles of the asaro head - decided that I want to draw 20 in total. I have a feeling that I don't need to draw 50 of them. - can't wait to start breaking up and drawing real heads Goals: I will draw 50 asaro head by 20.05.2022 (13/50) 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: 5 Practice counter: 185 hours
NesteaDrinker Posted May 12, 2022 Author Posted May 12, 2022 12th May: - did 30 minutes more than usual because I will have less time tommorow - finished 3 asaro heads today! 4 more to go! - I will try to finish the assigmnent tommorow Goals: I will draw 50 asaro head by 20.05.2022 (16/20) 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: 5 Practice counter: 188.5 hours
NesteaDrinker Posted May 13, 2022 Author Posted May 13, 2022 13th May: - couldn't focus today - drew 2 more heads but it took a lot of time because of my lack of focus - going to rest on weekend - also I won't be drawing on Monday because it is my fiancee birthday and we are going to spend the whole day together Goals: I will draw 50 asaro head by 20.05.2022 (18/20) 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: 5 Practice counter: 191 hours
NesteaDrinker Posted May 17, 2022 Author Posted May 17, 2022 14th-16th May: -resting, partying and celebrating my fiancee's birthday and also 90 days without video games! 17th May: - finished drawing last 2 asaro heads! - feeling ready to move on to more exciting exercises! Goals: I will draw 20 asaro head by 20.05.2022 (20/20) DONE! 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: 6 Practice counter: 194 hours
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