I know there are a lot of comments mentioning that this is a nice break from the proportion project, but it is the opposite for me. At least in the proportion project, I felt an underlying sense of how well it was going and had a proper vision of what I wanted to draw—even if the final result wasn’t fully accurate. Capturing the energy of the shape, forgetting about the outline, finding the gesture line, etc.—all of this feels way harder. Initially, I started in my standard-size sketchbook, but after a while, I found it really frustrating to draw on a small page, so I switched to my bigger drawing pad (11x14 inches). That size felt way more comfortable than my sketchbook. I spent weeks on this project, mostly due to frustration that I was not getting it. I did some studies on the gesture bean to try to "get it". I still feel like I don’t get it. But I have to move on to the next project. I absolutely fell for the snowman trap for seal #30. I love the comparison between the two attempts. P.S - all of the "post" drawings are after watching the demo and the critique videos.

Anyone else spending more time, looking for pictures to draw then practicing drawing? Any insights? is there a Proko reference pack of images to practice line weights?

Learning to Sketch from Imagination

My attempts. The hand made me miserable🤣

Hi. Here is my third attempt at this project after watching the critique. I changed the rule and added only one value to the shadow. I did this because I wanted to emphasize the plane changes more. Any advice? 😊

I didn't understand the measurement part, can someone please explain it to me?

Una pregunta a los que saben. Me ha gustado la idea de usar un buen lápiz rojo borrable, pero en España es casi imposible conseguir el prismacolor col-erase. ¿Sabéis de algún buen lápiz rojo borrable para hacer los bocetos? Que se pueda conseguir en España y no sea muy caro, claro. Muchas gracias