You'd think that after the DrawaBox 250 box challenge, this would be easier.....but nope LOL I suppose it's too naïve of me to think that 250 boxes would be enough to master this skill. This was harder than I expected, but the struggle wasn't drawing the actual box, but trying to figure out what part of the face belongs and the orientation of it. Once I "figured" that out, it was easier to draw the actual box, but I don't think I got the orientation right for most of them. I had to hold myself from watching the demo because I can tell some of these are wrong, but I cannot figure out why. I normally try to do some of the level 2 work...but not for this one. At least not until watching the demo and the critique.

Was pretty hard to visualize it at first!

I went ahead and redid my kitchen room after watching the demo. I’m glad the grid lines weren’t included this time. While redoing the rooms with the grid lines earlier, they helped me spot a ton of mistakes. During the first round, I wasn’t thinking things like, “Is this below the horizon line? Then I should be able to see the top,” and so on. On the second attempt, I was also able to “pick the correct side of the box.” The point of view where the horizon line is above the room is definitely the most difficult one. I’m sure there are still tons of mistakes in the second version that my eyes aren’t trained to catch yet, buuuut—progress!

I tried drawing the same room from two different points of view. The struggle was real. It probably would have been better if I had used a pencil instead of a fine-line pen, but I wanted to force myself to commit to my lines. I struggle a lot with what Stan mentioned in the video—the whole idea of your brain pushing a line a certain way because it feels right, even though it’s not correct based on the vanishing point.

whew. being able to hit the vanishing point with the receding lines is one thing, but the much more difficult thing is judging and comparing the depth of objects that are at different depths in the room!! i did try to make it cozy with some plants and art :) line quality suffered because i made one straight line from the shoulder, completely missed, and then got spooked and drew from the wrist. also drawing with fineliner on sketchbook paper, not a good idea. afterwards i checked the receding lines with a ruler. i extended the lines that are close enough in green, and a few i completely missed with red. adding a snapshot of the pencil construction in case anyone's curious.

After lesson 1 and 2 from Draw A Box, this feels strangely familiar. Specially after going through gestures. It's nice to be thinking more "logistically"

Here are my attempts after watching the demo. The numbers refer to the images that are numbered. I am still struggling with this, I feel like I am kind of following the contour and not the flow. I am watching the critique video and hopefully will make improvements after. Will continue to do these.

Did a few more poses after watching the demo. I tried to be more "loose" and "going with the flow of energy" – it's hard to keep my lines clean and not "fuzzy." Happy that my output is getting faster – even if there is not much improvement in the drawings themselves. It took me forever to go through the original 24 poses (including a mental breakdown), but I managed to do all these 10ish poses in 2 days. The project itself wasn't the first time I attempted figure drawing. I went back to one of my old sketchbooks and found the first figure drawings I did. I am happy to see the improvement from those to now. Still – there is much to be learned.

I am continuing my challenge to do 15 figure drawings a day for two weeks. It is getting more painful and difficult. I think because I get better at seeing my mistakes. These are some of the drawings from day 9. Proportions are still difficult for me but I hope the rythms are clear. What do you guys think?

Hi everyone, here are my rhythms. After watching all the demonstrations, I repeat all the poses. Some are more difficult than others. I'm amazed at Proko's precision when drawing lines. Now I understand his 20 years of experience. It seems incredible to me that such a thing can be achieved, but oh well, we'll have to be patient...