This covers weeks 11-13 of my year of learning to draw. This was quite an exciting few weeks of drawing learning and practice. My main focus during these three weeks was learning about shading and shadows. Brent Eviston has two courses on shading, “Shading Fundamentals : Drawing with Dramatic Light and Shadow” and Shading Beyond …
This is a week 9-10 summary of my 365-day experiment in applying the principles of deliberate practice to (finally) learn to draw. It’s been a hectic couple of weeks, so I’m combining weeks 9 and 10 into one update. And since it’s been about two months since I started, I thought it would be nice …
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Week 8 of my “learn to draw” experiment has come to a close. It’s hard to believe I’ve been at this for two whole months now. This week, I experienced a good deal of frustration. There are some things that are just plain hard and that take time to develop. Even if I can see …
I can’t believe I’ve already been learning to draw for 7 weeks. Time really does go by faster as you get older. I’ve not got much time to write this, so I’ll just stick to a brief overview of what I worked on this week. I had to go to the art supply store for …
Reflections on week 6 Week six of my one year journey in learning to draw was a lot of fun. It is also the first week where I missed a day of practice (day 37). Day 37 was a very busy day, and the only way I could have fit in a practice session would …
So we have come to the end the fifth week of my year of learning how to draw. Looking back on the first 4 weeks, I see that it was mostly about finding my bearings, developing a habit of daily drawing practice, and exploring what the heck it is that I want to be able …
