Thanks, im learning as i go though. I never really liked using ballpoint pens before, always stuck with my trusty pilot hi-tec pens. Now I cant see myself drawing cars with anything but a ballpoint.
Thanks, it was seriously difficult. Each page took a good 1.5-2 hours. Never sketched headlights before, so it was definitely refreshing, but scary. Only three more days left, I drew about half a day today and only got through 4 pages! Yikes I gotta hustle.
Haha, thanks NURB. I’m chugging along.
Thanks! Yes, these are all ballpoint. Discovered a new love for ballpoint.
Thanks! 4 more pages have been uploaded to my tumblr just now, check them out.
Thanks! Yea, I’ve always liked drawing with pen and paper, but I need to learn digital at some point in my life.
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The week is almost over, and I barely past the 10 page mark. Not giving up, still chugging along. But the 100 page goal is looking very dim at this point.
Overview
Today, I drew cars. I focused on classic, retro cars. It was quite fun. The funny thing is, I always tried my best to stay away from classic cars. Their elongated proportions scared me. However, with Weekly 100, the whole point is to sketch things I never sketched before and guess what, after trying it out, it was so fun!
Something I learned Today…
I also learned something while sketching today. Details are important, and it will make your sketches look finished and pop from the page, HOWEVER, I learned not to jump into details from the very beginning. Instead, I learned to start rough, block in the main shapes, perspective, proportions, and placement of parts. On page 2, the one with only two cars on the page, is an example of too much detail too early on. I spent a long time on the grill and headlights and once finished, not only did I not have enough room for the rest of the car, but the car just didn’t look right.
My Question to you all…
Q: Is it only considered a sketch if it’s quick?
I’ve always prided myself in being able to sketch quickly. But with quickness came a lack of details, usually. However, with Weekly 100, each page has taken me more than 6x my normal rate of sketching. On the plus side, I have found a new love for doing detail work. Something I brushed off in the past. On the down side, I can only do a few pages within the same time limit. I’m curious as to watch you all think about this, are the sketches I’ve uploaded so far, still a sketch if it took forever to do? And should I sacrifice a little bit of detail to pump out more sketches?
Here’s page 2, where I learned something.
Here’s the 1st page that started today’s sketch session.
See the rest on my tumblr!
By the way, none of these pages have been reordered in photoshop. The layout of sketches are original scans and I am not throwing away a single sketch. If I mess up on one, I leave it and just move on to the next sketch. Rather than just showing the best-ofs, im taking all of it in as experience points to level up.