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April Sketch Blitz
8 years ago
March of Robots is almost over, and so far it doesn't seem like the desire to draw every day is losing ground. After almost 60 straight days of drawing and sharing some sketch or picture with everyone here on FA every day, I'm moving to my next month long challenge. The 8 Minute draw challenge.
What is the '8 minute challenge', you ask? The 8 Minute challenge is a manner of quickly sketching a given object or subject quickly 6 times in the course of 8 minutes. Each successive drawing reduces the time allowed to sketch by half (first sketch taking 4 minutes, next sketch 2min, next 1, ect...). This challenge was suggested to artists by Jake Parker, a freelance artist and youtube content creator I have been following, and having listened to some of the advice he offers I've decided to take on this next idea. It was his video's that offered the idea that a 30 day challenge is good to undertake because it eases the flow of drawing, and helps build positive drawing habits (consistently drawing in particular). I'm doing the 8 minute challenge because, the 8 minute challenge can help to see things differently than you normally would, and start to help develop one's own personal style. I'm choosing to meld the two idea's of a 30 day challenge and speed sketching together to further develop drawing habits and abilities to use in the comic revival.
This is now where I am going to open the floor for you, the followers, to get some input and see some fun stuff come about from my daily scratching. If you so choose, and would like to possibly see some focused drawings in terms of topic, feel free to respond to this journal with no more than 5 things for me draw. Of those 5 I will likely pick 1 or 2 of them and use them for an 8 minute sketch of the day.
"But wait a minute, your current sketches are allotted a full 2 hours for drawing? Why now only cut it to 8 minutes?"
The challenge part of the round will involve quickly sketching an idea 6 times in rapid succession, like a tank, or a lamp. After that is done, I will be taking one of the speedier sketches (I.E. the 1 minute or 30 seconds) and fleshing out the idea in full like for my current daily draws. Adding some possible backgrounds, and taking the detail back up from a low detail image. I don't know how the canvas is going to work yet, but it will either be one larger canvas, or two separate canvases.
So, now is your chance to see some stuff you would like. Post those suggestions below, and wait to see what happens during April's Sketch Blitz.
Thank you to all my wonderful followers, and to all my new followers because of the #March of Robots challenge.
Stick around, and enjoy more fluffiness
What is the '8 minute challenge', you ask? The 8 Minute challenge is a manner of quickly sketching a given object or subject quickly 6 times in the course of 8 minutes. Each successive drawing reduces the time allowed to sketch by half (first sketch taking 4 minutes, next sketch 2min, next 1, ect...). This challenge was suggested to artists by Jake Parker, a freelance artist and youtube content creator I have been following, and having listened to some of the advice he offers I've decided to take on this next idea. It was his video's that offered the idea that a 30 day challenge is good to undertake because it eases the flow of drawing, and helps build positive drawing habits (consistently drawing in particular). I'm doing the 8 minute challenge because, the 8 minute challenge can help to see things differently than you normally would, and start to help develop one's own personal style. I'm choosing to meld the two idea's of a 30 day challenge and speed sketching together to further develop drawing habits and abilities to use in the comic revival.
This is now where I am going to open the floor for you, the followers, to get some input and see some fun stuff come about from my daily scratching. If you so choose, and would like to possibly see some focused drawings in terms of topic, feel free to respond to this journal with no more than 5 things for me draw. Of those 5 I will likely pick 1 or 2 of them and use them for an 8 minute sketch of the day.
"But wait a minute, your current sketches are allotted a full 2 hours for drawing? Why now only cut it to 8 minutes?"
The challenge part of the round will involve quickly sketching an idea 6 times in rapid succession, like a tank, or a lamp. After that is done, I will be taking one of the speedier sketches (I.E. the 1 minute or 30 seconds) and fleshing out the idea in full like for my current daily draws. Adding some possible backgrounds, and taking the detail back up from a low detail image. I don't know how the canvas is going to work yet, but it will either be one larger canvas, or two separate canvases.
So, now is your chance to see some stuff you would like. Post those suggestions below, and wait to see what happens during April's Sketch Blitz.
Thank you to all my wonderful followers, and to all my new followers because of the #March of Robots challenge.
Stick around, and enjoy more fluffiness
