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21 | ☁️ | Learning art and Hebrew

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Learning Art | Day 9

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It has been a while since I last made an art log but I have been busy with christmas prep at home. What I have decided to do for myself is get a course from one of the popluar artist I have seen online and learn some technqiues from him.

So far, he has taught me the human body in it's simpliest form and it's so helpful! I like his teaching style also!

I hope I can get rid of my procrastination and laziness on learning art. I have so many art ideas but lack the skills. Hopefully, my frustration will turn into motivation!

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Learning Art | Day 8

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I felt a bit under the weather today but I am happy I got to work on this more. This doodle initally started as a nose study, continuing from my last art log, but I want to expand it further.

As I am still not confident on replicating eyes to make them a bit symmertical, I've left it out.

Overall I am happy with the doodle and maybe in the future I will finish it or even improve it!

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Learning Art | Day 7

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I haven’t been able to do my art studies as I wanted to because the past few days I’ve been busy and then becoming too tired to do anything because of it! But I got the courage to open my tablet and computer and paint something!

One of my other fears I had when I used to draw frequently in the past was the ability to draw noses from different angles. I preferred the font-view version of the nose but anything else I was too scared to try to figure out how to draw. So for today’s study it were noses!

Nose Study 1

I started off with a nose position that was more comfortable with so I can get into the groove of things! The colour seems off to me but I focused more of the structure and getting the sketch good as a starting point. I was feeling a bit confident so I decided to work on another nose study but from a different angle.

Nose Study 2

I struggled on the angle for a while drawing the sketching. I realised for now as a beginner I need to keep looking at references and not just depend on my hunch because I have no references in my head on how to draw noses from the mind so I will continue to use references for now.

Overall I felt happy with both nose studies and tomorrow I will go back and learn Human Anatomy and make a proper schedule for myself!

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Learning Art | Day 6

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Yesterday I didn't do any art study because I wanted a little break (and I forgot to do it).

For today's study, I found the idea to practise on my lineart skills. I haven't been really following a properly schedule over topics I need to cover, just been winging the studies so far. But after getting some inspiration on Pinterest, I wanted to test my lineart skills.

I referenced from a picture that had lineart in it already and then a real-life image to find the lineart myself. I liked the first one more; it closely aligns to the art style I want. The lineart stuy was more of a "how to add weight to my lines at the right times" and I think I did an okay job.

Overall, I am happy with today's study!

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Learning Art | Day 5

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Five days straight of learning how to draw, and I am feeling a little bit more confident in my art skills again. For today’s practice, I decided to go online and look up some reference pictures and tutorials that I could use to then recreate with what I already know.

I remember back in school, during my art lessons, the teacher would always have us look for artists, find the artworks, and then try to recreate either in our style or absolutely to their own style. I realized that really helped me back then, so it would be a good idea for me to repeat that strategy now.

Since my main target is to be able to draw Giorno from JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, I looked on Pinterest to find pictures of him so I could try and recreate. I followed the tutorials and did the recreation art just so I could see how I could test the brushes available to me and see which one I liked the most in terms of coloring. And I found some!

I would say today was very successful. I feel very happy, very motivated, and just excited for tomorrow so I can continue working on my skills!

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Learning Art | Day 4

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On day four, I dedicated time to online figure drawing and anatomy videos, challenging myself to apply the concepts to my artwork—an area I find particularly challenging. Opting for traditional pencil and paper over my graphic drawing tablet, I encountered frustration as my attempts fell short of the tutorial.

Despite feeling insecure and discouraged, I recognize the importance of persevering. Imperfection won't deter me; instead, it fuels my determination to keep pushing, knowing that progress takes time and effort.

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Learning Art | Day 3

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As promised, I studied more on forms and 3D shapes. I used PoseMy.Art to find interactive shapes that I could reference from. I was scared at the beginning because I had thoughts of "Oh this looks hard, I wonder if I can actually draw in that angle?" and, though they aren't perfect, I did it. I didn't let the fear of the unknown and perfectionism get to me learning how to draw. But I did do my study today last minute, meaning the last hours of the day because I procastinated wanting to learn the 3D shapes because of my initail fears.

Whilst watching one of the paid courses I had, the instructor mention about drawing pillows as they help form the human torso. I did my own sketches and they look cute. My short-term goal now is to be able to figure draw, specifically the torso. I will get it done!

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Learning Art | Day 2

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As for day 2 of learning art, I started to learn about shapes and forms. I actually thought that starting with the fundamentals, an idea that I got from all my courses I bought, would be beneficial to starting again.

In the past, I used to skip over the fundamentals and go straight into drawing, and I felt like that's where I encountered struggles with how to draw because I wanted to go straight into coloring, never touching the fundamentals of shapes and forms.

So, a day full of shapes and forms, I followed a YouTube video where he explained the primary shapes and how it is important to find them in nature and in references.

Overall, I had fun doing the exercises, and I found an online resource where I can play with 3-D shapes more. So, I'll be able to start drawing the shapes tomorrow to improve on visually seeing the shapes in different perspectives in my head, which is the goal!

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Learning Art | Day 1

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I recently learned that it takes around 21 to 66 days to learn how to draw. Even though I started a couple of days ago, I want today to be day one of me learning how to draw. I'm already feeling kind of frustrated; I don't know everything, and it's hard to rewire my brain to accept that I am a beginner and I will get there slowly. I know my endpoint is improving my skills; I want to be able to draw my favorite characters from TV shows, bring to life what's in my imagination, and create meaningful art, including animations. I need to be kind to myself regarding feelings of envy and small jealousy towards artists I find on Instagram and Pinterest; they all started from somewhere, and so am I, even if it takes months.

To start off, I bought six online courses on how to draw, covering clothes, faces, bodies, line art, and more. I completed one section from one course, and I'm happy I did it. I felt like I accomplished something today, but I easily got bored and started watching YouTube. Another thing for me is I have to create a routine on how to learn, so yeah.

I love to draw; it makes me happy to see my imagination stories come to life. I want to be able to take things from my imagination and put them on a medium, and art is the best medium I can find out there that will let me express myself completely, fully, and peacefully. I just wonder how long it will take for me to reach my end goal.

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