A 30 days challenge for improving your art!
Ok so I’ve been looking for exercises to improve my art since I’ve been been very unsure about my art style lately and I wanted to iprove, so I decided to write my own challenge!!
Face and expressions:
Day 1: Study of the face structure
Day 2: Study of the face as seen from the front, profile and 3/4
Day 3: Draw some expressions using a photo reference (if you want to add fun use emojis!)
Day 4: Draw some expressions with particular gestures using a photo reference (there are really good in my opinion: x x x x x)
Arms, legs and torso:
Day 5: Study of the structure
Day 6: Study of the body parts as seen from the front, profile and 3/4
Day 7: Draw the body parts in movement (ex: for legs running, for arms punching etc etc)
Hands and feet:
Day 8: Study of the structure
Day 9: Study of the body parts as seen from the front, profile and 3/4
Day 10: Draw a lot of hands and feet using a photo reference (kibbitzer@deviantArt draws perfect hands/feet references but also poses and much more!!)
Day 11: Draw hands holding objects using a photo reference
extra day!!: try to draw shoes, socks or gloves!!
Poses:
Day 12: Study of the structure static and in movement
Day 13: Study of the body as seen from the front, profile and 3/4
Day 14: Draw poses in movement using a photo reference
Day 15: Draw a lot of different poses both static and in movement
Clothes:
Day 16: Study of clothes’ folds
Day 17: Draw a characters wearing what you are wearing or just draw your ootd!
Day 18: Draw a character in traditional clothes or in ancient clothes (medioeval of from Ancient Rome)
Day 19: Draw a character dessed up in 19(insert your favourite decade here)0′s fashion
Day 20: Draw a character in a super detailed outfit (like japanese idol or a wedding dress)
Colors:
Day 21: Exercise on opposite and complementary colors
Day 22: Try to shade a drawing with different colors and not with the darker tone
Day 23: Try to color a drawing with a color palette (you can find great palettes on @color-palettes or just create your own)
Day 24: Use a texture on your drawings, not as background (if you are a traditional fan try to use washitape or print a texture!!)
Light:
Day 25: Draw a character with different light sources
Day 26: Draw a background with different light sources
Day 27: Try to work with reflected light (like a glass window or a gem)
Backgrounds:
Day 28: Draw a background using a photo reference
Day 29: Draw the same background using different points of view
Day 30: Draw a background using a perspective grid (not central, don’t be lazy!!)
Other things you can try for adding more fun:
Try a new tool/media for lineart, a new one for colouring and a new one for shading
Try to use gradients in a drawing
Try to draw something as seen with fisheye or wide angle
Create a new character using this
Draw a gijinka of the random pokemon this pokedex generator gives you
Draw a gijinka of one object in the room you are right now
Mix some of these challenges to have more fun!
Some tips: Don’t be afraid to use references, this doesn’t make you less good. Art imitates what the human sees!
I haven’t tried all of these challenges so I’m not telling you that your art will improve a lot, but it will definitely improve if you draw a lot!
If you all have some tips, references or more challenges don’t be afraid to add them! And if you want to share your entries feel free to post them here tagging them with #artimprovementchallenge or #30dayforartimprovement !!
