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I was thinking today while on my 2hr public transportation commute home from school, i can be doing better things with my time. Being more efficient so to speak. So i'd like to ask,

"what would you recommend as some moderate daily exercises for drawing."

Nothing too detailed, just stuff that you'd imagine a person could progressively improve. Hands, well yeah, DUH! but what about some others?

Thanks!!!! :D

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-Jace T.

-Jace T.

What are you weak at? What scares you in drawing?

Do more of that, but do it intelligently.

Take the things you know and can draw well and do those, but add in these things that scare you.
So, if you can draw Batman really well, but perspective shots scare the pee out of you.....keep drawing Batman, but add a perspective background to the drawing.
This does two things: It stretches you, forces you to step outside of your box, but does so incrementally. Second, it allows you to still have a successful drawing because you are still doing something you are good at ( Batman) even if the other stuff blows chunks. That KEEPS you drawing--which is important.
Just drawing hands, for example, will become boring fast, if all you are doing hands and not having any fun or success doing them. Once you realize that you suck ( for the moment) at drawing hands, you'll be more inclined to abandon attempting them. By piggy-backing your weak stuff onto your stronger stuff, you'll at least have something that can compel you to continue.
As you do this, make the new elements more and more ambitious as you go, increasing the complexity and scope.

"We all grow older, we do not have to grow up"--Archie Goodwin ( 1937-1998)

what am i weak at...? :o
[LIST]
[*]human figure
[*]hands
[*]perspective
[*]realism
[*]shade
[*]texture
[/LIST]

my strengths are my creative imagination, and being able to put line down to make funny stuff... oh, and race cars that look out of comics. (not those huge fat tire looking things)

thanks Ken. I'm trying to think how i can work my weakness into my strengths, and i have ideas of where to go. Thanks!

-Jace T.

What are you weak at? What scares you in drawing?

Do more of that, but do it intelligently.

Take the things you know and can draw well and do those, but add in these things that scare you.
So, if you can draw Batman really well, but perspective shots scare the pee out of you.....keep drawing Batman, but add a perspective background to the drawing.
This does two things: It stretches you, forces you to step outside of your box, but does so incrementally. Second, it allows you to still have a successful drawing because you are still doing something you are good at ( Batman) even if the other stuff blows chunks. That KEEPS you drawing--which is important.
Just drawing hands, for example, will become boring fast, if all you are doing hands and not having any fun or success doing them. Once you realize that you suck ( for the moment) at drawing hands, you'll be more inclined to abandon attempting them. By piggy-backing your weak stuff onto your stronger stuff, you'll at least have something that can compel you to continue.
As you do this, make the new elements more and more ambitious as you go, increasing the complexity and scope.

according to me please focus on texture it is quite difficult

I think you should learn from a professional painter. He will definitely help you.