10-28-2014, 05:50 AM
I'm revising this study schedule, the above one didn't work out for various reasons; I can fit in on average 1 - 3 hours of drawing time each day and doing just one session of each thing per week made progress really slow and I got pretty demotivated.
After doing this inktober challenge this month and focusing solely on inking everyday I've seen such a huge improvement in that area since October 1st. So following the challenge I'm going to designate a study area each month and focus almost exclusively on that.
October:
- Inktober inking practice
November:
- Anatomy / Figure drawing / characters:
- Daily schedule:
- 20 minutes gestures / croquis / timed quick sketches,
- 20 minutes hands or portrait
- Studying from Hampton
- Rest of the time: one longer figure drawing / figure drawing from imagination / character design
- Supplement:
- Ink at least 3 drawings each week
December:
- Perspective:
- Finish working through How to Draw
- Perspective practice - try to focus equal time on Buildings / Interiors / Boats / Vehicles / Environments
- (quick sketches from photo's / life then reconstruct from memory in perspective a la Hobitt's awesome sketchbook)
- Supplement:
- Ink at least 3 drawings each week, make time for gestures / figure practice
January:
- Rendering:
- Buy and work through How to Render by Scott Robinson
- Supplement:
- Inking, figure drawing, perspective based construction
February:
- Making Comics by Scott McCloud:
- Work through this book, pulling together previous 3 months studies to practice drawing comic panels
March:
- Colour
- Finish working through Gurney's Colour and Light
- Pull together figure drawing, perspective, rendering, comic book style composition while learning how to paint in colour
It's a six month plan, I'm pretty excited to see where I'm at come the end of March 2015! Wish me luck ^__^
After doing this inktober challenge this month and focusing solely on inking everyday I've seen such a huge improvement in that area since October 1st. So following the challenge I'm going to designate a study area each month and focus almost exclusively on that.
October:
- Inktober inking practice
November:
- Anatomy / Figure drawing / characters:
- Daily schedule:
- 20 minutes gestures / croquis / timed quick sketches,
- 20 minutes hands or portrait
- Studying from Hampton
- Rest of the time: one longer figure drawing / figure drawing from imagination / character design
- Supplement:
- Ink at least 3 drawings each week
December:
- Perspective:
- Finish working through How to Draw
- Perspective practice - try to focus equal time on Buildings / Interiors / Boats / Vehicles / Environments
- (quick sketches from photo's / life then reconstruct from memory in perspective a la Hobitt's awesome sketchbook)
- Supplement:
- Ink at least 3 drawings each week, make time for gestures / figure practice
January:
- Rendering:
- Buy and work through How to Render by Scott Robinson
- Supplement:
- Inking, figure drawing, perspective based construction
February:
- Making Comics by Scott McCloud:
- Work through this book, pulling together previous 3 months studies to practice drawing comic panels
March:
- Colour
- Finish working through Gurney's Colour and Light
- Pull together figure drawing, perspective, rendering, comic book style composition while learning how to paint in colour
It's a six month plan, I'm pretty excited to see where I'm at come the end of March 2015! Wish me luck ^__^