{"id":786,"date":"2024-02-22T14:52:33","date_gmt":"2024-02-22T14:52:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/?p=786"},"modified":"2024-02-22T15:02:33","modified_gmt":"2024-02-22T15:02:33","slug":"learning-to-draw-people-challenge-day-06-2024-01-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/2024\/02\/22\/learning-to-draw-people-challenge-day-06-2024-01-13\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning to Draw People Challenge \u2013 Day 06 (2024\/01\/13)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\r\n<i>This was initially written February 21, 2024 as part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/2024-learning-to-draw-people-challenge\/\">2024 Learning to Draw People Challenge<\/a><\/i>\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h3>Exercises<\/h3>\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\r\nAs with other days, I decided to start with the line confidence exercises. Overall, it took me roughly 10 mins. I also came to two realizations:\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>I could practice drawing my lines and circles in both orientations, not just the one that feels most natural.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>I might as well use this time to fulfill other goals. Since I&#8217;m currently learning Chinese, I started counting my lines\/circles in Chinese. (Combining different goals and synergizing them seems like it could be useful generally)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nOn this day, I think my straight lines aren&#8217;t that great: their lengths vary too much, there&#8217;s a lot of them that aren&#8217;t parallel to the others, and quite a few of them hook at the end.\r\n<figure id=\"attachment_660\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-660\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-01-13_1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"880\" class=\"size-large wp-image-660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-01-13_1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-01-13_1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-01-13_1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-01-13_1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-01-13_1-250x333.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-01-13_1-550x733.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-01-13_1-800x1067.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-01-13_1-135x180.jpg 135w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-01-13_1-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-01-13_1.jpg 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-660\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Day 05 &#8211; Straight Lines exercise<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\nThe wavy lines exercise was ok. At least the overall direction remains similar from one to the next, though I still think I should start by focus on the line shape before trying to vary line thickness (pen pressure).\r\n<figure id=\"attachment_661\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-661\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-01-13_2-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"880\" class=\"size-large wp-image-661\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-01-13_2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-01-13_2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-01-13_2-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-01-13_2-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-01-13_2-250x333.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-01-13_2-550x733.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-01-13_2-800x1067.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-01-13_2-135x180.jpg 135w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-01-13_2-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-01-13_2.jpg 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-661\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Day 05 &#8211; Wavy Lines exercise<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\nThe circles exercise was not so great. Some of the circles are not that round, and they&#8217;re also all over the place. I wasn&#8217;t that consistent with spacing and size.\r\n<figure id=\"attachment_662\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-662\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-01-13_3-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"880\" class=\"size-large wp-image-662\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-01-13_3-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-01-13_3-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-01-13_3-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-01-13_3-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-01-13_3-250x333.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-01-13_3-550x733.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-01-13_3-800x1067.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-01-13_3-135x180.jpg 135w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-01-13_3-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-01-13_3.jpg 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-662\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Day 05 &#8211; Circles Lines exercise<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h3>Drawing<\/h3>\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\r\nOn this day, I decided I wanted to move on to a different exercise and try something else. I opted for a view from an angle. Do note that on this day, I couldn&#8217;t find my ruler, so everything was done by hand. I started by drawing the head&#8217;s outline with some guidelines (In this case, all on the same layer).\r\n<figure id=\"attachment_663\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-663\" style=\"width: 741px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/head_with_guidelines.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"741\" height=\"842\" class=\"size-full wp-image-663\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/head_with_guidelines.jpg 741w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/head_with_guidelines-264x300.jpg 264w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/head_with_guidelines-250x284.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/head_with_guidelines-550x625.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/head_with_guidelines-158x180.jpg 158w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/head_with_guidelines-440x500.jpg 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 741px) 100vw, 741px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-663\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Day 06 &#8211; Face outline with guidelines<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\nOnce that was done, I tried to add a neck, but struggled quite a bit. I eventually ended up updating the head&#8217;s outline a bit to account for the jaw, before adding a neck and a plane for where the neck intersects with the head. Finally, I updated some of my guidelines according to the new information on the drawing. Since this is a new type of drawing from a new angle with new techniques, I definitely struggled quite a bit here, and had to erase and redraw lines quite a few times. I still have to build my intuition for this kind of perspective, which will require practice.\r\n<figure id=\"attachment_667\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-667\" style=\"width: 716px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/head_outline_jaw.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"716\" height=\"855\" class=\"size-full wp-image-667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/head_outline_jaw.jpg 716w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/head_outline_jaw-251x300.jpg 251w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/head_outline_jaw-250x299.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/head_outline_jaw-550x657.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/head_outline_jaw-151x180.jpg 151w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/head_outline_jaw-419x500.jpg 419w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 716px) 100vw, 716px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-667\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Day 06 &#8211; Head outline with updated jawline<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\n<figure id=\"attachment_664\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-664\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/head_outline_neck-674x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"1003\" class=\"size-large wp-image-664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/head_outline_neck-674x1024.jpg 674w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/head_outline_neck-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/head_outline_neck-250x380.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/head_outline_neck-550x835.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/head_outline_neck-119x180.jpg 119w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/head_outline_neck-329x500.jpg 329w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/head_outline_neck.jpg 698w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-664\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Day 06 &#8211; Head outline with neck<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\n<figure id=\"attachment_665\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-665\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/head_outline_updated_guidelines-713x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"948\" class=\"size-large wp-image-665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/head_outline_updated_guidelines-713x1024.jpg 713w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/head_outline_updated_guidelines-209x300.jpg 209w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/head_outline_updated_guidelines-250x359.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/head_outline_updated_guidelines-550x789.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/head_outline_updated_guidelines-125x180.jpg 125w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/head_outline_updated_guidelines-348x500.jpg 348w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/head_outline_updated_guidelines.jpg 742w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-665\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Day 06 &#8211; Head outline with updated guidelines<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\r\nOnce this was done, I added some thickness to the top guidelines as per the book (As of yet, I do not know its purpose, but it&#8217;ll come as I continue to learn). I also added some face elements.\r\n<figure id=\"attachment_668\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-668\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/face_elements_added-722x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"936\" class=\"size-large wp-image-668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/face_elements_added-722x1024.jpg 722w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/face_elements_added-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/face_elements_added-250x354.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/face_elements_added-550x780.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/face_elements_added-127x180.jpg 127w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/face_elements_added-353x500.jpg 353w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/face_elements_added.jpg 737w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-668\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Day 06 &#8211; Head outline with added face elements<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\r\nFinally, I refined the jawline, and added some eyes and eyebrows to the drawing before calling it a day.\r\n<figure id=\"attachment_669\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-669\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-01-13_4-768x1024.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"880\" class=\"size-large wp-image-669\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-01-13_4-768x1024.png 768w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-01-13_4-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-01-13_4-1152x1536.png 1152w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-01-13_4-1536x2048.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-01-13_4-250x333.png 250w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-01-13_4-550x733.png 550w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-01-13_4-800x1067.png 800w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-01-13_4-135x180.png 135w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-01-13_4-375x500.png 375w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-01-13_4.png 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-669\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Day 06 &#8211; Final drawing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\r\nOverall, it makes for an interesting exercise and I&#8217;ll definitely need to work on different angles and perspectives. The result is not mind blowing, but for a first attempt, it seems reasonable. Obviously, I didn&#8217;t add in any details, so this lack of refinement is definitely noticeable, but that&#8217;s not the point of a sketch at this level. I must say, one of the most challenging things for me about this kind of exercise is the lack of the usual symmetry. For example, the eyes are at different &#8220;distances&#8221; from the canvas, and thus they&#8217;re not the same size, nor are they the same distance from their &#8220;midpoint&#8221; on the guideline. I&#8217;ve also been struggling with placement of the guidelines, including the neck. This will definitely require more training (and investigation).\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\r\n<i>This post is followed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/2024\/02\/22\/learning-to-draw-people-challenge-day-07-2024-01-14\/\">Learning to Draw People Challenge \u2013 Day 07 (2024\/01\/14)<\/a><\/i>\r\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This was initially written February 21, 2024 as part of the 2024 Learning to Draw People Challenge Exercises As with other days, I decided to start with the line confidence exercises. Overall, it took me roughly 10 mins. I also came to two realizations: I could practice drawing my lines and circles in both orientations, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/2024\/02\/22\/learning-to-draw-people-challenge-day-06-2024-01-13\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Learning to Draw People Challenge \u2013 Day 06 (2024\/01\/13)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"bgseo_title":"","bgseo_description":"","bgseo_robots_index":"index","bgseo_robots_follow":"follow","footnotes":""},"categories":[5,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-786","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-drawing","category-skill-learning"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/786","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=786"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/786\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":807,"href":"https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/786\/revisions\/807"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=786"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=786"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=786"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}