{"id":994,"date":"2024-02-29T15:53:20","date_gmt":"2024-02-29T15:53:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/?p=994"},"modified":"2024-03-01T15:29:14","modified_gmt":"2024-03-01T15:29:14","slug":"learning-to-draw-people-challenge-day-11-2024-02-29","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/2024\/02\/29\/learning-to-draw-people-challenge-day-11-2024-02-29\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning to Draw People Challenge \u2013 Day 11 (2024\/02\/29)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\r\n<i>This was written February 29, 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<h2>Introduction<\/h2>\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\r\nHappy end of the month everyone, with the elusive February the 29th. Today, as stated in yesterday&#8217;s post, was a long day since I went on a field trip. Thus, I started drawing fairly late, while also exhausted. But I still went through with it, and am also writing this post!\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\r\nBefore getting into it, a silly note. While on the bus, I decided to try to read\/translate a few lines from the (Chinese) drawing book I&#8217;m using as a reference&#8230;and there&#8217;s definitely a lot of value I&#8217;m losing by following visually and not reading. I will need to spend some time reading it.\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h2>Exercises<\/h2>\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\r\nFor the exercises, there isn&#8217;t much to say. Mainly two realizations:\r\n<ul>\r\n  <li>When drawing multiple strokes in a row, I tend to leave my hand in place, only changing my wrist&#8217;s position slightly. This means I often end up in a very cramped position. After realizing this, I decided to try to move my arm after most strokes, and I think this was a little better. My hand wasn&#8217;t feeling as cramped as usual after the exercises.<\/li>\r\n  <li>While handling the wavy lines, I also realized I could move my whole arm, instead of just my wrist and my forearm. This means I raised my hand and arm, and let the stylus glide over the tablet. I suspect that might be what I did yesterday which led to that motion that felt so fluent. I also opted to use that technique for some of the larger circles, and tried it with a few strokes in the actual drawing. I think this has potential, though I might also need to explore it with different grips.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nBeyond that, I still think these exercises are a great warm up, and I think there are a few areas in which I&#8217;m improving. It might be worth eventually looking back and comparing the progress here. Overall, it took me roughly 10 minutes to complete the exercises. Here are the results:\r\n<figure id=\"attachment_995\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-995\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-02-29_1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"880\" class=\"size-large wp-image-995\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-02-29_1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-02-29_1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-02-29_1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-02-29_1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-02-29_1-250x333.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-02-29_1-550x733.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-02-29_1-800x1067.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-02-29_1-135x180.jpg 135w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-02-29_1-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-02-29_1.jpg 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-995\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Day 11 &#8211; Lines exercise<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<figure id=\"attachment_996\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-996\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-02-29_2-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"880\" class=\"size-large wp-image-996\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-02-29_2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-02-29_2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-02-29_2-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-02-29_2-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-02-29_2-250x333.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-02-29_2-550x733.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-02-29_2-800x1067.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-02-29_2-135x180.jpg 135w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-02-29_2-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-02-29_2.jpg 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-996\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Day 11 &#8211; Wavy lines exercise &#8211; Horizontal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<figure id=\"attachment_997\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-997\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-02-29_3-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"880\" class=\"size-large wp-image-997\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-02-29_3-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-02-29_3-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-02-29_3-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-02-29_3-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-02-29_3-250x333.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-02-29_3-550x733.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-02-29_3-800x1067.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-02-29_3-135x180.jpg 135w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-02-29_3-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-02-29_3.jpg 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-997\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Day 11 &#8211; Wavy lines exercise &#8211; Vertical<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<figure id=\"attachment_998\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-998\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-02-29_4-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"880\" class=\"size-large wp-image-998\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-02-29_4-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-02-29_4-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-02-29_4-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-02-29_4-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-02-29_4-250x333.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-02-29_4-550x733.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-02-29_4-800x1067.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-02-29_4-135x180.jpg 135w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-02-29_4-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-02-29_4.jpg 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-998\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Day 11 &#8211; Circles exercise<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h2>Drawing<\/h2>\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\r\nToday, I opted to revisit the profile angle. I started with some guidelines, as usual:\r\n<figure id=\"attachment_999\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-999\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/guidelines-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"790\" class=\"size-full wp-image-999\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/guidelines-2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/guidelines-2-300x296.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/guidelines-2-768x758.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/guidelines-2-48x48.jpg 48w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/guidelines-2-250x247.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/guidelines-2-550x543.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/guidelines-2-182x180.jpg 182w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/guidelines-2-304x300.jpg 304w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/guidelines-2-506x500.jpg 506w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-999\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Day 11 &#8211; Drawing Guidelines<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\r\nOnce this was done, I continued with the front of the profile (nose, mouth and jaw). I also added a neck and redrew the &#8220;cranium&#8221;, following the guideline. It has a few flaws, but I think it&#8217;s not so bad. Plus, it&#8217;s just a temporary fixture. There two components I struggled with the most. First, the bridge of the nose (roughly where the eye sockets should be), often making it too deep. Then there&#8217;s also the chin, which I often draw too blocky.  You can see the result so far with and without guidelines:\r\n<figure id=\"attachment_1001\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1001\" style=\"width: 744px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/outline_guidelines.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"744\" height=\"829\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1001\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/outline_guidelines.jpg 744w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/outline_guidelines-269x300.jpg 269w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/outline_guidelines-250x279.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/outline_guidelines-550x613.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/outline_guidelines-162x180.jpg 162w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/outline_guidelines-449x500.jpg 449w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 744px) 100vw, 744px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1001\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Day 11 &#8211; Outline (With Guidelines)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\n<figure id=\"attachment_1033\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1033\" style=\"width: 602px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/outline-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"602\" height=\"775\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1033\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/outline-2.png 602w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/outline-2-233x300.png 233w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/outline-2-250x322.png 250w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/outline-2-550x708.png 550w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/outline-2-140x180.png 140w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/outline-2-388x500.png 388w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1033\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Day 11 \u2013 Outline (No Guidelines)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\r\nNext up, I added some guidelines for the eye. I drew a line from the neck to roughly where the eye should be, and added a circle for the eye. (No, it is not a monocle)\r\n<figure id=\"attachment_1002\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1002\" style=\"width: 609px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/eye_guidelines.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"609\" height=\"767\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1002\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/eye_guidelines.jpg 609w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/eye_guidelines-238x300.jpg 238w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/eye_guidelines-250x315.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/eye_guidelines-550x693.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/eye_guidelines-143x180.jpg 143w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/eye_guidelines-397x500.jpg 397w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 609px) 100vw, 609px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1002\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Day 11 &#8211; Eye Guideline<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\nOnce the guidelines were ready, I drew the eye&#8217;s outline, making sure to align it with the top of the nose this time. I also added an eyebrow and a smile. Being unhappy with the chin, I redrew it along with the jaw before adding the ear&#8217;s outline (since I wanted them to align properly). Here it is with and without the guidelines.\r\n<figure id=\"attachment_1004\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1004\" style=\"width: 563px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/face_components_with_guidelines.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"563\" height=\"788\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1004\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/face_components_with_guidelines.jpg 563w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/face_components_with_guidelines-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/face_components_with_guidelines-250x350.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/face_components_with_guidelines-550x770.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/face_components_with_guidelines-129x180.jpg 129w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/face_components_with_guidelines-357x500.jpg 357w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 563px) 100vw, 563px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1004\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Day 11 &#8211; Face Components (With Guidelines)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\n<figure id=\"attachment_1003\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1003\" style=\"width: 606px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/face_components.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"606\" height=\"775\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1003\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/face_components.jpg 606w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/face_components-235x300.jpg 235w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/face_components-250x320.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/face_components-550x703.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/face_components-141x180.jpg 141w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/face_components-391x500.jpg 391w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 606px) 100vw, 606px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1003\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Day 11 &#8211; Face Components (No Guidelines)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\r\nThe next step was to add in the inner outline for the ear, and some details for the eye. I once again struggled with the ear.\r\n<figure id=\"attachment_1005\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1005\" style=\"width: 562px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/first_details.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"562\" height=\"778\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1005\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/first_details.png 562w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/first_details-217x300.png 217w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/first_details-250x346.png 250w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/first_details-550x761.png 550w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/first_details-130x180.png 130w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/first_details-361x500.png 361w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 562px) 100vw, 562px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1005\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Day 11 &#8211; First details added<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\r\nFinally, the last details for the face were added: some highlights around the eye, a thicker eyebrow, and a more detailed ear. Also some plastic surgery, redrawing the jawline and the nose. I&#8217;m fairly happy with the image at this point, I also think it might be my best ear so far.\r\n<figure id=\"attachment_1006\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1006\" style=\"width: 591px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/face_details.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"591\" height=\"775\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1006\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/face_details.jpg 591w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/face_details-229x300.jpg 229w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/face_details-250x328.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/face_details-550x721.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/face_details-137x180.jpg 137w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/face_details-381x500.jpg 381w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 591px) 100vw, 591px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1006\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Day 11 &#8211; Final face details<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\nIf we compare this to the drawing I had on Monday (Day 08), I think it&#8217;s much better:\r\n<figure id=\"attachment_864\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-864\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-02-26_6-768x1024.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"880\" class=\"size-large wp-image-864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-02-26_6-768x1024.png 768w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-02-26_6-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-02-26_6-1152x1536.png 1152w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-02-26_6-1536x2048.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-02-26_6-250x333.png 250w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-02-26_6-550x733.png 550w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-02-26_6-800x1067.png 800w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-02-26_6-135x180.png 135w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-02-26_6-375x500.png 375w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-02-26_6.png 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-864\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Day 08 &#8211; Final Drawing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\r\nNext, there were a few steps to handle for the hair, which I opted to draw this time. First, a general outline:\r\n<figure id=\"attachment_1007\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1007\" style=\"width: 555px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/hair_outline-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"555\" height=\"797\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1007\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/hair_outline-1.jpg 555w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/hair_outline-1-209x300.jpg 209w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/hair_outline-1-250x359.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/hair_outline-1-550x790.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/hair_outline-1-125x180.jpg 125w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/hair_outline-1-348x500.jpg 348w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 555px) 100vw, 555px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1007\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Day 11 &#8211; Hair Outline<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\r\nOnce that was done, I tried to add details for the hair, with different strands here and there. Though I once again struggled with the hair conceptually: what should be drawn where and in which orientation?<figure id=\"attachment_1008\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1008\" style=\"width: 631px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/hair_initial_details.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"631\" height=\"817\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1008\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/hair_initial_details.jpg 631w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/hair_initial_details-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/hair_initial_details-250x324.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/hair_initial_details-550x712.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/hair_initial_details-139x180.jpg 139w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/hair_initial_details-386x500.jpg 386w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 631px) 100vw, 631px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1008\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Day 11 &#8211; Adding details to hair<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\r\nI then removed the cranium line and started trying to modify the hair a little. I noticed that the book, for some reason, removed some hair at this stage. I definitely struggled to better understand that. Here&#8217;s an intermediate stage I had, before refining it some more. Note that the back of the head was changed a bit, since I wasn&#8217;t convinced with its shape. The shape definitely appears smoother.\r\n<figure id=\"attachment_1009\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1009\" style=\"width: 584px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/hair_intermediate_stage.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"771\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1009\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/hair_intermediate_stage.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/hair_intermediate_stage-227x300.jpg 227w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/hair_intermediate_stage-250x330.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/hair_intermediate_stage-550x726.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/hair_intermediate_stage-136x180.jpg 136w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/hair_intermediate_stage-379x500.jpg 379w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1009\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Day 11 &#8211; Intermediate Hair Stage<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\r\nUltimately, I learned a few things about drawing hair today:\r\n<ul>\r\n  <li>Less is more. Having less detail and focusing on specific areas lends itself to better results.<\/li>\r\n  <li>Working on hair orientation is definitely important. Trying to make it flow &#8220;naturally&#8221; goes a long way, although I haven&#8217;t mastered this yet.<\/li>\r\n  <li>Having smooth strokes seems especially important for hair.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nThe drawing is not perfect by any means, but I think it&#8217;s my best so far, and I&#8217;m really happy with my progress. Here it is:\r\n<figure id=\"attachment_1013\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1013\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-02-29-layers_5-832x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"812\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1013\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-02-29-layers_5-832x1024.jpg 832w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-02-29-layers_5-244x300.jpg 244w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-02-29-layers_5-768x945.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-02-29-layers_5-1248x1536.jpg 1248w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-02-29-layers_5-250x308.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-02-29-layers_5-550x677.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-02-29-layers_5-800x985.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-02-29-layers_5-146x180.jpg 146w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-02-29-layers_5-406x500.jpg 406w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-02-29-layers_5.jpg 1312w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1013\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Day 11 &#8211; Final Drawing (With Guidelines)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<figure id=\"attachment_1012\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1012\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-02-29_5-1-672x1024.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"1006\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1012\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-02-29_5-1-672x1024.png 672w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-02-29_5-1-197x300.png 197w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-02-29_5-1-768x1170.png 768w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-02-29_5-1-250x381.png 250w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-02-29_5-1-550x838.png 550w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-02-29_5-1-800x1218.png 800w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-02-29_5-1-118x180.png 118w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-02-29_5-1-328x500.png 328w, https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Drawing_2024-02-29_5-1.png 935w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1012\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Day 11 &#8211; Final Drawing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h2>Conclusion<\/h2>\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\r\nOverall, I think I&#8217;ve definitely made observable progress, and I&#8217;m ecstatic about it! I&#8217;m also glad that I&#8217;ve managed for the past two days to both draw and write my posts, despite being tired and exhausted. I think that&#8217;s the extremely valuable if I want to make this a long-term habit. As for the time spent on this, I spent around 90 minutes on drawing (10 minutes of exercises and one hour of drawing). Writing this post took me roughly 50 minutes, and reviewing it took about 25 minutes (a 2:1 ratio, definitely better than yesterday in terms of proportions). Overall, this is a huge time commitment at a total of 2h45mins (And that&#8217;s just drawing and writing, it doesn&#8217;t include transferring files, publishing the post and relevant updates, etc&#8230;). I&#8217;ll need to find a way to shorten it a bit by the time classes resume next week. But one step at a time.\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\r\nI hope you enjoyed today&#8217;s post. Thank you for joining me and following my progress. Stay tuned to see how far I can get, and what other things I learn along the way!\r\n<\/p>\r\n\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\/03\/01\/learning-to-draw-people-challenge-day-12-2024-03-01\/\">Learning to Draw People Challenge \u2013 Day 12 (2024\/03\/01)<\/a><\/i>\r\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This was written February 29, 2024 as part of the 2024 Learning to Draw People Challenge Introduction Happy end of the month everyone, with the elusive February the 29th. Today, as stated in yesterday&#8217;s post, was a long day since I went on a field trip. Thus, I started drawing fairly late, while also exhausted. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/2024\/02\/29\/learning-to-draw-people-challenge-day-11-2024-02-29\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Learning to Draw People Challenge \u2013 Day 11 (2024\/02\/29)<\/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-994","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\/994","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=994"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/994\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1078,"href":"https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/994\/revisions\/1078"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=994"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=994"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shawnmeanders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=994"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}