Hey guys.

I want to practice my drawing skills on a daily basis, but I lack the dedication and focus to actually pull through. So I figured it would be easier and more fun if some people joined in.
My idea:
Each day everyone posts something they drew/painted/sculpted(/etc) that day - the focus being on improving skills, not making art necessarily ;)
First round could be limited to one week, to see how things work out.

Anyone interested?

Sounds good. I'll give it a go.

im down.

I'm in the middle.

awesome :)

Here are my sketches for today:
LINK
All of my refs are in there. I tried rotate my subjects and draw from memory at times.

@lori:
I think it loosens up your hand to say the least. Btw, sculptures are also welcome :)

haha@Flubbles. funny
I'm in. :)
Great likeness of that man. @Dr. Moony.

Here are mine for the day- link
The refs for the three portraits are from conceptart refs
The rest are 30 second poses from posemaniacs.

Painted this today

day 2
Said this before somewhere, but it's weird how much I draw without really having a clue...

@HiroDaZero
Self portrait by chance?

poooop
Ha, nice ren and stimpy toons, Dr.Moony.
Suntan: Me toooo!
HiroDaZero: Ohh, very nice stuff you've got there at DA.

I could use those hands as a tute, Moosh..good looking stuff.

mega pooop
I'm trying to pin down which drawing subject is best to improve my perception of proportions. I guess sport cars are pretty good, since I care for the subject and sucked really hard drawing one.
The problem is that with most subjects my drawing ends up being satisfying to me although the proportions aren't really all that correct. Which makes it hard to focus on accuracy.
...Sketched the portrait last. It felt relaxing compared to drawing the Lamborghini.

Feels good to draw every day. :)

@Mo0oOöosh
Oh hands are a great subject too.
What's that at the top left?

today's Some Loomis and figures from fineart.sk
I'm going to try some to do some more dynamic poses and whatnot tomorrow.
Try to get out of my comfort zone... Maybe do some perspective drawings. D:

Moony: It's a bird. I found the pic on link. There's some good stuff on there.
Cars are a challenge. Those are lookin good though.

Drawing
the one on the left is an old idea, and no ref used except for the suit, but I found out I can't draw it even with a ref -.-

And yea it's a self portrait, and thanks Moosh :D

Day 4
...just practicing observation

@Moosh
Wow that thread has some really weird stuff. Thx :D
..I like the chest region of the 3 guys at the top left. I most often don't get that part right.

@HiroDaZero
You draw pretty good without refs

I'm liking this thread, I'd like to get involved but I dont really have any appetite for drawing right now... and plus I'm quite busy aswell.

Another one
no ref again, but too tired to draw a full page x) the perspective is distorted on purpose. I couldn't really draw the mask well. :/

here's yesterday's
Just getting a start on it so far. I'm gonna try to work on it more tonight.

http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/xx24/padmooks/Photo2794.jpg

i hate this.
im with flubbles, i cant seem to draw anymore...just not in the mood.
summer dolldrums.

Day 5
I screwed up that bike...big time :P
...also traveled into the future apparently

@padmooks
hate...WHAT?
Drawing is what gets me in the right mood.

for some reason im just not enjoying drawing right now. i need to paint i think, dont you ever go through phases?

another
Some crud from imagination.
I need to start studying anatomy again... and clothing.. and everything else. D:

@padmooks
Sure paint, that's basically the same :)
I've always perceived drawing/painting practice to be a positive experience.

@Moosh
There is so much one can practice :D
I like her teeth

What a great thread! You are all so talented!

I am still learning and only begun practicing life drawing last year. I have not done any lessons (would like to though) but instead I go to these life drawing session nights in the city on Mondays at a Pub. BYO materials and yeah, few hours to draw. :)

http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/1128/003hyj.jpg
http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/6553/002wxg.jpg
http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/5900/018pe.jpg

Day 6
bike pwnd me again

@Black_Bird
Are these from a bar session?

I always founds bikes difficult to draw, I used to automatically draw the tyres circular at what ever angle the bike was at. But I found out with practice they are more oval in appearance, but obviously it differs with the angle of the bike.

1 and 2 Some Bridgman, life drawings, and imagination poo.

Black Bird: That sounds neat. I wish there was something like that where I live.

Dr.Moony: I always have a hard time with bikes as well. They always end up really long. :/ The proportions on yours are looking good.

@ Dr. Moony: Yep.

@ Moosh: It is pretty neat. I travel an hour though to get there since it is within the cbd of Sydney.

Day 7
black and white mania...

@Flubbles
I always thought your username was Flubbes until we did our collab. So there is another trickery of perception....kind of..not really :D
My idea of someone who can draw or paint is, that they can easily look past visual illusions(apart from these moving things). And bikes are a big buffet of those illusions.

@Moosh
If you look closely(or not just glimpse :D ) at my bike then it's actually pretty messed up.
I didn't start with the details yesterday so to prevent major mistakes. But still I had to warp everything all the time to make it fit. Then there were those empty spaces and I just scribbled some stuff in there....or spaces were missing. The usual mess...

Also so many sketches. I'm proud of you Moosh :P
I read about Frank Frazetta that he got a book on anatomy once and then returned it the next day because he copied everything in one night. But maybe he was just making stuff up. Who knows.

I heard tonyscott had a 3 inch penis, but dave assured me it was 3 and a half. So you cant believe everything you hear.

http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/xx24/padmooks/Photo2809.jpg
http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/xx24/padmooks/Photo2813.jpg
http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/xx24/padmooks/Photo2808.jpg

practice with feet. and doodles.
Im going to art school in a month and for some reason im just like "fuck...fuck drawing, im going to be drawing for the rest of my whole life and for the next four years...how bout not.."
but i did. for you moony.

Flubs, Wasn't that 3.5 inches wide?

Day 8
I have no clue why it's rotated...
That tire killed my patience and almost made me pussy out today

@padmooks
"Thank you for helping us help you help us all"
Me likes those feet

hot tire. thanks.

I should start eating more vegetables and fruits. By "vegetables and fruits" I don't mean people on life support and homos.

Im pretty sure you do.

Day 9
I enjoy stupid faces

Padmooks: Great sketches, lovin the third one.

Dr.Moony: me too, stupid faces are the best.

I'm going to try and start again in a few days. Too much stuff going on at the moment.

Everyone is still more than welcome to join this madness.

Day 10
Not much time today...refs added

I'm a bit intimidated to be honest, but I do enjoy looking at your sketches.

http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/xx24/padmooks/Photo2875.jpg
and
the other one is coming...my phone is broken but i diddled.

here: http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/xx24/padmooks/Photo2876.jpg

thanks mooshy
@shults embrace it as a challenge and fun.
cuz its fun fun fun. moony and moosh intimidate me as well, but fuck that. this is for ones personal gain.
so own it

http://s6.photobucket.com/albums/y219/Shmoosh/refs%20and%20photos/?action=view&current=foster.jpg
just some cruddy photocopies today. i'm going to do something from imagination tomorrow. don't want to get stuck using photos as crutches.

@padmooks and shults- Yep, fuck it. Do what you want. People who can draw from imagination and still have it look awesome intimidate the crap out of me. Originality trumps copying photos any day. Well, to me at least. :] Like the poindexter sketch up there of padmooks'. Great stuff there.

Day 11
Tried to build that one guy out of boxes, but my concentration was on vacation.

@shults
You should be intimidated at what might happen if you don't join.

@padmooks
That poindexter guy reminds me of Gabe Newell...coincidence?

@Moosh
Yeah, in most cases doing a lot of photocopies doesn't result in one being able to draw from imagination.

coicidence

Day 12
Haven't been drawing on the computer for ages. It's weird how much faster my hand starts to hurt when I use the tablet. Kinda sucks.
Had a look at a drawing I made of a Ferrari in 2002 and it's not that much worse compared to what I draw now. Kinda sucks, too.
I'll try out a different exercise method tomorrow.

@padmooks The resemblance is so striking yet insulting

Who's that girl? she's pretty cute. And is that little doodle in the right hand corner implying that tv is dead?

Day 13
Watched a movie and tried to draw along...and then some

Day 14

From last night:

http://img844.imageshack.us/img844/7378/007ys.jpg
http://img831.imageshack.us/img831/9559/010u.jpg
http://img829.imageshack.us/img829/914/011sn.jpg
http://img837.imageshack.us/img837/782/012v.jpg

im liking those blackibirdy, also thank you for joining

Thanks padmooks. :)

Day 15
got some ideas

@Black_Bird
I like the region around the buttocks on the third sketch

come oooon people...days are shorter and more regular than that :P

Day 16

1, 2, 3 and 4.

References are paintings from Klimt and Hopper.

http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/xx24/padmooks/Photo2922.jpg
drew on the airplane and had to steal the skymall magazine to post it.
so deflated right now...
thats all i got.

This is a good thing for me. It forces me to draw on paper.

Day 2.

roy your always good.

One more.

Nice!
This is turning into a world traveler drawing group.

I'll put up new stuff later today/night.

Day17
oh well

Playing with acrylic on canvas.

where did you find these refs Doc?

moony- nice! I love those sculpts. Great drawings.
shults- they're on DAhere and here

Such great works.. Any idea how this is done?

very carefully.
no joke.
i saw a fellow sculpt fantastic creatures once like this.
its very carefully.

sorry btw, moonsy i am awful at this everyday thing.

Day 18
improvement? I don't think so. so much stupid guessing

Day 19
used a model car...reminded me how much easier it is to draw from photos. My mind got carried away quite a bit today

@moosh
Any progress on that sculpture? The ones you put on dA look pretty kick ass

Some from tonight:

http://img818.imageshack.us/img818/5181/98025976.jpg
http://i25.tinypic.com/2468eiu.jpg
http://i30.tinypic.com/qqbrtg.jpg

Sold my
first painting today :)

Day 20
(also: a, b)
thank you good music

@Black_Bird
Your linework is visibly improving. nice to see :)

@Roytje
Congrats! But haven't you already sold one before?
Did you buy some drugs from that money to fire yourself into an unstoppable circle of inspiration, productivity and moneymaking :P

working on this one. edit: and this

Moony- Nah, I kinda lost interest in that one. Might try it again one of these days.
Thanks, I still haven't gotten around to finishing those either. D:

Roytje- Nice! congrats.

Black_Bird- Those are lookin good.

I feel gutted I never took a photo of the face I made with my pizza topping today, I could have posted that. And that sculptures ace.

No, never sold one before. Gave some paintings away and one time I thought I sold one, but I never heard from him/ her again :)

Day 21
My excitement from yesterday is almost completely gone.
But screw that. I sketched anyways

@Moosh
Sweet face on that sculpture. Ever tried to sculpt something with a crazy expression? ..teeth visible and stuff...

@Flubbles
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33n-IS8a1S4

@Roytje
/it

Do you do alot of graffiti moony? , I noticed some in the top left hand corner of your sketches yesterday.

@Flubbles
I draw really amateur*graffiti* stuff occasionally. The only time I actually went out spraying my piece ended up looking really really bad so I stick with paper/digital.
In graffiti and some cartoons I like how the shapes feel so dynamic and how even complex structures are held together in such visually pleasing ways. I like to think that I have at least some of that in my style and try to extend on that.

have you ever tried stencils? making your own ect.?

Nope, though it might be easier to make something interesting that way. I think I'd do a lot more of that stuff if I still had contact to these guys who were into all of that. Generally I need more exchange.

...running late with my sketches today. Can't decide between two things(reading book or drawing) so as usual end up doing neither of them for hours.

You could always draw the book.

Day 22
Tried to do both things at the same time. ...

Day 23
always so easy to see the mistakes afterwards -_-

lighting practice on iscribble tonight:

http://img375.imageshack.us/img375/8631/cupb.jpg

Roytje: that's a beautiful sale! Comgrats, awesome. :)
Black_Bird: really nice job!

Moony- Nah, but I'd like to. I want to finish up some of the other stuff I've got first.
Day 23 sketches looks great.

Nice one blackbird.

Day 24 extended
Just noticed, one month passed.

@Moosh
looking forward to it :)

little turd
trying to draw my nephew. it's looking kinda odd so far.

It doesn't look odd, your doing a good job.

@Mooshy
thats very good, not odd at all

Day 251232

@Moosh
The drawing by itself looks great. Just a few proportions are slightly different when you start to compare it.

thanks y'all. :] have to adjust the proportions a bit.

sploosh today's so far.
edit: some color link

Moony- Those are lookin good. Is that PaintCraft?

Nice stuff as always. The colored sketch seems to have lost a bit of the dimension though.
...and yup.

http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/xx24/padmooks/Photo3046.jpg
http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/xx24/padmooks/Photo3047.jpg
http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/xx24/padmooks/Photo3048.jpg

i have some more.
but ill post them later.
i went to a swim meet today for my sister.

When I was a young kid my mam took me swimming sometimes, and because I was young she didn't want me getting changed in the mens changing rooms on my own. So I used to get changed in the womens changing rooms, luckily for me my mam didn't like swimming so I never had to see her nude. I seen plenty of other bush though.

XOD would of had a field day.

@mook, I like the 3rd picture!
@moosh, the face on the right of that sploosh has a lot of character!
@moony, day 24 the 3rd pic down is my fav. Nice calm face.

All these moos make me dizzy.
Really neat sketches padmooks!

aha mooksies, mooshies, moonsies...
great minds think alike i suppose thanks fellas

Day 26
ugga agga

great minds indeed

I can't understand english graffiti.

Yea but how cool does it look?

From tonight:

http://img718.imageshack.us/img718/6179/004br.jpg
http://img188.imageshack.us/img188/3149/008hf.jpg
http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/6395/006wjc.jpg
http://img697.imageshack.us/img697/6628/007tmu.jpg

moony im liking that there goblin and graffitti
nice hands BKbird.

day 27
Okay today backfired quite hard. but tried a few things

@Black_Bird
slowly but surely

I'm not sure what you mean by that Dr.Moony.

well you progress steadily ;)

but slowly?

is that bad`?

Day 28

Usually commentary from people I don't know that I perceive as negative doesn't bother me. But that did. I'm not slow. I'm not stupid...

Improving drawing skills is a slow process for everyone. I wasn't trying to say that you are particularly slow. If it came across as an insult I'm sorry.

No it takes a lifetime to improve, dont feel bad.

Day 29
thinkinnng

Day 30
drapery

@Black_Bird
haven't you posted that one before?

Some paintings I'm busy with :)

@Roytje
The left one looks promising. Hands are a nice subject.
That hat seems a bit cheesy though.

I should have a word with mooks about doing a hand competition, one of my favourite subjects.

Roytje, I liked the brown shadows, as you did them on an oekaki somewhere, more than the black shadows here. There was a good combination of brown and light blue/turquoise there if I remember right.

@Flubbles- What about body parts? only one body part on each entry.

What body part would you draw? 8==o

You'd have to wait for the contest, but if it was draw your own body part contest, hmm.. that's somethin else, I think I'd draw my left foot.

Whats wrong with your right foot?

We talked about it here http://2draw.net/view/116291/. The left one has a birth mark.

That just makes it more special, so you should wnat to draw that instead.

yes, that's why I said I want to draw it.

why doesnt anyone talk TO me. fucking memo me, or ill choose something stupid like..."flubbles", as the theme.
anyways:
http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/xx24/padmooks/Photoon2010-08-13at0043.jpg
and
same painting:
http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/xx24/padmooks/Photoon2010-08-13at00433.jpg


i never paint like this, but today all i did was work and i cant paint right now.
defunct painter.
but it was fun, i finger painted for most of it.

anyways, ill make the contest theme body parts, if that is so attractive of an idea.
yeah.
its done.

hehe.. your'e painting with your hands?
they're.. colorful. :)

really neato padmooks!

http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2010/225/6/c/cxvzcx_by_Roytje.jpg

After Rubens.

Day 31 (updated)
moaar

@padmooks
made me think of a Nebula somehow..and I like them ;)
@Roytje
Do you draw humans from imagination/memory sometimes?

@Moony; Well the first time I uploaded that image it came up as forbidden so tried a second time but it must've worked then...

Some from last night:

http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/1710/002eld.jpg
http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/5826/004voe.jpg
http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/2874/006tk.jpg

Yeah, sometimes doctor. Not very often, though.

@Roytje the doctor prescribes you to do that more often...hehe

some from a couple of days ago.
http://s6.photobucket.com/albums/y219/Shmoosh/refs%20and%20photos/?action=view&current=817m.jpg

Your drawings always seem to have this smooth, confident style to them Moosh, it's nice. :)

Thanks Black Bird. :] Great sketches you've got going there.

Moony- Lovin that thing on the bottom left. You're great with values.

Day 32
Day 33
Day 34
Day 35
I'll continue to post batches, rather than daily. Felt a bit like spamming.
As you can see I've been doing a lot of 2 minute sketches and focused on one face in particular. Getting faster would be nice.

@Moosh Thanks. Nice drawings and haha at that gorilla ogling his female companion. Did you have "Aha" moments when doing these sketches?

@Moonsy

I like how you play around with different facial expressions, and perspectives. they look good.

http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/7241/002ld.jpg

From tonight.

30/08

From tonight

http://img836.imageshack.us/img836/2786/006sz.jpg
http://i37.tinypic.com/a0e490.jpg
http://i37.tinypic.com/j9wjyb.jpg

http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/xx24/padmooks/Photoon2010-08-30at1436.jpg

so, im at art school now, and ive never been happier.
i dont like how this photographed however.

Stop biting your nails fart face.

good luck with ya mookers.

fuck you i dont bite them.
i cut them real short so paint doesn get under them.
thanks.
one more from today, well technically yesterday now:
http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/xx24/padmooks/Photoon2010-08-31at0021.jpg

Stuff and some more.
(Yes, I went to the book store and drew art books) :p

LOVE the first one