The Art of Practice: Diving into the 2,500 Drawing Challenge Starting with Hands
I’ve learned of this great challenge to help strengthen my drawing skills. The 2500 drawing challenge. The goal is to do 2,500 drawings in a year; 250 Hands, 250 Feet, 500 Legs, 500 Arms, and 1,000 Heads.
The challenge was created by a group named Drawaholics Anonymous. I don’t remember how I found out about the challenge, probably on YouTube or Instagram.
I pulled out my handmade sketchbook I made myself this year and started with the hands part of the challenge. I found a bunch of good hand images to draw from on Pinterest. Here are the first 15 hands I’ve drawn. I can already see my drawing progress from hand #1 to hand #15.
I feel that this challenge is a good one for me. How about you? Have you ever taken on the 2500 challenge? I would like to hear about anyone else’s experience with this or any other great challenges.
Finding Beauty in the Unfinished: The Story of a Sick-Day Sketch
A few weeks ago, I started a face drawing that I didn’t finish because I got sick. Despite its incomplete state, I think what I drew came out good. Even though I wasn’t feeling well, I embraced the challenge and focused on drawing as much as I could. I was able to sketch this full-page drawing of a Japanese man.
This was a quicker sketch, about 10 minutes with my 0.7 HB pentel mechanical pencil. I’m particularly proud of how his eyes came out. Sometimes, things take unexpected turns like getting the flu, but we can adapt and make the best of the situation.
Challenging Myself to Draw Bigger and Bolder Faces
I recently completed a few new face drawing in my new sketchbook, and I wanted to challenge myself by using the entire page for one face sketch. Usually, I fit around four faces or heads on each page. So it was a challenge for me to fill the entire page with just one face.
While I strive for accuracy in my sketches, it’s important to note that my sketchbook is all about capturing and expressing creativity, rather than achieving perfection. So, I embraced the imperfections in this drawing. Her eyes may be slightly oversized, and her lips a touch too small, but overall, I’m still very happy with the outcome of this sketch.
As with many of my sketches, I found the original reference photo on Pinterest. It’s an incredible platform that provides a wealth of inspiration for drawing.
Sketching Expressions: A New Sketch Book and New Faces
Here are some faces from my new sketchbook. I’m always buying new sketchbooks because they inspire me to keep creating. I have a small stack of unfinished sketchbooks though, lol. I found a nice variety of different faces on Pinterest, which served as a great reference for drawings in my new sketchbook.
I’ve been challenging myself to draw as many faces as I can. A few months ago, I attempted to draw 100 faces as part of the 100 Heads challenge. While I didn’t quite reach that goal, I had a lot of fun in the process. Now, I’ve decided to start again and continue drawing as many heads as possible. It’s not about the specific number this time around, but rather about the practice and improvement.
Each of these head sketches took me about 20 to 30 minutes to complete. I wanted to strike a balance between capturing the essential features and maintaining a sense of spontaneity in my drawings. And I must say, I’m really pleased with the way they turned out. I learn something new and gain more confidence in my artistic abilities.
I fell a little behind on my 100 Heads Challenge drawing of faces. It’s been a few weeks since I’ve had a chance to draw, but I am happy when I get the time to do it. In my latest drawings, I used a range of techniques and styles to create interesting faces.
The first face I drew was a pirate, and I tried to use strong shadows to create a dramatic feel. For the second drawing, I used a combination of shading and line work. I’m really happy with the way it turned out. The third face was unmistakably inspired by 1920s Boris Karloff as Frankenstein’s monster. I had a blast drawing it. The final drawing is more mysterious, with the eyes completely covered in shadow. Adding a sense of intrigue to his face.
Through this challenge, I feel like my style is starting to come together. And I’m enjoying experimenting with different techniques and approaches. Thanks to the inspiration provided by the Pinterest board supplied by Ahmed Aldoori.
Adding Details to Faces: Wrinkles, Freckles, Stubble, and Mustaches
Here’s my fourth set of faces from the 100 Heads challenge. This challenge has been a great help in strengthening my drawing skills. Drawing different types of faces is always fun, and the challenge is making me draw faces that I wouldn’t have otherwise chosen.
I’m really happy with how I drew the eyes on these faces. The first face might be one of the best symmetrical faces I’ve ever drawn. The last two were really fun to draw to. There were so many wrinkles, freckles, and hair stubble to work with. And you can’t deny those mustaches are epic.
Finding time to draw these faces after work has been a challenge, but I might start doing them during my lunch break from work. I have found that even just a little time spent drawing every day can make a big difference in my art skills.
All in all, I am very happy with the progress I am making in the 100 heads challenge. The faces are taken from the Pinterest board supplied by Ahmed Aldoori.
The Power of Consistency: How Daily Drawing is Improving My Skills
I’ve recently taken on the 100 Heads Challenge and it’s been an amazing fun journey so far. This is my 3rd day of the challenge and I’m already seeing improvements in my drawing skills. I’ve been trying to draw a few faces every night after work. I can fit four faces on each page in my sketchbook.
The best part of this challenge is the unique faces I get to draw from the Pinterest board supplied by fellow artist Ahmed Aldoori. These faces are not just challenging but also inspiring. I’m constantly pushing myself to improve my drawing skills by trying to make each face a little more realistic than the last one.
The bottom two faces from my latest set might be the best faces I’ve ever drawn. It’s amazing to see how much I’m learning from this challenge. I’m not just improving my drawing skills but also learning how to use different techniques. I tried using shadows by blending the pencil and used strong contour lines too.
One of the biggest challenges of this challenge (pun intended) is finding time to draw every day, but it’s totally worth it. Drawing every day has helped me to level up my art and hone my skills. I’m already looking forward to my next set of faces for tomorrow.
I’ve recently started the 100 Heads Challenge, It’s a fun art challenge where the goal is to draw 100 different faces in 10 days. It’s been a great way to challenge myself and improve my skills as an artist.
Last night, I drew four more faces from the Pinterest board provided by Ahmed Aldoori. He’s the Artist who created the challenge. For these portraits, I used shadows to add depth and realism to the drawings. I did this by blending the pencil lead. This is way different than my usual comic book style of only using line art.
I’m already seeing improvements in my drawings. The challenge has been a great way to push myself and try different techniques. I’m excited to continue the challenge and see how much more I can grow.
The 100 Heads Challenge: Pushing Myself to Grow as an Artist
I recently stumbled upon an exciting challenge that has me feeling super inspired. And I love participating in an art challenge. It’s called the 100 heads challenge, and I found it on Instagram from artist Ahmed Aldoori. The goal of the challenge is to draw 100 different faces in just 10 days. Ahmed created a Pinterest board filled with 100 unique faces of various ages, genders, and races. The purpose of the challenge is to help artists like myself improve our drawing skills.
I know myself and I’m kind of slow artist, so I dont know if I’ll be able to finish all 100 heads in 10 days. But I’m going to give it my best shot and see how many I can get done. Here are the first four faces I’ve drawn from the Pinterest board. I started from the bottom of the board and plan on working my way up.
I’m taking a different approach to these portraits compared to my usual comic book style. I’m trying to draw these faces more realistically. It’s a challenge, but I can already see the progress in my drawings. I’m looking forward to completing as many of the 100 faces I can, beacuse I know it will help me grow artistically.
If you’re interested in participating in the challenge, you can find Ahmed’s explanation of the challenge on his YouTube channel. It’s a great way to challenge yourself as an artist and improve your skills.
Character Back Story: Noemin is unlike any of Lilith’s other daughters, she doesn’t despise the children of Eve. From an early age, Noemin found humans and their gadgets very interesting. She immediately understood how these gadgets worked and how to improve on them. She had a talent for creating her own gadgets too. Before long Noemin was creating a variety of mechanical devices for herself and her sisters. Her mother Lilith was not pleased with these inventions. Lilith saw technology as a perversion of the earth’s natural resources, this was one of the many reasons she hated Eve’s children. Lilith commanded that all of Noemin’s gadgets be destroyed and forbid her from making any more. Hurt and sad Noemin complied with her mother. It was that day she decided that she would leave her mother and sister to forge her own life and place in the world.
Decades later Lilith sends Noemin and her younger sister Sylvia out on a mission to retrieve a mystical object, it will help her find the decedents of Eve’s first child Adam. They are intercepted by the Archangel Sansenoy who was sent to stop them. Sylvia attacks the Archangel but is defeated very quickly. Too quickly for Noemin to believe, Sylvia is her mother’s finest warrior. She realizes that they know each other and can see it in their eyes. Their body movements betray the fact that they share a romantic connection. Instead of letting the fake battle play out, Noemin casualty asks how long Sylvia and Sansenoy have been involved.
Sylvia begs her not to tell their mother Lilith. She explains that they have been in love with each other for years. That he has helped her not to hate the children of Eve, but to see their potential. Noemin agrees that their mother can not know any of this. She tells Sylvia that she also doesn’t agree with their mad mother’s agenda. And that she is glad to see her sister in love. Noemin sees this as an opportunity to stop one of her mother’s deadly plans and to escape from her clutches in the process. They devise a story that they were intercepted by a legion of angels, that mystic object was taken and that Noemin gave her life to save Sylvia.
Noemin now free explores the world of humans and creates as many of her gadgets as she likes. Unknown to her though in the future she will be pulled into a war between her mother’s hatred and the lives of the Children of Eve. Her inventions will help tip the balance of who wins and who loses.
Notes: Noemin, Rogue Daughter of Lilith is a character set in my comic project First Legacy. It’s a comic/story where Lilith, Adam’s first wife is planning on declaring war on the Children of Eve (mankind). Noemin is the first daughter of Lilith to disagree with her agenda. She will be an inspiration and comrade to Aurora Light one of the main characters in First Legacy.
