[JakeB]

Hey, I'm Jake, currently studying graphic design at uni in the UK, but trying to get my fundamentals down like crazy.

So... I figured why not set myself a target, and the 10,000 hour rule seemed like as good a target as any.

I'll be keeping a note of how long I work on my basic drawing and painting, and updating this thread as I do more and more, getting closer and closer to that target. I realise its a pathetic start. And this will take years, but I had to start one day or another right?

[JakeB]

So, here's the first hour and a half of many

[beaulamb]

Nice start, those face studies are good

im also at uni studying games design, hopefully get a job in the industry when i leave.
id say just make sure you draw each day, a Photo study or from still life or something....id love to do this if i had the time
im sure youll see a big improvement every month or so looking back at your older studies.

Keep at it!

[JakeB]

Beaulamb- Cheers dude, yeah that's the plan. Wanna get something done every day, even if its only something small while I'm busy. Gotta keep at it I guess.

5/10,000

Some more pencils and started off a digital study. I really have no idea what I'm doing D:

[JakeB]

Up to 10 hours

[ScalC]

Very good goal !
You did a great start to reach that goal.

Keep going

[JakeB]

ScalC - Cheers man, yeah think having a goal should help. Shall do.

Today's stuff...

Just some work on a personal illustration I might do.. Sketchbook work from early early this morning







And some other work from my head



BONUS: I cannot Linoprint for shit.


Pencil Studies




Self portrait to round off my first finished sketchbook. Ever. The first of many.


Thinking I'm gonna work on full figures more. They suck hard so far.

[JakeB]

Everything from the last couple of days.

[JakeB]

Just gonna start with an illustration I finished (maybe) for uni recently











Then... Sketchbook work since my last post. All studies except the last one.











And as you may have guessed from that, I'm doing the Crimson Daggers bloodsports this time around. Overweight wizard. Here's what I've got so far. Might just do a straight character design and environment though, rather than posing it like any of these. I just have no idea what I'm doing, and I'd really like to finish this. We'll see.











Need to work so much more from my head. It's crazy frustrating how much worse I am with that. And then working digitally on top of it. More digital studies, and applying everything more often I think. Might start doing a page of work from my head for every page of studies.

[JakeB]

Still life from today, gave up at this point because the leaves kept moving towards the light, and I'm too slow to deal with that shit



And a bit more work on my wizard. It's really frustrating seeing so much awesome work everywhere and not being able to match it. But that's why I'm working. Just gotta keep it up I guess.

[JakeB]

3 hour speedpaint from today

[JakeB]

Some more work on the Crimson daggers Bloodsports


And some studies to help

[JakeB]

Finally back. Been awful at posting and stuff, been crazy busy at uni. So I'm kinda drawing/kinda designing most of the time. Just not a lot of studying. Got a couple fitted in though, so here we go.

About 7.5 hours on this one. Longest I've put into a study I think.



And then this was for uni, came out kinda cool though, so figured I'd put it on here.


I'll be done with uni for the year soon, so gonna be back into doing this every day (unless I can somehow find a job over the summer). Gone so fast.

[MichaelDoig]

Great concept as a quantifiable goal, and a useful measurement system for your journey. Your progress is really apparent, keep it up! Does it make you more aware of the time you're investing, and use it more effectively?

[kevin-]

nice studies and sketches. im sure you'll make a lot of progress with a goal like this, good luck and keep posting!