Foundations · Difficulty 2/10

Day 46

Lines, control, basic shapes

Focus on steady, confident strokes. Draw from the shoulder, keep proportions loose but consistent.

Tips for day 46

Foundations

1.Check your ellipses: the far end of a cylinder is always rounder than it feels.
2.Block the whole form in flat tone first, then push the darkest darks.
3.Ghost the stroke twice in the air, then commit in one confident pass.

Focus on steady, confident strokes. Draw from the shoulder, keep proportions loose but consistent.

4 prompts · search & study

cross-hatching value scale

"how to draw cross-hatching value scale / beginner beginner pencil exercise"

blind contour hand

"how to draw blind contour hand / beginner beginner pencil exercise"

square and cube outline

"how to draw square and cube outline / beginner beginner pencil exercise"

stippling texture

"how to draw stippling texture / beginner beginner pencil exercise"

Tip: open a couple of these, pick images that feel within reach, and copy them by hand.

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