Quick mid-week update

Just a quickie, my Schoolism subscription starts tomorrow!! So I might not be doing my daily drawing for a couple of months, but I should defo be producing something, even if it's not daily.

Also I've signed up to a free course called Start Writing Fiction with FutureLearn (through Open University). Whilst I love drawing I often struggle to think of a back story for my drawings, which can make them seem a bit pointless. So hopefully this will help me think up new ideas, which will then help me think of things to draw!

I've still been doing my daily drawings this week, and will share with you all on Sunday :)

Week 4: 1000 days of drawing

Hi everyone :) I'm back off my hols and I did no drawing whatsoever, did you really expect anything different? ;)

I was back on it as of Monday though, and have been drawing every day again:

22. Something you miss. Pizza! I miss this so much due to dieting, but since eating clean since Feb if I do eat bad my body hates it!

23. Something you need. I always need more sleep, I've been poorly since the end of my holiday, and last week really was a struggle with sleep.

24. A couple. This is my boyfriend and I dicking about at a festival a few years ago

25. Scenery. This is a sunset at Queenstown, New Zealand

26. Something you don't like. I hate tuna! Raw, cooked, steak, tinned, blegh, it's all disgusting

27. Someone you love. This is a very unflattering picture of my boyfriend

28. Anything you like. The stuff I was thinking of to draw I had already done before, so I thought I'd draw a quick chibi-style of my boyfriend and I on our cruise last year

I've also been looking at arty things on the internet, which I'd like to share with you. The following link makes me feel extremely patriotic, although you should watch it to find out what the UK has given to the art world! http://www.creativebloq.com/creativity/englands-cultural-history-91516907

Also, I'm not sure if I'm going to take part in Inktober. I'm drawing every day anyway, I'm not sure drawing in pen is going to help my skills. I am finally starting to learn what I like drawing, I like drawing portraits, and I really enjoyed the scenery piece. I'm always blown away by amazing concept art for games and films, I'd love to be able to draw something like that one day, but for now I'm pretty happy drawing from my photos :)

Week 3: 1000 days of drawing

Hi all, it's getting late on Sunday evening, and I've had a very busy weekend redecorating my house and packing for holiday (again)! I've also found 4+ hours to draw today, and it's substandard, I'm not happy with it.

Anyway, before I go to bed I'll share with you this week's drawings. I'm still enjoying the daily challenge, however I'm having a break from it this week. I'll take my tablet on holiday with me, but I doubt inspiration will hit as I'll be in the pub for most of it! Maybe I'll do what this guy did... http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/sep/07/michigan-tech-student-drunk-designed-plane-twitter-viral-mark-keith

15. Family Portrait. I ran out of time to add the facial features, but on reflection I'm glad I didn't as I wouldn't want to you see them, or for me to do them an injustice with this image!

16. Inspiration. I was trying to use Bobby Chiu as inspiration but it wound up nothing like what he produces, oops! I was also playing around with a different brush option in Photoshop. I'm not sure if I like it yet.

17. Favourite plant. Mine is the daffodil!

18. Just doodle. Did this at the pub while doing a pub quiz. Everyone thought I was being antisocial!

19. Something new. This tomato was picked fresh off my tomato plant just before I drew it. Now it's been peeled and put in my freezer for later consumption.

20. Something Orange. I don't really own anything orange, but a suggestion made to me was to draw The Orange Box. I spent far too long on it though.

21. Something You Want. This was quickly rushed, as I want to go to bed. However I want to be recognised as an artist, although the above is symbolic of an art gallery I don't necessarily want this to be how I'm recognised (although I wouldn't complain)!

Week 2: 1000 days of drawing

Well, I've kept up the regular drawing! Albeit some days I don't draw, so I have to catch up the next day... Also I think it's pretty obvious when I draw something that interests me versus something that doesn't interest me.

Last week I found my favourite drawing was of my best friend, however this took me a few hours to do. I don't have a few hours to spend every day drawing, so I'm trying to limit myself to one hour. It stops me procrastinating and it forces me to work more efficiently.

I've had a really busy week socially, so while I've struggled to get my practise in I've also not really looked at any art-ish articles, or listened to anything inspiring. So without further ado here is what I've worked on this week!

Day 6: Favourite Book Character. The above is (supposed to be...) Vimes from Terry Pratchett's Discworld

Day 7: Favourite Word. I was really un-inspired for this one, I think I spent a grand total of 10 minutes on this. I really couldn't be arsed

Day 8: Favourite Animated Character. This is Randy Marsh from South Park. If you're interested as to why his ball-sack is in a wheelbarrow watch the Medicinal Fried Chicken episode

Day 9: Favourite TV Show. In my opinion this is the greatest TV show EVER!!

Day 10: Favourite Candy. My actual favourite candy is Bonfire Toffee, but as that would just look like black glass I thought this might be more interesting

Day 11: Turning Point in your Life. This is supposed to show the day I flew to Australia from the UK to backpack for a whole year!

Day 12: Most recent accomplishment. Regular readers will know I am a member of Slimming World, and I'm doing OK so far on it. The above is a representation of how I felt before and after. PS I'm not that thin

Day 13: Comic. I didn't read comics when I was younger, I was a bookworm, but when I ran out of reading material I would borrow my younger brother's comics. The Beano was about the only thing he read. The above is Dennis the Menace

Day 14: Favourite Fairytale. Again, I struggled to think of something for this, but eventually landed on The Ugly Duckling