I suppose the first thing I should do is explain what my purpose is in creating this blog. There are multiple reasons why I'm doing this.
1. Why not? I've always wanted to create a blog in general, but have never actually gone through the process of coming up with an idea of what I actually wanted to do with it.
2.
"Practice is the best master."
I want to improve my drawing abilities. I am very new to drawing.
Extremely new to drawing. As in, the first time I ever actually sat down and decided to really try drawing was just months ago. I pulled out an index card and drew a picture of my brother for his birthday and was pleasantly surprised when it actually looked a lot like him! This was the result:
Since then I've tried drawing a few more times. I've drawn both my sisters and myself, and an updated drawing of my brother:
I've also drawn a picture of a photo take of me with my dad on the day of my high school graduation that I gave to him for his birthday:
I've drew a picture of Lady Gaga for my older sister to keep in her dorm room (this shot was taken on my phone, not scanned, hence the terrible quality):
and Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow (I think this one's my favorite so far):
I've also drawn Adele on a card I made for my younger sister's birthday:
And, finally, I've drawn a picture of my mom for her birthday (which I should have spent more time on, but it was almost 3am and I wanted to get some sleep):
So basically, I am a novice artist, but wish to improve, and what better way to improve at drawing than to practice EVERY DAY?
3. I think it will be fun! Who doesn't love to take on a good challenge?
So here I go, about to commit to something that I'm not quite sure that I have time for. But I suppose that's the point of making this blog: to get myself to commit to something publicly that would otherwise be so easy to push aside and say, "I'll just do that later." I was originally going to try a 30 day challenge that I saw on another website (I don't remember what it was called), but then I thought, thirty days, shmirty days...a year is so much better. Go big or go home!
To make things more interesting, I've decided to come up with a theme for each week of sketches (52 total, seeing as there are 52 weeks in a year).
The themes include:
Week 1 Theme: People
Week 2 Theme: Nature
Week 3 Theme: Free Time
Week 4 Theme: Fairytale
Week 5 Theme: High Above
Week 6 Theme: Down Low
Week 7 Theme: Health
Week 8 Theme: Yummy
Week 9 Theme: Celebration
Week 10 Them: Admiration
Week 11 Theme: Night
Week 12 Theme: Day
Week 13 Theme: Comic
Week 14 Theme: Dream
Week 15 Theme: Memory
Week 16 Theme: Destruction
Week 17 Theme: Creation
Week 19 Theme: Whirlwind Speed
Week 18 Theme: Standing Still
Week 20 Theme: Love
Week 21 Theme: Hate
Week 22 Theme: Pen to Paper
Week 23 Theme: Temptation
Week 24 Theme: Indulgence
Week 25 Theme: Puzzle
Week 26 Theme: Solitude
Week 27 Theme: Stress
Week 28 Theme: In the Storm
Week 29 Theme: Obsession
Week 30 Theme: Waiting
Week 31 Theme: Heavy as an Elephant
Week 32 Theme: Light as a Feather
Week 33 Theme: Stiff as a Board
Week 34 Theme: Anger
Week 35 Theme: Fear
Week 36 Theme: Disgust
Week 37 Theme: I’m Not Normal
Week 38 Theme : I’m Extraordinary
Week 39 Theme: Innocence
Week 40 Theme: Guilt
Week 41 Theme: Rural
Week 42 Theme: Suburban
Week 43 Theme: Urban
Week 44 Theme: Fashion
Week 45 Theme: Fame
Week 46 Theme: Fortune
Week 47 Theme: Destitute
Week 48 Theme: Attention Please
Week 49 Theme: Weariness
Week 50: You Can’t Always Get What You Want
Week 51: But if You Try Sometimes
Week 52: You Get What You Need
I got some of these theme ideas from other drawing challenges that I found on the web, and some were just ideas that I thought would be fun or challenging.
So I guess that's the basis of this blog...I challenge anyone to join me!
