Drawing Challenge Reflection

Overview of Sketchbooks

• Filled sketchbooks from years of drawing before starting YouTube.
• Stopped drawing in recent years, lost interest.
• Decided to draw in Roblox for 30 days to see if commitment could be rekindled.

Day 1: Spray Paint Challenges

• Experienced a crash due to low memory warning.
• Drew feelings about the frustrating start; faced difficulties engaging with other players.
• Started drawing myself; interaction with a young player who scribbled on the drawing.

Day 2: Free Draw Struggles

• Moved to Free Draw due to previous game's issues.
• Attempted to draw from a bird's eye view but felt lost on what to draw.
• Tried to replicate a skull but struggled with proportions and blending techniques.
• Drew a man with a beard; faced game lag and distractions from other players.

Day 3: Learning to Blend

• Sought tutorials to improve blending.
• Drew an eye; struggled with layering and shading, messy strokes due to lag.
• Attempted Wall-E's character; blending still challenging but more enjoyable than previous days.

Day 4: Low Inspiration

• Felt unmotivated; drew a plushy and abandoned it.
• Participated in speed draw with random prompts; had unexpected good placements.
• Tried to draw apples but struggled with shading.

Week Highlights

• Drew inspirations: Fooly Gruy for humor, The Fleet for impactful first impressions, and Orb for personality and art style.
• Continued to draw personal reflections and how drawing made the artist feel.

Progress and Challenges Week

• Required patience and self-encouragement despite facing self-doubt in artistic skills.
• Completed a few drawings but struggled with detail work and blending throughout.

Adoption of Mochi

• Adopted a cat named Mochi; inspiration for drawing.
• Pinky swear to capture her personality in drawings.

Improving Techniques and Tools

• Gained access to a new iPad, resulting in a smoother drawing experience.
• Attempted graffiti art, but found it challenging with distractions from Mochi.
• Experimented with character designs and emotions through drawing.

Final Reflections

• Realized consistency is key to improving skills even in challenging emotional spaces.
• Engaged with the artistic community, received positive feedback, and learned from others.
• Inspired others to draw and stay committed through ups and downs.

Closing Thoughts

• Finished with a self-portrait alongside Mochi; expressed both the struggle and joy of daily drawing.
• Contemplated whether to continue this format or return to sketchbooks, ultimately letting creativity guide future endeavors.