My 21 Day Drawing Challenge

I enjoyed Von Glitschka's 5 day drawing challenge so much that I decided to take his 21 day drawing challenge, too.

It didn't seem like a big thing at first - after all it was only about fifteen minutes a day over the Christmas period. But I learned loads in that time. It really did show the power of doing something every day.

I posted my drawings on Instagram, I'll add a few in this post:

21 day draw day 2 - continuous line drawing. The first time I've tried it, so not 100% sure I understood it when I drew this. (I Googled it afterwards so I have a better idea now!) #draw21days

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21 Day Draw : day 7 - draw something you're passionate about. I was given a new book on drawing for Christmas by my kids so I really wanted to try one of the exercises in that. The lettering in the banner is because (like most people, I think) I've had enough of 2016 and I'm ready to move on now. Bring on 2017! #draw21days #rose #newyear #newyear2017 #howtodrawcoolstuff

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Some drawings went well and I was pleased with the result, others I found really tough and I had to tackle them a few times to get a half-decent result. Others I totally misunderstood but even then I learned a lot about how I made assumptions about what was being asked!

21 Day Drawing challenge day 18 - draw a monster on cardboard. Good fun, this one. #draw21days

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21 Day drawing challenge - day 14. Reality is boring, make this photo more interesting. Now I've looked at the solution I think I totally misunderstood this challenge but I had fun with it anyway so I'm not worried! #draw21days

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One of the best things to come from this drawing challenge was that my children were so curious about it that they joined in. So not only did they learn a thing or two about drawing, the three of us had some pleasant drawing sessions together over the Christmas holidays.

Back last Autumn I decided to improve my drawing because it's a basic skill that wiould give me lots of options in any art or craft I chose to do in future. But it's taught me so much more than I ever expected. Watch this space, things could get interesting!