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I just wanted to check if I am doing this right. :joy:

I just did the first assignment and even if I have tried to draw before digitally, it was quite challenging. It was fun nevertheless, a very helpful exercise.

I will do my best do engage with the forum, I feel a little lost still. :blush: I wish everyone good luck and don't discourage if you aren't exceptionally good at the beginning or you feel you aren't as good as someone else :smile: You can do this! :wink:

Try using your arm alittle more too since working digitally can be intimidating at first. Doing these daily will bring your confidence up.

Great work so far Marina! I agree it is pretty challenging. I'm so used to brush stroke stabilization in other programs, so jumping into photoshop without it is rough.

Keep us posted on future assignments!

Hey Marina, so nice to see fellow artists working on these assignments, keep it up! If I could give you a tip: try to aim 'past' the point where you go toward, it's not a problem if you 'shoot over' a little bit. That way you can have a little bit more control over the speed of your lines and can sort of play with that until you find the ideal speed to make straight lines. In addition it could help to look a bit ahead while drawing the line, so you have a steady 'target'. Hope that helps, keep it up! Love to see more.

Thanks for the tip Ardeey! :smile: To be honest I have still find a comfortable way to hold the pain and position the tablet. Do you think is better to place it front of me or on the side of me? I have seen artist placing the tablet on their side but I can't for the life of me get any straight lines!

Second assignment done. The first 2 exercises and the fruit image were pretty easy. As a graphic designer I am quite comfortable with image adjustments, nonetheless both images with the girls were quite challenging!

Hey Marina, first of all: awesome job on your latest entry. Looking real good =) Working on that same assignment this evening, haha! About your question: I'm not an expert on what is the best way to hold it, but I'd say just experiment with it and find what works for you. I'm currently using a display tablet, but when I was using my intuos I just held it right in front of me, looking at the monitor.

Also don't worry too much about those lines! If it's not working yet, keep trying! Also practice it on paper if possible =) It's basically the same exercise where you train using your entire arm for practicing dexterity. Just keep practicing and maybe see it as a daily warm-up routine of 10-15 minutes before you draw?

I wish you all the best with the following assignments and looking forward to seeing them =) Good luck!

Every little feedback helps Ardeey thank you :smile: I will definitely give it a go on paper as well.
Have you post your assignments yet on a Topic? Is your avatar your sketch, it looks very good!

Your welcome, and good luck! You might want to check 'dynamic sketching' on youtube for some exercises that work very well in tandem with the one that marc gave us to practice lines/ellipses, etc.

I have posted the first assignment haha ^_^ went a bit overboard with it, but I love training dexterity. And yuupp, made that sketch a while ago, thanks for the compliment :smiley:

I took a break for a couple of days as I had a good friend visiting me but I managed to finish the combining image assignment today. Not going to lie, it took me a little while to come up with an idea that covered what we have been taught thus far and not to be direct copy of Marc's example. I hope you guys like what I have created :smile:

Include your reference page if u can so we can see your resources.

You images are sooo lovely <3 :smile: And lucky you, for you visited this stunning castle! Is in Germany correct? I agree with you about the reflections, it's just that I like that effect a lot and I tend to over do it! :laughing:

haha yes I know that with the effects. And it´s good to stick with what you like. Called artistic licence, isn´t it? :smiley: Yes it´s in Germany. It is indeed a lovely and magical place :smile: Hope I can go there again sometime :smile: keep it up!