Well guys I'm going to get some art classes in september i'm so excited!!! Anyways here are some drawings sorry for the bad quality i was in a hurry.
Ill try and post smaller next time. Anyways guys im going to try to post atleast one sketch every day in my journey to become a better artist! My goal is to inspire other as i improve (hopefully.)

If i dont post a sketch ill make up for it the next day, but i assure you i will be sketching every single day!!!
Finally it would also help if you guys could critique my sketches thanks.









-sparkyy

What a good idea Sparky. It's all about practice , practice, practice!
However I would suggest that you need to post better quality photos or use a scanner as it is hard to critique such blurred drawings.
If you are going to use a camera and have problems with blurring try putting the camera on a steady platform rather than holding it.
Brenda has some excellent drawing lessons on this site which you may want to try, as well.
Look forward to seeing more drawings from you.

Yeah its that my brother was using the computer when i uploaded them so he kept saying "hurry up why do you always have to do this crap." lol . Next time it will come out better guys!

My camera is just terrible more bad quality . Does anyone know how to darken a picture like on photoshopt or something? Anyway sketches for today.

Guys im not gunna be able to post a drawing today . I'll make it up tomorrow!

Don't be disheartened Sparkyy, from what I can tell your top hand drawing looks anatomically correct. Are you going to add shading, to give them a 3D effect?
Members on Drawspace are very supportive but it is hard to comment if the picture is such poor quality. They look dark enough but appear out of focus. Is it a self focusing camera or do you have to focus it yourself? I take it you don't have a scanner?
Keep trying!

Thanks IR I really didnt have time to post yesterday 2 new sketches coming up today. My camera you press a button and it zooms in on its own. They don't HAVE to critique, but i would like more support . Even if i get no support i wont stop posting in this topic!!!! lol

Great sketches, sparkyy! Especially I like that watch. How long does it take for you to draw a sketch like it?
Try taking those photos outside in a shadow, or try to make lighting at home as bright as you can. For me that helps.

Hey sik!!! The watch i drew at the airport it took about 10 min i didnt put all the detail on it so thats why it was pretty quick. Maybe your right about the lighting thing i should go to my room where its much brighter thanks!!!

Here are the sketches from today and yesterday, guys. Sik thanks so much for the camera tips they worked, i think these are pretty good quality! Im not shading right now because im just working on getting porportions correct and getting the objects to look as close to the real thing as possible,and also because im very bad at shading... I am practicing it tho!

First one is baby, second is my brother sleeping (legs only.)

wonderful idea. it took me a while to get into shading. i'm still horrible at it though; i feel like it's the hardest part of drawing.

nice sketches. the recent photo looks tons better in lighting. hope to see more !

Thanks kari shading is probably the hardest part for me aswell!!! Guys school has started today so it will be harder to upload pics, but i still will upload them!!!! Most likely ill have to upload every other day but with more than 1 drawing so it counts as 2 days. I will not give up on my journey!!!!

Hey Sparkyy, just to let u know that i think your doing great, im a newbie as well and it can sometimes be difficult to tell how well you are doing. i will keep an eye on this thread, keep up the good work

Despite the fuzzy quality of the pictures, your drawings are very well done. You draw bodies well, esp. hands. I'm not a pro, but add some shading and they'll look even better. Wow, you start school early. We start the 4th of September!! ^.^

I'm practicing shading and if i shade them it will just ruin them XD. 2 new sketches coming tomorrow! (didnt have time today.)

shading kills me too. I keep reminding myself to shade less and make multiple light passes instead of rushing. Nice work.

Crud guys i just dont have time to upload i got homework and even a bedtime!! I might have to just upload a bunch of sketches on saturday. dang im bummed.

New ones just as promised, more later today!

Ok new sketches for the week!!! Did you think i was gone? Nope i just dont have enough time to post anymore with school work and all that. I recently got the book "Keys to Drawing" its really great and these are all quick sketches and the book says to do a bunch of quick sketches so i did!

About 1-5 min on all of these.

Great sketches
I would be proud of myself if I could forse myself out to sketch every day....

Hehe, yeah there are bunches of times i don't feel like sketching or drawing but i do anyways because i want to improve and i love to draw I want to do this in the future for a living so might aswell practice as much as i can now!!! Even if i can only draw for like 10 min that day i still do!

practice practice practice i know it will pay off for everyone if they keep doing it . I also have bad news guys im not going to be able to get some drawing lessons because you must be 16+ years old. but i guess ill have to be self taught like Brenda and BRB!

That annoying about not being able to get drawing lessons, though im finding the lessons here great, so perhaps better to be 'self taught' through Brenda's lessons and posting your finished work on drawspace for feedback.
Katie

I think the whole age restiction thing is stupid........I think anyone should be able to do what they want with out that 16,18, or 21 years up thing. I do so very much agree with Katie "self taught" is a great way to go!!! As long as you love to draw there is no stopping you!~!~!~!~!

I completely agree independent its not like its a nude figure drawing class! Its a portrait class they should let anyone in they probably think we are too immature. Although many kids are I might be sometimes aswell when it comes to drawing im more serious than ive ever been, but no matter thats there problem I will draw draw draw and look at online tutorials like Brenda's and i will improve!!! (Btw i have been drawing this week ill upload saturday if possible!)

Right on!!!!!!!!!! People are so predgides.....they see kids and think incapaibility....I am glad that didn't stop you!!! You are really good and look forward to seeing you improve!!!! I guess as you can tell by my name I am a bit of an art rebel. I don't believe there are any rules to art. It is somthing you do, and nothing more!!![

Ok guys, I have a question!!!:) I've recently been obsessed with the works of Leonardo da Vinci. I notice when he shades he uses hatching, but the thing about his hatching is he does all the lines almost in the same exact angle, and almost perfectly straight lines in a 45 degree angle. In the study of the masters that Brenda did she points this out. So can anyone give me tips on how to draw straight good hatching lines?

They always come out a tad bit curved for me!!! The drawing journey is so frustrating!!! Oh, and some new drawings coming up later today for sure!!

First, let me tell you that there's no rule that says your hatching lines have to be perfectly straight, or at any specific angle. Being consistent is generally the important part; doing it in a way that is comfortable for you is also important.

You can make straighter lines by moving a larger part of your arm. Instead of (for example) resting your hand on the paper as if you're writing, pick up your hand and move your whole forearm from the elbow; the lines will be straighter because the radius of rotation is much larger!

Well straight hatching lines actually are the most comfortable way for me. Curved hatching are difficult for me to do though. Also i really like the effects hatching gives. I've tried many types of shading, circulism, crosshatching, hatching, and the way BRB does it which is putting the pencil almost parallel to the paper and then shade. Out of all of them I like how hatching and how BRB's method is but I dont have good control with BRB's method . Thanks for the tips to Ernest.

Before i drawing im always going to draw a bunch of hatching lines, I tried this and as i do more i get better. So i guess its like a little warm up before i draw.

i always have to have a few mins sketching before doing an actual drawing, just to get the feel for the pencil and pressure again. so perhaps the "warm up" is something a lot of artists have to do?

Drawings for this week!

Ok guys im gunna try and post friday, saturday and sunday! Drawing has become part of my daily routine i never not want to draw anymore! Before i had to force myself every now and then but now I have to try and force myself not to!!! (In school).

I completely agree with u the high school force drove me mad as i have no time to draw & to improve my skills the restriction of the age too
on the other side u re doing well keep on
i hope i could share the forum my drawings but every time i try to upload pic he tell me it s too large
this is the 1 st time 4 me to drag pic on my post this is my application 4 one lesson
i gave it as a gift to all in this forum
forgive me 4 cam quality
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Thanks Sparky
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looking good!

Sparkky.....I just wanted to say I am enjoying seeing yourartwork!!!!! I would really love to see you draw somthingin color!!! I think you would do a good job with it!!!

Sorry independent im not gunna be doing color anytime soon. I want to master black and white and then move on to color. Posting later today guys.

thats fine it was just a suggestion....prefferably i think experamenting with lots of diff. things are more benificial! Just do whatever satisfies you!!!! Keep up the great work!!!

Give me tips on shading guys because it sucks right now .

hey sparkyy you should check out brenda's lessons - To blend or not to blend- seeing values- coming out of the dark......these should really help.....let me know if they do or not....


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Ok guys ive checked pretty much all of her lessons you dont need to tell me . I dont like blending much. The lessons help but i would like tips aswell from you guys, because a lesson on the internet doesnt know what you do wrong and cannot correct you. They show you how to do something so you apply it then practice and practice and get critiques.

just trying to help....well I think if you do them over over you will get better

I know you were just trying to help . Just saying that i would like crits on the things im doing wrong . Sorry if i came out kinda harsh on that post.

no you didn't ........hope I didn't come back like that eaither....I know exactly what you are saying....

Well guys im gunna try and post this week i dont have time to do it much! Since my brother is the only one who knows how to upload the stuff and hes always gone out or something... We will see.

i hope to see more of your work sparkyy, you are progressing well

we wait your latest work
Go ahead

Great job

Ithink you always focus on people`s faces

Eye studies

So guys i might upload tuesday since i leave school really early that day. Im going to upload to self portraits so you can see the improvement...trust me im quite surprised by it, but im still not satisfied!!!

Hey guys long time... I've had a recent leg injury, and have been sick, and alot of schoolwork. I know it sounds just like excuses, but i gotta put my health and school before drawing... Well ill try to start uploadin again wish me luck!