Art on a Time Budget  

This guide is for those who love art and drawing, but are in a different major or have a day job in a different field. I experienced the struggle of balancing art with studying while doing a full time STEM degree. But there are ways to keep growing as an artist without having to give up your sanity (or sleep hours).

The aim of this guide is to make every practice moment count, rather than counting the hours spent slaving away for little improvement.

Contents:

• PDF Guide on how to make the most out  of the time you can dedicate
• Full character concept process: Esfir - VIDEOS: sketching silhouettes, testing color palettes, outfit design, polishing. Notes on process + character brief. JPEG Illustration file and sketches
• Character concept from rough sketch: Alma - VIDEOS: blocking out outfit designs, dynamic silhouette, outfit styling and polishing. Notes on process + character brief. Illustration file and sketches
• Full portrait: Emmanuel - VIDEOS: sketching a male face, painting skin, painting hair, palette choice. Notes on process + character brief. JPEG Illustration file and sketches
• 6 Practice exercises to hone your skills - VIDEOS: speed portrait, dynamic line flow, gestures practice, airbrush only, hard round brush only, two brushes only - sessions from 15 minutes to 1 hour each to fit your schedule
• 45 minute video with evidence-based guide on how to do studies effectively - learn how to be critical when studying to avoid copying and learn faster

(Italicised named content are the characters on the front cover)

Topics: character design, character concept, concept art, portrait, semi-realistic, figure studies, exercises, practice

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new voice over video (50min) covering how to go from sketch to a polished final piece - topics:

• polishing process
• problem solving (spot and how to fix)
• preparation before diving
• using fundamentals in your art

the video has bookmarks for ease of navigation and review - key points have subtitle text for review and accessibility 

Thank you for supporting, enjoy the update! Feedback, requests and suggestions are always welcome :)

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Next update (Q2-Q3 2022) will cover various techniques used to save time (with inputs from commercial experience) and schedule-friendly practice routines