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    • Charlie Eve Ryan
      Charlie Eve Ryan Pro SVS OG last edited by

      It's is fun watching these come through!

      Happy Creating
      www.charlieeveryan.com

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      • Jake Parker
        Jake Parker SVS OG last edited by

        Great to see these everyone!

        One key thing to remember is to get a finished drawing down during each time segment. Think of the entire character or subject and how you might simplify and simplify each time so that you get to the essence of what your subject matter is. The 5 sec drawing should still show the entire character, head and body, only simplified. I know it's hard, but that's what this exercise is about!

        Check out Anthony Holden's stab at it today. he's a great example of this:

        https://www.instagram.com/p/BBDWzOsRccR/

        And here's some other good one's posted on instagram:

        https://www.instagram.com/p/BBDkVPDqw3b/
        https://www.instagram.com/p/BBDcX-yhP3Q/
        https://www.instagram.com/p/BBDOaRxojjW/
        https://www.instagram.com/p/BBDHTrcuBw9/

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        • sergio
          sergio last edited by

          Ok, ok, I know: I'm not Speedy Gonzales.

          8_min.jpg

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          • sergio
            sergio @Jake Parker last edited by

            @Jake-Parker This is an excellent exercise for improving the lines of action when drawing body gestures from life.

            At university we often started the sessions with the timer reversed. Several poses of 5 seconds, 10 seconds, 30 seconds... finally a long one.

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            • Charlie Eve Ryan
              Charlie Eve Ryan Pro SVS OG last edited by Charlie Eve Ryan

              Oy Vey! 😃
              8minChallengeGirlBlackRedBowsm.jpg

              Happy Creating
              www.charlieeveryan.com

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              • MOO
                MOO SVS OG last edited by

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                Thanks! That was fun 🙂

                Marsha Ottum Owen

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                • natiwata
                  natiwata SVS OG last edited by

                  Just got a Google Cardboard, so my wife suggested the topic. Thanks Jake for a fun exercise!

                  8minutechalleng.png

                  Nat Iwata
                  www.iwataillustration.com

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                  • natiwata
                    natiwata SVS OG last edited by

                    Had to do another one this morning as a warm up. Man it does get your blood pumping!

                    8minuteaxe.png

                    Nat Iwata
                    www.iwataillustration.com

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                    • Naters.Art
                      Naters.Art last edited by

                      Picasso did something very similar to this challenge in 1945. He used a bull so I figured I would too...We basically came to the same conclusion 😉
                      8min bull2.jpg

                      my Sketch Blog
                      https://www.instagram.com/naters.art/

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                      • Kasey Snow
                        Kasey Snow last edited by

                        Oh dear, haha. I'm going to have to practice and do something about this....great challenge Jake! I will be doing more, it was a good exercise. Hope it's okay if we hashtag multiple pictures. I intend to improve upon this first one.
                        8min.JPG

                        http://kaseysnow.com ~ https://instagram.com/KaseySnowArt/ ~ https://twitter.com/KaseySnowArt ~ https://www.patreon.com/KaseySnow ~

                        SVS forum sketchbook: https://forum.svslearn.com/topic/9846/kasey-s-sketchbook ~
                        ~Kasey

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