Hi all,
In an effort to avoid opening a ton of new threads I'm just going to group my slovember project progress (yes, I'm aware its december now) in with my introduction.
I'm Daniel, growing up I was in love with arts but was always told "artists dont make money." So I joined the military and eventually ended up in glorious medical devices manufacturing. Recognizing that I wasnt being fulfilled creatively, in October I signed up with SVS and started putting pen to paper. I've been thrilled to be drawing again and hope to have a good time growing with you all. I was hoping to be able to enter the slowvember contest, however, learning to draw has made it go a bit more slowly than I anticipated.
Didnt realize that the right arrow was to post.. I will be sharing some pics of my progress this evening. Thanks again for having me!
Welcome and hope to see what you have been up to.
Welcome! Love hearing about your re-discovered passion - good luck on your journey!
I am looking forward to seeing what you have in your sleeve! 
Figured out how to upload pictures!
Based on an offhand comment by Lee White, I decided I wanted to do "Dinovember." Initially I just wanted to do the cliche "epic dinosaur standoff" image but then I realized that there isnt really a story there. So I decided to go the route of a child discovering a dinosaur. At the beginning of the month this just meant a lot of figuring out how to draw a dinosaur .
And how to make the dinosaur not do the peepee dance
After I was feeling somewhat comfortable with the dinosaur, I got to work with some basic character poses to get a feel for it. I wasnt sure if I was going to have just one or a few characters. Decided on just a solitary boy finding his dinosaur.
At this point I thought, "that's it, get it on the bristol board and get it done!" So I put my lines down.
And then I realized I dont know how to draw: rocks, trees, grass, or water. So back to practicing.
Welcome! I love your process. If you don’t know, you stop and figure it out. Perfect.
Sorry for going quiet. Finally got around to start coloring!
After I was feeling somewhat comfortable with the dinosaur, I got to work with some basic character poses to get a feel for it. I wasnt sure if I was going to have just one or a few characters. Decided on just a solitary boy finding his dinosaur.
At this point I thought, "that's it, get it on the bristol board and get it done!" So I put my lines down.
And then I realized I dont know how to draw: rocks, trees, grass, or water. So back to practicing.
