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MONTHLY CHALLENGE // simple & expressive shapes

Added 2024-08-01 09:00:06 +0000 UTC

It's time to get back to basics: the shapes we use to construct our characters! This month we will be drawing simple and expressive shapes together. Try to simplify and streamline your shapes as much as possible to push the personality of your character drawings! There are many different examples of how you can do this in the inspiration folder, including some instructional images.

Visit this link to find all essential info about the challenge, including:

an overview of the challenge information
tips & advice
links to resources to help you complete it
a bonus challenge for if you have extra time
folders with reference images and inspiration images

Below is the list of helpful resources that can help you complete this challenge:

Constructing a pose: This tutorial explains which basic shapes I use to build a pose.
Creating interesting & flowy shapes: This tutorial talks about how you can construct with interesting shape language.
Drawing different body types: This tutorial shows you how I use different shapes to construct different types of figures.

There is also a PDF file attached to this post with the challenge information, including clickable links.

I can't wait to see what you make! Feel free to post the results on social media with the hashtag #LoishPatreonChallenge, or share your results in the thread over in the discord server!