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Welcome to our new art salon! 🎨 Let’s build this together.
Hey everyone - so happy you're here! 🎉 If you look around and notice that "fresh paint" smell, you’re right. This community is brand new, the canvas is completely blank, and you are part of the very first wave of members to step inside. I wanted to take a moment to say a massive thank you for being here at the very beginning. Launching a new space can feel a bit like staring at a blank page, but seeing you all join makes it incredibly exciting. 💗 My vision for this group is simple: to build a warm, encouraging, and judgment-free art community where we can all shake off the intimidation of drawing and simply get better together. No matter your skill level; whether you haven't picked up a pencil since grade school, you're looking to build a daily drawing habit, or you're already filling sketchbooks, you have a place at this table. 💗 We are going to learn, make mistakes, share our messy sketches, and celebrate the wins together. I'll be sending Drawing Prompts out to my email list every Sunday morning, and also starting a new thread for that prompt in the "Sharing our Work" tab of our community space here on Skool. So make sure your Skool notifications are on, and/or you're subscribed to my newlsetter: Fun Drawing Club on Substack. https://substack.com/@fundrawingclub 💌 But first, let’s get to know each other! Let's get the ball rolling with a quick lil' icebreaker... 🧊 Hit the "Comment" button below and introduce yourself! Here are some questions you might want to answer: 1. Where are you tuning in from? 2. What is your biggest hurdle with drawing right now? (examples: finding time, fear of messing up, drawing specific subjects, etc.) 3. What are you most excited to sketch or to master as we go? 4. Bonus Points: If you're feeling brave, snap a quick photo of your current sketchbook, your favorite drawing pen/pencil, or even a messy doodle you did this week and drop it in your comment! We love seeing the raw process here.
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What is contour drawing? Watch this before diving in to our drawing prompts.
Hey there, and welcome to your new creative sanctuary! 👋 If you’ve arrived here convinced you don't have an "artistic bone" in your body, or you're absolutely terrified of a blank page—take a deep breath. You are exactly where you belong. 👩🎨 In this short welcome video, I'll cover: 👀 What Contour Drawing actually is (Spoiler: It's just tracking edges and syncing your hand to your eyes!) ✍️ Why we celebrate the wobble (Shaky lines and weird proportions are where your actual personal style lives) 🖊️ And why I have a "no erasing" policy
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Hello & welcome!
So glad you're here, new art pal! Do you struggle with trying to draw perfectly? Want to know how to make drawing more fun? Check out my "3 tips for More Enjoyable Drawing" video in the classroom, and let me know if you found it helpful. I'd love your feedback. Thanks!
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Prompt #3: 3 min. Blind Contour Shoe
Practice overriding your brain and letting your eyes do all the work with a blind contour drawing. Your challenge this week: Draw a shoe without looking at your paper. Step 1: Pick a single shoe from your closet - one with fun curves, laces, or details Step 2: Set a timer for three minutes (or just play your favorite song if timers give you anxiety!) Step 3: Lock your eyes on the shoe and start drawing. Trace the contours with your eyes, letting your hand mimic the movement on the page. No peeking down, and no erasing - just let your lines be! Step 4: Share your weird shoe sketch with us! The cool thing about blind contour drawings is that even though they look very strange, there are always bits here and there that let you know exactly what the object is. That’s the power of contour drawing!
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Prompt #2: Continuous Line Sunflower 🌻
I love seeing our new art community start to come alive. Let's keep the momentum going! I’m opening up the premium Deep Dives vault for this prompt. I want to give everyone a tiny taste of the mini masterclasses we do inside our paid tier every month. So for this week's challenge, we're going to throw perfectionism completely out the window and try a technique that's wild, but deeply therapeutic, and the ultimate inner critic short-circuit: continuous line drawing. 🌻How to participate: Watch my quick video called "Continuous Line Sunflower" in the free Sketch Society Sneak Peek course in our Classroom. It breaks down the technique & gives the instructions for this drawing prompt. This video is actually the first Sketch Society Deep Dive video for premium tier members, but I'm giving everyone a free sneak peek. 🌻After you've given it a try, snap a pic of your continuous line flower drawing and post it below, in the comments of this thread. Let's all cheer each other on! 🌻And if you find yourself falling in love with this low-pressure, high-inspiration way of making art, consider joining our premium tier, The Sketch Society. As a paid member, you'll get access to our ever-expanding vault of Deep Dive mini masterclasses, structured & supportive feedback in our private Critique Corner, and monthly Live Calls where we draw together in real time.
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