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Goal: posting exercises regularly that help me with recognizing shapes and proportions (the basics). Without practice I get rusty.
Also updates about new games :)

2/11/26: I've started a new dress up game, but also have a goal of making 20 of these Disney studies (this is #8)
What measuring distances is all about: for example I sketch the owl with his branch, then add a sketch for the green bird, and they should look proportioned to each other like on the reference. But does the green bird connect with both the owl and the branch like expected? That's the test. Because if the proprtions are wrong, some things connect correctly and some don't.

2/9/26: Getting the right expression and gesture are definitely a plus, but optional (I find this Ariel looks a bit blank compared to the ref). The main thing I'm trying to practice actually is measuring distances so that my brain can map out shapes and proportions with less effort, then drawing feels way easier.

2/6/26

2/5/26

2/2/26: O wise Sultan ...

1/29/26: multiple characters together is always a challenge!

1/28/26: I used the color picker bc I'm concerned with the pose only (adding colors helps with comparing the result to the ref)