Drawing Assignment

This is a good drawing exercise I picked up at http://omu.kuiki.net. I suggest you try it out to better your drawing skills. Its fun stuff!

Working out a concept before starting on a piece of art is a wonderful skill to sharpen for anyone in any field of art. Many artists fail to work out this stage as they start, jumping right to a finished piece of art. This is an exersize to work on concepts and not commiting to a finish idea right away.

Materials: Lots of paper, pencils or whatever sketching tool you are more comoftable with, and three of the "Fanasy 100" list below:

Fantasy 100:
001. Castle of Sand
002. Captured Daughter
003. World of Heaven
004. Lord of Gods
005. Trade City
006. Quarrel
007. Tree Spirit in the Forest
008. Further Power
009. Seal
010. Summit

011. Title
012. Young Ruler
013. Millet Dumpling
014. High-class Bamboo Forest
015. Hero Training Gypsum*
016. Jealousy
017. It is Completely...
018. Transformation
019. The First Adventure
020. Hades

021. Miracle
022. Everyday Scenery
023. Treasure
024. I want to meet you
025. Walk
026. Sanctuary from which it Fell
027. Dusk Theory*
028. The Mark to wipe away Darkness
029. Inheritance from a Foreign Country
030. Impure Marks

031. In Order to Win, Don't Choose Force
032. Ring
033. Beast People
034. Protector of the Illusionary Woods
035. Secret of Abandoned Mine
036. Children's Wild Party
037. Witch and Magician
038. Stellar Maiden
039. Solar Hope
040. Comfort of the Moon

041. Last Judgment
042. Alchemy
043. Royal Family by a Mistress
044. Ancient Shrine Maiden
045. Yamata no Orochi (Japanese Serpent with eight heads and eight tails)
046. Pledge of Blood
047. Large Pinch!
048. Running-Hard Playtime
049. Missing Child
050. Past, Present, and Future

051. Golden Harp
052. It was Only Thought that it Wanted.
053. 50/50 (Fifty-fifty)
054. Lurking Shadow
055. New Species Discovery!
056. Spring Thunder
057. Shimmer of Hot Air
058. Rainbow of Winter Sky
059. Morning Star
060. Dog wolf star (Sirius)

061. Starting Eve
062. Tear
063. Thank You
064. Drowning in water
065. Dusk
066. Doll
067. Letter
068. Passion
069. Empty Present
070. Pointing to the Shining Garden

071. Even if it Gets Rained on
072. Independent Action
073. As Whimsical as Date*
074. Thief
075. Mask
076. Ambition
077. Torn Map
078. Exotic Song
079. Door
080. Gentle Evil Spirit

081. Lure
082. Flying Swallow (bird)
083. Prairie of Fantasy
084. Contents of a Box
085. A Place to Return to
086. It is Puzzled
087. Trader
088. Fantasy
089. Stopping on the Way
090. 1000 Years

091. Do I Die in Such a Place?
092. Image
093. I am not Forgotten.
094. Utopia
095. Wings
096. Aurora
097. Decisive Battle
098. Just a little Loneliness
099. Your Dream
100. Hey, let's go on a journey!

Pick three of those titles you want to work with. Do a quick sketch for each and try to include a character, some background or objects. Looks good? Great. Now draw the same thing, but at two different angles.

For example, if you drew a boy facing the viewer, try drawing him from the sides or the back. If you think thats too easy, try to do an underhead shot (looking up at him) or a bird's eye view (looking down at him).

You can make the drawings as simple or as detailed as you want. When your finished, reflect back on your drawings. What problems did you run into? What do you think you need to work on? I would love to have people post up their work! So don't be shy and show off your work! I might post my few sketches later!

Remember: You're doing three drawings and then redrawing them two more times at different angles. Okay? Good luck!