Drawing Skill Roadmap

I'm listing out everything to be improved in my drawing journey

Idea Synthesis

  • balance between input (inspiration) and output (creation)
  • focusing on 1 or a few domains first before branching out.

Drawing:

Fundamentals

  • Accuracy
  • Form Feeling
  • Spatial Visualization
  • Lineart and Line Economy
  • Drawing from the elbow and shoulder

Anatomy

  • Back Muscle
  • Pelvis area
  • Abs
  • Hand and Feet
  • Arm and Leg
  • Deeper Understanding of:
    • Clavicle, Shoulder and Chest area
    • Arm and Wrist
    • Skull and Head
    • Facial Features

Painting

Layer Management

  • Learn to look at layer and folder better at a glance.

Macro Rendering

  • Value Grouping
  • Shadow/Light Shape Design
  • intuition for value in different lighting condition or exposure (highkey/lowkey painting)

Micro Rendering

  • Light Falloff

Color

  • Navigating the alternative color space

Mindset

  • Patience
  • Develop a problem solving mindset and not always default to habit.
    • Overcome the uneasiness with Unbeauty and trust the process