Day 5/30 - 30 Days of Dogs

Just in ase you want to know, I get my reference photos from a Facebook group called "Free Photo References for Artists". You can get specific photo requests there, too.

I'm following Tom Froese's "Drawing is Important" class on Skillshare. And this is my class project! 30 Days of Dogs. Make sure to check the class out!

Day 4/30 - 30 Days of Dogs

My intention was to draw a cartoony and simplistic drawing today. But I ended up adding more details. What do you think?

Day3/30 - 30 Days of Dogs

Another drawing before bedtime. Skater dog!! I did this for about 15 minutes. I'll try to draw in the morning so I could have more time with the drawing challenge.

Build a habit of drawing by joining Mr. Tom Froese's "Drawing is Important" class on Skillshare. 

Day 2/30 - 30 Days of Dogs

Better late than never! Took a time to draw this before bedtime. Drew this around 20 mins. or so. 

I tried to apply the scratchboars illustration style (inspired by @tri.shiba on Instagram). My hands were to shaky to make cleaner lines 🤣

30 Days of Dogs - Planning and Day 1/30

I started this 30-day challenge after watching Mr. Tom Froese's "Drawing is Important" class on Skillshare. 

These are my tools that I'll be usinv:

And here's my first drawing:

I will be focusing more on drawing in black and white for 30 days. After that, I'll start planning my next 30-day exercises of studying colors using Procreate.

Check out my Dog drawings for the next 29 days! See ya!

A Collection of Haikus

I have written five Haikus in just one day. It was the most productive thing I've done in months. And I'm super proud of myself.

I've experimented by asking five strangers to swap postcards with me. I've written each card a haiku. I gave myself a deadline and here are the results.

Haiku #1

Pleasant break of dawn

The sunlight touches my face

Greets me good morning

Haiku #2

I hate the spotlight

But I want you to see me

It's complicated

Haiku #3

Tulips are in bloom

A bouquet will make her smile

I'm glad we've met

Haiku #4

It would be a dream

To be accidentally

Locked in a bookstore

Haiku #5

Do you like lemons?

I made a sweet juice out of them

Life gave them to me

How to Write a Haiku

Haiku involves writing three lines with certain number of syllables each line. Usually, writers follow the 5-7-5 syllable pattern. As for the topic, you can't just throw in random words. It doesn't have to rhyme either. The most common topics are about nature, seasons, holidays and feelings. You can venture out of topics if you want. 

I have written an example below. 

5 - Hello Summertime

7 - Love the sweet mangoes you give

5 - Let's make a smoothie

The story behind this haiku? Currently, it's summertime here in the Philippines. During this time every year, my family travels north to Bacnotan, La Union. It's my dad's hometown during his youth. What I love about this place is the beach and my grandparents' farm. There's a lot of mango trees there. We get to harvest mangoes and bring two to three sacks of it to our home in the city. Unfortunately, we weren't able to visit since the start of the pandemic.

Anyway, here's a simple step-by-step process in writing a haiku:

1. Pick a topic. I chose a season.

2. Think of words that are related to each other. For me, it's "summer", "mangoes", and "smoothies"

3. Tell a story about it. Make sure to follow the 5-7-5 syllable pattern!

And there you have it!