JUST PRACTICE
Tips on Creating a Personal Daily Practice
You’re excited to get your daily practice started – but how do you do it? Here are several ideas for your daily practice... the possibilities are endless!
Get started by reading our article, Just Practice. It’s filled with practical tips on deciding on your focus, setting your goal and scheduling it in, practicing with purpose, having a plan to push through setbacks, allowing your goal to evolve as you do, and more!
Don’t start with a blank slate. An empty page can be deliciously filled with possibilities. It can also be incredibly daunting. Try filling a few pages of your sketchbook with swatches of watercolour, or make a random scribble on each page. You’ll have a ready–made beginning for each day’s practice!
Work within a creative constraint. To stay loose in your daily practice and keep the time commitment manageable, you can set yourself time or space constraints. For instance, keep your drawing time to under 2 minutes, or only paint on small surfaces.
Draw a drawing of your drawing. On day 1, select your subject — try a still life, a portrait, a landscape, etc and create a drawing based on it. The next day, draw your drawing from day 1; on day 3, draw day 2’s drawing; and so on.
And even more! Practice with a friend • hand–letter quotes • recreate movie stills • emulate a famous artist • draw household items • choose a single colour to work with • colour in a colouring book • draw your favourite characters • try something different every day!
You’re excited to get your daily practice started – but how do you do it? Here are several ideas for your daily practice... the possibilities are endless!
Get started by reading our article, Just Practice. It’s filled with practical tips on deciding on your focus, setting your goal and scheduling it in, practicing with purpose, having a plan to push through setbacks, allowing your goal to evolve as you do, and more!
Don’t start with a blank slate. An empty page can be deliciously filled with possibilities. It can also be incredibly daunting. Try filling a few pages of your sketchbook with swatches of watercolour, or make a random scribble on each page. You’ll have a ready–made beginning for each day’s practice!
Work within a creative constraint. To stay loose in your daily practice and keep the time commitment manageable, you can set yourself time or space constraints. For instance, keep your drawing time to under 2 minutes, or only paint on small surfaces.
Draw a drawing of your drawing. On day 1, select your subject — try a still life, a portrait, a landscape, etc and create a drawing based on it. The next day, draw your drawing from day 1; on day 3, draw day 2’s drawing; and so on.
And even more! Practice with a friend • hand–letter quotes • recreate movie stills • emulate a famous artist • draw household items • choose a single colour to work with • colour in a colouring book • draw your favourite characters • try something different every day!
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