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Latest Update: Week 13 (03-31-2017) ---------------------------------------- Oh I just found this. Haven't done any resolutions since high school, so this should be interesting--especially since it's short-term.
I guess I'll be updating this post ---------------------------------------- Progress: Week 1 (01-06-2017) - Was able to do some gestures! A lot of gestures within that hour too actually! It was fun since I didn't have to worry too much about proportions yet, so hopefully by March I'll have things a little more fleshed out. 8319 × 2687 pixels holy moly!  Consists of both 30-second and 45-second gestures. 8 days alcohol-free. Technically stopped alcohol last Friday, December 30th, but only because I'm on antibiotics right now. Hopefully after those are all gone I can try to commit to not drinking for real lol. * * * * * Week 2 (01-11-2017) - More gestures! I'm having fun with them for now, but once I get faster, I'll be drawing poses for longer than 30 and 45 seconds each. 8267 × 2631 pixels.  Off of antibiotics and have gotten used to being surrounded by half-empty liquor bottles and not having any urge to drink. 13 days alcohol-free! See y'all next update! * * * * * Week 3 (01-18-2017) - So I got pretty carried away this week with gestures. Drew 441 this past week. Resized the image a tad bit smaller than the previous updates (also because it had a very very huge file size omg), but it's all good. Progress is probably not gonna get any better than this update--although it'd be great if I drew even more per week haha. 5000 x 6944 pixels.  Still 30 & 45-second gestures. 20 days of no alcohol! Can't wait for the 1-month alcohol-free milestone! * * * * * Week 4 (01-25-2017) - The website I use to draw my gestures award drawing "certificates" if I draw a certain number of hours while signed on to an account. Been trying to reach the 10-hour certificate by drawing at least 30 minutes a day. I didn't think I'd be drawing so much, especially since I haven't drawn this much in so many years. I might have to tweak my resolution goal when it's February because 1 hour a week is nothing compared to how much time I'm actually drawing on this gesture website. 5000 x 10600 pixels at 30 & 45-second gestures. Linking it because it's a HUGE file and it doesn't need to load in this thread. 27 days later and still no alcohol! If I make it to February, I'll pour the last of my leftover vodka from last year down the drain. It's like watching money being thrown away, but I mean I've been sober all month so far and I don't wanna get tempted. * * * * * Week 5 (02-01-2017) - Last Thursday I got my first drawing certificate for drawing for 10 hours.  That's a lot of time drawing, which is a huge accomplishment for me since I never thought I'd be able to dedicate so much time to scribbling. Gonna try to draw for a longer duration since I dedicated January to only 30 & 45-second gestures in hopes to gain pencil mileage. Hoping to draw with anatomy in mind this month... and if I'm feeling confident enough try focusing on some head and hands. It's like art school or figure drawing class--except free and with no stress at being awful among your peers. 8000 x 6000 pixels at 30 & 40-second gestures. Linking it since it's huge. I think imgur resizes extremely large images if the width exceeds 8000px (my image width was originally 10000px), but I'm not entirely sure. 34 days straight of no alcohol! Poured half a liter of last year's vodka down the drain. Felt dirty doing so, but I know it's for the best. If I need to drink, I'll have to go out and buy some now. Updated my resolutions and added one about not being such a hoarder lol. Maybe I can do some cleaning while I get rid of stuff. * * * * * Week 6 (02-08-2017) - Still trying to draw for 30-minutes a day. It's actually getting harder because I think I'm getting a little frustrated at the lack of improvement. It's just been a month, but I still feel I should be able to draw faster and more efficiently. I might actually branch out and ask for help/advice since I'm kinda stuck. Gestures have been extra hideous since I've been trying to do some fundamental shapes and studies, so instead of that here's a screenshot of the achievements page on Quickposes:  I don't draw on my own all that often, so if I break my streak it's because I haven't completed my 30-minutes for that day. I don't count the minutes/hours drawing other things as part of my resolution. 41 days alcohol-free! As for getting rid of things, I'm sending some of my old clothes to a friend who wants to practice sewing without buying fabric. So there's that. * * * * * Week 7 (02-15-2017) - Quick update since nothing's really changed since last week. Still drawing 30+ minutes daily, but getting discouraged since I don't think I'm improving. 48 days alcohol-free, so that's good. My room is still a bloody mess though...  * * * * * Week 8 (02-22-2017) - Been branching out from my gestures into drawing hands and feet. Really frustrating, and although difficult I'm having fun with them, so that's good. Still feel I'm not improving with my gesture drawings, but I'll probably change that up in March. Improvement really isn't my resolution though--the habit of drawing everyday is really what I'm trying to get used to doing. 55 straight days of no alcohol! Been wanting to drink some of my problems away, but then I just watch youtube videos instead haha. I hope that solution sticks for a while. As for getting rid of junk, I ended up making my room messier than it was last week. Need to pay a visit to the recycling center, but it's just such a burden. * * * * * Week 9 (03-01-2017) - Got my "Improver" certificate from Quickposes a day after my last update. 30 hours of drawing in less than 2 months is a huge accomplishment for me. Still drawing at least 30 minutes a day. The next certificate will be at 70 hours, but even if I drew a max limit of 60 minutes a day, I won't be able to get the certificate until probably mid-April. That's alright though. Will not be adding that next certificate to my resolution list because it'll be impossible to get by the end of the challenge. Here's what I've accomplished:  My hope for this last month is to be brave enough to tackle faces and even costumes. Figure if I don't try it before the thread ends, I'll probably never try it until I get jealous of people being so good at drawing haha. Been feeling bummed out lately, so it's getting harder to get myself motivated. I've been sober for 62 days straight now, but it's hard suppressing my urge to drink my problems away almost all the time. Don't know if that counts as withdrawal symptoms. Oh well. My old liquor bottles are still everywhere and I need to recycle them. Hopefully the next time I go to the bank I'll be more prepared to do just that at the recycling center nearby. * * * * * Week 10 (03-08-2017) - Quick update. Am still drawing at least 30-minutes a day. Been trying to do faces, but they are pretty awful lol. Slow and steady. Been alcohol-free for 69 days straight (lol nice) so that's good. Still a slob and can't get rid of my things so easily. Need to buckle down and just throw stuff out omg. * * * * * Week 11 (03-15-2017) - Another Quick update. Still drawing 30 minutes a day. If I remember, I'll take a screenshot of my Quickposes progress, though here is a sample of a session I did yesterday the 14th:  Been alcohol-free for 76 days straight! Woo! Also I was able to clean a little and have bottles ready to be recycled. They are just in trash bags in my car lol. * * * * * Week 12 (03-22-2017) - Starting to run out of things to say as we get closer to the end of March. Still drawing 30 minutes a day. Here's my Quickposes streak:  Lol nice! Been alcohol-free for 83 consecutive days! Speaking of which, I FINALLY recycled all my vodka bottles from last year:   A whole $0.49! You don't get much money for those bottles, but I wanna say I had about 10 months of empty liter bottles that littered my room. Took a while to get rid of them lol. I think next week will be my last update unless something happens right before April 1st. We'll see. * * * * * Week 13 (03-29-2017) - Don't know if this will officially be my last update, but just in case I forget to update on the 31st, Friday, I'll just say that I've officially made it a habit to draw a half hour every day. Haven't skipped a day or anything and now it feels odd not drawing once a day. Happy to have accomplished that. Haven't had alcohol in 90 days straight! As for getting rid of things I don't need, I'm much more organized and not as much of a hoarder as I was last year, which is an improvement. Still gotta work on just letting go of stuff and just cleaning, but I'm proud of how far I've come these 3 months. Will try to update again before April 1st! Regardless, I'm so glad I participated. * * * * * Week 13 (03-31-2017) - Hey guys! It's still the 31st where I am and here's my last update! Took a screenshot of my progress on Quickposes:  Omg just noticed the "Window Snip" in the screenshot whoops! Haha! And here is a comparison of some gestures from my first attempt on January 4th and today's gestures both 45 seconds (6,943 x 2,301 pixels omg):  Looking at it now... I mean there is improvement in confidence, so that's good. Still got a long way to go though. 92 alcohol-free straight days! As someone who drank myself to sleep 4-6 days a week for over 2 years, refraining from drinking was a very big deal for me. This was fun, btw! Hoping to keep this up after the thread ends! Thanks for the motivation! schmarson fucked around with this message at 05:43 on Apr 1, 2017 |
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Hi! I originally had 2 goals: draw an hour a week and avoid alcohol. On February 1st I changed my first goal to "draw 30 minutes a day" because I was surpassing that hour mark quite easily. Also added the goal of acquiring the 30-hr drawing certificate from the website I did gestures on and a goal to clean more. Was able to complete my drawing goals and stop drinking altogether, but struggled to motivate myself to clean up. Was able to give away old clothing and recycle last year's bottles that I had laying around everywhere, but that took weeks and it was difficult to dedicate time to clean. Regardless, I had fun and I'm sure my liver can thank me for participating. Thanks for the thread! |
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