![A photo collage of simplified line drawings, of a snail, boots, and a skeleton wearing a hat. Text on top states: Drawing Basics line work practice.](https://images.delightedmuse.com/uploads/2023/12/2024-01-01-drawing-basics-line-work-featured-image-1140x608.jpg)
Drawing Basics – Line work practice
Happy new year! Kicking it off with posting to my blog, yay! ^_^ These drawings are from working through the Proko Drawing Basics Course, specifically the CSI Lines exercise. Even though I’m going through the course much slower than I’d hoped, I can’t recommend it enough – Proko courses really feel similar to college level or atelier style workshops, compared to other online tutorials. Not to say I don’t also love and appreciate other courses and tutorials, I just think Proko courses are worth the cost, 10/10 would recommend.
My photo game was very off with these – it was late at night, no natural sun unfortunately. Just sad desk lamp, and quick iPhone photos. Photoshop editing couldn’t save them, even with de-saturating and level adjustments. I want to sort out a better lighting set up! 😩
Anyway, these are from reference images provided within the course. Boots, a snail, a camel, and a skeleton wearing a hat. I had a lot of fun with the boots – it makes me want to get my own boots out of my closet and draw them from life!
![A simple line drawing of a camel. The margin notes state it's a CSI line study from the Proko Drawing Basics Course. Dated Dec 17, 2023 and signed Lizabeth Wildwood.](https://images.delightedmuse.com/uploads/2023/12/2023-12-17-csi-lines-project-camel.jpg)
A very wonky looking camel ;__;
![A simple line drawing of a skeleton wearing a hat. Notes in the margin of the drawing state the reference photo is from Proko Drawing Basics Course CSI Lines. Dated Dec 17, 2023 and signed Lizabeth Wildwood.](https://images.delightedmuse.com/uploads/2023/12/2023-12-17-csi-lines-project-skeleton.jpg)
I was really trying to focus on pulling a confident line all the way through the contour. I’m quite happy with how most of the lines turned out, except the snail. The snail one I just did not have fun with. Is because I don’t like snails? Hah. Maybe.
Can I also just take a moment to appreciate that I spelled my pen name wrong, LOL. I’ve been switching from Elizabeth to Lizbeth online for my art social media accounts, but apparently went into muscle memory and still dropped in the “a” in there. It’s going to take some getting used to!
I’m happy I have today off work, as I’m still sick >_<. It has not been a great holiday weekend. But I did manage to work out today to a Datura belly dance video. I’m possibly going to do the January challenge. At least I’m on track for day 1, haha ^_^*
Now to clean up a bit, and maybe draw? Since Friday I’ve drawn one sketchbook page and made slow progress testing out the Procreate default brushes, but it’s been very BLAH with the flu. I am trying to be gentle on myself.
Happy 2024 & ’til next time.
![Photo of a sketchbook, showing a watercolor painting of a woman in a dark pink dress. She is holding a potion up to a window showing the full moon outside. Rays of moonlight emanate from the potion. Next to the sketchbook are two paintbrushes and a watercolor tin. On top of the opposite page of the painting is a plastic palette filled with various colors of watercolor paints. Text overlaying the image states: Creating fantasy inspiration boards](https://images.delightedmuse.com/uploads/2023/12/2024-01-01-creating-fantasy-inspiration-boards-featured-image-final-75x75.jpg)
![Image of an open sketchbook showing lace designs on either side of the page, drawn in pastel fine liners and markers. Cursive text on top of the image reads: Lace & Cloth Studies. To the right of the sketchbook on the table in a ribbon of lace, a few pens, and a pink mechanical pencil.](https://images.delightedmuse.com/uploads/2023/12/2023-12-29-lace-and-cloth-studies-featured-image-75x75.jpg)