The 100 Days Project which turned into a 50 Days Project
I took on the 100 Days with the specific purpose of developing a character. It was a character I had never drawn before and I hadn't a clue where to start; it wasn't actually a cat I needed to develop, but was similar so drawing cats was informative.
Previously I hadn't tried doing 100 of anything other than Christmas cards, but I cannot stress enough how helpful it was to keep drawing a cat over and over again. Doing 100 of anything has enormous benefit. Looking back now at the start of the project I can really see the development.
With needle and thread I loosely stitched together 5 small sketchbooks of 20 handmade paper pages, and worked in ink and watercolour. However, by the time I got to cat no.50 I had got to where I wanted to be, and I realised cats 51, 52, and 53 were just repeating themselves and all I was doing was inventing different hats and scarves for them to wear. I had all I needed for my rather splendidly mad character, so it was time to get on with the work and I put the 100 Days Project to one side.
I may pick up on it again at some point, but for now I am very happy and busy working with my character. Here is a selection of my favourite cats from the project, but all 53 cats are on my Instagram if you would like to take a look.
I highly recommend the #100daysproject - if you're not an 'Grammer, use your platform of choice and share your work as your project progresses. You will likely make a lot of new friends and it's great to see your personal development all in one place. I hope to see you there!
I took on the 100 Days with the specific purpose of developing a character. It was a character I had never drawn before and I hadn't a clue where to start; it wasn't actually a cat I needed to develop, but was similar so drawing cats was informative.
Previously I hadn't tried doing 100 of anything other than Christmas cards, but I cannot stress enough how helpful it was to keep drawing a cat over and over again. Doing 100 of anything has enormous benefit. Looking back now at the start of the project I can really see the development.
With needle and thread I loosely stitched together 5 small sketchbooks of 20 handmade paper pages, and worked in ink and watercolour. However, by the time I got to cat no.50 I had got to where I wanted to be, and I realised cats 51, 52, and 53 were just repeating themselves and all I was doing was inventing different hats and scarves for them to wear. I had all I needed for my rather splendidly mad character, so it was time to get on with the work and I put the 100 Days Project to one side.
I may pick up on it again at some point, but for now I am very happy and busy working with my character. Here is a selection of my favourite cats from the project, but all 53 cats are on my Instagram if you would like to take a look.
I highly recommend the #100daysproject - if you're not an 'Grammer, use your platform of choice and share your work as your project progresses. You will likely make a lot of new friends and it's great to see your personal development all in one place. I hope to see you there!
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