What's wrong with her? is it the eyes? it feels like awkward when I look at it, and it get even worst when I stare 🥺

Took a hiatus for 4 years so I would probably be better had I not wasted time… and this comic might be done by now lol

Feel free to check it out below!

Siren Crossing

Something i was playing around with. New to the procreate texture brushes too so those are fun but not really art worthy. Just playing around right now. But lighting and shadows are where i fall short. Any help is greatly appreciated.

Over the past days, I’ve reached out to some participants from previous challenges, and some of you also reached out to me yourselves. I’ve started asking artists to send me their drawings from Challenges #1 to #24 that could potentially be selected and featured in the book.

(If you don't know what I'm talking about, you can read my previous post where I explained everything here)

However, starting today, there is now an official deadline.

You have 2 weeks to create and share as many drawings as you want from Challenges #1 to #24 if you haven’t already done them. And just to clarify something important: more than one of your drawings can absolutely get selected. It could be 5 it could be 3 -2, etc... It’s not limited to a single piece per person. A lot of it will simply depend on the number of submissions I receive and which drawings fit best within the book itself.

So if there were older challenges you missed, wanted to redo, or simply never had the time to try, this is basically your final window to participate for the book selection part of the project.

Today is Wednesday, May 20th, which means you have until June 3rd to post your drawings.

Here are the challenges from 1 to 24:

• Challenge #1 – Lost in Thought - (Sept 14–21, 2025)
• Challenge #2 - Escaping Reality through Music - (Sept 21–28, 2025)
• Challenge #3 - Turn Your Favorite TV Show or Movie into Art (Sept 28–Oct 5, 2025)
• Challenge #4 - Draw something inside a Polaroid (Oct 5–Oct 12, 2025)
• Challenge #5 - Introduce Yourself Through a Drawing (Oct 12–Oct 19, 2025)
• Challenge #6 - Draw the First Thing Pinterest Shows You (Oct 19 - Oct 26, 2025)
• Challenge #7 - The Weight We Carry (Oct 26 - Nov 2, 2025)
• Challenge #8 - Design Your Own Series Of Cards (Nov 2 - Nov 9, 2025)
• Challenge #9 - Turn a Meme into Art  (Nov 9 - Nov 16, 2025)
• Challenge #10 -  Fill the Shape (Nov 16 - Nov 23, 2025)
• Challenge #11 - Create a Comic or Manga Page (Nov 23 - Nov 30, 2025)
• Challenge #12 - Draw Eyes (Nov 30 - Dec 7, 2025 )
• Challenge #13 - Musical Visualization (Dec 7 - Dec 14, 2025)
• Challenge #14 - One Country, One Drawing (Dec 14 - Dec 21, 2025)
• Challenge #15 - Redraw an Old Drawing ( Dec 21 - Dec 28, 2025)
• Challenge #16 - One Shot for a Museum (Dec. 28, 2025 - January 4, 2026)
• Challenge #17 - Childhood Throwback (January 4 - January 11, 2026)
• Challenge #18 - Obsession (January 11 - January 18, 2026)
• Challenge #19 - Capture Feelings (January 18 - January 25, 2026)
• Challenge #20 - Caricature (January 25- February 1, 2026)
• Challenge #21 - Tattoo (February 1 - February 8, 2026)
• Challenge #22 - Artistic Name (February 8 - February 15, 2026)
• Challenge #23 - Fantasy (February 15 - February 22, 2026 )
• Challenge #24 - If 10-Year-Old You Saw This (February 22- March 1, 2026)

PS: You can send me your drawings directly through Reddit chat, under this post, or under the other #W2DTogether challenge posts. If it’s not under this post or the previous update post I made about the book project, just make sure to tag me so I don’t miss it.

Can’t wait to see what you guys create 😄

I've been feeling really frustrated with drawing lately.

I spent the last year studying perspective, 3D thinking, construction, forms, all that stuff. I watched tons of tutorials and tried to approach drawing in a very analytical way.

But my original goal was honestly simple: I wanted to become better than this one guy in my class.

The thing is… he never studied drawing seriously. No courses, no perspective exercises, nothing like that. He just drew a lot by himself. And somehow he can copy really difficult manga panels and illustrations with ease.

Today I sat next to him and watched him draw carefully. I tried to analyze how he thinks while drawing.

What surprised me is that he DOESN'T think like I do at all.

He isn't constantly thinking:

- "This is a 3D form"

- "This plane rotates like this"

- "Perspective line here"

- etc.

Instead, his thinking is more like:

- "If the ear is here, where should the nose be?"

- "What angle does this line go?"

- "How far apart are these shapes?"

It looked way more intuitive and efficient.

Then I tried drawing with his mindset instead of my usual "3D construction" mindset… and honestly, my drawing immediately looked better and more natural.

Now I'm questioning everything.

Am I wasting time overcomplicating drawing?

Did all these studies actually help me, or are they slowing me down?

Why does someone with no formal learning seem so much more advanced than me?

Has anyone else gone through this?

I'm drawing comics to improve at art in general and to quickly explore different styles. Here I used inks and a more painterly style and edited in Krita afterwards. Let me know what you think!

THE LOCK IN IS PAYING OFF!!! April to May in ballpoint pen! It’s not perfect and I’m still really stiff overall and the proportions could be much clearer, but I’m really happy with my progress!!’

I stopped drawing for a Month...

👏 Congrats to u/118shadow118  the winner of our 33th #W2DTogether challenge! 👏

He/she did an amazing job at capturing the drawing challenge. For those who don't know, the drawing challenge for that week was to draw insects!

(click here to see more details about what was the challenge)

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If you’re new here, #W2DTogether is our weekly drawing challenge in this sub. Each week we post a new theme with steps to follow. (You can learn more about it here.)

It’s meant to be fun, beat art block, and help artists get discovered.

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We always share the winner’s art socials to help them get more recognition and here is this week’s winner’s account, which you can go follow:

DeviantArt : https://www.deviantart.com/118shadow118/gallery/all

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/118shadow118/

Don't hesitate to show him/her some love right here in the comments as well. 😄

And if you’d like your own art and socials to be featured, don’t miss out! The challenge for this week is still running. You can check it out and still participate right now!

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Lastly, a big thank you to everyone else who participated in this challenge —- u/HoneyCatDoodle - u/118shadow118  - u/tonearm - u/thepsychostylist — there were really great creative entries this week, and it was so good seeing everyone’s take on the theme.

Hope you’ll all join again for this week’s drawing challenge number 36, which is still running!

I'm here to ask about scenario and perspective. My original idea is to draw Mark and Oliver flying naturally over New York through clouds. Is there anything I'm doing wrong that I could improve?

Hi everyone!

Are you ready for the 36th #W2DTogether drawing challenge?

(If you are new here and would like to know more about this challenge, you can take a look at these 2 posts (post 1, post 2) that explain everything.)

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Now let’s get started.

This week’s challenge is all about FOOD.

But not just any food…

Your mission is to draw the most delicious food imaginable.

The kind of food that makes someone instantly hungry the second they look at it.

The kind of drawing that makes people go:

“Ummm… that looks so good.”
“I want to eat that right now.”
“Why did I open Reddit while I'm hungry…”

For this challenge, think about THIS:

What food would make you personally drool if you saw it in real life right now?

Maybe it’s:

• Melted cheese stretching from a pizza slice
• Crispy golden fries
• A giant juicy burger
• Ramen with steaming broth
• Chocolate cake with dripping frosting
• Sushi
• Pancakes with syrup pouring down
• Ice cream melting
• Fresh strawberries
• Tacos
• Pasta
• Croissants
• Candy
• Homemade food from your culture
• Or even snacks and drinks

Anything works.

What Makes This Challenge Interesting

This challenge is amazing practice for realism and observation.

Food is actually harder to draw than people think.

You’ll need to pay attention to things like:

• Texture
• Lighting
• Reflections
• Steam
• Melting effects
• Shadows
• Glossiness
• Crumbs
• Sauce drips
• Details that make food feel REAL

Tip: Adding color (alcohol markers or coloring pencils) to your drawing for this challenge can help to make your drawing/food more believable.

So for this week's challenge it's to not just “draw food.” The goal is to make people FEEL hungry when they see your drawing.

If someone looks at your art and immediately wants to eat it…
You succeeded.

Ideas You Can Try

You can draw:

• One single realistic food item
• A plate filled with whatever food or pastry you want
• A full meal
• A restaurant scene
• A close-up food illustration
• A dessert table
• Street food
• A cozy café vibe
• A food character or stylized food
• Cute chibi food
• Anime-style food
• Hyper realistic food
• Your favorite childhood meal
• Food from your country or culture

Traditional and digital both work.

References

You can:

• Use one of the references shared in this post
• Use your own food photos
• Use Pinterest references
• Look at restaurant photography
• Study cooking videos or food ads
• Use real food in front of you as reference

Just make sure the final drawing itself is yours.

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Rules

• Must be YOUR drawing
• Drawings only (pencil, pen, colored pencils, markers, or digital drawing tools)
• No paintings
• No AI art
• All skill levels welcome: beginners, intermediates, experts
• You must share AT LEAST ONE drawing
• To be part of the competition, your drawing MUST be posted in the comments of this thread. (If you’d like, you can also make a separate post in the subreddit using the #W2DTogether flair, but the official entry needs to be here in the comments if you want it reviewed.)

How We Pick the Winner

After one week, we’ll hold a community vote to decide which drawing best captures the theme. The winner will be showcased in the sub with their artwork.

If the winner shares an art link (Instagram, portfolio, site, etc.), we’ll also include it so they can get recognition and maybe even new followers.

Time Frame

This challenge is timeless. You can participate anytime, even years later.

Review Date:
For community feedback, we’ll gather and review all submissions on Sunday, 24 May 2026 so make sure to post your entry before 4:00 PM UTC that date. Drawings posted before that date will be part of the review session.

Note: If you are new here, you can check out last week's challenge here or see all the challenges collected here

👏 Congrats to u/thepsychostylist the winner of our 32th #W2DTogether challenge! 👏

She did an amazing job at capturing the drawing challenge. For those who don't know, the drawing challenge for that week was to draw wings!

(click here to see more details about what was the challenge)

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It’s not the first time this artist wins. She already won #W2DTogether Challenge Number 25 which was: "The Comeback Week"

You can check that challenge and her winning artwork here.

and

#W2DTogether Challenge Number 26 which was about to : Draw a movie villain"

You can check that challenge and her winning artwork here.

And now this challenge! Freaking 3 times and a row! So a big round of applause for her 😄

and

#W2DTogether Challenge Number 27 which was about to : draw a close-up of a single eye, but inside the eye there must be something else happening.

You can check that challenge and her winning artwork here.

and

#W2DTogether Challenge Number 29 which was about to :to draw the very first thing that comes to mind when you reading of the prompt words that were given.

You can check that challenge and her winning artwork here.

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If you’re new here, #W2DTogether is our weekly drawing challenge in this sub. Each week we post a new theme with steps to follow. (You can learn more about it here.)

It’s meant to be fun, beat art block, and help artists get discovered.

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We always share the winner’s art socials to help them get more recognition and here is this week’s winner’s account, which you can go follow:

Tiktok: tiktok.com/@charcoalbyjules

Don't hesitate to show her also some love right here in the comments. 😄

And if you’d like your own art and socials to be featured, don’t miss out! The challenge for this week is still running. You can check it out and still participate right now!

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Lastly, a big thank you to everyone else who participated in this challenge —- u/0rtsaZ - u/Motor_Eye6263 - u/HoneyCatDoodle - u/zurura- u/tonearm - u/thepsychostylist — there were really great creative entries this week, and it was so good seeing everyone’s take on the theme.

Hope you’ll all join again for this week’s drawing challenge number 36, which is still running!

Be nice he's a little high