Beware the Phantom Nerds

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Are you tired of feeling like your art just isn’t improving? Do you want to do a 30-day challenge that’s actually useful? Welcome to 30 Days of Improvement Hell. >:D

I made this because I’ve been feeling super ‘blah’ about my art these days, and I needed something to kick-start myself. Who wants to do this with me!? Start now or whenever you can (now you procrastinators!). Challenge yourself and have fun at the same time!

Tag your posts with #Improvement Hell so everyone can follow along and see each other’s awesome artwork. I may even create a blog and reblog them! :D

What are you waiting for? START!

1. Self-Portrait - Introduce yourself
2. Draw a figure using a reference - link to reference
3. Draw a figure that’s in action, using a reference - link to reference
4. Draw a part of the human anatomy you have trouble with. x20, with atleast 5 being skeletal/musculature studies.
5. Draw more figures. Quick gestures and silhouettes. x20, with atleast 10 different body shapes
6. Let’s have some fun. Design a character from either This or This character generator! Be creative and bring something to life!
7. Pick the weirdest object in your house/room. Draw it. Shadows and Highlights.
8. Find 2-3 objects, make a scene with them. Draw it. Bonus points for creativity. Double points for dramatic lighting.
9. Draw a landscape of a place you’ve never been or drawn.
10. Draw a BG with 1pt Perspective. Negative points if it’s a railroad or an empty street.
11. Draw a BG with 2pt Perspective.
12. Look out a window. Draw what you see. Bonus points for adding something interesting.
13. Draw an interior setting with the character you designed on Day #6 in it.
14. BG with either bird’s eye or worm’s eye view.
15. Halfway there! Draw three ‘action’ scenes with different compositions in each. Quick sketches are fine, just make them interesting and understandable! Bonus points if it’s the same scene, but different composition.
16. Draw a single page comic with 5-7 panels (the story begins and ends on one page). 
17. Draw an animal you’ve never drawn before. x10  Link references.
18. Draw a car. Negative points for whining. Hint: Use a perspective grid.
19. Think of the thing you hate drawing the most. Guess what? Draw it! Negative points for lying to yourself.
20. Pick an object in your house/room. Now design a character from it, using the shapes, forms, textures, purpose and colors as inspiration. Also link/post the object you used. Negative points for using a humanoid action figure.
21. Draw a character/object/scene, and shade them using ONLY solid blacks and whites. Bonus points for good use of lights/shadows
22. Draw a different object/scene/character. Shade using hatching, crosshatcing, and/or pointillism. Bonus points for lights/shadows and textures.
23. Colors! Pick a color palette, and paint a scene/character/object using only those colors (some blending allowed). Bonus points for good use of lights/shadows.
24. Draw and color a scene/object/character - no lines allowed! (aka - lineless art). Don’t forget light and shadows!
25. Draw a scene/character in a style you’ve never drawn before. If emulating an artist, credit+link. Bonus for color style.
26. Draw a character. Draw 10 emotions/expressions. Bonus points for ‘uncommon’ emotions. (i.e. anxiety, guilt, despair, loneliness etc.)
27. Draw three random shapes using your opposite hand (or your foot). Now design characters from those shapes.
28. Turn on the tv (or load your illegally downloaded movies). Pick an actor and draw them.
29. Almost done! Let’s have some fun. Draw some fanart. Bonus points if it’s super obscure and unknown. Make people guess what it’s from.
30. Last day! Find a drawing you did within the last year. Now draw it again using what you’ve learned! Link it for comparison!

 Look at all that amazing improvement! Congrats!

[Update] There is now a sequel challenge, Draw All The Things!

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Want to create a religion for your fictional world? Here are some references and resources!

General:

• General Folklore
• Various Folktales
• Heroes
• Weather Folklore
• Trees in Mythology
• Animals in Mythology
• Birds in Mythology
• Flowers in Mythology
• Fruit in Mythology
• Plants in Mythology
• Folktales from Around the World

Africa:

• Egyptian Mythology
• African Mythology
• More African Mythology
• Egyptian Gods and Goddesses
• The Gods of Africa
• Even More African Mythology
• West African Mythology
• All About African Mythology
• African Mythical Creatures
• Gods and Goddesses

The Americas:

• Aztec Mythology
• Haitian Mythology
• Inca Mythology
• Maya Mythology
• Native American Mythology
• More Inca Mythology
• More Native American Mythology
• South American Mythical Creatures
• North American Mythical Creatures
• Aztec Gods and Goddesses

Asia:

• Chinese Mythology
• Hindu Mythology
• Japanese Mythology
• Korean Mythology
• More Japanese Mythology
• Chinese and Japanese Mythical Creatures
• Indian Mythical Creatures
• Chinese Gods and Goddesses
• Hindu Gods and Goddesses
• Korean Gods and Goddesses

Europe:

• Basque Mythology
• Celtic Mythology
• Etruscan Mythology
• Greek Mythology
• Latvian Mythology
• Norse Mythology
• Roman Mythology
• Arthurian Legends
• Bestiary
• Celtic Gods and Goddesses
• Gods and Goddesses of the Celtic Lands
• Finnish Mythology
• Celtic Mythical Creatures
• Gods and Goddesses

Middle East:

• Islamic Mythology
• Judaic Mythology
• Mesopotamian Mythology
• Persian Mythology
• Middle Eastern Mythical Creatures

Oceania:

• Aboriginal Mythology
• Polynesian Mythology
• More Polynesian Mythology
• Mythology of the Polynesian Islands
• Melanesian Mythology
• Massive Polynesian Mythology Post
• Maori Mythical Creatures
• Hawaiian Gods and Goddesses
• Hawaiian Goddesses
• Gods and Goddesses

Creating a Fantasy Religion:

• Creating Part 1
• Creating Part 2
• Creating Part 3
• Creating Part 4
• Fantasy Religion Design Guide
• Using Religion in Fantasy
• Religion in Fantasy
• Creating Fantasy Worlds
• Beliefs in Fantasy

Some superstitions:

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Here, I have some more:

Africa:

• Ancient Egypt: the Mythology
• Egyptian Gods
• Legendary Monsters of Africa

The Americas:

• Aztec Mythology
• Incan Mythology
• Haitian Mythology
• Mayan Mythology

Asia:

• Chinese Mythology
• Japanese Mythology
• Korean Mythology
• Hindu Mythology
• Japanese Folklore and Mythology
• Chinese Mythology

Europe:

• Encyclopedia of Greek Mythology
• The Olympians
• Women in Greek Myths
• Greek Mythology
• More Greek Mythology
• Even More Greek Mythology
• Greek/Roman Mythology
• Germanic Myths, Legends, and Sagas
• Norse Mythology
• The Muse
• Creepy Irish Creatures
• Irish Folklore
• Norse Mythology
• Arthurian Mythology
• Celtic Mythology
• Latvian Mythology
• Norse Gods, Goddesses, and More
• A Celtic Pantheon
• Welsh Gods and Goddesses
• Celtic Deities
• Werewolf Legends from Germany
• Welsh Deities
• Celtic Gods and Goddesses

Oceanic:

• Australian Mythology
• Polynesian Mythology

General:

• Ancient Myth and Magic
• Massive List of Mythological Creatures
• Mythical Creatures
• Hairy Hominids
• Cryptozoology
• Mysterious Beings, Monsters, and Creatures
• Amulets and Good Luck Charms A - Z
• Modern Monsters
• Myths and Legends
• Folklore and Mythology (2)
• More Links
• Folklore, Myth, and Legend
• Names of Gods and Goddesses
• Folklore Mythology

Reblogging because wow. What a resource.