The 8 Minute Drawing Challenge

[Charlie Eve Ryan]

@Jake-Parker This way really fun and hard, I drew a sneaker and I started laughing by the end as the time flew by faster and faster. The last is just a scribble. Wow...ps you got an impressive amount of detail in on your last 4 panels with under a min left.

[Rich Green]

@Jake-Parker I really enjoyed this and I am definitely going to make this a part of my daily morning routine. It really does force you to let go of all the details and think about each drawing differently. Was really a lot of fun!

[Bobby Aquitania]

[Jiří Kůs]

I failed magnificently

[Lynn Larson]

You guys did awesome!!

HIppoooooooooooo

[Charlie Eve Ryan]

It's is fun watching these come through!

[Jake Parker]

Great to see these everyone!

One key thing to remember is to get a finished drawing down during each time segment. Think of the entire character or subject and how you might simplify and simplify each time so that you get to the essence of what your subject matter is. The 5 sec drawing should still show the entire character, head and body, only simplified. I know it's hard, but that's what this exercise is about!

Check out Anthony Holden's stab at it today. he's a great example of this:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BBDWzOsRccR/

And here's some other good one's posted on instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BBDkVPDqw3b/
https://www.instagram.com/p/BBDcX-yhP3Q/
https://www.instagram.com/p/BBDOaRxojjW/
https://www.instagram.com/p/BBDHTrcuBw9/

[sergio]

Ok, ok, I know: I'm not Speedy Gonzales.

[sergio]

@Jake-Parker This is an excellent exercise for improving the lines of action when drawing body gestures from life.

At university we often started the sessions with the timer reversed. Several poses of 5 seconds, 10 seconds, 30 seconds... finally a long one.

[Charlie Eve Ryan]

Oy Vey!

[MOO]

Thanks! That was fun

[natiwata]

Just got a Google Cardboard, so my wife suggested the topic. Thanks Jake for a fun exercise!

[natiwata]

Had to do another one this morning as a warm up. Man it does get your blood pumping!

[Naters.Art]

Picasso did something very similar to this challenge in 1945. He used a bull so I figured I would too...We basically came to the same conclusion

[Kasey Snow]

Oh dear, haha. I'm going to have to practice and do something about this....great challenge Jake! I will be doing more, it was a good exercise. Hope it's okay if we hashtag multiple pictures. I intend to improve upon this first one.