The birth of her son marked a significant shift in her career, leading her to transition into freelance work, create a Patreon, and produce more personal art. It's this perspective as a working artist and new mother that gives her teaching a uniquely warm and relatable quality.
Understanding how hair wraps around a skull and moves in the wind. 3. Quick Gestures and Posing
Prompts progress naturally from basic shapes to complex character expressions and environmental storytelling.
Demystifying the hardest parts of human anatomy through simplification. The birth of her son marked a significant
Finding your style, social media tips, overcoming "the tools trap," and maintaining the sketching habit.
Draw the same character experiencing joy, intense anger, subtle boredom, or sudden surprise. Focus on how the eyebrows, mouth shape, and eyes shift with each emotion. 2. Hands, Feet, and Dynamic Gestures
Drawing the same character face displaying nine distinct emotions. Finding your style, social media tips, overcoming "the
Before drawing complex characters or environments, you must master form and volume. Controlling line confidence and varied line weights. Turning 2D shapes into 3D forms (spheres, cones, cubes). Understanding light sources and casting simple shadows. Sketching everyday household objects using basic geometry. Phase 2: Facial Features and Expressions (Days 21–40)
Simone Grünewald (popularly known online as Schmoedraws ) emphasizes that artistic growth relies on consistency over perfection. The book combats "art block" by breaking complex subjects into actionable, daily tasks that take only 15 to 30 minutes.
Simone Grünewald (known online as Schmoedraws ) is a renowned character designer, illustrator, and animator. Her approach to art education focuses on consistency over perfection. you must master form and volume.
3. Sketch a shoe from 3 different angles. 4. Draw your non-dominant hand in 2 minutes.
Sustaining a 100-day challenge requires more than just a list of prompts; it requires a supportive system.
Grünewald is highly celebrated for her expressive, stylized characters. This section demystifies the features that give characters life.
Finding the PDF is the easy part; doing the work is hard. Here is how to maximize Simone’s method:
Embrace your mistakes. The exercises are about progression, not perfection.