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Check out my Free Illustration Mini Workshop where I share my journey from Amateur to Pro: https://www.thedrawingcodex.com/illustrationworkshop
You will get some simple advice on how to get more detail and polish in your work. How to think about composition. And my thoughts on how to prepare for professional work.

The Art Ritual: #30
Let's Draw: Dwarven Warrior Women
Let's Check Out: Claire Wendling's Les Lumières de l'Amalou
Let's Talk About: Thumbnailing & The Importance of Practicing What You Actually Want to Do

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In this Art Ritual video, I create a fantasy dwarf warrior illustration while discussing a crucial concept for artists: practice what you actually want to do. Many artists spend countless hours on anatomy studies or fundamentals without practicing the specific process of creating finished work. When they finally attempt to apply those skills to real projects, they discover a gap between what they've practiced and what they need to do.

I demonstrate this by walking through my complete process - from thumbnail to construction to final rendering - showing how each stage requires its own micro-skills that can only be developed through practice. Whether it's learning to work at different sizes, translating thumbnails into larger drawings, or knowing when to simplify anatomy, these skills are distinct from pure technical knowledge. Even seemingly small changes like drawing at a different scale can throw off artists who haven't specifically practiced that process.

The art education world often treats fundamentals as a "hazing ritual" you must complete before being "allowed" to create, but I believe integrating those fundamentals into actual finished pieces is equally important. By practicing your entire process regularly - even in shorter, simplified sessions like this one - you build the muscle memory and confidence to handle professional work when opportunities arise.
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00:00:00 Intro
00:01:24 Welcome
00:02:07 Let's Admire Claire Wendling's Les Lumières de l'Amalou
00:09:36 Sketching Dwarf Warrior
00:20:43 Transferring The Thumbnail Idea To Final Page
01:29:12 Out

Happy Drawing!

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