Forum posts by Kim

Fixed for you. The only thing that should be inside your img tag is the number of the image. :)

I'll see what I can do about making this limit clearer and equipping us with a better error message so people know what's going on. :)

Yup, Sanne hit it on the head, 2MB is our current limit. I'm seeing if there's anything realistically and safely to be done about that, but that's what it is for now. :)

Hi Bookwrymling! I'm gonna have a few questions to try to narrow this down. First off, what's the file size of the image you're trying to upload? :)

Are you uploading very large files?

I'm loving watching these. I DO think you're making progress!

It's super different now, I think they've even changed the name since then. :)

Max image size increased when viewed from the actual "sketchbook" page (you'll still have to click through for the forums)

Lemme see what I can do :)

Since it's been a week with no updates, I'm going to close this topic for now. If you still need help, please feel free to respond. :)

Hello again all! I just pulled together the gems required to start a guild. Here it is: https://habitica.com/groups/guild/eacd9bc4-c8a5-455c-b17c-e75963b93a22

Still working on setting up the challenges and would love input about that. :)

Greyscale mode and horizontal/vertical flipping of images has been added this morning as a feature to the drawing tools for members with a full subscription. :D

*cough* new feature just released will help with this *cough cough*

It's funny you ask this question today of all days, because my suggestion would be to flip the source material upside down -- try to trick your brain into seeing the figure as a collection of shapes instead of instantly going, "Oh, that's a human, and here's my set of pre-defined symbols I use for a human."

or do you need to use more than 5-7 lines?

My question about this is: "need to" for what purpose? It depends very much on what you're trying to achieve in your practice and with the end product of your drawing. However, for 30 second gestures, the usual "point" is to help warm up your brain and get it ready to see and make decisions about what is most essential to a pose, what will convery the feeling or energy of what you're seeing as quickly as possible. That's why the length of time is so very short - you're not really supposed to be able to capture an entire figure in that length of time, you're supposed to have to make hard decisions about what to capture and what to leave out. The idea of limiting how many lines you use is a great one for this same sort of training. For most people, the short length of time just naturally limits the number of lines they can make anyway. For others, adding this second layer of restriction helps to sharpen their thoughts and learning process even further.

Of course, if you are making a finished piece of art that is meant for display, it's entirely up to the artist how many lines they want to include. But when it comes to exercises that are meant to teach you something, push you out of your comfort zone, and don't necessarily need to be finished pieces you hang on a wall -- I think this can be a useful exercise for a lot of people. :) Depends on what you're working on learning right now though!

• Kim edited this post on September 16, 2018 8:16pm.