I’m actually excited to announce that Marc Taro Holmes and I are internet hosting one other One Week 100 Individuals problem this yr beginning 3 March 2025.
The aim is to sketch as many individuals as you possibly can from life or from photographs and see should you can attain 100. You are able to do this any approach you want – easy pencil/pen drawings are completely advantageous – and you may take extra time should you want! Marc and I initially did the problem in 5 days which meant a aim of 20 per day – however you possibly can take additional days should you like.
The thought is solely to push your self to do extra folks sketching than you’ll usually do. There’s something particular about striving for an enormous aim of 100 folks sketches! Discover out extra concerning the problem on Marc’s weblog right here. Marc is aiming to do the problem in a single day once more! 🙂
If you happen to publish your work to Instagram please use the hashtags #OneWeek100People and #OneWeek100People2025
Listed here are some ideas for doing this problem:
- Hitting 100 just isn’t that necessary – the aim is solely to push your self to sketch greater than you’ll usually. However if you wish to attempt for the 100 contemplate together with some easy line drawings within the combine.
- As talked about above, the problem has all the time formally been for five days (making a pleasant aim of 20 per day), but when you have to prolong the interval or begin early, that’s utterly advantageous.
- Sketches could be carried out from photographs and don’t must be carried out on location – although the scavenger hunt checklist is for sketches carried out out on the streets 🙂 And naturally, if you’re a part of an City Sketchers group be sure your sketches adjust to their tips earlier than posting your work to the group.
- Your sketches don’t must be carried out in color or embrace the complete determine. You could possibly even contemplate performing some blind contour drawings as warm-up on the primary day.
- Working small helps, as does drawing with a pencil.
- Drawing folks on location is difficult! Don’t be discouraged by the outcomes on the primary day. Simply preserve going, and also you’ll be shocked by the work you’re doing on the finish of the week. Your total assortment of sketches will probably be spectacular!
- The aim is to have enjoyable! Sketching folks on location could be a little scary at occasions, however I all the time discover that doing this problem (and having my pages crammed with a lot of folks sketches) boosts my confidence. If anybody stops to speak to you, inform them concerning the problem, and likelihood is that they’ll cheer you on!
Final yr, I didn’t have a lot time to deal with the problem. I used to be tremendous busy, having simply moved and was within the loopy stage of unpacking and sorting issues in my new residence. However I nonetheless managed to hit 100 – I began the week with a couple of easy ink and watercolour pencil sketches exterior my native grocery store after which hit 100 due to a late-night go to to the airport to choose up buddies.
Just a few years in the past I did 100 folks in a single sitting (it solely took simply over 1 hour!) by doing small drawings with my fude pen (beneath 1 minute per particular person together with ready time).
I’d love to do extra sketches in color this yr!
Do what you possibly can, take into consideration the best (and quickest) approach that you could draw folks, get a small separate sketchbook after which see how a lot you possibly can match into your week (in your commute, whereas ready in line and many others).
I additionally suggest you do a trial run beforehand. Work out your strategy and get an thought of how many individuals you possibly can draw inside a sure timeframe. This can allow you to set real looking expectations for the precise problem.
Don’t stress about reaching 100 and please take extra time (or alter the dates) if that fits you higher!
This problem is supposed to be enjoyable however on the identical time push you a bit exterior your consolation zone.
Will you be becoming a member of us this yr?