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by NeonWalrus Deep Drafting
Go from an empty project to an arranged rough beat in about 75 minutes. No mixing allowed: rough levels only. Finishing a sketch beats perfecting a loop.
by WaffleKnight Editing
Take one weak scene apart and rewrite it so it earns its place. About 1 hour.
by PixelBadger Creative Exploration Video
Twenty-five drawing drills in five levels, from line control to imagination. About 20 minutes of drawing; take longer on the levels that stretch you. 🎥 Video: 25 Essential Drawing Exercises: Unlock your Imagination by brokendraw
by RunRaeRun Creative Exploration
Dig up raw material for memoir and personal essays from one year of your life. About 45 minutes.
by KettlebellKat Deep Drafting
Write the words that go with a photo set: short captions and a longer story. About 1 hour.
by KettlebellKat Creative Exploration
An hour of shooting with one self-imposed rule, which forces you to see differently.
by CoreCommander Deep Drafting
Build a chapter-by-chapter outline from a premise in about 2 hours. The outline is a map, not a contract. It's meant to change.
by CoreCommander Editing
Edit one chapter of a book for story and structure, and write notes like a professional editor. About 1¾ hours.
by FlexFox Editing
A structured critique of your own work, from big picture to detail. About 1 hour. Fix the big problems first. Polishing details on a broken composition is wasted work.
by FlexFox Creative Exploration
Thirty tiny compositions for one idea, ten in each round, for 3 rounds. Draw boxes about the size of a stamp, and spend a minute on each. Your first ideas are the obvious ones.
Repeats for 3 rounds
by FlexFox Deep Drafting
Take an illustration from thumbnail to clean line art in about 1¾ hours.
by IronOx Deep Drafting
Write a weekly newsletter issue around a single idea in about 50 minutes. One idea per issue. If you have two, you have next week's issue too.
by VelvetThunder Creative Exploration
Spend a long time with one artwork or object, until it gives you something to write or make. About 40 minutes.
by CosmicPickle Deep Drafting
Plan and record a solo episode in about 1¾ hours. Write talking points, not a script, so it still sounds like you talking.
by DiscoLlama Deep Drafting
Write a full song draft around a title, chorus first. About 1¼ hours. Keep your phone recording the whole time. The best melody is often the one you hum before you think.