added before/after the challenge hints to drawing challenge feed gallery

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<h2>My First Month Drawing</h2> <h2>My First Month Drawing</h2>
<p class="subtitle">self-imposed drawing challenge</p> <p class="subtitle">self-imposed drawing challenge</p>400px
<p class="subtitle">February March 2026</p> <p class="subtitle">February March 2026</p>
<p>Back in January, I was thinking to myself that I'd really like to learn to draw. It would have some practical benefits like potentially being able to draw concept art for my game, but ultimately I just liked the idea of drawing as a hobby. I doodled a few small things before deciding that I should challenge myself to draw something every single day for an entire month (4 weeks); <a href="/blog/2026/0205">I documented the entire thing here</a>, but spoiler alert: I think I succeeded in learning to draw and I am now able to sketch like I was never able to before!</p> <p>Back in January, I was thinking to myself that I'd really like to learn to draw. It would have some practical benefits like potentially being able to draw concept art for my game, but ultimately I just liked the idea of drawing as a hobby. I doodled a few small things before deciding that I should challenge myself to draw something every single day for an entire month (4 weeks); <a href="/blog/2026/0205">I documented the entire thing here</a>, but spoiler alert: I think I succeeded in learning to draw and I am now able to sketch like I was never able to before!</p>
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src: "/blog/2026/0129/girl.webp", src: "/blog/2026/0129/girl.webp",
alt: "A small drawing of an anime-style girl's head. She has a ponytail and is looking towards the left with a concentrated gaze.", alt: "A small drawing of an anime-style girl's head. She has a ponytail and is looking towards the left with a concentrated gaze.",
desc: [ desc: [
"<b>2026-01-29</b>", "<b>2026-01-29</b> (before the challenge)",
"A small sketch (only like 4cm wide) that I drew with a ballpoint pen on pink paper. The fact that I was able to sketch this, without any prior practice, plus an intrinsic want to be able to draw made me seriously consider learning to draw.", "A small sketch (only like 4cm wide) that I drew with a ballpoint pen on pink paper. The fact that I was able to sketch this, without any prior practice, plus an intrinsic want to be able to draw made me seriously consider learning to draw.",
"Having learned just a little bit about drawing, I can say now (a month and a half later) that this isn't great, but it served its purpose of making me start to draw!", "Having learned just a little bit about drawing, I can say now (a month and a half later) that this isn't great, but it served its purpose of making me start to draw!",
], ],
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src: "drawings/2026/breadgirl.webp", src: "drawings/2026/breadgirl.webp",
alt: "An anime-style girl chewing on a piece of bread. She wears a ponytail and a sleeveless top.", alt: "An anime-style girl chewing on a piece of bread. She wears a ponytail and a sleeveless top.",
desc: [ desc: [
"<b>2026-01-30</b>", "<b>2026-01-30</b> (before the challenge)",
"I drew her during a game of Wizard. I initially wanted to make her chew on a whole loaf but I didn't know how to draw that.", "I drew her during a game of Wizard. I initially wanted to make her chew on a whole loaf but I didn't know how to draw that.",
"Wasn't really sure how to convey that her mouth is full either, but in retrospect, I could have exaggerated the bow in her lower eyelids to do so.", "Wasn't really sure how to convey that her mouth is full either, but in retrospect, I could have exaggerated the bow in her lower eyelids to do so.",
"I like her eyes. Her head could be taller, actually.", "I like her eyes. Her head could be taller, actually.",
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src: "drawings/2026/0310.webp", src: "drawings/2026/0310.webp",
alt: "A digital drawing of a girl with long brown hair in a ponytail. She has green eyes and is wearing a cropped shirt with stripes, an orange spaghetti top underneath, and dark trousers. She is holding her hands behind her back.", alt: "A digital drawing of a girl with long brown hair in a ponytail. She has green eyes and is wearing a cropped shirt with stripes, an orange spaghetti top underneath, and dark trousers. She is holding her hands behind her back.",
desc: [ desc: [
"<b>2026-03-10</b>", "<b>2026-03-10</b> (after the challenge)",
"ok i changed my mind on digital art. it's awesome.", "ok i changed my mind on digital art. it's awesome.",
"My first drawing using Krita! I went with my usual methods but tried refining some things and adding (hopefully not overly misplaced) shadows too. I ended up really liking the ability to use layers, and colour in digital art just pops so nicely.", "My first drawing using Krita! I went with my usual methods but tried refining some things and adding (hopefully not overly misplaced) shadows too. I ended up really liking the ability to use layers, and colour in digital art just pops so nicely.",
"Initially, I drew the left arm in front of her body but later changed this to avoid drawing the hand.", "Initially, I drew the left arm in front of her body but later changed this to avoid drawing the hand.",