Comments on: 25 Days to Better Drawings – Day Twenty-One – The Grid Technique https://thevirtualinstructor.com/members Members Wed, 29 Apr 2026 21:52:42 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 By: Maggie Meehan https://thevirtualinstructor.com/members/25-days-to-better-drawings-day-twenty-one-the-grid-technique#comment-10343 Wed, 29 Apr 2026 21:52:42 +0000 http://thevirtualinstructor.com/members/?page_id=27133#comment-10343 This was a very interesting approach. Fascinating how focusing on 1 square inch at a time significantly helped with proportions and placement. The foreshortened shoulder and hand holding the daisy were a challenging and my result looks a bit weird – hard to tell what’s going on with her hand. It’s sometimes hard to decide which pencil strokes to use for the lighter shading. Much appreciated when you share the pencil you are using and what strokes (such as small circles) you use to create the desired effects. Very cool module. Thanks.

]]> By: Ronald ALBRIGHT https://thevirtualinstructor.com/members/25-days-to-better-drawings-day-twenty-one-the-grid-technique#comment-9971 Mon, 21 Jul 2025 00:24:48 +0000 http://thevirtualinstructor.com/members/?page_id=27133#comment-9971 the right side of the girl was unclear could you replace the picture with one the show her left side Picture right side. Are ArtistsLoft pencil brane ok?

]]> By: Arndrea Laporte https://thevirtualinstructor.com/members/25-days-to-better-drawings-day-twenty-one-the-grid-technique#comment-8000 Thu, 15 Dec 2022 22:10:43 +0000 http://thevirtualinstructor.com/members/?page_id=27133#comment-8000 This has been a great lesson. My completed drawing looks rather mean rather than young and innocent. I think it in the eyes, mouth and my shading. Any suggestions?

]]> By: Arndrea Laporte https://thevirtualinstructor.com/members/25-days-to-better-drawings-day-twenty-one-the-grid-technique#comment-7999 Thu, 15 Dec 2022 22:08:49 +0000 http://thevirtualinstructor.com/members/?page_id=27133#comment-7999 This has been fantastic. I had trouble with the mouth in lesson 21, and my girl looks mean rather than young and innocent. I’m thinking it is in the set of the eyes, mouth and my shading. Any suggestions?

]]> By: matt https://thevirtualinstructor.com/members/25-days-to-better-drawings-day-twenty-one-the-grid-technique#comment-7285 Sat, 08 Jan 2022 17:52:33 +0000 http://thevirtualinstructor.com/members/?page_id=27133#comment-7285 In reply to Jean Mason.

Hi Jean,

Yes, just think in terms of equal proportions. You could resize the reference photo using a photo editing program on your computer – like GIMP or Photoshop. Then crop the image to be a proportional size to the final drawing. For example, if you wish for your final drawing to be 11″ by 14″, you could make your photo reference 5.5″ by 7″. This would mean that every 1″ square on your reference would correlate with a 2″ square on your gridded drawing paper.

]]> By: Jean Mason https://thevirtualinstructor.com/members/25-days-to-better-drawings-day-twenty-one-the-grid-technique#comment-7267 Sun, 02 Jan 2022 23:04:40 +0000 http://thevirtualinstructor.com/members/?page_id=27133#comment-7267 Hi, Matt, I’m very new to Virtual Instructor and I have loved learning from it over my Christmas break from teaching school(kindergarten). I’ve used the grid method for a pastel project of my grandson this week, but I haven’t listened to this lesson yet, because I’m only on Lesson 9, and don’t want to go out of order. If this question is answered in the lesson, I’m sorry. Just tell me that I’ll find the answer there. Otherwise, I would appreciate your input here. Is there an accurate, but simple way, to decide what size to make the grid squares to fit in a certain size mat or frame? I worked from a page size picture for my grandson, but the half size was a little too small. I’m getting ready to do a pastel dog for a friend, and I want to make the head bigger than the photo reference, but don’t know how to make it fit nicely into a 5×7 mat for an 8×10 frame. Thanks so much for your help.

]]> By: Maureen Blackmore https://thevirtualinstructor.com/members/25-days-to-better-drawings-day-twenty-one-the-grid-technique#comment-7085 Sat, 25 Sep 2021 22:13:32 +0000 http://thevirtualinstructor.com/members/?page_id=27133#comment-7085 Hi Matt,

I am interested in drawing birds and drawing flowers. I have taken a number of zoom bird drawing classes and field journaling classes with Cornell School of Ornithology this year in addition to your 25 Days to Better Drawing. I have been having trouble with the angle of a bird’s tail and thought that if I used a grid it would be helpful but wasn’t sure how to do this. I really liked lesson 21 using a grid was very helpful and it was easier to draw a face in increments. In my next bird drawing I am going to use a grid to help with the angle and placement of a bird’s tail. Thank you for this lesson and all of the previous lessons. All of them have been helpful.

]]> By: Lisa Primett https://thevirtualinstructor.com/members/25-days-to-better-drawings-day-twenty-one-the-grid-technique#comment-6593 Wed, 03 Mar 2021 00:14:42 +0000 http://thevirtualinstructor.com/members/?page_id=27133#comment-6593 *she!!

]]> By: Lisa Primett https://thevirtualinstructor.com/members/25-days-to-better-drawings-day-twenty-one-the-grid-technique#comment-6592 Wed, 03 Mar 2021 00:14:01 +0000 http://thevirtualinstructor.com/members/?page_id=27133#comment-6592 ]]> Absolutely enjoyed that lesson. I’ve not used grids since school. I’ve never managed portraits. He had a strong resemblance, I was really pleased. Would love to nail portraits!

Thank you 😀

]]> By: Jan Gregory https://thevirtualinstructor.com/members/25-days-to-better-drawings-day-twenty-one-the-grid-technique#comment-6496 Tue, 09 Feb 2021 12:49:38 +0000 http://thevirtualinstructor.com/members/?page_id=27133#comment-6496 Grids I have used before without much joy however this way number’s also letter’s really did help me not only to understand the concept of proportions in an drawing , also the tonal values too!
I am loving all of these lessons you really have inspired me to draw more as iv sometimes avoided it for fear of spoiling a portrait or any painting I do !
I would fully recommend your lessons to anyone who wants to improve skills at any level!
They are so good to follow & have all the tools you need to show the way !
Jan

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