(Not my best drawing, but it gets the point across)
I might shoot myself in the foot with this strategy, as I need to do two side projects (the 10 month milestone drawing and the Secret Santa), as well as the daily drawing challenge, but I keep losing my motivation when I do these boring tree and hand practices. Drawing the bunny characters takes a little longer than drawing a plain hand (bunny OC: 1-2 hours, hand: 30 min-1 hour), but the "fun-factor" makes me more motivated to do other drawings.
I'll see how this turns-out. At worst, I'll bail my 10 month special drawing (due date: 15th December) and focus on the Secret Santa drawing. It's going to suck if I need to do that, but the monthly specials were just meant as an extra challenge for myself and it's not required for my little challenge. Meanwhile the Secret Santa is definitely a high priority, I can't fail that.
Hope this works out!