# Quick question **URL:** \ **Category:** WC: The Language of Drawing\ **Created:** [September 20, 2021, 2:31am UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/quick-question/1357 "2021-09-20T02:31:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![patrick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b2d939/32.png) [@patrick](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/patrick)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2021, 2:31am UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/quick-question/1357/1 "2021-09-20T02:31:18Z")
what should i do along side of the LOD course. should i try a personal project every week like a portrait or landscape? ---
**Author:** ![AWaichulis](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/www.smartermarx.com/awaichulis/32/2859_2.png) [@AWaichulis](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/AWaichulis)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2021, 2:59pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/quick-question/1357/2 "2021-09-21T14:59:13Z")
Good morning Patrick, This is a great question. We absolutely encourage artists to keep sketching, doing portraiture, landscape studies, etc…—whatever you enjoy doing. There is no reason to halt any of it unless you suspect that some aspect of the extracurricular activity is reinforcing a problematic practice or is potentially diminishing progress. We have a number of “enhancer” resources available as well (supplemental material) that dovetails with the curriculum. These include: Digitally enhanced Bargue works to supplement Shape Replication exercises: [https://www.smartermarx.com/t/shape-replication-exercises/80](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/shape-replication-exercises/80) And portrait sketch/Notan exercises: [https://www.smartermarx.com/t/portrait-notan-exercises/437](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/portrait-notan-exercises/437) Please feel free to share any of your extracurricular exercises here on Smartermarx as well. I know for a fact that many love to see others’ endeavors here. ---
**Author:** ![patrick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b2d939/32.png) [@patrick](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/patrick)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2021, 3:36am UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/quick-question/1357/3 "2021-09-23T03:36:21Z")
thanks…i have all the study materials i need ani,drawabox,proko,scott robertson etc i just need to use my sketchbooks starting now 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![patrick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b2d939/32.png) [@patrick](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/patrick)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2021, 9:17pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/quick-question/1357/4 "2021-09-24T21:17:58Z")
can i do lod and lop at the same time 🤔 2 hours lop and 2 hours lod ---
**Author:** ![martin](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/www.smartermarx.com/martin/32/1707_2.png) [@martin](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/martin)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2021, 8:05pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/quick-question/1357/5 "2021-10-06T20:05:25Z")
The curriculum is designed to run consecutively, so its better to finish LoD first, then move onto LoP. While many exercises are similar in nature, the fluency you will gain from completing LoD will likely mean that LoP will actually take you less time by that stage. You’ll also move faster through LoD if you spend double the time doing that rather than hitting LoP too. All about efficiency. But definitely do paintings and drawings and whatnot and keep your own stuff going alongside. ---
**Author:** ![AWaichulis](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/www.smartermarx.com/awaichulis/32/2859_2.png) [@AWaichulis](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/AWaichulis)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2021, 9:39pm UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/quick-question/1357/6 "2021-10-06T21:39:44Z")
I did respond to this but I think it was in a private message. Thank you for answering this nonetheless though Martin! I appreciate it.