added entry to drawing challenge

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 When I was at the art supply store yesterday, I bought a Faber-Castell 'Polychromos' colour pencil. I only bought one to try, in 'light phthalo green', and they're kind of expensive at 1.95€ a piece, but I *really* like the colour. You may have already seen it in the little sketch I posted [yesterday](#day-15--sick).
 
-The drawings today made me find a style of iris that I quite like; with the reflection spots and a half-dark, half-colour approach. I used this approach in the bottom head and the bottom individual eye. Think I'm gonna keep drawing eyes like that.
+The drawings today made me find a style of iris that I quite like; with the reflection spots and a half-dark, half-colour approach. I used this approach in the bottom head and the bottom individual eye. Think I'm gonna keep drawing eyes like that.
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+## Day 17
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+<span class="date-marker">2026-02-22, 20:24</span>
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+<SubtitledImage
+    image="17.webp"
+    altText="Three pencil sketches of girls' heads. The top left one has a shocked expression with her mouth overdrawn. The top right is crying. The bottom one is a side profile of one with her eyes closed."
+    subtitle="trying to be more expressive with my characters... even though these aren't my characters, i guess."
+    alignment="left" />
+
+I'm feeling pretty unwell today. Sickness has been taking a toll on me; sparing the details, light-headedness is probably the most impactful symptom. I am confident, though, that today'll be the 'worst' day and that I'll probably be fine come Tuesday.
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+In this perpetual state of light-headedness though, I have had enough windows of lucidity to not only cook for today *and* tomorrow, but also to draw. Here's what I did today!
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+I went with the less original route today and copied some drawings I found on Pinterest. Wanted to try some expressions, and it went pretty okay. Hair is still one of my biggest difficulties; I'm pretty much somewhere between freestyling it and copying it stroke-for-stroke from the references at the moment.
+
+I do want to be able to do the types of expressions at the top as well – in addition to the more traditional manga-style, not instead of – because I think they look quite cool and are, theoretically, simpler and quicker to draw. They're also super expressive because they're so stylised.
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+I'm stating the obvious. My brain is fried. I'll go to bed now. I have a medium-sized project planned for next week (unrelated to drawing) that I'd love to get started on tomorrow!
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+Also: I want to try a bit more with colour soon. I know I'm not exactly perfect on the basics so far, but I think adding colour can add a lot to the drawings, and my motivation too – as seen in yesterday's drawings.