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Agnieszka
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1mo
added comment inCritique - Portraits in Perspective
I always wondered how a box could help me draw people in perspective. I mean, the head is not a box! But now I understand. Thank you so much! This was a difficult exercise for me at times because I had to get the proportions, placement, etc., right. The portraits I did after watching the critique, I had to fix four times, starting over from scratch. I need to measure more, and my portraits are improving step by step, but I’m still not satisfied with the result. I don’t see the 3D head that Stan shows in his demos and critiques.
I just got the idea that the Asaro head might be helpful. Does anyone have more tips for better portrait drawing? I don’t know why, but my proportions in portraits are completely off at first, and I always have to make a lot of adjustments. It’s like I’m losing my ability to see properly when it comes to this topic
Agnieszka
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2mo
I really love all the awkward sinks in this exercise :D. In general, I like this exercise; however, I was confused when there were a lot of lines. But after the critique, I understood that I don’t have to extend every line to the vanishing point. Sometimes I used a ruler when the angle was hard for me, and I could see it was wrong, but I couldn’t make it right. Most of the work, though, is done freehand.
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1mo
Nice job! I love the top down view of the room, it's great practice visualizing different camera placements and points of view! Keep up the good work!
Agnieszka
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2mo
These lessons gave me a lot. The ebook, demos, and critiques were all so useful. Before taking the basic drawing course, I studied gestures from Figure Drawing Fundamentals, but now I understand it much better and feel more confident. Thank you so much for these lessons, and I can't wait to start the new topic about perspective!
I think you do a great job of keeping your gesture drawing clean and truly gestural. I catch myself adding/starting with too much detail. While I think I eventually get to an accurate weight and feel in my poses, I like how you can usually tell with your line variety which lines are the intended rhythm lines in each pose very simply. Its a better foundation to be able to push the pose.
Agnieszka
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2mo
My drawing on paper is " before watching the demo". In the beginning, I really enjoyed the process; the sea lions and seals were so cute and fun to draw. Unfortunately, I took a long break after watching the critique (about one month) . When I came back to this project, it felt harder to continue. I don’t see any improvement.
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2mo
Totally normal to experience this. You seem to be picking up where you left off really quickly :) Nice work, hope to see more!
Agnieszka
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3mo
My examples of gesture drawing include those I did before the demo, following the demo, and after critique. There are some poses I like and others I don’t. I’m wondering if I should try 5- or 6-minute gesture sessions to take more time to analyze my mistakes, understand why my poses feel stiff, and work on improving line quality (since it currently looks messy), or if I should stick to 2- or 3-minute gesture sessions and rely on consistent practice to help me improve.
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3mo
I can see the improvements already! Your drawings on the second page have more form and flow. It looks like you’re learning exactly what you need to.
1-3 minute drawings are great practice to loosen up your hand and get your mind working right.
When you start getting into 5-10 minute poses, you will start to consider anatomy and lighting more.
All gesture drawing is good practice. Draw whatever you like more to keep up your consistency.
Any quicksketch practice over a long period of time will yield results.
Nice work! Keep it up!
Agnieszka
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3mo
This is my additional example. After creating 4 pieces, I noticed that I always drew the brow too low and had issues with the angle of the eyes. I'll try to focus on these areas next time
