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Andrew Wilson
Andrew Wilson
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Just having fun learning to draw characters
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Andrew Wilson
Hey Everyone! here's some gestures I did to warm up and a 20 minute going as far as a could get in that time. Just looking to see if I could get some feedback on how I could get better. Have a good one!
Thomas Lofving
Some fleshy things.
Andrew Wilson
Really like that first arm
Marco Sordi
2022/1/18. Good evening everybody. Here's my latest figure drawing. Thanks.
Andrew Wilson
Thats really good! I was wondering, how do you shade so softly?
Andrew Wilson
What do you think could be better?
Jesper Axelsson
Hi @Andrew Wilson, nice job! I think these are pretty good. The anatomy seems accurate for the most part, and the drawings read as three dimensional even without shading. - I would try to design the shapes more carfully. The lines and shapes wobble a bit and take turns that don't add much to the drawings. I would aim for simplicity. By that I don't mean a lack of detail, but an economical use of lines and curves. In the drawing to the right for example, you have a double curve in the sternal portion near the insertion, when a single s-curve for its entire length would have been enough. When drawing on a tablet it can be hard to control the lines. It might help to use a softer brush, that allows you to gradually build up the strokes. - In the drawing to the right, you might be attaching the pecs a bit to high on the humerus. - I think you did a good job using the muscle fiber lines to show the orientation of the muscle. I would take a closer look at the fibers for the sternal portion to get the anatomy even more accurate. The fibers do a similar thing as the whole pectoralis major: the high ones aim down to the bottom edge, similar to how the clavicular portion starts high and inserts low. - The drawing to the left looks really nice, but I think you might have got the twisting wrong. Hope this helps :) Keep up the good work!
Andrew Wilson
Is there any way to replicate how you shade traditionally but digitally, or just rendering digitally in general? Does that come down to the brushes or do the techniques change?
Chris Moore
You can definitely replicate the traditional method. It could help to use a more "traditional" based digital program, such as Rebelle 5 Pro, or Corel Painter. However, it's not strictly necessary. You can set up your digital drawing pen (I'm assuming you will use something like a wacom if on a pc, or an apple pencil if on an ipad) so the brush thickness will increase when you tilt the pen. This make sit behave similar to a real pencil... wider when you hold it more flat, and sharp and pointed when you hold the pencil more upright.
simon thistle
Would appreciate some direction on my shading, thank you!
Andrew Wilson
yea that shading is awesome. what kind of tools are you using?
Marco Sordi
Asked for help
2022/7/5. Good morning everybody. Here’s my warming up exercise to start the practice day. I really have to fix this bad habit to stretch vertically the figure. Thanks for any comment or advice.
Andrew Wilson
Yea I have the stretching habit too, especially with torsos. How long do you warm up before you start a drawing?
Sita Rabeling
This drawing went into a totally different direction as I thought. Struggling to get proportions and movement right I did let go of precision and it turned out into a more wild version.
Andrew Wilson
I like that a lot, is it digital or traditional?
Andrew Wilson
What topics should I focus on that would improve this? I found the picture on that sketch daily site and I think I spent about an hour on this just to check my progress and see where I'm at.
Martyna Zemlik
My attempt to draw Morgan :)
Andrew Wilson
That hair is awesome, lips look great too!
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