I tried this project twice; once with charcoal on newsprint (1) and then with graphite (2 & 3) . 1. I found that I have a habit of putting values down lighter than they should be and then building them up in layers. Because of this, my quicker studies all look too high-key. Is there is a way to judge the value more accurately right off the bat? 2. I feel that I had less time to fiddle with the edges on the quicker studies, making some of the transitions on those look too abrupt. 3. Especially with the quicker studies, it was hard to shade the halftones cleanly without getting little dark flecks from using slightly uneven pressure. This was especially problematic with the charcoal on newsprint as little rocks in the charcoal pencil kept scratching black flecks into the paper. Is there a way to help deal with those rocks? I also felt like I made the reflected light on the untimed graphite sphere a bit too light. But I wasn't really sure if it needed to be darker or I had just been staring at my drawing for too long. I really enjoyed this project. Thanks so much for the demo!

I prioritized using bigger brushstrokes the less time I had, and used even bigger brushstrokes for the parts that matter less like the shadows and background which gave me more time to work on the light area. This basically created a transition from realistic to painterly the less time I had and the more I simplified the planes into bigger planes. I also had a value palette to quickly lay my values before blending.

I never thought that one top view could be so many different 3d shapes!

Difficult Poses Project!

Thanks for the critique Marshall! I've got to learn to check my work before I ink it! I didn't even notice it was misspelled until after I posted the project.

Orthos Project: I tried to draw a car but messed up the proportions when drawing the 3/4 view. Maybe I should do this in pencil next time. 😔

I wish I could write stories like that. 🤣 Thanks for the demo!

Thanks so much for the critique Stan!

I just started digital drawing so I am really struggling with line quality, but I was kinda proud of this one. Any feedback would be much appreciated. Keep up the awesome work everyone. I really enjoy seeing everyone's progress!

I loved the demos; they were super helpful! A question though. Is better to draw one line through the form (like an arm or leg) or alternating lines on either side of the form? Sometimes I'm not sure what sort of line I should be using.