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Anthony Hernandez
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18d
added comment inCritique - Composition
Thanks @Jeremy Vickery for the critique, I learned a lot from the feedback!
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18d
Yay! I am so glad it helped
Izak van Langevelde
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2mo
I'm afraid you're clueless when it comes to the notion of talent. Talent is not just some innate god-given ability, it is also the ability to learn. You show us you have been able to learn, to conclude you don't need talent? Yes, every Tom, Dick and Harriet can learn art, but some will learn so slowly they will never achieve a useful skill level in this life. Please leave telling there is no such thing as talent to third-rate schools who sell the idea that art skills can be bought. You are better than that!
He never says there is "no such thing as talent" he says you don't "need" it. Specifically he's talking about art talent, focusing on his previous bad artwork that displayed his lack of art talent.
In the video he specifically recommends leaning on the other talents you may have in order to get better at artwork. If you aren't great at learning, maybe you are organized and disciplined. Are there some people with no dedication and no learning skills that will never get good at art? Yes, but I've also seen people without arms become incredible artists by learning how to paint and draw with their mouth.
Maybe Stan's next video should be about how some people are too stupid and lazy to get good at art... just in time for the holidays.
Please leave the rude and pessimistic comments to the trolls. You are better than that!
Asked for help
I am struggling to understand what makes Foreshortening a separate technique. If I look at a foreshortened arm, I see Diminution, Convergence and possibly some Overlap. It is just like looking at a road that goes away into the distance. An unforeshortened road would be one seen from a bird's eye view. So what am I missing about foreshortening?
Hello, I'll give my 2 cents. Many of these techniques are going to be happening at the same time, but what distinguishes Foreshortening is the change of shape. I've attached an image here that I'll refer to, to help explain.
So if we take the shape of a hand and turn it down to face us that is Foreshortening (see 1). The shape of the hand has changed into something less recognizable and it has gotten much shorter (hence the name Foreshortening).
Because the hand is attached to the arm, when we turn the hand to face the viewer it will almost always overlap with the forearm (see 2). But depending on how close we are to the hand (or how close the camera is), we may not see much or any diminution or convergence. If we tilt the arm down slightly (see 3) you can see this better.
Once we get close to the hand (see 4), diminution and convergence come into play. By combining all the techniques we get a much better illusion of depth.
So what determines a "change of shape", I think that depends on the frame of reference. So for us humans most things stand tall and straight, so when they tilt towards us they become shorter. Hands are more recognizable when we can see the whole palm and all the fingers. A person is more recognizable standing straight (see 5) as opposed to from a top view. If we were birds the top view would be more recognizable and we might call this technique of objects tilting and changing their shape: forelengthening.
I hope this helps.
Anthony Hernandez
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3mo
Asked for help
My submission for the Gesture Drawing Challenge:
1. Week 1 - Dynamic Movement
16 1-minute poses
10 5-minute poses
2. Week 2 - Static Poses
12 5-minute poses
3. Week 3 - Hands and Feet
12 5-minute poses
4. Bonus - Expressions
17 5-minute poses
Great challenge! Thanks for the sample reference images and for considering my submission.
Your hands and feet look incredible. It's also really impressive that you can capture those expressions in such a short amount of time. It doesn't look like you do any construction!?
Making of series for season 1: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbAFXJC0J5GYEkfxnGTWnvgcEypgBeAb5
Anthony Hernandez
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3mo
Used pencil for the isometric grid, Micron pens for the outlines, and copics for the shading.
Anthony Hernandez
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3mo
Asked for help
For the assignment I used 4 types of lighting and I tried to use some of the ideas from the previous lessons on color:
1. Warm monochromatic with sunset light from the right. I used 2 references for this one:
Reference 1: Blade Runner 2049 (2017), the very orange / yellow scenes in Vegas.
Reference 2: Gerry (2002), sunset shot, similar colors to the Blade Runner reference.
2A. Cool monochromatic night with soft moonlight from the left.
Reference: Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), the scene with the weird walker things.
2B. Cool monochromatic night w/ NOMAD.
Reference: The Creator (2023), the lighting / color reminded me of the night shot in the movie with the NOMAD laser beam thing, so added it for fun.
2C. Cool monochromatic night w/ fog.
3. Complementary palette with afternoon light from the left.
Reference: Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024)
4. Double split complementary palette with evening light from the right.
Reference: Brother Bear (2003).
Here's a link to the PSD file in case it will make it easier for the critique: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HGm1aGF6ewKN0SmMn0UbYX8rtjkuRnv2/view?usp=sharing
Great lessons! Thanks Jeremy!
BONUS: I put the NOMAD laser layer over the first painting and I thought it was a cool effect!
@pokey_art2
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4mo
Question how long would each lesson take to come out, is it going to be 1 every week?
From the FAQ in the course overview: "How often do you add new lessons?
This course will be adding content for a while and you can expect at least one new video every week."
