Ian McMackin
Bay Area, Northern CA
I am a beginner, looking forward to learning new creative skills, especially painting.
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Ian McMackin
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3yr
added comment inGesture Critique
Crystal
To improve energy I suggest that you look for implied lines or flow through lines. An example is a strong implied line that goes from the outside of the character's right ankle flows up and to the right, then turns at the hip and curves back to left passing behind the arm. This line is like the curved part of an uppercase D, the edge of body only deviates slightly from this smooth curve. The line kinda swoops, adds the impression of lift to the arm gestures. Hope that helps. -Ian
Crystal Blue (she/her)
3yr
Thank you Ian! I’ll try that, that explanation made a lot of sense
Ian McMackin
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3yr
Hello Dorian,
Here is my first practice drawing for the Accuracy Guide Lesson 1.3, along with a photo of the subject. Please let me know if there are big problems, am ignoring some basics?
Thanks, looking forward to the rest of the class. - Ian
I really like how with a little shading you picked up the muscles in the thigh. The upper part of the figure doesn't show this as well. It's to bad the subject item was created with such a awkward bend at the bicep and elbow juncture. You captured the awkwardness but a smoothing over to just capture the muscle tone I think would make the arm and leg more cohesive. I would have been thrown off by what's going on with the arm in the subject item too. You did a great job on the legs!
I think you did a good job, 1 thing that stand out a little bit to me me is the ear part. On the inside of the ear you outlined those small vertical shapes where I think in would be better to fill it in in black only instead..does that make sense?
Overall it does seem pretty good to me, your drawing might just be slightly larger than the original but other that than it's just details different. Maybe try making a circle first as a basic reference point as it does seem like a spherical ball.
Hope this helps lol
