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Avinash
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8mo
added comment inClassical Portraiture Techniques and Concepts
@Stephen Bauman i have been regularly practicing painting portraits. Please see my latest work attached.would appreciate a critic
Avinash
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10mo
Portrait in procreate. Must say charcoal pack from lane is fantastic.
@Lane Brown @Proko @Stan Prokopenko
Avinash
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2yr
@Stan Prokopenko Took this course a year back and I have been practising since. This is my latest drawing, Charcoal on Bristol paper. Let me know what you think and what the areas for improvement are.
I'm gonna be real, if I can get this good, I would be ecstatic, congratulations.
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2yr
Your shading is getting really good. At this point improvements will be subjective and more compositional. Personally I think you have too many areas that are fighting for attention. There are too many little shapes and details around areas where I wouldn't want to call attention where you put high contrast. You can have details in non focal point areas, but those details can be more subtle in value contrast.
Avinash
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2yr
@Stephen Bauman Hi, would it be possible for you to share a hi-res image of this particular artwork you have done in this demo. I would like to see the strokes and marks on the paper that will help me visualize your approach better.
Avinash
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2yr
@Stephen Bauman which paper are you using here. Which paper is ideal for pencil drawing like the ones you do. Could you share specific brand and paper speciation as well please
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2yr
Stonehenge from Legion paper. I usually like the warm white but all the shades are pretty good.
Great job completing the assignment - the detail work looks good to me, however, I think you could use more practice with proportions and showing depth in your shading. He looks a little flat, because everything appears to be shaded in the same value range.
I quickly added some dark values over your drawing, I hope you can see the difference. By adding shadows around his torso and legs, it helps them fade out of attention, drawing the viewer's eye to the centerpiece - the man's face and flexed arms. Since I don't know what the original lighting was, I mostly guessed on it, but I hope it helps you understand what I'm saying.
I struggled with my shading when I first started too, I always made it way too soft, so I had to keep in mind to really push the dark areas and focus on the LARGE shadow shapes instead of getting caught up on details. Get those large masses down first, and your drawing will feel really solid. Then, you can start putting in details (such as individual muscles, veins, and skin folds/creases).
Hey Avinash,
This is a cool pose, and you did a pretty good job, especially the portrait.
What I did was do a structural drawing over yours to see what was feeling off, and found that you have some proportion issues. That's not surprising considering the pose you chose to draw. Just remember to compare the length of the limbs against other parts of the body.
As far as the rendering, you are suffering from body builder photos. These are often shot with front light and rim light to accentuate the muscles. This kind of lighting tends to flatten out the body, and creates too much contrast. Try to find reference that has a single light source, trust me, it will make your job much easier. I hope this is helpful :)
his fingers on the trigger despite him not being ready to actively shoot! LOL, really good drawing man. good job.
Avinash
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3yr
Portrait study, Please do share you feedback. Attaching reference along with my artwork
