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Avinash
Portrait in procreate. Must say charcoal pack from lane is fantastic. @Lane Brown @Proko @Stan Prokopenko
Avinash
1yr
I would appreciate critic on the drawing please
Avinash
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Attempt at figure drawing, tried to use my anatomy knowledge. Pros our there kindly share feedback @Proko
@nothanks
3yr
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).
Steve Lenze
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 :)
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