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Ben Nunn
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1yr
added comment inDesign From Life 1
I had a lot of fun with these even if they took me a while. I think there's a clear distinction between my first session (the first page) and all proceeding sessions, I gained a lot of confidence during that second one which helped me push and pull the drawings a lot more than I was previously willing to.
There are a few standouts that I'm really pleased with though I will say I wasn't really sure what David meant by not drawing caricatures but designs. My interpretation was that the people used as reference were more like inspiration than direct subjects. I think I'll continue this practice in the future and I'm looking forward to continuing the course.
The Shere Khan drawing was also quite fun and led me to look more into Milt Kahl's amazing work. I developed a deeper appreciation for art that I'd already loved for decades which was a great experience.
Ben Nunn
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1yr
Asked for help
Here are my couple of attempts at the assignment. I really wasn’t satisfied with the first one so had to give it another go. I know it’s a matter of practice. Would appreciate any feedback!
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1yr
Nice improvement! There's a common pitfall where students who have anatomical knowledge end up shading all the muscles equally, which breaks the figure's lighting up unnaturally. In the second image, you much better capture how light falls on the subject as a whole, making it feel much more true to life.
I think you're pretty close still, I would recommend continuing to render in the areas of light, bringing out some more dimension through the lighter values--even just a few, carefully selected highlights--to fully make it appear three-dimensional. This can often be the last detail that makes things pop.
Keep up the good work, you got this! :)
Ben Nunn
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3yr
Really fantastic lesson. I’ve been trying to find a class that could summarise these concepts as succinctly as this. I wouldn’t expect anything less from David Finch.
