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Kim Ytterberg
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3yr
added comment inFigure Drawing Critiques 4 – Landmarks
Hi! Hope you're all doing fine this wonderful day!
This was a hard one! For this section I did struggle with the placement of the greater throchanter and ASIS and the position of them in 3d. I added some notes to show where I think everything is (they might be hard to read as I took them for myself, sorry about that). Would appreciate feedback tremendously!
Kim Ytterberg
3yr
I can also see now when reading other's exercises that for my 4th image, his scapulas are too close together. From this pose, his left scapula would be further away and some degrees angled from his spine compared to the scapula on his right!
Kim Ytterberg
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3yr
Hi everyone! Here's a few of my structure exercises, I really appreciate any feedback!
Kim Ytterberg
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3yr
Beans! I have struggled with the distance between the ovals but I think it got better at the end when I made the distance between them smaller. I also think I tend to use the same shape of the oval independent of the perspective which makes the forms look like larvae instead of a bean 🤔, but I was more aware of it on the last page. Overlaps (the twist) and finding the middle has been my greatest struggle, however, as I mostly guess where they'll be. Feedback would be wonderful and greatly appreciated!
These are a few of my quick sketch assignments in chronological order (couldn't attach them all but these are representative enough!).
During this week I had a real problem with my carpal tunnel and had to wear a brace which actually helped me as it prevented me from using the wrist at all. It took some time to get used to and my accuracy was way off. But thanks to that I couldn't put lines in without thinking and correcting my lines as I really had to make my hand do what I wanted it to during this short time period. Correcting a line would mean I wouldn't be able to finish the gesture in time as it took so long for me to make my hand to what my head wanted.
I would really love any critique on the exercises. The placement/size of the head is something I noticed I struggle with and proportions (torso to legs), when I go back and study Stan it makes sense but when I do them myself I struggle, so feedback regarding this would also be very appreciated. Thanks for taking your time!
Hi @Kim, these are some great 1 minute gestures! I'm also sorry to hear about the carpal tunnel, HOWEVER I do think it's pretty interesting that the limitation of your brace is actually helping you to learn to draw with your shoulder/elbow instead of your wrist. It might be a good idea to try to wear the brace as often as possible to really sink in this new muscle memory because this will help you avoid future wrist pain and increase the longevity of your drawing career.
As far as your studies go, I think it's hard to make a good judgement about your analysis on the proportions of the head since some of these drawings do lack the lay in of the head. From what I can see, I think your head seems a bit too small in comparison to the body, and this might be because you're only using a circle for the basic head shape. If you add in the basic shape of the jaw underneath, it MIGHT help with the problem.
One thing I noticed is your use of centerlines for your gestures. As you start moving towards more complex mannequins to represent the figure, you want to make sure that your centerlines are laid in correctly because this is the foundation which you'll use to accurately establish the construction of the main body parts (rib cage, pelvis, etc.) I think the next logical step for your studies would be to use a more complex mannequin to see how well you can construct the form, and making sure that your centerlines are laid in accurately will be a huge part of that.
Overall great work! Let me know if there is anything about my critique that I can clear up for you
