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Carlos Javier Roo Soto
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9d
added comment inAssignment - Isometric Optical Illusions
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I haven't had time for doing all the assignment, and I had to spent all my money before I could buy the materials I need, but for the moment here are some rough ideas of Isometric puzzles I want to take to further development. Tell me what you think or if they are good enough to further explore? And what advice can you give to come out with better ones?
Carlos Javier Roo Soto
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11d
This is something I need to work on, I have sketchbooks, but I don't really use them much, and must is just studies and not really playing around much.
I should do exactly the opposite as I wish to make my art more solid and real hahaha
@bert2
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18d
those line drawings of the boar and fox at the end are really beautiful Marshall !
here is a videos of artist working in stages i stumbled upon.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qM2vHahcqQ
For those using DIGITAL during this course! I have a resource for you! Digital allows us to use hotkeys and line tools, but just like with the ruler in Marshall's example, the freehand is a LOT faster. I'm attaching a recreation of an exercise I picked up years back in school and still use. For practicing freehand lines in digital, you can rehearse the movement by connecting the dots in these columns. The left one is easier, with thick dots to connect, while the right column is a bit more precise. I know it's a simple and maybe goofy exercise, but it really helped me at throwing down straight lines with more ease. I'll have another of these later when we get into Ellipses....
A good thing I got paid this week.
Carlos Javier Roo Soto
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1mo
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Hi!! I would like some advice regarding these poses before I commit to a full drawing. So far I like the 3rd and 4th poses better. I'm also testing if it would look better by no showing the full body; I tried to be inspired by the reference rather than be trap by it.
Harry Green
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2mo
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It's been a while since I properly did some technical drawing and since I'm not happy with my art at the moment, I thought it would be good to go back to basics and refresh myself on the fundamentals.
Here's some 1 minute gesture drawings I did this morning. The main thing I picked up on during my session is how sketchy or scratchy my lines can be, which I believe I can improve on by limiting myself on the number of lines I'm allowed to use. Is there anything else I can improve upon with my gesture studies?
How big are this drawings? Are you using your whole arm when you draw? If you use your whole arm you can get more fluid and cleaner lines, but that also takes practice. I would suggest that for your line you practice some line exercises for like 10 minutes before each session, use you whole arm. Also, when drawing gestures try to push your simplification, even thou these are really simplify, I think you are getting caught in contour in some places.
When drawing 1 minute or longer poses before the actual drawing, ask your self:
"What is the main idea of this pose?" Or "What is this model doing?"
And "How can I best represent that idea?" Or "How can I simplify this pose?"
Just by answering these 2 questions you'll see an improvement.
Carlos Javier Roo Soto
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2mo
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Continuation of my homework for the Starting your Journey Course, please don't be kind.
Carlos Javier Roo Soto
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2mo
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Hi, I did this for a Schoolism class, and nobody is giving me any feedback, so I decided to post here to see I get better luck. The assignment is to make a Roadmap of what I want to get out the class with an inspiration board, but still haven't decided for a map since they lead to the same place at the end.
Plus an art piece for fun. Though I did have fun with this it took me weeks 'cause I only had like 30 minutes at day to do it.
Any advice at speed increasing would be appreciated.
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2mo
Nice planning and boards! You seem to have a solid path laid out with some incredible references to help get you there! You did a great job translating your reference board to your character drawing. Really nice line work and coloring! The gesture of the pose could use some work, it's a little stiff and doesn't covey a sense of action or story. If you only have 30 minutes to practice each day consider using the timer tool on the site, and a model pack to work on gesture drawing. Drawing 30 one-minute, or 15 two-minute poses each day focusing on gesture and rhythm will drastically improve your poses, and ultimately your speed. I'm sure you're faster doing your caricatures now than when you started! Putting all of the time into finalizing a single character piece is satisfying but make sure to have the pose and story figured out before sinking the time into the final steps! Here's the Timer Tool, there are a bunch of gesture packs aimed toward comic book style poses!
https://www.proko.com/timer
Also check out Motion Actor Inc. on YouTube. They have some great action references of swords techniques and dynamic action poses. Take a few still frames of your favorite shots and do some gesture drawings!
https://www.youtube.com/@MotionActorInc
This one kinda reminds me of the pose you were going after with your character
https://youtu.be/L8SBP3G--Pc?si=k9qGzGBgO8OUbffj
Hope this helps, looking forward to seeing more of your work!
