Christian Norman
Los Fresnos, TX
C/C++ programmer, electronics hobbyist, and college freshman (physics). Conversant in Spanish and beyond English. 19 years old. Curious to a fault.
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Aldo Castañeda
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2yr
added comment inIntro to Lines
:v I need more pencils, one is not enough
Christian Norman
1yr
¡Nunca es suficiente! Ja
Christian Norman
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1yr
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To draw the pear given in the assignment page, I first layered out an outline, which simplified the shape of the pear with straight lines. Afterwards, I identified and drew the shadows of the pear by dividing them into two groups (as according to instructions): lighter shadows and dark shadows.
Again, I followed the instructions and divided the light into three groups; it appears that I made some of the surface in the "light" a tad too dark. It also looks smeared like tomato sauce on pizza dough. I used my index finger to make the light more gradient. However, that might of have been a mistake.
Somehow, I made the edges on the left side of the pear soft, and the edges on the right side of the pear sharp. Also, I included too much of the lower right corner in the shadow. The shadow there should of have been extremely small.
The shadow on the left side of the pear needs to be smaller; also, in the middle, I should have included an oval-shaped protrusion incurred by light into the shadow; thereby making it look more similar to the pear given in the assignment model.
What do you think?
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1yr
Yes, you started out well with your division into two, and it can also help to think of the two groups as: what is being hit directly by light and what is not? For the shading, I would typically caution against smudging as it's better to layer with your pencil to build up the values, as it not only creates a cleaner look but also gives you more control over rendering. You could try rendering a 5-step value scale as well, to get more focused practice before continuing. For the scale, you can start with the darkest and lightest (white/blank) values, then proceed with the middle value (thinking of it as the exact halfway point), then fill in the rest of the steps, continuing to think about the steps being equally distant from each other in tone. For the lighter values, start rather faintly, being careful not to put too much pressure too fast. I hope this helps, and good self-analysis--that's always key to improvement :)
