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added comment inAny good book to accompany Figure Drawing Fundamentals?
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I've been reading 'Figure Drawing' by Jake Spicer. I would recommend it. Here's a good breakdown of the book: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxzaBJYDZQc
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Today is day 14, but I missed a day (broke the chain) and have been doing exercises since. Life gets in the way sometimes. I want to draw with good proportions and perspective, but I haven't been able to draw anything that I'm happy enough to share with anyone. I've focused on the proportions exercise in this course and read about drawing. Going forward, I will do at least one 5-minute sketch every day with the lowest barrier to entry so that I can build on the habit over time.
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It's been great to see everyone's work. Keep it up!
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Day 6 (missed 2 days over the weekend ...responsibilities...)
- After missing 2 days, I tried to draw something hard.
- I started with the box containing the object, then carved the shapes out of it.
- I didn't draw the photo, so the light and angles are different.
- Unfortunately, I think it turned out like a lob with no structure.
I've been listening to the Proko podcast and some other resources, and some things I would like to do:
- Try drawing photorealistic. If I make a mistake, it's immediately clear what the mistake is.
- Spend longer on a drawing. I am trying to do these daily challenges in <30 mins but often spend >60 mins. I want to have a project that spend several hours on over the course of a few days.
Thanks for reading!!
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Day 4 – Running out of time today so quickly sketched the corner of the room.
I think I need to pick simpler objects to draw. It should be that 'each drawing can take 5-30 minutes'. I'm not happy with the stand below the screen because I was rushing.
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Day 3 – I wanted to draw what was in front of me.
When the proportions and angles and everything were so far off, I wanted to see how accurate I could draw. On the right is my second attempt, carefully measuring each point on the page, then filling in the shapes with alcohol markers. It took me so long I wasn't able to draw everything on the desk but it was useful to see how much of a difference accurate perspective makes and how everything looks like it is in the same 3D space.
I wasn't going to post this but I have run out of time to draw anything else today.
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Hi all,
This is my third attempt at the snail. I keep falling into the habit of using my wrist to draw instead of my whole arm. I cleaned up my lines but these are too pressured. I wish I had left in more of the C, S & I construction lines where I was more confident and loose.
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I wanted to try again, focusing on the CSI lines. I traced my drawing, put it back on the page and focused on big, fluid lines for the shapes with a darker pencil. You can see where I struggled to get one flowing line and needed to several attempts. My pencil broke, sharpenings went everywhere and the page turned into a real mess! Tried to clean it up but that's why the page is so dirty, and now my hands too!
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Hi all,
I'm posting here as I would love some help with some gesture drawings I made. As I am typing this post, I find I critique myself more so than looking at what I have done so it's useful.
The first 8 are 30 seconds, the second are 2 mins. I did label the page too. For the 30 second poses, I often found I didn't have enough time to draw more than a stick man. For the 2 minute poses, I tried to emulate how Stan uses sweeping lines for the shape of limbs rather than a single line.
I find the hardest part to be the shapes of the forearms/lower legs, and the S shape around the muscle and the bone. Studying this anatomy might improve this.
Am I misunderstanding the concept and drawing gestures wrong? Or should I keep practicing and I will get there? I would appreciate any advice or instruction.
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