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I draw a lot in my short life, never professionally ,I now try to return and taking it on as a small hobby to improve upon.
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9mo
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I was’t sure about the instructions since Stan mentioned the tasks are the same as the previous projects in addition to the current guidelines , didn’t know if I should use the five sharp gradation as were mentioned in previous video. I decided not to since as I understood it the emphasis is on line practice …
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Had quite a difficult time determining borderes of shapes, good exercise loved it it’s a good training thank you ! Would appriciate some input :) more works have yet to come
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9mo
Good shape simplification overall, and there's nice improvement in your borders and simplicity in the second pear too. When it comes to values, it's also great that you have consistency down in your rendering, though I would recommend darkening the light area within the shadows (left side of the pear). When you squint at or blur the image, this simplified view helps divide the pear into either light or shadow. So even though the lighter shadow is not as dark as the darkest shadow, it's still dark enough to be considered as part of the shadows and should be closer to it in range than the light. Hope this helps!
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3yr
Anyone has an idea of how long should you practice each lesson? By what is mentioned in the critique section I take it you should take some into your regular practice as a basis?
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Hi @eli zur, good question! I'll try to answer it based on my personal experience; I might be wrong about things and someone else might give you a different answer:
How long you spend on a lesson can differ from person to person. What you want is to have a strong grasp of the lesson before moving on to the next. Gesture will be in everything you draw, so you want to stand on a firm foundation. However, you won't have to MASTER gesture before moving to the next lesson. Your gesture skills will continue to grow as you learn more advanced concepts. If you're unsure wheather you should move on or not, you can always ask the community for advice.
If you draw 1h/day, I think 2-4 weeks is a good amount to spend on each lesson (by lesson I mean GESTURE, THE BEAN, STRUCTURE etc. each lesson may contain multiple videos). I wrote more in-depth about this in a critique to another student. I attached a screenshot (under the headline "obsession") You can find the full post here https://www.proko.com/profile/vduncombe/activity (scroll all the way down to his first post)
Hope this helps :)
PS. I attached an image with some practice tips that really helped me when I did the exercises in the course
Emanuel Kratc
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3yr
2021/11/06
Time Taken: 2 hours 20 minutes.
For Anatomy Tracing Assigment. I will do the other three later.
Directional Terms:
Anterior: Towards the front of the body.
Posterior: Towards the back of the body.
Midline: Imaginary line/plane that divides the body in half (medially), along the spine. Also known as the sagittal plane.
Medial: Facing towards the midline.
Lateral: Facing away from the midline.
Other Terms:
All terms are paraphrased from https://training.seer.cancer.gov/anatomy/body/terminology.html (Good site to learn from.)
Superior or Cranial: Up towards the head, along the body (The hands are a Superior extremity).
Inferior or Caudal: Away from the head, along the body (The feet are an Inferior extremity).
Proximal: Near or towards the torso or the point of origin of another part (The femoral head is proximal to the pelvis socket/acetabulum).
Distal: Farthest or away from the torso of the point of origin of another part (The feet are at the distal ends of the tibia and fibula).
Also:
Extremities are endpoints of the body (Arms, Legs, more specifically the Hands and Feet).
Cavities are just distinguished spaces in the body that contain internal organs. The organs inside a cavity are referred to as viscera.
Small tip for myself:
It is best to remember the directional terms of the body through the central planes, but never forget that the terms are often applied to relate one part to another.
Anyway, here is what the numberings are for the tracings.
Posterior Torso View (Picture One):
I. Trapezius
II. Latissimus Dorsi ( I drew it too far down in the first picture, there is the thoracolumbar fascia that I just learned about.)
III. Teres Major and Minor (Infraspinatus Fascia is over it but I don't think I drew it well)
IV. The Inferior Scapular Angle? (I drew it blocky, I think that shape is influenced from the Rhomboids.)
V. Deltoids. (Anterior, Medial, Posterior)
VI. Triceps (Long, Medial, Lateral Heads)
VII. Biceps (Long and Short heads. Plus the Brachialis)
VIII. Brachioradialis (Atleast I think it is)
IX. External and Internal Obliques.
X. Glutes (Medius, Minimus, Maximus.)
Anterior Torso View (Picture Two):
I: Pectoralis Major
II: Rectus Abdominis
III: External Obliques
IV: Serratus Anterior
V: Latissimus Dorsi
VI: Deltoids
VII: Biceps
VIII: Brachialis
IX: Triceps
X: Trapezius
XI: Superficial Flexor Muscles (I'm going to learn the smaller names later when I learn the forearm.)
XII: Brachioradialis
XIII: Gluteus Maximus
XIV: Rectus Femoris
XV: Vastus Medialis
XVI: Sartorius Muscle
XVII: Vastus Lateralis
XVIII: Adductor Muscles (Primarily the Adductor Longus, Pectineus, and Gracilis. The Adductor Longus is a useful landmark for drawing inapproriate poses :|)
Tekahem
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Hi, two questions, why isn't the head a part of the body? :-) and is the Skelly app available for desktop computer as well or it's only for mobile phones? If available, is it part of the Premium package? Thanks
I don’t know about the first two questions, I purchased the app separately from the course.
