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@eszter
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2yr
Last week I followed along Stans example drawings, first by myself with stans drawing hidden then following stan and finally redrawing alone, incorporating some things I learned. I used the overhand grip and really struggled to control the line and stick to the time in the beginning, towards the end it started feeling a bit more natural :) here are some of the practice drawings:
@eszter
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2yr
Learning about the overhand grip, how to sharpen a pencil and how to draw using the shoulder has been really eye opening to me thank you again @Jesper Axelsson for refering me to this video. This week I have been doing the exercises provided here and a few others every day as a warm up. I especially struggle with keeping my lines straight whilst switching from thin to thick so i will keep on practicing that.
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2yr
Nice work @eszter 👍
- When practicing line quality for figure drawing you most likely would want to draw the lines in a rather quick stroke; a single swoop (the line will probably be misplaced and at the wrong angle 🤪). With practice this can result in a really clean line. When you draw a line slowly it usually ends up wobbly, since you balance the direction throughout the stroke.
It's a good idea to practice drawing both quickly and slowly. Try different speeds and see how it affects the marks you make.
- I fell into the trap of grinding line quality exercises, because I thought "I have to get this down perfectly". But I wouldn't recommend doing that😅. If line quality exercises are new to you, it could be good to have a little bootcamp just to get started, but after that keeping it as a short warm-up is the better idea, in my experience. Line quality is something you'll always have to work on, and as you study more drawing, you'll be informed about what type of line work is required.
Keep up the good work💪
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2yr
Hi @eszter, I looked through both of your posts. Great start!
The gesture is already good, but if you feel like you've got the stamina, I would keep on practicing these. Gesture drawings are a great place to practice line quality and to become familiar with the human body. But If you feel an urge to move forward, you could do that while doing these as warmup.
-I attached an image with some practice tips that helped me when I took the course😎👍
- If you haven't already I strongly recommend watching this video and applying what it teaches How to Hold and Control Your Pencil. Drawing from your shoulder is a great tool, and gesture quicksketches are a good place to practice it in.
- Try to think more about rhythm in your drawings; a curve on one side is followed by a curve on the other side, leading the viewer's eye through the pose. A common mistake is to draw symmetrical contours; drawing the contour of the thigh for example with symmetrical curves, resulting in a snow man like effect.
You might appreciate watching the first 1 min and 30 sec of this video Drawing Demo by Glenn Vilppu, as well as watching this video Improving Line Quality and Rhythm – FORCE Series Part 1.
Hopet this helps :) Keep up the good work!
@eszter
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2yr
Asked for help
Hi everybody, here are my first gesture drawings from yesterday, all of them took either 2min or just under 3min, (the lines get progressivly darker with practice) I struggled a bit with focusing on gesture instead of contours and want to limit the amount of lines I use a bit more. All feedback would be greatly appreciated. Wish you all wonderful days and a lot of fun practicing :)
