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@fluffybuttss
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I think I've gotten better over time, with the standing one in red being the last one. Though after watching the critique video, I do feel like I'm forgetting to look for the rhythms between the forms, and have instead drawn..."dynamic contours"
Melanie Scearce
You are definitely warmed up by that last drawing! Did you do any quick studies before jumping in? If not, it may help you loosen up and be ready to go by the first drawing. Little 30 second gesture drawings can prime you for finding the rhythms in these poses as well.
@fluffybuttss
This took me about 5 hours over the course of a very long time. I feel like I could have finished this a lot sooner had I just "let go" but I also felt like that would have disregarded the point of the exercise
@fluffybuttss
I spent 2 hours so far and I’m still not done, yet I’m SEVERELY bored, I would rather do everything by eyeballing it but I’m pushing through it
Melanie Scearce
Push through! These exercises will help you eyeball better down the road, it's worth it :)
@fluffybuttss
I got very sick and it messed up my whole streak, but I’m finally back! It was INCREDIBLY difficult to narrow down the shapes for me.
Melanie Scearce
Welcome back! The shapes in your rooster are super cool.
@fluffybuttss
The artist I used for my master study is Nagabe. 1st image: Reference. 2nd image: 1st attempt, it was bad and I was rushing it. 3rd image: I traced over the original to fully understand his decision making without getting caught up in the proportions. 4th image: 2nd attempt, came out a lot better than the first
Alan Massey
I got a bad habit of rushing it too. Talking through my lines really has helped me (though I might look like a lunatic, oh well), telling myself to slow down and things like "yes that angle is sharp, and that one shorter than that, it tapers off here and gets darker there". I agree with Melanie. Tracing can help a lot with proportional work. The eyes, for me, are always smaller than they seem. Anyways, great work. Really interesting illustration there. Kinda freaky.
Melanie Scearce
I think tracing is a good tool to include in the toolkit. It can be used incorrectly of course, but in this case you had a goal (understanding decision-making for line/shapes), executed it, and then redrew another on your own to apply what you learned. Great process and I think your study looks great!
@fluffybuttss
1st image: Hierarchy of importance. (Learned: I should vary my line weight even on the thick lines just to make them more interesting). 2nd image: Light and Shadow. (Learned: I can give higher line weight to the lines that are in light, just to make the contrast clear, as long as it’s lighter than the shadows). 3rd image: Another attempt on the 2nd image using what I learned, I stopped once I thought I understood it.
Alan Massey
My favorite of yours is the second. I love the contrast. But I wouldn't use such a long line to suggest the head on the right side. I think I really thin line which runs parallel to the horns would suffice. Having it go all the way up to the ear seems strange. Anyways, great work!
@fluffybuttss
Critique my work if possible! I believe my drawings are sorta clean, but with the penguin I ended up having to erase a bit around the belly because it ended up being too chaotic and unreadable
Isaac Russell
All readable. My only critique is the hand. I feel like you got to caught up in being technical with it, and tried to match contour
@fluffybuttss
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