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Eduardo Borges
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2mo
added comment inProject - Learning to Sketch from Observation
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Going back to the course after a long holiday break. I just watched the demo video and I think I messed up the Penguins head (it's too big) and the girl is too straight, lacking dynamism. PS: Hands are tough!
Eduardo Borges
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3mo
I tried to draw faster to give my curves a more dynamic shape. Also first time using a red graphite on my mechanical pencil, which was not so easy to erase when I made mistakes. In general I think the result was OK. Now I'm going to watch the demo to catch my mistakes.
Eduardo Borges
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3mo
I definitely struggled with the boot laces! After watching the video I also noticed my curves should also been smoother. Anyway, it was a fun exercise
Eduardo Borges
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3mo
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Someone stole all the presents! 30 minutes was quite a stretch for me, but somehow I managed to finish my pencil sketch under 23 minutes and then quickly used a dry brush pen to (hopefully) give it a bit more drama -- however I may have just ruined it lol
No, it turned out great! I especially love the funky beard! The only thing is that it looks a little rough on the clothing, but that's not really bad, so gj.
Eduardo Borges
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4mo
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First attempt without seeing the video and critique. I must say it was a fun one! I completely lost track of the time and had to force myself to stop adding more details as this was not the objective. I want to give it another try using pencil and paper after I watch the video and critique.
After watching the videos I realize the character's face is too dark because I used little of the lightest value.
@jbaka
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3mo
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Hello Everyone! Here’s my first assignment, definitely came out looking more like an avocado instead of a pear lol 😂. Question, I was trying to get an even layer when rendering but I kept seeing white spots which lead to the darkened layers. Is that because of the 300 g/sm paper’s texture? How can I improve? Thank you 🙏
It's quite dark but the forms are clearly visible. In my opinion there is only one thing to improve: use more values (I can only see 3 instead of 5). Adding more values should also solve the problem with the drawing being too dark (it's not directly related to the paper I guess).
You managed to nicely show clear edges as requested and the whole drawing looks quite 3-dimensional to my eyes. Not sure if only 5 values were used (I had the same issue to be honest). I would you say you only have to improve drawing facial features (the nose specially), but this is the topic of another course. Well done!
Eduardo Borges
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3mo
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Second attempt after watching the videos. I struggled a lot when trying to lay down clear and consistent values using pencil and paper (realized I probably spent too much time on Procreate the past year or so).
Nice drawing! I may be wrong, but I think all values on the left side of his face should be darker than any value on the right. In your rendering all values got a bit mixed.
Jason Lankford
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4mo
After watching the video, I drew Pear #3. I think it's better. I did not smudge or smear the lead...my paper is textured. I used more pencils this time, HB, 2B, 6B. I had trouble creating different shades of grey. They all seemed to blend into the same shade.
I also had the same issue with my pencils. Please let me know in case you find a good solution. Regarding the drawing, I like it but the objective is to simplify all shapes and you definitely added a lot of details.
