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Tony Vu
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3yr
added comment inHow to Draw Structure in the Body – Robo Bean
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Still practicing the robobean daily. My brain seems to have a hard time ascertaining which planes are actually facing me. Exaggerating is also something is struggle with. Any feedback is welcomed!
Jesse Yao
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3yr
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I might as well just be posting every few weeks now seeing how I somehow just don't post every week. On the main post will be my latest assignments, and reply threads to it will just be studies or gesture exercises and stuff like that. I started mannequinization and it (like the landmarks before it) was really scary until I actually started doing it, where it then actually seemed really simple. Here they are (Robo beans, gestures, muscle studies will be on reply threads) Any feedback appreciated! @Liandro @Jesper Axelsson @Diego Lucia
Ricky Purnell
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4yr
Hello. Testing the new site which has pushed me to be a bit more proactive with my drawing. This is my attempt at mannequin assignment 2. Right now I hate my art style, I hate my lines and I hate my work. But I know its rust and a forever work in progress. Really getting stuck with the mannequin. I have been 2 strict with the shapes and am trying to loosen up and think more of what feels right.. I know I have been lazy in some areas like the hands and feet but feel I’ve got bigger issues right now. I’d appreciate a little push and feedback here if anyone can help. What should I focus on?
Tobias Degnebolig
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3yr
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is this just alot of knowledge in perscpective and structure u are using? (thinking of what kind of fundamenals?)
Jahsee Mullings
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3yr
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So far I have been practicing gesture more and is happy with my results so far. I am very happy I am getting better, finally. What do you all think about my results. I tried my best to do #5 although it did not come out that great. Do you know how I can continue to improve.
Florian Haeckh
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3yr
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I had trouble sticking to 45 seconds with some of these. Would love to hear your opinions :)
Jesse Yao
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3yr
Nice work! Looking at your beans though, I get the feeling that you drew along the contours of the bean, which misses a very important process of the drawing: draw through!
Drawing through is important as it takes the multitude of things that you need to juggle when drawing the bean and simplifies it down into manageable steps. Drawing two ovals to represent the masses of the torso and the pelvis, connecting them with lines, adding orientation features (folds, twists, etc) and then adding the center line is a much easier process than trying to draw the bean straight from contour, as trying to draw it as is without any drawthrough means you're trying to handle perspective, proportion, orientation, and gesture at the same time, which is a crazy amount to handle, especially for artists who are just new to the bean. Try as Stan does in the videos and follow along, he usually does the drawthrough process as I have described. Sometimes he'll start with the longest lasting arc - that technique is usually seldom used in this stage of the figure drawing course and should probably be avoided until you have a good grip on the bean's proportions, as starting with the longest lasting arc is essentially starting with contour, and we've already covered why that's not the greatest idea in the beginning.
Keep it up!
@ciel
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3yr
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Here’s my first few attempts with the bean. Did the first two pages yesterday, the other two today. Hope it’s not an issue that I posted these before my gestures. I just signed up here today even though I’ve done a few gestures before and just wanted to try out something new first.
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I feel a little lost on bean practice. This is the last one I did for the week, but (ignoring my really scratchy lines) I don't feel like I capture foreshortening or twist really well.