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Jake
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21h
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I'm having trouble using those standing pencil sharpeners that have a handle on the backI cannot seem to make them work. I am talking about these kinds of things:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00OPQZ2A8?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title
This is the second one I have had and have similar problems. I need one for adjustable diameter pencils as some of mine, especialy charcoal ones, are too thick for normal sharpeners.
So I use it by just sticking the pencil in and turning the handle on the back. The first one I had had adjustable settings for thin and thick, I tried both. I hold the pencil so it doesn't rotate as I turn the handle. The result always seems to be the tip of the pencil gets cut off and the "base" of the tip gets sharpend. So the pencil ends up with a broad flat head.
Can anybody tell what I am doing wrong?
Does anybody know of any good sharpeners that take pencils of any size that work?
Please and thank you of course :)
Jake
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21h
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I'm at the "drawing with line weight" part of the Drawing Basics course. I've chosen a small model of a pokemon to draw as it has complicated and simple bits. Though I have oversimplified the model to just focus on the objectives of the lesson.
The first drawing shows hierarchy, the most interesting bits having the heavier lines.
The second drawing is unity and seperation, uniting the pokemon/creature with one line weight and the base/pedestal with a lesser line weight
The last one shows closeness, the subject is leaning forwards so the head neck and body have the darkest lines and with the withdrawn wings being the lightest.
They are oversimplified but laying them all out like this does illustrate to me at least the difference line weight can make when used in different ways.
Jake
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4d
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Doing things with line weight here for the first time...or first time in a while
Jake
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7d
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Did some "Skating around the page" and other warmup before some still life studies.
Jake
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12d
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I have done a quick study of my bedside table after some warmup drawings. Does anybody think my warmup drawings are worthwhile in the longrun or should just straight into some still life rough observations instead?
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12d
Warm-up drawings are useful for getting loose and into the flow, similar to how athletes warm up before a game. These exercises can focus on what you want to improve: gesture, line quality, or specific techniques.
But you also need to balance them with more focused studies, like still life observation. That helps you develop observational skills and a better understanding of form, light, and shadow. Both approaches have their benefits, and combining warm-ups with detailed studies will give you a more well-rounded skill set.
Jake
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14d
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Did the challenge to fill up an a4 page as a warmup. It's the glamorous scene of a cluttered trash bin area!
Jake
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18d
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The CSI challenge, bit crowded but we have two pears, a snail and a pair of boots!
Jake
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20d
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Intro to lines lesson, drawing the snail.
In previous lessons Proko has talked about "warming up" the hands with drawing exercise to literaly gey blood pumping to them. My question is, is this all? Is it also not warming up the brain? If it is literal would any other hand exercises or massages work haha? Just wondering!
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19d
In my experience warming up the hands serves to warm up the brain as well. But I do think that as an artist, stretching and exercising is hugely important as we sit or stand at a desk for hours at a time. Not just for the hands!
Jake
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26d
Oh no, a whole week since my last proko study. Though I did do a live life drawing session on Tuesday. Both included.
