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Javier Alfonzo
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8mo
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Assignment on Master's studies #2
For the second gesture study, I chose a drawing from Karl Gnass in his book "Spirit of the pose". This was really challenging for me due to the stretching and twisting of the nose itself. I aimed to find a balance in the proportions as close as I could, but the sketch was limited despite its view and the foreshortening. Lots of lessons learned from this study.
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8mo
Really nicely done! the proportions and masses of the body feel accurate. Really great study especially considering it was done from a single drawing.
Javier Alfonzo
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8mo
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Assignment on Master's studies #1
I decided to use a drawing from the Bridgman's Complete Guidance to Drawing from life. The sketch has a lot of dynamism in it and I used Andrew's advice to push the gesture of the pose the most I can. I'm continuously aware of my own improvement and shortcomings and this exercise is by far a great teacher!
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8mo
I really like this one! gotta love those Bridgman sketches. It feels like the width of the top of the rib cage might be a little thick when compared to the thickness of the waist. but again the proportions feel right and its another great study. Keep it up!
Javier Alfonzo
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9mo
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Hey Andrew, I made three gestures based on the poses you shared.
They are presented here in the same order I made them. I hate to admit but it's taking me a bit longer than expected and it's due to my work , I have made peace with that.
The amount of knowledge one can acquire from making these subtle gesture studies is enormous, I am sincerely enjoying these exercises and I see the value of keep on doing them.
Moving onto the gestures from the masters!
Thanks Andrew.
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9mo
looking great! If I had to give a suggestion it might be to push the gesture a little more and try to keep these gesture studies thinner especially in the torso (thought the last one looks like you start to do just that). It's great to see your work I hope you can keep it up! I look forward to seeing more.
I have made two armature stands for a 12" armature wire.
I love how simple and inexpensive they can be and yet it seems tedious to adjust if the time comes for that. Perhaps an addition for adjustable rods in different axis would be a great improvement for me. I'll figure something out.
Thanks Andrew!
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9mo
Looking good! you might bend the wire of the hips down a little bit to make the waist a bit thinner and lengthen the legs just a bit (though this may not be necessary if you're sculpting a thicker model with shorter legs) also the loop of the head might be a little large so you might twist it around once more to make the loop a tiny bit smaller. Keep it up! the armature and stand look solid so I'm excited to see what you do with it!
Javier Alfonzo
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10mo
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Good evening y'all, here's my assignments for the 12in armatures. I built three of those. one with the simplified stick head and the other two with the complete head shape.
I used the 14" gauge galvanized wire and it was pretty hard to twist. I ended up using the pliers throughout the whole process, but what a great joy it was!
Thanks Andrew!
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Glad to hear the video helped! yes galvanized wire is a pain for sure but it looks like these turned out! The hips and shoulders might be a bit wide. remember to make them thin to make room for clay on the outside of them. Keep it up!
Javier Alfonzo
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10mo
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Hi Andrew, glad to have found this course online! Here are the images for this assignment. Thank you in advance.
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10mo
Looking good a great place to start! Now just keep going with the lessons and assignments! If you can stick to it you'd be surprised how fast you'll improve!
Micheal Westbrook
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1yr
I typed the whole thing into a google doc for anyone who wants to use it^^
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1n2_Z4EytN7oP_OPXLsGbURPv4ScV9S4eTLpeBGrdO0E/edit?usp=sharing
Javier Alfonzo
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11mo
Last assignment #5. Critiques are welcome.
I can definitely see the skills acquired by doing anatomical tracing. This exercise is not mere copying something mechanically, it's in fact a total awareness of where the muscle are identifying the boney landmarks. I'll continue to do this simple yet powerful exercise.
Javier Alfonzo
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11mo
Sending example 3 for critique, if possible.
I'm having so much fun. I can't wait to learn the names of muscles and identify its positions and sources.
