Jonathan Bolton
South Carolina
Drawer and sculptor of preferably weird stories. Fascinated by the examination of personal values provoked by unusual fiction.
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Jonathan Bolton
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3yr
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I know this drawing is pretty close to the end. There's still a few things that are bothering me; but I want to know what stands out to those who have not seen the original reference: value control, proportions, etc.
Side note: I'm still quite happy with it. The first livestream with @Stephen Bauman drastically improved my attitude towards portraiture. I spent at least twice as much time with this drawing as I have for past portraits and really tried to fill in those tiny gaps of information.
Just want to ask if there's a "formula" for plane changes when handling color temperatures. I remember an old Illustration teacher mentioning cool light - warm shadows, but forgot something he mentioned about up planes and down planes. I remember the information being a little counter intuitive, but it making a huge jump in color quality.
Thanks and may the internet-connection gods bless ye all on this day.
Have to work so I'll miss the stream 😞.
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I took a break and caught the stream a bit late but this was fun. sorry for the wide ruled - any recommendations on paper for a first timer?
NICE. I'd recommend a 90ish lb sketchbook/paper. It can take a large variety of mediums, but still give you a nice, polished look if you keep your pencils sharp.
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Joined a little late, so I started to get greedy. Think I'm gona take a crack at this reference a second time so I can spend some time with the block-in. Think my value unification started to disband the moment I made a hard line >.<
Think I also may have aged the model with some of my line quality. Definitely doesn't feel as young as the reference.
I like your use of white drawing materials, it gives the feeling form in space effectively
Hi @Jonathan Bolton this is a great study. I think you have a great understanding of the construction of the face and light on form. However, if you are concerned about your drawing not feeling as young as the reference, your understanding of form might actually be a detriment, its funny how that works.
I can't specifically reference the video in which he talks about it, but I believe Stan addressed that when we draw babies, kids/teenagers, or young women, there's a fine line that we need to tread when it comes to adding detail. If we want our drawing to represent someone younger, we actually have to simplify and kick back the detail a bit, which can be hard to balance when trying to represent the complex forms of the face. I attached a quick paint over of some quick fixes that might help. The major thing that I did to help make the drawing appear younger is to soften a lot of parts of the image where you were rendering out the form. Additionally, I made some slight proportional changes, like adjusting the structure of the nose a bit, as well as giving her a slightly less prominent chin. I only addressed the very last point that you made on the post, so if you'd like me to help with anything else, please let me know.
I hope this helps!
FALSE. If this livestream was 6 hours long, I'd be here for it.
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Nose got too big, too fast. Tried too hard to catch up
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4yr
Hey Jonathan, really nice lay-in. I'd say that the nose looks close enough.
I'd say keep going! You have a really strong start and there's enough there already to get a stronger finish.
Did you post your reference image anywhere? I'm trying to draw along, but having a hard time seeing how and where the lips are overlapping
I feel like I always make the cartilage of the nostrils too tall? Anything specific I should compare it to?
Is it safe to say the mouth in the photo has a few more dramatic angle changes?
That was a wonderful note. That you do NOT start a drawing the same way every time
