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Joseph King
Joseph King
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Joseph King
A question about complimentary colors. For additive colors (like light) the complement of Red is Cyan, but for subtractive colors (like pigments) the complement of Red is Green. The provided color wheel agrees with the subtractive view but your demos involve additive colors. Is one preferred over the other?
Camellito
My first mannequin, please give some feed back. I really want to get better at this.
Joseph King
Watch out for your proportions. The leg on the left (his right leg) should be closer to the center of the pelvis. Note how his knee is almost below his right shoulder in the photo but your drawing has it far to the left.
Steve Lenze
Hey Joseph, You will notice from my draw over that your nose is not symmetrical. Drawing a center line will help you keep things the same on both sides. I hope this is helpful :)
Joseph King
Thanks for the advice. I think I got sucked into the shapes of the shadows and lost track of the underlying forms.
Joseph King
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Nose thoughts
After going through Stan's step-by-step nose, I decided to draw my own. I didn't get too far into the eyes, I just wasn't sure when to stop. Any comments or room for improvement? Charcoal on 18" x 24" newsprint. The somewhat pained expression is because I was looking towards the sun.
Dylan Gabriel
Hey Joseph, the bottom one looks mostly correct. I think you would just need to lower the top plane so its not in the neck. More of a straight line from the shoulder to bring it across the back.
Joseph King
Thanks. I think learning the muscle attachments will help once I get to those lessons.
Joseph King
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Scapula question
Struggling with the scapula. The ones on the right are from reference photo 4. I think my second attempt (below) is closer to the actual orientation. Any thoughts?
Joseph King
For the one holding the cup, the legs read much better and have some depth. The torso and arms seem a bit flat.
Jo Edgehill
Thank you for your critique! I appreciate it very much!
Joseph King
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Ebook practice
I find drawing from the ebooks first helps me know what I’m trying to draw when I tackle the exercises. Went for pen and ink with this scapula. The shoulder is one weird joint.
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