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@kelliej989
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10mo
added comment inProject - Simplify from Observation
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Trying all the projects again. Should reattempt this one or move on to the level 2 exercise? I used a 6B, 4B and HB graphite pencil.
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10mo
You got it! Try level 2
@kelliej989
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1yr
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These are from my first week studying gesture. I think I'm starting to understand trying to show the flow through the entire body but I definitely struggle on all of these. Right now the plan is to keep doing 1-2 hours gesture drawing daily then more line studies, sketches from imagination or observation and keeping up with the different warm ups. Any advice on something to add in or change beyond more practice would be really appreciated! Thanks
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1yr
Hi! These are already starting to feel fluid and you have great simplification of the figure. There is some tendency to "pinch" where you connect shapes, meaning your lines end at the same points and tend to make a symmetrical shape, which can break the flow that travels through the body. Something to look for are more lines that flow asymmetrically, so as one line ends it leads into the next, like an ebb-and-flow rhythm. Practicing this can help push more energy into your drawings.
They look great, especially the legs.
If I may point out one thing it would be your waists. They look too slim. What you can do is draw a couple of figures using the side of a piece of charcoal. This gives you a broad line. Try to draw the entire torso and waist in one broad stroke, it hopefully will show you how both sides of the waist correlate.
Hope this helps.
@kelliej989
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1yr
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Three from today. I'm using this as a warm up post warm up before more line work master studies. It's really hard for me to keep things simple and I think I have a habit to want to jump to overcomplicating and adding detail before refining really basic shapes/lines in all my sketches
@kelliej989
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1yr
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I tried an Eliza Ivanova portrait and spent a little more time on it. This is the third attempt. I really like how she uses chaotic looking lines to add depth and form to the face. Mainly just focusing on the face for this part. I think the ear and neck are off proportionally and the fabric got away from me. I missed a lot of the softer contour looking lines but this is a really cool style I'm going to study more
@kelliej989
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1yr
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Here's my snail. I had to watch the demo because I was completely lost on how to start
Here's my first drawing trying the fundamentals course. Definitely a rocky start pls tell me what to do to get better
