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Lisanne
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7d
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I drew along with the video, next I'm going to use my own references and draw different angles.
Advice? I felt the paper was kind of working against me. Is smooth paper required for working with charcoal? I'm using 'Derwent' charcoal pencils and just a simple cheap sketchbook with a coarse grain. I think I'm gonna switch back to a regular pencil for the next couple of drawings to be able to create a more smooth look.
Lisanne
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My submission! I took my time to do a thumbnail for each of the reference photos. I was working on a personal project (making a little comic) this month but I went back to this project every now and then. I've been taking oil paint classes since september and I've been putting this 'thumb nailing' into practice there! See the last two photos for my first oil paint portrait incl marker thumbnail. Fun to apply all the puzzle pieces of this course to my own projects :)
PS I quickly realized I got lost in the details watching the demo and critiques.. Woops. I think I'll give level 2 a go with this advice in mind.
Lisanne
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2mo
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Week 3. This was a fun challenge and great practice. Thanks for posting it!
Lisanne
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2mo
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My week 2 submissions. I feel a little embarrassed posting this. Today felt terrible! It just didn't work. I did extra rounds of warms ups (10x1 min each) but it didn't get better. Result: weird proportions and too heavy on contours. I know it's part of the deal but boy does it suck haha. Also, static poses are hard!
Aurora
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2mo
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fifth practice, this time I tried to think a lot more and take my time, I think this made me improve a little.
Ben Mazel
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2mo
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First time I've ever done timed sketches! Fun but really stressful, so I only managed to do 7. Don't have enough practice yet to do anything with 1 minute...
Hi @Ben Mazel , I think Proko has some helpful (I think also free) videos on figure drawing from Stan's figure drawing course on here/YouTube. The key is to just stick to a few simple gestures for the 1 minute practice. Or just limit yourself to trying to find the head, shoulders en general flow of the posture. As a bonus, the 1 min gestures can serve as a nice starting point for your 5 minute drawings. I need to remind myself to do this as well, as it's always tempting to get distracted by the details :)
Miras Kanatov
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2mo
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WEEK 1: 15 1-minute sketches and 11 5-minute ones. I haven't done timed gesture drawing a lot and I feel like I rushed some poses too much, being worried about the timer. Still, I am very glad to have gotten some practice in. Excited for the rest of the challenge.
I feel the same about the timer! It's hard. It's cool to see how your unique style shows in your 5 minute drawings.
