CharmLotta
CharmLotta
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CharmLotta
I did all boxes for level 1 and a made small attempt to level 2 (I felt like doctor Frankenstein designing his creepy creature...). It gave me a general idea, but I'm not going any further on the subject yet. Without a closer understanding of the anatomical structure of the head it's hard to expect good results especially since some faces have facial hair that hides their features.
CharmLotta
Level 2 assignment, drawing straight lines without a ruler is oddly satisfying.
CharmLotta
I started scanning my overdue homeworks and I don't know what on earth I did with the drawing of the bedroom made a few months ago. However, I found a drawing I did for fun. It's also 1-point perspective, so please pass the assignment :-)
Rachel Dawn Owens
You’re on the right track, but it’s difficult to find the horizon line here. If I were to establish it around eye level, you probably wouldn’t see the top of the fridge. The little details in the room are great. I love the ice cream, lettuce, and magazine. Those sorts of elements add a story to your environment. I love the idea of adding character to environments like that. This is a great start. I hope this is helpful. Keep it up!
CharmLotta
I took my creativity muscles to the gym but they are still weak. I did the first drawing before watching the demo, but even afterwards I managed to draw only four thumbnails from the second photo. Thumbnails on the A4 page, my palm for scale and of course absolutely not for the attention :-D
Niklas Nilsson
well done!
CharmLotta
"Hi, mum! Oh, you are doing your drawing lesson. What are you practising this time?" "Just some ugly drawings with a dull pencil..."
CharmLotta
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This kind of poses drawing should probably take no more than 5 minutes per figure, I needed 20 or more... I focused on proportions and the methods of simplifying of the body parts. Maybe it's just not the time for me to speed up yet.
Martha Muniz
It's alright if you need more time, especially when starting out! There's a lot of different parts of the figure to break down, but once you get more familiarity with the subject, speed will be less of an issue. I do think you still keep fluidity throughout the poses with rhythms in mind, which is excellent. Do however watch out for the tendency to elongate and make the limbs, especially the arms, too fluid, almost into noodle arm territory. Adding structure by finding hard edges to incorporate as straight lines can help. Also, keep an eye out for the shoulder area as a transitional rhythm between the torso and arm that still holds it own mass, so it can be more fleshed out and developed in the drawings. I think this will also help with keeping the arms proportional, as the arm's starting point will be further away from the torso thus shorter. Hope this helps!
CharmLotta
First six pages are level 1, the last without numbers - level 2. After putting away references and my own drawings I felt a sudden emptiness in my brain, I didn't remember the poses sketched a minute ago! I did some seals from memory, but it was really challenging.
CharmLotta
I tried level 2, now I see I should play more with the proportions, not only with shapes. I had problems with the side view - it was hard to forget about 3D thinking and identify simple shapes. I gave up with the fox this time, I have to come back to this exercise again sometime.
CharmLotta
This exercise was like a healthy food: not very tasty, but you hope for the future benefits...
CharmLotta
I was struggling with this exercise today and gave up, because the result looked weird for me. After watching two first thumbnails made for Rembrandt now I see it really should look like that. I only began with too many details, but generally I understood the assignment well. By the way, I've almost fallen asleep watching the first part - the music was so relaxing.
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