Maria Gaitan
Los Angeles, CA
Leaving behind everything I thought I knew, so I can start learning properly this time.
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Maria Gaitan
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Mushrooms!!!
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After completing the official assignment, I decided to tackle another portrait because I really wanted to understand this concept of shape simplification way more. I did not do this in 1 sitting. It took me a couple of days because I tried to do it digitally first, but I wasn’t happy with the progress. I decided to do it traditionally because the feeling of pencil on paper is just unbeatable. There a lot of things I would change and I still wanted to do to this, but I’m training myself to stop working on a drawing endlessly. I feel I could’ve pushed the values even more. There is a ton I still need to learn, and this assignment is really challenging! But I kinda feel I can move on to the next lesson…. (?) I doubt myself a lot so I’m working on that as well…. So, jumping to the next lesson isn’t easy 😮💨
After completing the official assignment, I decided to tackle another portrait because I really wanted to understand this concept of shape simplification way more. I did not do this in 1 sitting. It took me a couple of days because I tried to do it digitally first, but I wasn’t happy with the progress. I decided to do it traditionally because the feeling of pencil on paper is just unbeatable. There a lot of things I would change and I still wanted to do to this, but I’m training myself to stop working on a drawing endlessly. I feel I could’ve pushed the values even more. There is a ton I still need to learn, and this assignment is really challenging! But I kinda feel I can move on to the next lesson…. (?) I doubt myself a lot so I’m working on that as well…. So, jumping to the next lesson isn’t easy 😮💨
Maria Gaitan
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I found a picture from when I was separating the shadow from the light, and I kinda went back to the drawing to darken some areas.
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Hello everyone,
The first one was before the demo. The second one was after the demo.
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i think you should push your values a little bit more. I feel there’s too little difference between highlights and the lighter half tone. Also, if I could add one more thing would be to create more distance between the shadow and darker halftone. But, good job! 👏
I did the small thumbnail after watching the project explanation video, and the second one is the one I drew after watching the demo. I spent over 1 hour with the initial sketch, and I still got proportions wrong so I kept going back and forth trying to fix my mistakes. I’m not entirely pleased with it since I still can see how proportions are not entirely accurate. But, I gotta say I’m proud of myself for taking the time to learn fundamentals! This assignment is pretty challenging and it took me a couple of hours to work on this; it’s not easy to see, simplify, and separate shadow shapes from light. I’ll do another portrait after I’m done watching the critique video!
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1mo
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Hi, this is my first attempt before the demo. I had a lot of trouble getting the overall shape and shadows correct. feedback would be very much appreciated.
1mo
I think you should look for an image that shows more light and shadow contrast. Also, watch out for proportions; try to take your time with the initial sketch. But. I’m pretty sure after watching the demo you’ll be able to understand more about shadow shapes! You got this!
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I drew the other 2 pears after watching the Critique Video D:
1mo
I drew the blue pear after watching the free YouTube video and before purchasing the course. The second one I drew it after watching the project explanation video, and the last one was the one I did after watching Stan's demo.
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