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Ayush Srivastava
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How do we measure and draw without the use of a ruler? Quite confused.
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Hey @Ayush Srivastava, you are measuring using reference points on the face. At 3:55 in the demo above, Stan calls these reference points "units" and explains how to use them. A unit could be the whole head -- which is why you will hear artists reference the height of an average body as "7 and a half heads tall" -- or the even the length of the nose for example. You can use what makes the most sense to you. In the video, Stan walks you through how he thinks about it, which can be really helpful when trying to understand this concept. Give it a listen and let me know if that makes sense!
@sosoph
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Hi to everyone in the course!! :) I feel like I had trouble simplifying the shapes, I kept wanting to add more lines. It was harder than expected to make uniform values. I used a 2B pencil and HB pencil, and my drawing was small. Maybe I will attempt it again, but larger and by adding a 2H pencil for the lighter values. It was really enjoyable (:
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Great pear drawing! Looking forward to seeing the second attempt.
@skylarsmithe
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snail first go.
Any advice would be appreciated. My lines feel scratchy. I don't know if I'm doing something wrong of if it is just muscle memory/dexterity and will correct itself with practice.
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It's just a bit of shift you have to make in mindset. Instead of making many small, dark searching lines, train yourself to consciously make long, loose and very light lines. It may feel a bit unnatural at first but keep practicing, you want to start darkening the lines once you've found the ones that you feel good about. This process may slow you down a bit as well, but you will rebuild speed with practice. Nice use of CSI here. You're on the right track!
@minjun
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First attempts, took longer than I wanted to. Wasn't sure if I should have added the shoelaces on the boots
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Your lines are great! The snail looks awesome. The laces are a difficult challenge but will be very beneficial to your progress, I recommend you give them a shot :)
Your gesture studies are beautiful. I would love to see more confident lines like you have in your mannequinization and bean drawings.
Thank you for your comment. I noticed that I'm just less self-conscious with my lines during exercises without a timer. I'm pretty much forcing myself to draw from my shoulder when I'm practicing gesture or during the lay-in stage of a drawing.
Tiana
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The first three photos I tried before the demo. Re-attempted after watching the demo. Definitely felt a bit more relaxed the second time around. I also drew on bigger paper so that helped, as well.
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Great improvement!
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Great idea to use the value scale on the side of your drawing. The pear looks awesome and you made good decisions with your shapes in the dark range. I think you could break up the straight line in the lighter range a bit to show the plane shifts in the lower half of the pear, and also give it a bit more visual interest.
The portrait looks really nice as well, although I think you could simplify some of the shapes further, specifically the shapes that make up the facial features.
Shah Areq Mohaimen
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Hi @Shah Areq Mohaimen, nice work here. Very clean lines and most everything is in the right place. Just be careful with the muscles around the shoulder girdle -- don't forget to include the Teres Major, which is the muscle that is making the bulge underneath the Latissumus. Overall great job!
Elijah R
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Any sort of feedback would be appreciated. The shoe for just no reason was killing me, so I just ended up not doing the laces before I lose my mind. The slug was less stressful but for some reason it looks wrong.😑
edit: (I did this before watching the demo)
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Hey! You might find it easier, especially with the boots, to draw larger. If you use a piece of standard copy paper (8.5x11in) in landscape orientation, you'll have a lot more space to work with and those smaller details, such as the laces. The laces are a great challenge to take on so I really encourage you to try!
@mwalker
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It’s still a challenge for me to lay down light lines (whether digital or paper) so I end up erasing a lot - I feel like I’m progressing a little though - at least mentally if not with my actual drawing :)
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That's a common experience, to feel improvement in your understanding of a concept but your technical skills haven't quite caught up yet. Just keep practicing, these are looking great! :)
