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Tanya Valkanova
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added comment inProject - Simplify to CSI
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This is the befor watching any of the demos, I noticed I keep searching the lines and end up with lots to clean up afterwards.
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It might help to make some very light marks in the beginning to indicate key landmarks. Think big to small. Once you have the big structures in place, then you can move on to refining and simplifying your lines to CSI.
It could also help to try to slow yourself down while drawing. Try to be very intentional with each line. It might slow you down more than you'd like but you can build speed again by practicing this way consistently.
The snail looks great! You got some really good stuff here, hope this helps!
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My first attempt was based on what was shown in the free youtube video, the second was after purchasing the course and after watching the demo.
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Nice! Your second drawing uses a wider value range and you've designed your shapes more intentionally. You nailed it 👍
Invented head. Still trying to get the hang of organizing my palette, and paint consistency. Didn't go too crazy with the drawing, just did a quick sketch and jumped right in. On to the next one.
Alex Smith
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9h
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For this first attempt, I traced just the major/structural lines using light strokes (like we did for the rhino project), then used the original as reference for the rest. Instead of trying to get the line weight on the first try, I laid down all the lines lightly/with thin strokes, and then built them up like Stan showed in the demos and critiques. Feeling way more comfortable with it now.
I'll try it again (likely with another image), and do it fully from reference (no tracing outlines). Really enjoyed this exercise!
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This is a great way to practice tapered strokes! Your study turned out great. Looking at your drawing next to Glen Keane's, I noticed that he got pretty loose with his lines, particularly in the hair, and I think that gives his version a more hairlike quality, and more movement. Just an observation, I think your drawing turned out very successful 👍
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Second attempt on the level 2 assignment. The image is a little upclose since I did not put any borders around the drawing, so I thought it looked better this way, I would love to know if there are any points of improvement here! One word of advice i'd give myself is that I kinda shot myself in the foot by going so dark with a hb pencil, if I didn't I most likely could have reduced the amount of noise in the darker areas, but I guess doing more and more of these will help with that. I also tried to do little to no detail at all and just focusing on the larger, clustered shapes, was that a good call?
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Yes, this looks awesome!
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Not sure if I fulfilled the requirements on this one. Maybe my sketches was a little simple, I enjoyed doing it though.
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You're on the right track! I love the bird sommelier, keep playing with these ideas 👍
Jake
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So what happened? Did I go on holiday? Was I ill? No, I was a bad student. I did what Proko warned me not to do, I got hung up on perfectionism and wanting constant progress. But I'm back now, starting right at the beginning again. Hope this goes well.
The second image is a warm up exercise I do, practicing different angles and lines etc.
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Welcome back! What matters is that you've come back to it. This is a good start, keep it up 👍
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Level 1 assignment
I have a doubt regarding this. For this particular assignment, are we supposed to think about the logic of the direction of light or just go for aesthetically pleasing placement of different value groups?
I understand that I should put emphasis on whatever I choose to prioritize, like the light or the face or the hair or hands, but my confusion is whether in each thumbnail I should decide the values after establishing a certain light direction or go for the aesthetically pleasing design and then figure out the lighting?
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If I'm understanding your question correctly -- I think good design is king and whichever decisions you make to arrive there is up to you. There are endless combinations of local value and lighting that you can explore. I don't think there's a "correct" way to do so. Do whatever you think would look cool! You did a great job with these thumbnails :)
