Melanie Scearce
Virginia
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Marcin Ch
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1d
added comment inProject - Measure Proportions
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so far the toughest assignment, it was very interesting that portrait coming together starting with the big shapes and than scaling down - toughest part were the eyes, I've felt that smallest mistake was ruining the whole reception of the face. If you have any more tricks, please share.
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6h
This is super accurate @Marcin Ch! The only part that's a bit off to me is the mouth. Portraits are tricky because it's all about the unique proportions to get a likeness. When you get to the point of laying in the facial proportions I recommend stepping back again and treating it like you did initially with the large constructions: take your time and measure a lot.
Meg
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10h
Hey gang! Loving these lessons so far. Coming back to drawing/art after a really long time. First pics are without the demo, second is with them. Simplifying is something i've always struggled with and I honestly loved following this. Made me realise how much I was overcomplicating everything. Looking forward to doing more. So many good drawings already on here also! Love looking through them all.
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7h
Big improvement in your second portrait drawing. Your values are much more organized there. The thumbnail was a great idea. Nice work!
Zeenab Aneez
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17h
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Just completed the exercise! I'm pretty happy with how they turned out but after watching the video, I think I have a long way to go in terms of capturing the idea vs smaller contours, and getting more confident just sketching and exploring.
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7h
I agree with you on the sketching and exploring -- push yourself to get a bit looser with your strokes. You won't find the correct one on the first try, so keep your lines light and find the correct lines as you go.
Chirantan Talukdar
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16h
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They say that lightning doesn't strike the same place twice. Well, the same can be said for most of my lines. Any advice on how to draw good, coherent lines?
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7h
It's a matter of practice to increase your dexterity :) You are on the right track! My advice would be incorporating this kind of practice every day if you can. Use both sides of copy paper to save cost.
youssef ateya
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9h
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I could really use some critique. I feel like my line quality is pretty bad, and I’m not sure how to improve it. My lines come out weird, and I still get confused about where to use thick lines and where to keep them thin.
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7h
Your line quality isn't bad at all. Focus on your shapes -- starting with basic shapes like circles, squares, and triangles as a foundation to build into more complex shapes. Like your hippo that I highlighted here, which is made of essentially a square and a triangle that you added and subtracted shapes to/from to create a more complex image. This one has great rhythms and the most personality out of your drawings here. Keep aiming for that quality, you got it!
@atv
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9h
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Hi! For this exercise I choose to do a study of Peter Paul Rubens and Claire Wendling. I think it is good advice to have the two images side by side for comparison because I just found some major differences. I will try some other studies once I finish the demo :D
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7h
Great studies! I love your variations in line weight.
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Hello, here are my simplifications before watching Stan's demos. Comments and critiques are welcome! :)
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8h
Nice job simplifying the spine on Skelly and the laces on the boots! You made it look easy.
Axel Gyllenstierna
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1d
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Level 2 Assignment - Feedback and critique welcome!
This was both frustratingly challenging and (hopefully) rewarding! After some practice, it became easier to rotate the character in my mind. I still struggle with keeping the line weight as clean and interesting as I'd like.
I had a bit of a breakthrough when realizing that taking the weight distribution into account made the pose a lot more balanced (duh). For example - the character doesn't have to keep its feet under the center of mass if it is pulling a rope
Game 4 was the most difficult for me. Coming up with interesting shapes and designs didn’t go as well as I’d hoped.That said, this is definitely an exercise I’ll return to regularly. I'm looking forward to starting the shading work in the Value chapter!
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8h
Excellent work, I love the extreme perspective in #8. You nailed this!
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My ginger root people :D
Trang Vũ
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4d
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This is my first try with Draw Skelly - the 1st homework. I'm still not sure with the 3D shape of the Pelvis.
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3d
The next module is how to draw the pelvis -- for this exercise they look good to me. The placement of the spine is perfect. Keep up the good work 👍
