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harry john
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7mo
added comment inProject - Simplify from Observation
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Zero experience in drawing, tried drawing this, but I cant seem to get the shadings properly. Especially the dark shades (they seem to blend together). I was using a 2B pencil and a HB one. Any tips would be appreciated
Paige
7mo
Hey, looking good! You've captured the shape and feeling of the pear well. That's a great beginner drawing.
Regarding your issue with the darks - it looks like you had trouble executing the 2nd value on your scale. Judging by the direction of your shading, you divided the pear's core shadow into the darkest edges (Value #1) and the relatively lighter center (Value #2), but since their value is not very far apart in your drawing the entire core shadow and the dark center of the cast shadow all read as one shape.
To avoid making things blend together in the future, you could practice making gradiants like the one at the top of your paper there. If you do, try to fill each square with even tone, making sure each square contains a clearly different values from the others. Try to avoid leaving gaps where the white of the paper shows through.
Paige
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7mo
Asked for help
Hello! Here's my last couple attempts at sharply drawn fruit. I didn't divide the shapes up much in the interest of simplicity but I did keep my edges hard and my lines straight.
For the two strawberries and an orange, I took my time placing things and simplifying, but I still made the strawberries and tray far too small. Oh well. I'm happy with it anyway.
Now that I feel comfortable with the basic shapes my goal is to make the next round more "chiseled".
Haha! I knew I was taking all those selfies for a grander purpose.
Sometimes, I just wanna draw shapes.
Reply with your abstracts!
Hello, I'm fairly new. Just wanted to show off a little. Critiques appreciated, but not required ;)
I did these pretty quickly (45min or less) on and off for a few weeks. Very relaxing - happy bald people in robes are a great subject. In order to hone in on gesture and composition rather than details, I kept them impressionistic. Done in various forms of charcoal.
Thanks for looking!
PS - one of them's actually a skateboarder that I messed up, so I made his legs into a robe.
Paige
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3yr
Hey Elson, looks good. Before I give my opinion, can I ask how you feel about it?
Are you proud of it?
What was difficult?
Hello @Paige . First, Yes, I am proud of it, until that drawing all I was doing were master studies, so I was pleased to be able to apply some of the things I learned from that to a real object. Secondly, I think the most difficult was to made a clear distinction between the lighted area and the reflected light, in fact, that was the purpose of this drawing to see what reflected light looks like, and I placed a white paper underneath as well.
