Ron Kempke
Somewhere over the rainbow
I am not a monkey. This is my cousin's photo but the engineer's cap is mine and I wish he'd return it to me.
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Ron Kempke
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12d
added comment inMannequinization Assignment Example 2
Nothing against Stan, but comparing his drawing to the reference photo, the drawing needs to lose at least 50 pounds. (I think the model would be offended by it.)
Ron Kempke
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3mo
From a top view, the rear of the human head is wider than the front of it so I believe a "keystone" box top was intended to show it - hence the diverging lines.
Chavel
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1yr
Some animal structure practice! Critique is welcome! Initially I was struggling a lot with breaking down animals into shapes (what shapes to use, etc.) but moderndayjames’ video on how to draw animals really helped. However I know I still have more improvements to make so I’m considering spending another week on this after watching Proko’s critique video (not sure why I didn’t watch that beforehand).
You seem to rely on outlines and shapes and avoid adding much structure. Try building your reference with imaginary boxes in place of shapes. Imagine you're using blocks of clay. If that's too difficult, get some clay and actually build it with clay blocks, or build it by gluing sugar cubes together. Then draw what you see and draw it from various angles. Take photos of it and draw directly on the prints the structure you see. It takes a lot of observation and practice to convincingly show structural depth on your paper, but it's important to make it fun too.
@lightsdesu
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4mo
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hey Michael, thanks for the info and examples. I’m struggling with figuring out the jaw and neck. It drives me crazy. Here are my examples for this project. Hopefully I made it in time for critiques.
The intersection of the cylindrical neck with the bottom plane of the jaw is a curve. Your drawing shows it as a straight line or it's been left out altogether. It's helpful to imagine the curve that's produced by partially cutting a large diameter tube, representing the neck, at a slight angle with a saw. The jaw's bottom plane isn't perfectly flat but imagining it as a plane, the saw, is easier than imagining it as part of an even larger cylinder that cuts the smaller cylinder of the neck.
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Day 6 Week 1 Chonky Blaster Gun
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Fire hydrant and Toy Car - i hope its okay to have them combined in one composition.
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Day 7 Week 1 Playground
I see that you used your thirds construction to locate the swing's seats horizontally, relative to the length of the top bar. Your thirds construction is correct but can you prove it is?
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Day 7 Week 1 Playground (2)
@awkodiak
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7mo
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I like this little guy! I made him a little fizzy in the face so it looks more like fur.
Nice attempt but have you tried superimposing your drawing over the reference image to see how your proportions differ from it? It's a very good way to train your eye to see more accurately, if that's one of your goals.
