Rachel Dawn Owens
Virginia USA
Proko Community Critiquer
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May Berry
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14h
added comment inHow to Shade a Drawing
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Practiced this for 10 days. I found a reference photo with a higher contrast. I overlayed the construction drawing with tracing paper and made 2 versions of the same reference photo: 1 black and white, and the other blurred. I still struggle with seeing value and applying it to the drawing. I might need to do some practice from the beginner course.
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10h
I think you’re on the right track. It’s really nice how you simplified and contained the shapes of value. The proportions look great too.
Below is a demo on how I might break down the shading from this reference-
If I was using graphite or charcoal, my final drawing would have maybe came out more organic looking. Processing the drawing this way made it come out rather stiff, but I wanted to make the ideas clear.
Learning to draw means learning about how light works. It can seem complicated at first, but it all makes sense if you think about it. Light shines down on the subject and then bounces all over the forms and then back towards the viewer.
Drawing is all about creating the illusion of 3d forms on a 2d surface. Understanding value is a big part of that and it looks like you’re getting it.
Great study! Keep it up 👍
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1d
Awesome! This has a great style to it
Mika Vermeulen
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2d
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these are my first tries for the level 2 project. i will draw more of these with different animals. Critique always welcome!!!
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1d
These rock! I like the variations of the hippo designs.
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1d
Nice separation between the lights and shadows! This is a great place to start.
Here’s a demo I made for this assignment. Maybe it can help you with your next fruit drawing.
Im excited to see more!
@lucastoonz86
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2d
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hello, learned lots and got very inspired to learn anatomy and tools from this class, i will keep practicing
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1d
Wow! This is a beautiful drawing!
Heres a little tip that could help level up this drawing. Just adding a ground for the figure to stand on could add a lot of depth to the composition.
Keep it up! Great work completing the course!
Tom Romaniuk
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2d
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1d
This is a great drawing! Draw more trees is all I would say.
Here’s a tip about the Principal of Growth that could help you with your next tree.
Amu Noor
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2d
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This was a fun project. Any critique is welcome! Any feedback for the figure in the bottom left? The pose feels awkward to me, as if it was falling.
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2d
All of these drawings have a lot of depth to them. I don’t think any of them look awkward.
@bentleysayer
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5d
Lines could be cleaner but overall pretty happy with how this first attempt turned out
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5d
Nice!
