Activity Feed
Rin Siebert
•
3yr
added comment inHow to Simplify the Motion of the Torso – The Bean
Asked for help
Hello! Thanks for looking, I'd love some critique!
•
3yr
They look really good! Got nothing to critique :)
Rin Siebert
•
3yr
Asked for help
Hello! Only did a few gestures today, but I think I'm getting better at it. At what point should I move on to the next step: the bean? I've been practicing this one for about a week so far.
Rin Siebert
•
3yr
Asked for help
Hello! Thank you for looking, please tell me what you think! I appreciate all the critiques so far :)
This time I tried to exaggerate the poses a bit and give more meaning to the lines. I think I can exaggerate more, I'm just not sure how to do that because I don't know proportions/anatomy yet. I think I'll do some 30 second gestures so I can learn to exaggerate without feeling the need to keep it realistic.
In #1 I like how you have captured the playfulness of the pose with the arms, shoulders and head. I think #2 is my favourite. I like how you have captured the mass and power of the right shoulder and movement of the right hip/leg. New to this myself so not sure I can suggest improvements. Cheers
Very good! it looks like you accomplished these with as few lines as possible and captured the idea of the gesture, keep up the good work mate!
Rin Siebert
•
3yr
Asked for help
These are my 2 minute quick sketches, I probably usually take around 4 minutes so this felt rushed, but I think I got better the more I did it. Any ideas on what I should focus on for next time? Thank you!
I think they're looking great! Just some proportional issues like with the head of number 3 looking a little too small relative to the body. One of the legs for number 6 also has a case of what Stan refers to as "the snowman effect," so just be mindful of that, as it can disrupt flow.
I really like number 8. The C curve really unifies the pose into a nice sweeping motion. Keep it up!
Rin Siebert
•
3yr
Asked for help
Hello! Here's my practice for this video. Thank you for looking at it, I'd love some critique.
I tried to focus less on contour and more on the rhythm of the gesture. I also tried using less strokes.
The only issue I continually notice is the tiny heads haha, but that's an easy fix. These look great!
Awesome flow, very few lines that tell the whole story. Your shapes are great too. Love it :-)
Rin Siebert
•
3yr
Asked for help
Hello!
Thanks for looking at my work, I'd love some critique!
I did some figure drawing yesterday too based off of the FORCE method (I saw a video on Proko's Youtube), that's the second picture without any numbers, so that is what I'm working off of. I think I may have carried over too much of that, which leads me to my first question:
In 5 and 7 I was trying to use less lines, in the rest I made a lot of lines to build up the darkness of them, which is best to practice at the start?
2nd question:
What information should I give here? I'm worried this is not enough information to be able to critique me well. For example, though this time I forgot to time myself, would that be useful information? I think I took a few minutes for each.
Thank you! I look forward to going through this course!
I love the smooth light lines you've made, these all look so great! A few look like you are following the shape of the body and not the flow of the pose if I had to nit pick.
But, honestly great work!
seems that everything is going well for you in terms of gesture, line of action, and basic anatomy.. it is soothing to look at these practices. well done!
First off .. Great work !! main goal of gesture drawing is to get the pose right. which you did well.
1st question : for gesture drawing it is recommended to start with capturing the pose in as minimum strokes as possible . For example , 1and 2 has good flow of action with one long stroke going from shoulder to feet. Nothing wrong with building up with small strokes. But I would recommend avoiding it when beginning. or this may turn in to habit and lead to chicken scratches. One long stroke for the pose looks better and clean than lots of small strokes
2nd question : The amount of information you give depends on the time you allot for it . If it is 30 secs to 1 min, you only need to get the pose right with good line of action. then check your proportions. If you have more time, build construction on top of this gesture. If you then have more time, add in more details and so on
It is like building a house - first the foundation, then frames, then walls , flooring. Painting and finishing comes at the end.
Rin Siebert
•
3yr
Hello, I'm wondering how skilled I should already be before taking this course. I'm a beginner and in terms of drawing I haven't studied much about perspective, anatomy, or composition yet.
So my questions are: At what level should I be at with drawing before taking this course? Is there any way to quantify that? And are there any courses or exercises you'd recommend that could bring someone to the level required?
