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Sadie Ward
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2yr
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I'm almost there. So close to the finishing line! I'd really love some critique on these, really feel free to tear it apart.
I redrew number 1 to try to make the toe design a bit better. I included some of my initial sketches for some of them because I'm not very confident with my shading at the moment. I've felt in some of them it was a hindrance to my original work, but I can see myself improving with it.
Sadie Ward
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2yr
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Here's the first part of my submission. I haven't had a chance to look at the answers yet, but I'd love some critique on this first part before I move on. No holds barred, I really want to learn feet right.
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2yr
Hi @Sadie Ward, I think you've done a great job with these! Good gesture, structure and anatomy.
- I think the proportions look off at times. In #3 and #1 the foot reads as too wide overall. In #3 it's mainly the talus and tibia/fibula hinge joint that is too wide and in #1 the heel.
It might help to do some sketches of the foot from imagination to familiarize yourself with its proportions. You could for example do a sketch, then check with reference to see where you're off, then try another pose or the same, keeping those errors in mind.
Or it's just a matter of paying closer attention to proportion when drawing from reference.
Hope this helps :)
Sadie Ward
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2yr
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Here is my best shot. Any and all critique is welcome.
It felt awkward trying to do this assignment without knowing feet yet. I didn't want to focus too much on a subject that I hadn't got to yet, except for the bones. I also feel like I'm getting distracted by shading in these studies as that's fairly new to me.
Sadie Ward
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2yr
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Here is my go at the assessment. Shading is something very new to me but I didn't want to skip this one just because that isn't something I was good at yet. Would really love some critique as I was pushed out of my comfort zone with this (which I liked).
Hey Sadie,
I like your drawings, I think you captured the gesture and the anatomy pretty well. You mentioned that you were not good at rendering yet, so I thought I would show you a few things that I think will get you started.
First of all, rendering is meant to give volume and show form. The easiest way to begin is to start with the core shadow that runs along the length of the form. Then softly transition into the light side with half tones, and into the shadows with dark half tones. Notice that each form gets a core shadow and half tones
I did some sketches over your drawings to show you what I mean. I hope it's clear and you understand what I am showing you :)
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Here's my best shot at it. I realised after the attempts that it was best to trace for the glutes and quades as well. The images on the right are when I've redrawn it after watching the answers video. To be frank, I did get lazy for number four and didn't redraw it.
I would love some critique!
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2yr
Hi @Sadie Ward, really nice studies! The anatomy looks accurate for the most part; you seem to know the attachments well and the muscles' placement look pretty accurate.
- In image 1 and 2 I think you might be placing the biceps femoris short head too much laterally. I think the femur runs closer to the center of the thigh.
-In image 2 you seemed to have place the greater trochanter where the asis is.
- In image 2 I think you might be showing too much of the sartorius in your second attempt. In Stan's example it's only a thin sliver.
The main difference between the ones you made before watching the video and the ones you made after seem to be:
- the tendons. In your tracings they are very wide and don't feel as hard/strong/tendony as Stan's drawings.
- the three dimensionality. In your tracings the muscles feel a bit more 2D; they don't interact with eachother in space as clearly. This often happens to me when I do a tracing :) One thing that helps me is to practice drawing the muscles from imagination, so that I get to know the muscles and how they relate to eachother in space more thoroughly.
Hope this helps :) Keep up the good work!
Sadie Ward
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2yr
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Here is my best attempt. Based on prior critiques I've gotten, I've tried to push the gesture a lot more this time to varying level of success (I think). I think I'm still working on not losing gesture when I'm trying to maintain structure. I'd really love some critique, I worked really hard on these.
1b, 2b and 4b are when I've redrawn it after watching the answers video.
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2yr
Hi @Sadie Ward, really nice! I definitely think you managed to maintain the gesture. The shape design is really cool, capturing both force and structure!
- You seem to be making the sartorius too thin in many of these.
Cheers!
Sadie Ward
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2yr
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Here is my go at it. The image on the left is the one I did prior to seeing the answers video. The one of the right is me redrawing it afterwards.
I'd really love a whole bunch of critiques. I've always hated legs.
Hey Sadie,
Nice job on these leg drawings despite hating them :)
The one thing I noticed, is that your leg shapes are too straight making the legs feel stiff. Remember to think gesture when drawing anything, it will always help keep your drawings from looking stiff. I did a quick sketch to show you what I mean :)
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Here is my attempt. I'm proud of my attempt at it given its difficulty, but would really love some critique so I can improve even further.
Your sense of the fullness of form is very nice. I would recommend trying to see if you can retain the fluidity of the gesture while you're developing the forms.
Sadie Ward
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2yr
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These are my go at the assignment. I would really love some help on this because I really struggled with these
Sadie Ward
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2yr
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Here is my best go at the assignment. Neck muscles definitely felt overwhelming but I think by the end I was getting a grasp of them overall. I'd love any critique people would be willing to offer!
