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@samkatz405
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1yr
added comment inProject - Build a 1-Point Room - Level 1
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Can you spot my awkward sink? 😆 had fun doing this assignment. I got a little lost when adding the legs to the tables. Not sure how they line up to the table top, probably over thinking this.
@samkatz405
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1yr
Wonderful lesson! Would love to eventually see how you find the rhythm for animal gestures. I tend to get lost in the fur. Understanding that you are coming to the drawing with some "presets" helps tremendously.
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1yr
Ah ya, fur makes it much more difficult to see rhythms, since its harder to see the Parts that the rhythms are supposed to connect. I've found that the only true solution to this, when observation isn't enough, is to study some of the anatomy of the animal. It takes a while, it's what makes Aaron Blaise so good at drawing animals.
Zach Pipher
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1yr
So i had a question. Recently I have been only having a lot of time for just the practice content. For someone who wants to get better at drawing, is just practicing the lessons for my only time in my schedule for practice going to help? Or should i alternate days where i draw something i see or something I like?
Hello! In my experience it has helped to practice what I am learning through application. Taking the content and applying it to subject I care more about then sometimes re-watching and practicing the class content had been invaluable. Not sure if you are familiar with Draw-a-box, but they recommend a 50/50 split. 50% class stuff, 50% personal projects. Hope that helps!
@samkatz405
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2yr
"Drawing is part what you see, part what you know and part what you wish you saw." Very well said!
So basically we're not trying to copy it exactly, but trying to think about it abstractly how they drew the line? And if we get as close as possible to their drawing that is bonus points?
Seems like it! I think the bonus points are earned if we understand How and Why we made the markings. Building up our own tool box!
@samkatz405
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2yr
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Master studies from Sorie Kim, Marco Mazzoni, Eliza Ivanova and David Colman. Was an interesting challenge to focus on the line aspect when looking for artists. I feel like what I am attracted to almost contradicts each other. For example, I love the bold line quality from Sorie Kim but I adore the loose, gestural quality from Marco and Eliza. So I guess the challenge lies in marrying the two?
Was very excited when doing the studies and I could see why the artists used what line where.
@samkatz405
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2yr
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First Rhino is light and shadow priority and second being hierarchy of importance. With the flowers, I focused more on the lighting and with the Hares, I tried to make the center hare look most important.
Aside from the obvious shadow lines, I struggle with knowing where else to place a thicker line weight. Normally, my images can get extremely busy fast. On the other hand, I am not sure I use enough shadow lines? My brain is still learning how to "see".
Johannes Schiehsl
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2yr
Thank you for this video and the very clear explanations. I think I understand all the individual rules for line weights, but I struggle when I try to combine different sets of rules when drawing.
For example: a cube sitting on the ground. Everything thick for the outlines: okay - but then it fights an ambient occlusion approach, that would tell me to make a thin or no line at all at the edge "touching" the ground.
I tried to reverse engineer the rules of how other artists solve this, but I never got any universal solution out of it. Any ideas?
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2yr
Combining contradicting 'rules' is never easy. Maybe not possible? You can combine parts of them, but you'll haver to break some rules while doing so. That's why they're not really rules, just tools.
It might be helpful to remember that drawing is a visual language. How you combine things depends on what you're saying and your style. When we speak we combine words in our own unique way, and we say them in our accent. When we draw/paint we combine shapes, colors, edges to tell our story and we do it in our own style. (When first learning a language you don't have an accent yet - you develop one.)
btw, did you mix up the ambient occlusion example? The light side would get the thin or no line.
That is interesting. From what I've seen AO is often approximated with a thicker line where it touches the ground; to represent less light reaching down into crevices.
John Daniels
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2yr
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Whether its pretty picture, or practices lines, my sketchbook will take all marks! :)
This is oddly nostalgic, as I did some DrawABox Lesson and there is some cross over exercise (only more fineliner). But that was a LOOOONNNNGGG time ago and I tossed most of my practice sheets. Pity.
I like the last one how you not only practiced them straights but also made the page feel designed. Thanks for the inspo!
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Hey guys, I tried my hand at the level 2 assignment. My daughter wanted to get a dumbo - octopus to color it, so I settled on it. I attached a clean lineart out of habbit, but the assignment probably asked more for something in the lines of the page with the 2 designs. Hope you like it.
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2yr
YES! This is awesome.
Very nice results. So nice in fact that I wonder what made you chose to take this course? Your skill seems to be way beyond what is being taught here.
It looks both awesome and cute.
The wide, curvy lines you made for the tentacles that are stretching - in your quick sketches - have a lot of a energy, despite the pearly pattern on the edge. I hope your daughter liked it.
