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@saschu
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2d
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It looks so much easier than it is done. Even with somthing as simpel as a knife.
Shayan Shahbazi
1d
I believe butter knife are simple but challenging to draw, I love the concept and I think if you do 10 more of these, you will obtain the key to jump for another type of knife. I definitely wanna see more of your work.
Andreas Kra
2d
I think the challenging part of the knife is capturing the curved section. Your side view at the top looks great! I gave it a try myself and started by oversimplifying it into an elongated cube and a rectangular plane as a first step.
For the curve, it might help to identify a few key points in perspective to map out the knife’s shape. I used the “X trick” to divide the plane into four equal parts and then estimated additional points to guide the curve when it’s distorted in perspective.
If this approach was helpful, let me know! Practice is key, and I hope you don’t feel discouraged. We’re all learning together and figuring things out along the way. Keep going—you’re doing great!
Daniel Korolik Kogan
2d
A knife doesn't have much volume. Maybe try it with something more boxy :3
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First picture, from Vincend van Gogh:
D= 3/5
C= 5/5 (some strange convergence)
F= 0/5
O= 5/5
A= 5/5
second picture, from Raffael:
D= 5/5
C= 2/5 (some in the distand buildings)
F= 5/5
O= 5/5
A= 2/5
third picture, from Raffael:
D= 5/5
C= 0/5
F= 5/5
O= 5/5
A= 5/5
@saschu
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2mo
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I found it really difficult to make some decisions in still life. At first, I did only used the middle value for the candle, but later decided to change it mostly to dark, to get more contrast. And I did make at first the shadows on the tablecloth darker, but later changed it all to the medium value.
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2mo
The first two look especially nice. You did great when simplifying the values from master paintings.
I think you could simplify the still life more.
Don't worry so much about drawing a candle or tablecloth. Simplify things down to just shapes and values.
@saschu
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3mo
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This has been a fun assignment. But it needed a lot more time than expected, and I needed to adjust my idea. I hope I did get it right.
@saschu
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3mo
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I think that it is really difficult to get 10 values with one charcoal pencil. And the dark values are too similar. Between the 6 and 7 value is not enough difference. With the addition of a hard and soft charcoal pencil, it ts a lot easier to get 10 Values. With a large Set of Graphite pencil, I find it really easy to get 10 different values. And I don't need to control my pressure. But it needs a lot more time than charcoal.
@saschu
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5mo
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I found it especially difficult to get the cheek and the muscle fat in the face right. Or the tilt of the head.
@saschu
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5mo
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Hello. I thought I knew enough of perspective for drawing simple things. But during the perspective drawing challenge on Proko, I understood how much knowledge I was missing. Especially with drawing something from a different angle or imagination. Things did not always turn out like planned. And I need to adjust my drawing to my perspective knowledge.
My goal is that I learn to draw things like a complex building from my imagination or from a different angel. So I decided to enroll here.
