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Ash Chung
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8mo
added comment inHow to Draw the Calf - Anatomy for Artists
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Have yet to learn to see in value, shade, and how to not get anal about every miniscule detail
@syodraws
6mo
You did pretty well on designing the shapes of the muscles, and on separating dark from light. Thus, the forms read clearly on your drawings. As a general critique, be careful about making the halftones too dark compared to the shadows (on the fourth drawing of the leg from the front, the plane from the tibia to the medial calf head is a little too dark, as are the regions in the quadriceps that are near the shadows).
Overall, Good job :)
@syodraws
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6mo
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Here are all six quick-sketches. I would greatly appreciate critique on whether I captured the forms and gestures of the poses correctly and effectively, as well as on other things you might notice. Thank you.
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6mo
These are great! Looks like you understand the triceps.
Madelyn Kuipers
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1yr
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Triceps assignment - Please let me know what I can improve on - feedback and critiques welcome and appreciated!
On sketch 2, the deltoid is too short. It should be about half the length of the humerus.
On sketch 3, the posterior deltoid appears to connect to the acromion process when it actually should come from the spine of the scapula. As such, the trapezius may slightly overlap it.
I'd also recommend giving a little more attention to the shapes in your drawings. Try to emphasize the force of the muscles by using curved and sharp lines--"curves and straights." That way, the forms may feel more solid. (Contour lines may also be useful for showing the form of the muscles.)
Overall good job.
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Hey everyone, please critique my hamstring assignment. Thanks!
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Here are my tracings of two of the four Hamstring Assignment photos :)
Critique is greatly appreciated.
@palyo
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1yr
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Hi everyone! These are my drawings for this lesson's assignment. Personally i found the front pose extremely hard for some reason, i didn't know how to approach the insertion properly . Also , the "pushing" pose was really tricky to draw because of the sudden twist in the upperback area. Anyway, i would really appreciate any kind of critique/advice.
Hi :)
A couple of points on the pushing pose:
1) You are using rhythm lines and gesture to communicate the movement of the legs and arms. That is good :)
2) The bulbous forms of the erector spinae are a little off-center from the spine curve.
3) In general, your drawings feel quite sketchy. I notice you use cross-contours, which is good, but I think you should take a little more time to clarify the 3-dimensional forms that the anatomy takes in each pose of your drawings. You don't necessarily have to use shading (although quick shading can help a lot)--you can use cross-contours as you have been doing.
To quote Proko,
"Remember, a “quicksketch” doesn’t mean it has to be a simple gesture or contour drawing. You can show 3d forms in a quicksketch like we did in the mannequinization lesson. And a quicksketch doesn't limit you to 3 minutes. You can spend 10-20 minutes on a quicksketch if you need to. 20 minutes is quick compared to how long we’d spend on a long drawing. The objective isn’t to draw quickly. It’s to show a clear representation of the forms of the body and motion of the pose, while not wasting time on details."
I hope these help you. If there is anything that needs clarification, please let me know.
Have a good day :D
@syodraws
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1yr
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I haven't done all of the assignment photos (yet), but here is the first one I did. I want to make sure I'm going in the right direction, as far as the assignment directions go.
I am particularly concerned with whether or not I properly communicated the MOTION of the lower-back muscles.
The thing you need to do before you even start, is to look at what the body is doing.
Example: he is pulling his leg toward his chest. This is causing the Latissimus muscle to tighten as well as the muscles of the upper back and the bicep to bulge.
Also, the abdomen is pinching, this means the lower back is stretching. You are showing wrinkles and compression in the lower back where there is none.
I did a quick sketch to show you what I mean.
