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@vidar
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6mo
added comment inCritique - Learning to Sketch from Observation
I think I need some help!
I am getting confused on what lines you are supposed to make.
(1) it was CSI and contour(or rather line by line and how they relate to each other).
(2) Then he taught us about the tapered stroke and different kind of searching lines. Basically dont think to much of each line(dont be scared in the beginning, just try to find the idea.
(3) but now when sketching from imagination/Observation you are supposed to do (2) but think of the gesture and not the contour? Is that what you are supposed to do? I made this drawing down below. But I am not sure I did the right thing, I felt like I captured the contour but not the flow. Thats why I decided to change the duck to the right, because in my head he looked proud. Can this be "flow" or does it have to look like the character?
Thanh Nguyen Thi Kieu
5mo
hello from a fellow student!
From what I can understand (i didn't buy the course), drawing the gesture line is meant to capture the overall feeling (or the flow) and composition of the subject (so that you don't lose it when focusing on the parts and details).
It certaintly would help if you try and exaggerate some parts of the duck to make the flow clearer. For example, I would try to puff the chest of the duck on the right photo.
