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@conn
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10d
added comment inPerspective for Drawing Anything
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Hi guys! This is my first attempt at the rapids. I would appreciate any feedback! I was quite happy with how it turned out but I would like to try out other angles that are less straight forward that this front on view.
Andrea Böhm
9d
This is looking good, especially the rock formations! If you want to improve: Use some straights for the rocks to indicate hardness. For the perspective of the water: you could use ellipses with a smaller degrees plus lines closer together in the background and ellipses with larger degrees and more space in between in the foreground.
@hansheide
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12d
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I tried to draw water in perspective, besides the fact that its a but messy, i think i drew it in too strong perspective. do anybody know how to fit 3 point perspective onto a normal sized piece of paper without it looking too extreme?
i would also like any other critique!🙂👨🎨
I am not an expert, so take my advice with a grain of salt. It might look too extreme, because the perspective lines are converging to fast or rather the vanishing points are too close to eachother.
@maximilienle2d
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4mo
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Did studies from a few artists recommended by Proko for line quality. I like to copy and the move on to a imagination drawing using what I have just learned to better sink in the knowledge. I'll probably do a few more of those.
These look insane! Especially the study of Claire Wendling's illustration seems really well done!
@kaonashi
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4mo
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My submissions for the sketch from observation project as well as the references I used. I tried not to focus too much on small details, and instead find the rhythm and flow of the forms. It was a really rewarding exercise!
Hey basics students, I'm sick and can't record right now. The next lesson on Cross Contour will be delayed till next week. Sorry!
Zach Pipher
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6mo
Stan, I really like doing the practice assignments, They make me feel good because I feel successful when I do them. However I don't really spend time doing personal projects. Whenever I draw I just do the most recent lesson or a lesson from the past that I felt like I needed more time doing.
However I am worried though if I am stunting my growth by not drawing something for me- or rather something original, either from a reference or from imagination. How important would you say it is to make sure I spend a few days a week drawing for me and not doing old projects over and over again?@@
For reference I love drawing characters but they never look as good as I like them to. So i default to doing drawing that makes me feel comfortable.
Something you can try is incorporating some of the lessons in designing/ drawing your characters. Using the lessons about shape and perspective to construct some cool poses for example.
@wonderphantom
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10mo
Hi @conclorde! To answer your first question: NO! You are never too old to learn how to draw.
Now regarding your second question: That depends.
Those two are professionals with years of experience. You'll need to do a lot of drawing to reach their levels.
It is hard, but it is possible with enough hard work, a good community and the right resources. Luckily for you, you can find two of those things right here at Proko!
thank you for replaying, i know its a tall task to become that good and i know at proko i will get all the help i need
Fabian Ayala
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11mo
Asked for help
Tried animating a box moving in space. This was good practice. Drew a lot of lines lol
David
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1yr
Asked for help
Had some trouble keeping the shading even using a charcoal pencil. I might need to revisit the video on sharpening :-|
Hello David, can't really help with the charcoal pencil problem, but I think you captured the shape of the pear well. Things you should focus on are the seperation of shapes with clear edges and not outlining the shape of the highlights. I can kinda see what shapes you are using but it is not clear enough. To make the highlights pop out more you can make the value of the surrounding area a little bit darker. I hope this helps and sorry if I could not make my self clear enough, english isn't my first language.... :/
Cheng-Yuan Wang
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1yr
Asked for help
Hello everyone!
This is my first attempt of the pear. In this assignment I specifically used 4 different pencils for different values to avoid pressing too hard on the paper, which I tend to do without noticing.
When I finished the pear, I didn't know what to do with the shadow on the surface, so I left it blank. In retrospective, I should have made my dark shadow on the pear a bit lighter so I would have some room for the darkest shadow on the surface like so many of you did. That's definitely something I will try to do next time.
I also found that my woodless graphite pencils is a bit darker than my wooden ones. I don't know if it's normal because they're very cheap. But this assignment does make me more familiar with the tools I have so I can make the best use of them.
