#240212 Practice / study drawings. RSB sketchbook. HB mechanical pencil. Various refs. among them Loomis, Woodward and Michael Hampton.

Hi everybody, just started the Drawing Fundamentals (I'm literally drawing pears right now). In the first videos, Stan suggests taking notes, and I think that's a good idea; problem is: I have no idea why! I also study math and programming, and I have no issues studying and taking notes with these subjects. With visual arts, instead, I struggle to understand what I should note, and how I should note that. Should I make small drawings, since it's all about visuals? Should I note how to sharp a pencil or the difference in texture between using the side of a pencil or the tip? I don't know why, but I'm really struggling.

Hello everyone the following is a comission work i did for a client

Hi. I am a beginner and I'd like to know what is better between a portable drawing table or any drawing table and a regular table? It seems that drawing tables make it harder for me to draw with free arm movements. Also, I need to be able to freely rotate my sketchbook. Seeking for advices please. Thank you

Stan never told us what sketchbook he uses. He shared that he likes a spiral bindings, and a thick cover and shows us these but nowhere in the tools list does he actually say where to get these or what they’re called. What the heck!

I wanted to start practicing with boxes using an ink pen so I don’t try to fix any mistakes I make and to practice perspective. I see my lines are still lacking in confidence so that’s why I’m using a pen. Can anyone help me to improve my boxes and perspective? It would be appreciated!

Hey all! I’m looking for feedback on my pear assignment from the Drawing Fundamentals course. Thoughts?

Hello everyone I am drawing this for a client and I just traced the line art and did the shading based on the refference and when I sent this to the client she said that it's looking weird I don't understand why is it because of the hairs Can anyone tell me (It's in work in progress)

I’m doing a challenge to get better at still lives, so I welcome anyone who wants to improve to join me!

Hey Guys, I would be grateful for some constructive feedback of my latest figure drawing. I think it's obvious that I made some measuring mistakes in the ribcage/sternum region and the head is skew (orientation and height). But what else is there? And what would you recommend to focus on next I could benefit most from (besides measuring/proportions)? Thank you guys

I could really use some guidance on twisting the boxes. No matter what I do I just can't seem to get them right. I marked all the ones I wanted to twist with an X above them. If anyone could provide some feedback I'd really appreciate it. Thank you

Hello, I have a question about cylinders or ellipses. I learned that the “minor axis” of an ellipse (at the end of a cylinder) runs in the direction, into which the cylinder is also tilted. And that the “major axis” is “perpendicular" to the “minor axis”.But in Michaels Hampton's book Figure Drawing Design and Inventionis a page about drawing cylinders. The cylinders are inclined differently and the “major axis” always runs straight up and the angle changes not at all. The “minor axis” also does not run in the direction of the cylinder. Why? Is this a mistake in Michaels Hampton's book? (The explanation of the illustration is on the left below.) I've just uploaded a quick sketch of what the cylinders and especially the crosses in the cylinders should look like based on what I've learned. I find this confusing and I want to learn how to draw cylinders correctly. Therefore I would appreciate an explanation. Thank you in advance :) Daniel

I want to share some of my drawings. Feel free to critique or share your thoughts. I’ve been stagnant for a while now, so I’m hoping that this change will help me improve.

Hi artists, I just finished my very first attempt at charcoal figure drawing. Am I missing ? I feel like the bottom turned out better then the head and hair, but I don’t know how to fix that. Feedback is more than welcome !

Hi. I did an exercise similar to the pear one. I draw a small container of tomatos. I noticed that there issues with the proportions and perspective. I am a beginner BTW. Feedback requested. Thank you

Hello everyone. This was my attempt at using line weight to make my art more dynamic? I feel like I managed to communicate light to shadow and outer form vs inner form, but I don’t really feel any sense of depth from my lines except for the fact that they represent a 3D form. Please critique, thank you :)

Hi! I would like to post some of my sketches for critique. These were done during urban sketching meetings, so people I drew were moving. I gotta admit first, that I was studying some theory about drawing a lot time ago, and forgot a lot of terms. I decided to upload some fast sketches as well as more polished ones. Thanks for help!

I stopped doing this course back when we had to design a kitchen and I’m wanting to come back but can’t find a reason and motivation to do it. Everything seemed like good information but the lack of clear instructions on how to use it all in conjunction left me with nothing to do. I really want to come back but also don’t want to waste my time again. Any thoughts?

Hello Everyone! this is my first post and I'm very excited to be here! :D I've being drawing since 2010, but mostly what I've done were drawings based on reference, this year I decided to finally start learning how to draw from imagination. I posted some sketches I've done in the last few weeks, and I would love to get some help/advice from you guys! ;) thanks!

This is my first attempt at charcoal pencil drawing.. Looking for some critique please! Want to start experimenting with graphite and charcoal next, I really like the darks you can get from charcoal, but getting the detail in is harder.. In general, is the darks dark enough here? Are the values right? Please feel free to be critical!