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Let's take a look at your "Simplify to CSI" submissions! I decided to combine both level 1 & 2 students for this critique since I saw very similar mistakes at both levels.
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@skylarsmithe
1d
Did the shoes multiple times. Lines definitely looking better than the snail one.
Tony Zhang
9d
Drawing feet literally sucks.
@20thunderbird17
11d
Here is the second attempt after watching the video. Please, any feedback is wanted!
pinkfin
16d
Spent a lot of time on this project, was challenging for me. Partly it took a long time because i was scared to start drawing shoelaces... I redrew boots couple of times because was not proud of my line art but at the end my hand got used to putting the lines down and honestly i like the result even though i think i didn't do so great with shoelaces. Would really appreciate some criticism!
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16d
You did great! These are super clean drawings. It’s ok to be a little sketchy. Don’t worry about the details too much. As long as it reads, you’re ok.
@vitor_tumoli
18d
First version of the snail task. Happy to receive feedback
@zaneki
22d
tried the boots again after watching some crits, found myself getting very frustrated and unable to focus so i rushed a bit. critique appreciated
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21d
If you find yourself getting overwhelmed or frustrated, I think it's a good practice to put it down for a bit and take a break. It's like hitting the reset button. When you come back to it refreshed you may notice something that you didn't before. For having rushed I think this looks great! Would like to see those laces finished. Good luck :)
Tommy Pinedo
27d
I attemped the snail, boots, and camel before doing the skull as I left that as the last one. This was my first attempt. I like it, I am not sure if I should redo it. Any feedback?
Tommy Pinedo
27d
I decided I am going to redo it. I can improve on line quality. lol
Dominic Statuto
1mo
Attempt one of the snail and boot project, as well as my second attempt on the boots. I feel that my boots improved proportion wise, although my line control for the laces is still pretty terrible.
@jackb
1mo
I attempted lvl 1 and lvl 2 and then loosely repeated whilst following along with the demo (I don’t copy exactly but just try to get a feel for what stan is saying as he goes along) I went a bit too into the details for this but overall am quite happy with these
Tommy Pinedo
27d
I like all of them. Yes I agree on the first attempts there are more details, I did that too and for this exercise we are supposed to simplify it which I see the improvement in simplification on the second attempts! Very well done! :)
@zaneki
1mo
watched the first 5 min of this vid and immediately knew i screwed up on the assignment lol (wasn't simplifying enough). tried again with a figure. any critique for my use of CSI?
Maria Gaitan
1mo
CSI Practice
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1mo
Beautiful work!
Astral Castle
1mo
I did the boots & snail first, then watched the demo on them, and realized that I was kind of doing the project wrong. So i tried simplifying the last two a bit more.
Tommy Pinedo
27d
As the level increases, I notice the improvement in line quality. The snail and the boots were a bit too scratchy, but in level 2, the lines are more crisp and confident. Thats progress! nice!!!! :)
devin
1mo
I am a super noob at drawing. I was happy to see an improvement in my looser lines by the 3rd snail.
The boots overwhelmed me, I want to practice basic lines and try the boots again.
Tommy Pinedo
27d
I can see that you are improving. I can see the overwhelming energy on the first attempts, especially on the boots. However, you are getting the idea on the second attempt. What helped me on the boots when I felt that the laces overwhelmed was watching stan attempt and critique.
for the boots I:
1. Mapped it out using big shapes using lines and angles. I focus on that as long as it takes me.
2. I then use the CSI lines to draw out the boots. I ghost it first maybe 3 to 5 times so my hand can know what to do. If there is an area where I am like damn even ghosting it feels like it might not come out right, I lightly draw the line to "test" if it looks good. If i put so much pressure on it and it looks bad, the line can be hard to erased.
I hope this helps, but overall I see improvement. Take your time, there is no rush, no race, just enjjooyyyy the process :)
Andrea Sambrano
2mo
Simplified camel number 2. No details, no shading, I tried to use sweeping strokes.
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2mo
I really like this camel 🐪
WilIiam tanuji
2mo
Here are my attampts. I did not add any shading, tried to emphasize on line confidence, and simplified the reference. Feel free to leave feedback or critiques. Thank you.
WilIiam tanuji
2mo
Thank you Rachel for the feedback. that is my fourth attempt drawing the camel. I will continue practicing.
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2mo
Looks like you got it! I like your camel 🐪
@mathtry2draw
3mo
Here is my homework skull was fun :D
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2mo
Beautiful simplifications!
@savagenomad
3mo
mein attempt.
Thien Minh Pham
3mo
Before vs After of Demon video
Shreyans
4mo
Tried Simplifying on different references, mainly animals. Any critique is welcomed.
@praxi
3mo
Love how the bears turned out, great curves. It's hard to say without seeing the original image, but the rhino feels a little over-simplified, especially the feet. It gives it a cartoony look, but if that's what you were going for, it looks great!
@andrea3101
4mo
2nd attempt
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