Demo - Dynamic Shapes from Memory

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Demo - Dynamic Shapes from Memory

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Stan Prokopenko
It’s time to bring it up a notch and draw some seals from MEMORY and IMAGINATION! In this demo, I'll get ques from my memory of my level 1 sketches, while inventing new poses and pushing the shapes to make them more interesting.
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@goobish
1mo
Notes from the video. Any advise is appreciated thanks.
@arthiecio
2mo
Tried to think about how to make a seal works ended up juts thinking about the shapes.
Jack H
3mo
Tried to draw some from memory, others from imagination. I think I still lack experience in determining the right shape to make it look interesting, so some drawings did not come out well. However, I had some lucky guesses which made some look pretty good. Still have to work on drawing interesting shapes though.
SAFFANA
4mo
I think i need to try it on another animal!
Andre Arrache
from memory after drawing 20 seals!
@somni3005
6mo
Did only a few during work and tried level 1 and 2. Tried recreating new poses from what I did but came out similar to what I did earlier. Also don’t mind the alien I drew got sidetracked.
@rskelly2808
First ones. definitely need more practice. Level 1.
The guy from BluishDot
Here’s another batch after watching the second demo. I did 5 drawings from reference and then 5 from memory/imagination (last two images). Any critique is appreciated.
Joan Lacasse
Some from memory
@drawingdodo
Didn't do a bunch of them, but this was fun!
Eddie Blake
seals from memory
@taohung
1yr
I enjoy Stan's level 2 drawings than level 1.
Lynn Hann
1yr
I enjoyed this topic but need a lot more practice at it. I always wanted to be able to draw animals in action. This is a good start.
Martha Muniz
What a fun pose :D I think for the seal bursting out of water, there's a good opportunity to show the points of tension as it curves around, especially in its back. That's where you can see the front of the seal overlap over the tail (it's even highlighted by the shiny reflection), as well as another point of tension in the tail as it folds. Thinking about the overlapping sections of the seal (like shown in the drawing where the seal is facing away from us), can really emphasize the sense of depth as well, giving more believability to the subject and overall interest in the shape.
Caroline
1yr
I recently read this interesting article and thought some of you might be interested. It's about how Europeans first drew and painted Australian animals. https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/history-culture/2023/08/painting-the-unfamiliar/?vgo_ee=L5sBLFAwEh04Rhe5zlvh%2BRXCpd5e3Im75XHOJ7AX%2FQgIey0%3D%3AMZfwtbOCIXK0LnKAXbm8tKCHlivxwt%2Ft
Sarneth
1yr
Heidi Lorenz
I love you drew bunnies!! They are similar to seals when lounging I never noticed that before!!
Diana Reid
1yr
Drawing from memory. I hope these are easier to see, I did them in no.2 pencil.
Pedro Branco
I've gone back to your figure drawing course and have been doing 100 30 seconds beans as a part of my daily training and the folds and pinches are just something I struggle a lot with. Granted, I am on a timer when doing figure, but even in my lvl 2 drawings I feel like it just never crosses my mind to include these.
Juice
1yr
I did the same! I also gone back to the figure drawing course and Done some gesture drawings.
Sita Rabeling
More from memory/imagination (except for the eyes I needed a short little peek). In the second drawing I tried to improve the lines of the one in the middle.
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