Project - Learning to Sketch from Observation

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Project - Learning to Sketch from Observation

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Use the three reference images of clean line drawings and sketch them using simple loose lines. Don't try to match the cleanliness of these drawings. Instead, sketch them out with energetic, tapered strokes. Don't hesitate. Just practice moving your arm with confidence. If you draw some lines and then you realize that, Oh, shoot, I need to curve that more. Go ahead and just draw the new curve right over it. As you get more confident that you've found the shape, you can darken those lines and the lighter lines start to disappear. Focus on the big idea and the shapes the lines represent, rather than on each individual line. 

For you, Level 2 monster trucks, I want you to start with this Level 1 project as a warmup, and then head over to the Learning to Sketch from Imagination project page for your instructions.

If you'd like to have a chance to be included in the upcoming critique videos, you must submit your drawings below by March 9th

Good luck and please have some fun!

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Mirele Santos
This was a fun project to do!
Rachel Dawn Owens
I love this dinosaur drawing.
Eduardo Borges
Going back to the course after a long holiday break. I just watched the demo video and I think I messed up the Penguins head (it's too big) and the girl is too straight, lacking dynamism. PS: Hands are tough!
Ionuț Irime Nicolae
THESE🔥🔥 were like five minutes or maybe four minutes each any kind of feedback is welcome 🤗
Carlos Pérez
They are 20 minutes or so each , I felt like I left em like to sketchy , but yeah following the assignment
@fox4
3d
Bret Stuffelbeam
Starting to feel more confident in placing lines and sharing my work. Excited to go through this whole thing a second time eventually.
Melanie Scearce
Nice! These are looking great. Big line quality improvement already 👍
Tomasz Czana
Before the video, this sketching style felt most natural to me for some reason. I’m also seeing improvements in proportions without measuring - probably because I’ve been drawing every day for a week now, thanks to this course. Stay motivated, it will pay off!
@skoomacat
Really enjoyed this project, found underdrawing with a 2H gave me the freedom to make those mistakes and use tapered strokes over the lines I liked and left out the ones that didn't look to fit. Would appreciate any feedback!
Abhishek Parkhe
@superokay
Not sure how well I followed the brief here. I feel like they weren’t sketchy enough, lines were too bold
Kyle
7d
This was a fun project to do! The VR Girl sketch was a struggle but I’m happy with how they all came out.
Shu Belle
Here are this project's assignment drawings! I need to work on thinking about the shapes that lines represent more. This project was really fun to work on!
Melanie Scearce
Nice! Good use of searching lines. Keep it up!
Stéphane Mor
Hi ! Here are my assignments. I had the hand wrong the first time and did again. I do like the results, but I'm not sure that I got the exercise right. It was still very focused on the "right line", and not so much about searching lines, or at least that's the way I felt ! As always, I'd be happy to read your comments. Best
Matthew Silveira
Metatron
9d
Most fun so far! But also hard to keep to tapered lines, how did I do?
Pablo Torres
Here are mine , this was fun but I think I’m still trying to be too precise with lines
Ben Ludwick
Found this pretty tough - should I do this again?
Arsen
11d
It was tough and it seems like I got proportions a bit off.
Rachel Dawn Owens
I love your sketchy lines!
Melanie Scearce
This is tough challenge, and ultimately it will take a while to train your eye to work with your hand to place the correct lines. But you have the right idea with your searching lines. Keep up that level of line quality and keep practicing!
Jerome
11d
My latest exercise. Hopefully it is better than my previous drawing in this lesson. What I already know is that circles at difficult for me as it shows... Also still trying to have more energy on my lines. Getting there with practice. Also proportions need improvements. I think there will be lesson(s) on that later on. Thanks for the critiques.
Melanie Scearce
You're making great progress, this is the best one yet! Keep striving for those loose, light lines.
@adartse
11d
Struggled a bit with the VR girl. Felt that my proportions where screwing as I worked my way down.
Martha Muniz
Looks pretty good overall! I do notice what you mean with the VR girl's lower proportions as they got larger, but keeping the spirit of the assignment, using sketchy lines can help guide the placement as a drawing extends out further. Here, a vertical (and light) line could be sketched down from the girl's elbow on the left, which would reach about the area of the cord and you can notice her foot would be more inwards. That would serve as a placing guide to continue extending your sketch. Using this technique is definitely very helpful in combination with sketchy lines, but more on exact proportions will be a later lesson, so don't fret too much about it! Keep up the good work :)
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