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Christian Peitler
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14d
added comment inProject - Organizing Line Weight
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My Assignment, I have no clue if this is right or not :).
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11d
Looks good! Very clear choices for Light & Shadow!
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11d
Lovely work! I think for future attempts you can still go a little simpler with the shapes you select, like using an example here, the cat could have a simple ellipse for the major head shape and the dog more triangle ears. This is mostly to help with breaking it down to a basic essence where you can later then use those basic shapes to stylize and experiment and have some room to play with -- like squashing and stretching the ellipse or replacing it with a totally different shape like a square instead. Your stuff is already looking pretty good, just keep exploring! :)
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11d
Love the size variation!
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11d
Looks pretty good! Keep doing more loops for each ellipse to really get the fluidity and looseness into practice. You got this!
@pancakequeue
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11d
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Should have made them smaller so I could have fit more on the page. But here are mine.
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11d
Hey, larger means better practice with using your arm and proper control of the pencil, so more props to you! Keep at it :)
David Lightle
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11d
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Hey all, so I tried this twice, the first attempt is the second drawing and I did it off youtube about a month ago. The first drawing was done today (3-23-25) after I had started the actual course and am using this reference plus the hard shading. I feel like both attempts highlighted my lack of fundamentals lol. Are there any suggestions on how to improve?
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11d
Hey there, welcome! I definitely see an improvement between each attempt as your values are clearer and more defined. I think the main thing to focus on would be to have an equal difference from value to value, so darkening your middle grey a touch and lightening your light grey a little would create the difference in values you need. That way, the first greys are more distinguishable and clear from one another, and don't blend together. Also, try using straight lines exclusively, as this makes things both more simplified and easier to get down accurately. I hope these tips help, let me know how it goes!
Devon Smith
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17d
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Sorry for the bad picture. Was in a time crunch today but wanted to get the assignment done. I’m not happy with this so I will definitely come back and do the other levels to the project.
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11d
I like the simplicity you found! Just remember to incorporate a variety of the different types of lines, especially more I's (straights).
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11d
Wonderful improvement! Definitely see more control of the values and a simplified but volumetric breakdown of the photo. Great work :)
Maris
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27d
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Here's my attempt at Eliza Ivanova. I liked the confident sweeping lines of the hair, but I found it hard to match. When I tried to place confident lines, it doesn't end up flow-y.
Would love to hear tips and feedback!
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25d
Woah, what a beautiful (and complex lol) pick! I think you're definitely on the right track capturing her flow and confidence. You already got down the curve and simplicity of the head/face shape, and noticed the defined shape of the hair's curving borders. Though the inner part of the hair can appear more chaotic and without rhythm, I think there is still a hierarchy defined by line weight that follows the flow set by the outside borders. I think using a middle weight line to define this, echoing the outside curve, can definitely help with reinforcing the flow of the original piece.
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25d
Looks pretty good! Very clear hierarchy in your line weight choices :)
