David Colman
Burbank CA USA
Illustrator working in film as a designer and storyboard artist- known as the "animal guy" for my passion for doodling animals. insta @davidsdoodles
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David Colman
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David Colman
9mo
Samuel Lemons
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2yr
added comment inApe Studies
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10mo
on the expression hit the solid immovable forms first then try the pliable lips over that
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10mo
solid studies.. see if you can now draw them moving... (videos -no pausing - or life)
then close all ref and draw from memory and see what you retained. It will show you what you need to learn and will surprise you what you ingested
Kassjan (Kass) Smyczek
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2yr
I drew couple of skulls. I really enjoyed the process. I hope I will be able to memorize the basic shapes!
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11mo
Trying drawing through your forms more.. less countour, less pretty- look for obtaining knowledge not making a pretty picture
Sofiya Ilchuk
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11mo
@David Colman First time ever actually drawing skulls, never studied them, and finally understood how foundation and structure are so important!!
Took a good couple of hours, and worth it, can't wait to continue the course.
Anyone that sees this, I am very open to constructive criticism! What can I do to improve?
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11mo
looking good. thanks for the kind words. I suggest being a little more objective in terms of shapes. Try using box forms to simplify the volumes and intricate details. It will help you get a better macro understanding of the forms and then couple that with the rhythms of the angles and detailed parts to find an organic flow to a solid object. Hope that helps
Kassjan (Kass) Smyczek
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2yr
Asked for help
I picked Cull Obsidian as the ape like fantasy figure and did some tracings. Was really fun!
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1yr
Very cool... I would like to see you now draw this character out of your head... that will show what you learned and what you need to work on
Eve A. Bear
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2yr
Asked for help
Stage 1 ... some exploration on animals with "bubble" parts(fish bird) and different kind of apes/primates (mostly baboon). Some tests of combinations.
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1yr
Interesting I admire you thinking out of the box. The thought is great but implementation isnt reading as well. I just think the gland idea becomes a little foreign to the viewer despite being correct. Ask yourself how can I make this part of the design in a more appealing way. Is it used as a defense mechanism- like a blow fish? And maybe its around the gullet of the ape like some birds. I look forward to seeing how you take this further.
Kassjan (Kass) Smyczek
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2yr
Asked for help
After I added lion studies to the ape and monkey studies I started again to make sketches for my lion/mandrill cross-over: The Mandrillion. :)
So the first picture was trying out to find the right posture. It was a little tricky since on the one hand I wanted it to feel really dynamic - like you are being attacked. On the other hand when you face the mandrillion head-on you can't see much of his features (like his lion like legs). So I added a little explanatory sketch depicting the length of the arms and his lion legs. I hope this is showing some progress compared to the other sketch, where you said the mandrill and the lion are too close to each other.
@David Colman are you planning to do more classes? I really enjoyed this one.
Regards!
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1yr
YES planning on doing more classes. We have some in the planning stage but we wont film until next year. Stay tuned. More info coming soon. (Thank you for your kindness I am happy you enjoyed the course and sharing that sentiment. )
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1yr
I love how committed you are. Just need to deep dive further into structure - to make definitive choices. The exploration on page 4 bottom right seems to be the one that inspired the final design. The shape relationships and proportions work better here than in the final because you pushed the volumes and went for dominant shape sizes even with a realistic creature.
