No.209
Because you need to draw.
Beginner or not.
Post results, receive/give crit.
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No.221
I hope I am allowed to post my figure studies, 1 minute studies and I am just trying to emphasize on the gesture to begin with, reading Hamptons book and watching Prokos videos.
No.231
it gets better...
No.232
>>231For a more consistent shading you could practice by drawing a square and then try to fill it in with an even value, your drawing look kinda spotty with the uneven shading! Other than that portrait beat the hell of my ability to draw portraits!
No.241
Not really the pinnacle of accuracy but I enjoyed it.
No.242
Trying a more direct approach without any underdrawing or construction
No.243
>>242looks really good. The only issue without construction lines is being in complete control, but its a trade off for spontaneity.
No.244
>>243Yeah it's tough to keep everything together, but I realize that many of the best draftsman have abandoned construction lines and just draw directly, so I ill be trying that approach for a while.
No.246
>>244It's never a bad idea to experiment. One technique that may help you in the future if you do use a little construction: Hold the pencil or stylus at about halfway, then quickly "scribble" down a light gesture. This keeps things from getting to stiff and allows for that spontaneous effect you get without using construction. It's a mix of control and freedom, but just something to try if you want.
No.247
quickly and lightly I meant to say, then you just move up your grip for details and such.
No.249
i did this
>>246for this
>>231>>232thanks, ill try that
No.251
>>246I'll try practicing that more sometimes. Would that be an essential skill for an animator? I'm aiming for that.
No.253
>>251looks a bit like pic related
No.254
>>251Everyone goes at it different, but that is the method recommended in Drawn to Life and from a lot of disney's gesture work you can tell that it is the most used method.
No.255
>>253I'm guessing that facial gestures aren't helping me too well. I'm mostly weak at faces too. Do you have some tips or guidelines to follow? I'm redoing Bargue plates at the moment, but I wonder if I'm overthinking it.
>>254I'll try to adapt to it faithfully then.
No.256
>>251>>255Hey man, not bad overall. I think just the proportions are a little off (you compressed it vertically a bit) and the hatching for the shadows is a bit ugly and messy. Here's a quick paintover fixing this. Basically you can think of the entire head as an egg. This will get you thinking of the main mass instead of the features, and then you can get the main proportions better. Once you have that you can put in the features properly and the likeness and accuracy will be there. If you want to add shading, I suggest avoiding lines in a messy hatch like you have and instead using a more tonal approach with broad flat values. I just placed in the shadow shapes with a light grey then used the smudge tool to soften the edges appropriately. It's a quick solution with a more clear and nicer result than hatching imo. Hopefully that helps!
No.257
How do I make myself enjoy studies again? I used to be one of those guys who do nothing but copying photos, got decent at it and realized that it didn't help me learn to draw from imagination at all, so I started doing that and now I realize that I need to do studies for my visual library but I just can't bring myself to it. I even know what exactly I need to study but it seems so boring when there is no clear goal that I can reach to feel some accomplishment.
No.259
>>256Thanks! I should probably ditch hatching since most animators don't bother doing it. I think they just place shapes that show the highlights and shadows, like what you've done in the pic.
No.271
>>257do the pic and postidk man, I was starting to not enjoy drawing (other than just doing figures), thats why i started this thread to help me and others. To motivate.
No.281
Eh
No.283
Thanks for making this thread. Kinda fell out of drawing for awhile but this made me want to try to get back into it.
No.290
I fucked up
No.295
yes
No.296
I ain't never gonna make it.
No.304
>>295another version from me, used only a mouse for these two..any thoughts?
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>>304>wouldhangonmywall/10 No.319
>>296Not with a mindset like that.
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No.322
>>320nah man
it kinda give me some picasso vibe,i like that style
No.323
>>322oh how nice of you, thanks mate
No.328
Well shit
No.329
>>328don't you bore yourself from drawing in such a conventional way? i think you should experiment abit, let your hand do what feels right...go fucking mad for god sake
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done for the night 1 inch hedge
No.346
>>329It's in my habit to go "mad" and I try to work on conventional drawing, in order to go even further in madness i guess
No.360
Still learning.
No.382
>>319Should I start grinding the fundamentals or redo Keys to Drawing?
No.394
Left is what I had when I started last night, right is what I ended up with after a good night's sleep.
I was a bit afraid to pick up the stylus after months of inactivity. I'm chuffed it came out as well as it did.
No.470
idk its ok but there's tons of mistakes :/
No.475
>>360>>394Not perfect but well done, keep at it.
It reminds me of what I used to draw when I started taking drawing seriously, and I hated everything I drew. Every day I would draw for hours and then spend hours thinking about whether I should give up or not.
Later on I realised that I had probably spent a month without thinking about whether I should give up or not, and it felt like a great achievement to me.
So keep drawing.
No.507
>>470You elongated the face, but I think you sis I pretty good job of capturing her expression. I'd advise that you spend some more time working on proportion when you're in the construction phase.
No.526
When's the next study?
No.531
>>526I think it'd be cool if we had these threads weekly.
No.535
>>526Someone post a new image, I don't have anything good.
No.538
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No.539
I got her eye a little wonky
No.540
A friend recommended that I try tracing over a reference photo and drawing in the topography like this as an exercise. Thoughts? Waste of time?
No.541
>>540Drawing lines over it are not a bad idea if you have trouble seeing form, although you drew it all incorrectly so....
No.542
>>540Kinda. Id start with an abstract shape of the entire head, and focus on getting that shape correct. Then, I'd move in from the outside. But the concept you have to see forms i okay, but I would internalize the typography lines instead of actually drawing them. I'm this one by the way
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>>540It can be very helpful, because it makes you actually think and pay attention to the shapes.
I don't know if it helps you draw better, but I think it will be very helpful information as a supplement for your learning process.
No.568
>>531new thread every Sunday? or when it reaches image limit?
No.570
>>568If we go by image limit it will take a year. This board is unbearably slow, so I think weekly or whatever is fine.
No.580
>>538>>538done. your turn!
No.583
>>540It may be worth taking this approach first and then go into finer detail once you know what to expect, plane-wise.
No.586
Went with a 20 minute time limit. What do you guys usually do?
>>568I'd say new thread. Easier to notice each week to remember to do it.
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No.946
I fucked up those lips pretty hard
No.952
>>591Looks fantastic. What brush did you use? I keep seeing square brushes used for painting but I haven't found a single one that works well for me.
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quick sketch
No.1026
Correct construction > Rendering, mm?
No.1027
>>1026Rendering kills GAINZ, brah
No.1030
Meh
No.1051
>>538what IS that white smear
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>>1058hip height, on her skirt
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>>1060Umm, not sure what you mean. Her hand?
No.1069
euh
No.1072
Needs more loomis
No.1075
>>209Where do you get these great pose reference images? I have hard time finding these. :(
No.1078
gave up halfway through
No.1079
>>1078shit forgot to size down, ah fuck it view it in a new tab i guess
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No.1091
>>1076Shes on the beach
UH,COULD IT MAYBE BE SUNBLOCK?
No.1568
Moar studies!