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No.689
Because you need to draw.
Beginner or not.
Post results, receive/give crit.
Weekly Study Thread
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No.700
Gesture guy here, been so many 1 minute poses since I last did something proper, almost forgot how to slow down and take the time I need.
No.704
Decided to give it a shot.... I still suck at this. :( Damned legs.
No.705
No.706
This was my first time doing this sort of thing. Pretty fun and learned stuff.
No.708
>>700Hey man, might be good for you to balance out the gestures with some more carefully observed and constructed drawings. I drew out the structure for just a couple points on the image there for you to see how you can go about it. This type of analyzation and more complex understanding is very useful for both improving your gestures and in producing more finished work.
No.709
>>708I totally need to study forms haha, I'd like to recall some guy covered the human body broken down into simple forms like cylinders and squares yeah? I can't remember who it was though, wasn't it Bridgman who did that? Kinda feel I would need a whole body reference for this. :D
No.711
>>709Quite a lot of people break down the figure like that. Bridgman is very good, so is Hampton and I personally am a big fan of Kevin Chen.
No.713
>>711Will have to read up on Hampton, I got his book and his 8 week course or whatever and decided I would just go all out on first week, maybe I should tone down my enthusiasm so I can finish the whole course without getting burnt out eh?
Does Kevin Chen got any tutorials uploaded somewhere since the few notes I saw in his blog seems really handy. The Gnomon analytical drawing seem to be more aimed towards the ones who know the basics already.
No.714
Went with a more gestural approach. Fudged things here and there, haven't been getting in as much practice as I should these days.
No.716
>>713He has a several hundred demos here:
http://www.angelfire.com/art3/kchendemos/Not much text, but they are self explanatory.
>>714Very nice anon! Head's a bit small though, and the scapulas are kind of distorted and misplaced, but otherwise very strong work!
No.718
No.720
>>718I know, it was a quick sketch. I'm still a newb but getting better.
No.721
No.723
i can't into feet.
No.727
Some of my lines got pretty Fubared. Turns out India Ink congeals if you dont use it for like a year.
No.729
I attempted it. It's a rough sketch and a few things I already noticed wrong. Am I at least on the right track?
No.731
>>729That linework is atrocious. It doesn't matter how quick or how basic you're working, plan your lines and strive for clean line work as it. One unbroken line looks better than a clump of hairy lines.
No.733
>>731Yeah, guess those hairy lines are a bad habit I picked up. Thanks for telling me, I will definitely try to work on it.
No.734
>>733I think I started the whole clumpy line thing to make up for my hands shaking slightly, but it's no excuse.
No.736
>>734It takes a long time to break the habit and to actually show improvement with your lines but it's very much worth it. Just keep at it.
No.737
>>736Thanks. I think having someone point it out will make me more self aware of what I'm drawing/doing.
No.740
so rusty
No.745
10 minute or thereabout. Haven't done figures in a while-- it shows. Reminds me of my pixelovely pre-life drawing days.
No.763
I need to work on light/shadowing
No.778
>>714Pretty nice!
>>705>>721>>729>>740>>763The main problem with all of you is chickenscratching. Force yourself to draw longer smoother lines until it isn't natural. Do that while studying anatomy. I suggest Hampton.
>>700This is the complete opposite of gesture. It's stiff, it consists only of contours, there is no depth, no form. Try copying some good gesture drawings and cartoon characters to see the movement.
No.793
>>778Tell me if you like this one better. I am 700.
No.794
>>793Better. It shows that you're lacking knowledge in anatomy though. Both anatomy and gesture are important, although I'd suggest learning the basics of anatomy first.
No.802
>>794I haven't touched the subject of anatomy yet, thanks though.
No.812
left 1, right 2
No.813
>>812lol. i just noticed that right arm
No.815
Before I go and mentally beat the shit out of myself I like to pause and think how there is no way on earth I would be able to do this a few months ago
No.820
>>714This one's my favorite so far, I'm loving how well it captures the gesture and grace of her movement.
No.830
shit shit shit
No.848
fuck.
No.864
No.891
>>815Study some proportions and learn how to make sure a figure is balanced.
I think it's good that you're drawing in pen, it'll help you with your line confidence. I'm seeing both nice long lines and hairy/nervous ones in the drawing. Draw it like you mean it, man. Study some hatching techniques too if you're gonna keep working in permanent media.
No.892
>>891Forgot pic, but this should help you.
No.1085
>>778Sorry, I just chicken scratched because the pen I used to ink over my lines was eating my paper. It was scratching the page, I just need some new felt-tip pens. I'm
>>763 No.1097
No.1167
>>1097I tried to use subjective palette...
No.1187
Well I tried and for what it's worth, I get a little bit better each time.
No.1263
No.1271
i only recently started practising non-animu shit so critique would be helpful.
No.1297
No.1306
>>689Second reference from a set on Proko. They're worth getting and they're all high quality images (I made this image smaller to make it an easier size to download).
No.1343
>>1306Well I fucking tried. I'm gonna keep fucking trying.
No.1350
>>1343Watching some proko
http://youtu.be/74HR59yFZ7Y and reading up on Loomis, Bridgman, etc. might help you. Not to be mean but it seems like you're not sure like you know where you're going, like you don't know how or where to begin. Learning some basics on gesture will help.
>>1349P good there's a few bits off but I'm sure you notice esp when you flip it.
No.1351
>>1343Also darker lines would help in places.
No.1440
How did i do
No.1444
we need a better oekaki
No.1446
>>1444He mentioned that people could update it in Meta. I'm hoping that someone gives it a shot.
No.2436
No.2485
halp plz
No.2488
>>1444>>1446Hotwheels has been updating:
>>>/operate/8295 No.2522
I started learning recently. Should i practice every part of the body separately?
No.2536
No.2736
Did it again. Now the angle is ok but she's crossing her legs a little. Guess I have to practice perspective.