Gannon Beck
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128th Day of Proko and counting.
Twenty second sketches.
This is a bit of an experiment to see how fast I can get a gesture down. When doing urban sketching, where models don't sit still, this is a practical concern. There is tension between how long I can hold the image of a pose in my head and how fast I can get it down before the image evaporates from memory.
Ash Chung
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Yes, i'd love to develop that skill too. Awesome you're pushing yourself like that.
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2d
127th Day of Proko and counting.
100 thirty second sketches.
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2d
I find that theres something about the belly and the hip that compels me when i'm drawing these female figures
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2d
I meagerness came from all the 30sec practices and got stuck with me.. and i came to like it too :)
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4d
Asked for help
I drew 100 Ears. This took longer than I intended. I had some real-life stuff(quite the rarity). Enjoyed my time amongst these cavernous cartilages. Trying to improve my shading. Some of the different angles were hard to get. I definitely used up some erasers with these. I think the biggest challenge was the impersonal nature of the subject matter. Other features are evocative but ears, especially the unadorned variety, are not especially emotive. I think that's why I found myself dragging my feet a bit. All in all, plenty to improve upon, but happy with the practice.
3d
Wow, awesome work Joseph! You really pay attention to details.. so meticulous, i dont think i have the patience for.
And super hatch work. I like the wrinkley ones.. maybe cuz they seem harder to draw, not sure.
You made a very interesting point on the relationship with the ears, i've never thought of that before.
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126th Day of Proko and counting.
Some madman (ahem @Devon D. Yeider ) suggested we do 30 second sketches in our drawing Zoom call this morning. It's definitely a workout!
3d
30s are great sessions! So stressful and exciting. You got alot down with that time limit, nice work.
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4d
Didnt get as much done today, but lets see how long i can keep this up for...
3d
I've been long wanting to develop a style thats me, still alot of work to do there, but to hear someone say that my drawing is distinct is very encouraging to me. I appreciate all the positive feedback.
And thats a good reminder, Gannon, that its about forming habit.
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I thought I'd try charcoal this week. For some reason I feel much more loose with it but also it's harder to place the lines where I want to. And easier to make a mess ;)
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30 second quick sketches. You can't lose focus for a second on these.
4d
I like how the time restriction had you reduce the neck, torso, pelvis and leg to just one big sweep. Nice.
5d
Another session.. one thing i realized is that i dont push the gestures enough.
5d
Thank you. Yea, i dont think i wouldve been able to make those markings without taking the anatomy course, it helped me tremendously in producing drawings that i can finally be not embarassed about. Before, i would just be searching with my lines.
The feedback from you guys have been so encouraging, i really appreciate it. Its too positive, lets do some roasting!
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5d
123rd Day of Proko and counting.
A few two minute drawings tonight. I switched up brushes from the Keane to the Elvgren. It takes a few sessions to get comfortable when using a new brush but I like it.
5d
Looks like you do these effortlessly, on ipad? Is it your preference? I find it difficult doing it digitally, i loose so much the quality i get with pencil n papr
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6d
Here's mine for today. Havent done these for long while, restarting slow.
5d
i appreciate the feedback guys. Yes, i find that with rendering and quickdraws, its like switching gears but for me- real slow.
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5d
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I've been doing gestures just about everyday for the last few months. Even so, this was a good confidence booster. While I've tried to base my approach largely on what I've been learning from Stan in the Drawing Basics Course, the free version of this course, and Michael Hampton's approach, the fear is that I've let a bad habit slip in. After doing this, however, I feel pretty good about what has sunk in already. While drawing along with Stan, even if I was drawing a little ahead, my approach to each figure was basically the same as his. That's good feedback for me about what I've absorbed. Plus, it was nice to draw along with Stan as he pontificated about the finer points of gesture drawing. Very enjoyable lesson.
5d
You have great confident lines and i think you've captured the gestures beautifully. Its great you do self reviews and know you're on track.
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Mannequinization - Day 1
These took me longer than expected to do. I started with gesture for most of the poses, but ended up with some shakier lines trying to acheive a level of accuracy. This is probably my favorite exercise from the course, outside of the robo bean
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I've been focusing on the figure a lot in the last few months and practice gestures almost every day.
I've done a good bit of the free version of this course before I purchased the premium version. I've also been focusing on Stan's teachings in the Drawing Basics course where he goes over his rhythms. On top of that, I'm currently taking Michael Hampton's course where he just released a bunch of videos on gesture.
It's interesting to see where there is overlap between Stan's approach and Michaels as well as the differences. I've learned the hard way to consult multiple sources and am enjoying all of it. Even if they cover the same information, it helps to hear it explained different ways. Sometimes it takes hearing a concept explained another way in order to fully grasp it.
Here are a few two minute studies from this morning. Timed studies are the baseline of my efforts. I post almost daily in the community section if anyone wants to join in:
https://www.proko.com/community/topics/daily-drawing-with-timer-challenge
10d
Such commitment! It's encouraging to see. I enjoyed looking through your posts, from your earlier ones to recent and i could see the improvements you've made. So true on what you mentioned about having to consistently workout like an athlete. I find that it requires so much self discipline esp when theres no one giving you shit for not practicing or doing your homework.
And I agree with you on grasping the concept of gesture drawing from diff artists. To add to that, I realized that half of the understanding comes as you practice the drawing again, and again, and again... til you start to see the body differently and you can identify and translate them into lines that you weren't able to before. That took a lot of paper and arm workout to dawn on me. But even with that, I'm still not good at it and certainly not practicing enough.
Hope i make sense here, but by now with all your practices, i think you get what i'm trying to say.
Anyways, keep it up!
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Second attempt- muscle mode. Cant say it looks better than my first, but the aim is to make out the muscles and tendons.
The dark is not as dark with the graphite reflecting the artificial light here : /
12d
My first attempt. Its hard not to copy everything i see from the ref just to get things right. Need to design forms better.
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15d
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After seeing the examples, I could've defined the individual muscles more, esp for the extended leg; even if its not obvivious in the ref.
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