Steve Lenze
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2yr
Hey bycristian123,
To begin with, you need to make sure your drawing is solid first before you worry too much about rendering. As far as the rendering is concerned, I would use graphite instead of charcoal, it's much easier to handle.
When it comes to adding shadows and rendering, you have to remember that it all has to do with the light. The light direction in particular has a lot to do with how the shadows look. It also creates the separation between light and dark. When light hits the body it helps describe the form and the casting of shadows across other forms. Also, the farther the light travels, the weaker it gets, so everything is a little darker the farther away from the light. I did a quick sketch to show you what I mean, I hope it helps :)
@bycristian123
2yr
Thanks You for the reply, i will pay more attention in the structure of my figure drawing.
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I have doubts about the shadows in my figures.2yr
Hi, I am trying to apply shadows to my figure drawing, but it's difficult to me, any tips? here some work I did.
I want to create that effect of separation of shapes like this.
https://imgur.com/a/ehy6zbN
I don't know if it's because of my lack of technique or because of the material I'm drawing on.
I am using bond paper and charcoal.
2yr
Hey @bycristian123, based on the way I've seen my teachers at the Watts Atelier and @Stan Prokopenko draw, I've never seen them use a line like that for drawing balanced poses.
It's a good idea for getting the general action or gesture of the pose, but it's not necessarily essential to include.
That being said, if it works for you keep doing it! Drawing is all about experimenting and seeing how things work. If you find a new concept that makes it easier for you to draw, own it! There's no wrong way of drawing if you get the desired results.
Good job on these by the way! The gesture on these are really solid
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I try to replicate what Proko did in his video, I have to practice more, thanks for your feedback.
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balance drawing question2yr
I've just practiced balance drawing but i still don't understand that concept. Should I put a line in the middle of the body and draw on both sides? How should i use this method if the model is curved down or is inclined? i made some drawings of it.
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Robo bean #1 exercise2yr
i've just completed robo bean exercise in this week. i still struggle with the box position in some bodies but i am working on that
2yr
Hey, @bycristian123, good job!
Let me go straight into your questions:
1) Yes, pretty much! The landmarks, as you must know by now, are cue parts of the body, mostly points of the skeleton that are not hidden underneath muscles or fat, thus end up showing on the surface of the skin. When drawing the figure from observation, these landmarks, especially the bony ones, can help us better visualize some kinds of gesture rhythms and even be used as reference points from which to visualize or measure proportions. So being able to identify the landmarks is a way of building up a little bit of anatomy on top of what you’ve already studied in order to give your figure sketches a bit more structure. It’s just the tip of the iceberg, though, as there’s a lot more about anatomy to be learned further ahead, but it’s a pretty good start!
2) No, I wouldn’t say it’s necessary to place any muscles at this point - unless you already have a previous knowledge of anatomy and you feel that applying it might help you with this practice, then why not use it? But if not, I’d say it’s totally fine to stick with using just gesture, the Bean and the landmarks, and that should be enough for now. And since this practice is about us getting familiar with the names and placements of the landmarks, I think it could be nice to take some reminder notes along with the drawings, if you feel that helps. I’m attaching an example of my own to illustrate what I mean.
As for your sketches, I think you may even have gone a bit beyond just landmarks, since your sketches already shows hints of form and mannequinization. This is not an essential part of this exercise, but if you are comfortable incorporating it, then great!
Hope this helps.
Keep it up!
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Landmarks practice #12yr
HI, I'm in the landmarks lesson but I have two question, the point of the exercise is to identify the main points of the anatomy? Also, is it necessary to place the muscles on top of the bones? i would appreciate your feedbacks.
2yr
thank you very much, I try to apply your feedbacks in these new drawings. should I go to the next lesson (landmarks)?
2yr
Hey, @bycristian123, these are really nice! Very cohesive and good sense of form!
I agree with previous comments about showing things as if they were transparent, so that you can build the drawing up like a sculpture, envisioning the 3D space all around and how each part connects to others in the structure. Try to be as clear as possible to yourself about which forms you’re using so that the drawings have an assertive sense of deliberacy and design. Along with that, since drawing transparent forms can create an overlapping mess of lines, you might also wanna create some visual hierarchy: use thinner and lighter lines for whatever is farther behind or “hidden”, while keeping anything closer or “in front” in bolder lines. I’m attaching an example over one of your sketches.
Hope this helps!
Keep up the good work!
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2yr
At the end of the video, proko mentions a critique system, does anyone know if it's still working?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uEtdDvK6Xo
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2yr
Ah so cute! Your proportions and line quality are good too. If you are practicing structure you should try your best to show every side of the forms you use, like you did on the horse's pelvis. I can see top, bottom and side planes. However, on the rooster for example, I can see where the cylinder of the neck attatches to the body but not the head. If you added a top plane I could see where the sphere of the head attatches to the cylinder of the neck. Make sure you draw through the shapes to show their perspective and where they attatch to the next form. I hope this makes sense, and it is harder than it sounds. I'm still struggling with it.
2yr
It's the wild kingdom of sketching form. They have life and flow. You use basic shapes great; they overlap correctly making for good proportions, depth and anatomy. and the hippo and elephant are frustratingly adorable. Frustrating that I cant hug them and watch them run around.
I do see one problem. where are the monkeys? They're only the greatest animal to ever live. other than that great stuff. Well I'm off to watch some youtube videos of baby hippos and elephants.
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Structure basics practice #12yr
Hello, I am practicing structure basics from proko's video, am I doing it right? I want to know your opinions. Thank you