@elkad
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Long time art hobbyist finally learning the fundamentals :P
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4mo
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Loved this exercise! It's such a joy seeing how effective the simplified the shapes and brushstrokes are at conveying the subjects, especially when watching it take shape as I paint the study
2.5 hours on the first painting, about 45 on the second and third
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2mo
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Assignment done! Got carried away with rendering again and didn't simplify as much as I'd like, but I think I did okay for likeness
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3mo
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That was pretty difficult! I found painting directly to be a lot to juggle all at once (shape, value, hue, saturation etc), but I can definitely see how refining big to small makes things manageable. Just need more practice I guess (and to refrain from jumping into details too quickly!)
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6mo
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Got way too carried away with rendering but I finally finished, fun exercise!
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1yr
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I don't want to see another skull again lol
Looking back, I think the biggest improvement I made was the cranium and jaw proportion and positioning. I was also finding it easier to visualize the skull in more extreme angles. Still making mistakes (particularly with the face features), but I think I've gradually improved
To check against reference I used 3d skull (thanks Nio@): https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/male-skull-1e54622b84ab46fd9f4518c47fa60929
For anyone interested in seeing my notes and comparison to reference: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1BP-_OFwXHfBikhXLyK_b-HNfNM8_WqYm?usp=sharing (google drive cause this site compresses images quite heavily and it might not be readable)
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1yr
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Here's my skulls! I think I got decent at rendering the planes and overall forms but I still have a lot to learn with all the little anatomical details and the organic shapes
I also tried doing the hard mode challenge but I'm far too inefficient to do it under 5 minutes and struggled even doing it in 10. I think I'll come back to it when I'm a little more efficient/better at simplifying
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1yr
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That was hard! I'm usually quite slow painter so learning about brush economy and becoming more efficient was really challenging, but I managed to dramatically improve my time by building big to small. It's cool to see how much you can simplify but still convey form and also seeing how repeated painting helps with designing and simplifying
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1yr
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Colours are fun! I liked the tetris piece exercise quite a bit, imagining all the shadows and different colours of reflected light was a nice challenge