John Harper
Utah
Database Professional with great love of art. I use my art sessions as mediation time away from the terminal.
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added comment inAnatomy Critiques – The Neck Muscles
9mo
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Neck muscles is really too complicated for me. My eyes having a hard time seeing anything other than the sterno. Any feedbacks are welcome
John Harper
9mo
Good try. I'll do a couple and post mine. Keep up the good work.
1yr
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2023/7/30. Good Morning everybody. Here's a quick preparatory sketch for my next portrait. I didn't practice panneggio for a while so I'd like to put together a portrait and a fabric in the same composition. The reference will be a detail from a figure photo and the size will be an A3. The study below is in realized with conte and charcoal but the real work will be in graphite. I'm not sure if I'll put in a background too. If you have any idea or suggestion feel free to leave a message. Thanks.
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Day 14: it is not the last time I'm praticising like this, but to celebrate the last day of the challenge, I did a 14th drawing and redid all the 13 previous sketches. Went to each spot I've been to, redid every composition I once did. Only things are the bench that weren't the same, but was the same model, and the squirrel that was another one. For the 14th drawing, it's a theatre near my home. A nice and quiet place for a nice session.
1yr
Hey Nathan, good job. Sketch every day, and you'll be amazed at your progress—my two cents on the perspective drawings. My formal training is in Architecture. I studied at the university for 4.5 years and apprenticed for another 2.5 years. That said, perspective is hard. I think that the hardest part is to draw what you see and not what you "think you see." I've attached a super simple version of your pavilion. It helps to keep those vanishing points always in your mind. One really fun way to do this is to use stretchy material like an elastic chord of some kind. Pin the chord to your paper and then go nuts. Here is a link to something like that https://youtu.be/hrtvoBGuBzg. Oh, and here is my really quick attempt to get the basics in.
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Recognizing this is way past the "deadline" but I did just start the course.
Perspective clearly needs work. But I chose a Picasso self-portrait for my first study. This is the first attempt.
1yr
I think, for example, Picassos bombing at Guernica shows the raw emotion surrounding the "horror of war." This painting is also beautiful, but it is also quite different from his earlier works.
1yr
Picasso's early works were highly disciplined. His paintings are strongly connected to the classical approach and are quite beautiful. His later works show great emotion, but he styled them so much that the art becomes less recognizable.
I try to stay more classical because I don't have the skills to branch out into the highly stylized stuff yet. I feel that artists can get into bad habits if they don't spend enough time practicing the disciplined, classical stuff.
Early Example:
https://mymodernmet.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/picasso-early-work-4.jpg
Late Example:
https://i.pinimg.com/564x/7d/99/e8/7d99e87ab9baf69b440e5368d84428d7.jpg
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1yr
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My landmark assignment. Still have trouble with proportions, I think i focused too much on the angle that i neglecting the form. Any feedback/critiques will be appreaciated
1yr
Another reason I like the wax pastels is that I have to be okay with the marks I put down because they are hard to erase. It is helping me gain some confidence in my mark making.
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Hey Sam, good try. I grabbed the first one and gave it a whirl. I put some notes on the drawing. They are crucial. Most important, have fun and remember those accidental, happy, little trees, to quote the man. RIP Bob Ross.
Would love some insight. In the red circle, those two bulges: Am I looking at the Teres Major being split in two by the Lat, or is that the Teres Major and the Serratus?
1yr
The teres major is the lower one and the teres minor is the upper one. It is not being split int two.
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Hi everyone! I think I'm getting a little better but still struggling with the Robo Bean. This pose in particular I'm having a hard time with...The model seems very close to a side view here, so I'm not sure if I should show any front or back planes for the ribcage and torso. I did 4 different attempts at this pose. Do any of them look right to any of you?
Thank you for taking the time to check out this post! Good luck with the Robo Bean everyone!
Sincerely,
Grace Mounce
1yr
Hey Grace, beautiful pose. The roboBean takes some time to really "get." Keep up the practice. I'll give this one a try. I'll do it quickly and post tonight. I'm in the middle of finals so I might not get to my try right away.
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1yr
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this assignment was super difficult! (c" ತ,_ತ)
the drawings in black are the first couple i tried then reattempted. I struggled getting the proportion and distance between the pelvis and ribcage...as well as perspective but perspective always kills me (；´Д`A
these aint perfect but i dont want to dwell too long, ill keep practicing my weaknesses while moving on with the course! (● ˃̶͈̀ロ˂̶͈́)੭ꠥ⁾⁾
1yr
Perspective becomes easier with the robo-bean. Maybe you could make some ghost lines, creating the basic bean. Then, build up that. I think I'll try it as well. Good luck.
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Hello everyone,
I wanted to share my Project after Alphonse Mucha's artwork. Currently, I'm experiencing some brain fog, and I would greatly appreciate your thoughts and insights on this piece.
Initially, I had the idea of adding a background to create depth, but I'm unsure if it would be a good idea at this stage. I'm open to your opinions on whether or not I should proceed with it.
To structure the project, I broke down the different methods of line weight in the following order;
Hierarchy of Importance:
1. Contour
2. Chains
3. Flowers
Depth and Form:
1. Flowers
2. Necklace
3. Lady
4. Rainbows
5. Big Circle
Areas of Interest:
1. Hair
2. Necklace
3. Flower
In an effort to unite the elements, I focused on integrating the lady, flower, dress, and hair into a cohesive composition.
Regarding lighting and shadows, I aimed to depict light coming from left to right.
At the moment, I'm taking a short break to gain more clarity. I'm hopeful that stepping away for a bit will bring fresh insights. In the meantime, I would greatly appreciate any feedback you can provide.
Thank you all in advance for your time and contributions. I'm looking forward to hearing your valuable thoughts.
1yr
So, Alphonse was one of the greats no matter what time period. You've picked a very difficult topic to study. Good luck. I think your attempt is pretty darn good though. It looks like you labored over it. Is that right?
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1yr
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2023/7/6. Good morning everybody. Here's my latest long figure drawing. I used pencil, graphite, charcoal on Kento paper (A3 size). Thanks for your comments and critiques.
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