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Jake
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Gesture drawing is my bane, I find it hard to seperate from "blocking out" (shapes part) that is done earlier tin the drawing fundamentals course. At the second drawing i felt a bit more confident, was only latching onto the "no symmetrical shapes" part of the lesson but I don't think i've got the whole idea.
Jake
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I'm still here, drawing fell off a littler over the last few weeks or so, I had over area of study, but I have some more work to show you.
There's a bit of life observation in there.
I'm always changing my warmups, hence the swirling galaxy patterns.
Posted out of order.
Jake
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1mo
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Priportions study first attempt at the musketeer. Warmup sketches beforehand.
Jake
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2mo
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Accidentally went away from using basic shapes and went on to just blocking them out
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2mo
These are still nice simplifications. No detail.
Using basic shapes will help when you try to draw more from memory.
I particularly appreciate how you simplified the rhino head. You went for a more dynamic shape rather than a stagnant one.
Jake
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2mo
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Doing the simplifying animals to shapes challenge whilst still trying to remember how to do lines
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2mo
Nice work keeping things simple.
Jake
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2mo
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This might be the third time I've done this but I'm enjoying it and seeing the difference between the different methods. It's not a lot for a "days" study but I have other commitments.
Jake
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2mo
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Just a repeat of my last study but with a different object. My glasses case.
Jake
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I'm having trouble using those standing pencil sharpeners that have a handle on the backI cannot seem to make them work. I am talking about these kinds of things:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00OPQZ2A8?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title
This is the second one I have had and have similar problems. I need one for adjustable diameter pencils as some of mine, especialy charcoal ones, are too thick for normal sharpeners.
So I use it by just sticking the pencil in and turning the handle on the back. The first one I had had adjustable settings for thin and thick, I tried both. I hold the pencil so it doesn't rotate as I turn the handle. The result always seems to be the tip of the pencil gets cut off and the "base" of the tip gets sharpend. So the pencil ends up with a broad flat head.
Can anybody tell what I am doing wrong?
Does anybody know of any good sharpeners that take pencils of any size that work?
Please and thank you of course :)
