Jean-François (Jeff) Durix
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2 versions of the same couplet and I still struggle with using the kneadable eraser when I try to stop from darkening the value to create uniformity: it kind of creates a fatty smudging that changes the paper surface structure than I cannot. Properly work on afterwards.
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my first try without stan's demo ..
Jean-François (Jeff) Durix
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Looks great
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Yesterday, sketching outdoors with a group of friends I couldn’t resist this beautiful model posing free of charge for us. Did a quick pencil sketch and made a new observation I wanted to share. Although the sun was coming from the left the left part of her face and arm showed a darker tone than the upper part of her chest… not intuitive! I believe I have found a rationale answer but thought I would question the community for their views before posting my assumption. Anybody up for the challenge?
This course is one I kind of revisit very regularly and learn something every time.
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Couldn’t resist doing an extra study of this amazing portrait that really captured my attention not only because of the beauty of the model but also because of the drawing style
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When drawing from observation is getting the correct line you observe just pure intuition ? If you are not measuring.
I feel like i have been really overthinking drawing from observation lately.
Are you guys focusing hard on the line you are seeing on your subject and going line by line until your done. Or do you interpret the shape of your subject more and try to copy ?
I hope this made any sense.
I feel like the awnser is that you guys dont really think about it and just pull your line and im overthinking it.
Personally I kind of measure for ensuring overall respect of proportions and then I construct shapes. I never focus on copying lines
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I did the copy of Lane Brown's the portrait of the girl. Although the original was done in charcoal pencil, I did mine in pencil. Any feedback is welcome.
i really find beautiful line work with absent lines :) like on the model you have chosen where there is no line to materialise the ridge of the nose but it is visible. It both attracts attention and creates a highlight.On your study though, here is a little misalignment of the ridge with the tip, giving the impression of a broken nose. I studied a similar in my assignment where the full profile is implied but not drawn
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Here are a few master studies I did from artists I like and admire. Ranges from apparently scribbled lines with Heinrich Kley and Paschalis Dougalis creating dynamism to the total absence of line with Berthe Morisot’s. I also found interesting the use of coloured paper to play with shadow and highlight lines enabling focus but also volume rendering
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while doing a personal portrait project, I thought I would after doing the pencil block in try to go through the line weight organisation as a practice before doing the shading (final project with shading can be seen in my portrait album but not appropriate for this assignment)
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Here’s my assignment of drawing from where after studying a few giraffe calfs and the skeleton of giraffes, I have tried to imagine an awkward position for the calf trying to stand up. Not so happy with the inked version where I tried to use a brush pen
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Here’s my attempt to level 1 exercices. Used both ballpoint and pencil. The karaoke humanoid was my first attempt and although the right hand is not in the right position, I am pretty happy with the outcome. The pinguin and the hand were much more of a challenge. The second pinguin with pencil is better I think
This giraffe calf was really fun for this second page during day 16
Day 16 - I continue with my animal study series. Today African and Asian trumps
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Day 15, second page for today
Difficult perspective and ellipse exercise… the perspective on the rear left wheel could be perfected by making it slightly bigger. I know that at this point of the course, we have not yet covered perspective rice but the vanishing line joining the back of the rear wheels goes the wrong direction
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Why stop at 14? Here’s day 15. Life is not boaring
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3mo
Day 14: It's the end... or the beginning of something new! I was relieved by the idea of today being the last day of the challenge since it has been really a challenge for me between the drawing themselves and my personal life (to make time to do those daily drawings).
But then, I started my today drawing and had so much fun that I forgot completely that I was doing this for the challenge. I was just enjoying myself :)
So today, a Lego Minifig! Ref: https://www.hothbricks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/lego-minifigure-visual-history-new-edition_13.jpg
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I keep passing this beauty on my walks. It reminds me that I wanted to be an excavator operator as a kid - so I took some images and drew it.
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