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Josh Fiddler
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5d
added comment inProject - Designing Value Groups
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NGL, I am intimidated by this project. I don't know why, but I am. Maybe it's the subject matter. with the complex plane changes and subtle variations in tone. Maybe it's wanting to make good design choices and knowing I still struggle with that. But at the end of the day, no guts, no glory, right? Gotta jump in an have a little courage to fail at the least perilous thing I can do today: draw.
Stay safe my LA peeps.
CharmLotta
3d
I felt so overhelmed with the complexity of the objects to draw that I almost given up. Finally, I did it and although I'm not very happy with the result, it looks better than I expected. It's my motivation to do the rest of this exercise and be more patient. I feel I spent too little time on the assignment, because I was afraid not to finish it before deadline.
"Afraid of the dark" mistake in "Top 5 Shading Mistakes" by Stan:
https://youtu.be/LrHfrncvODQ?t=455
Just take a 6B pencil for the darkest areas and press well :-)
@writedrawface
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8d
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I split this up over a couple of days so as to not overwhelm myself. I'm fairly happy with it, but feel I could have done better with organizing my value groups. Some of it looks a little haphazard. I think, however, that I did well with creating flow between the value groups.
It's a very good strategy to make a break, when you are getting tired. The worst is the attitude: "Oh, I want to finish it quickly". I learned not to make that mistake while doing my other hobbies (sewing and other crafts), but while drawing I'm still too impatient. And of course next day I'm frustrated, seeing what I messed up...
Dave Sakamoto
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8d
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Attached are my thumbnails, value study, and a full render. I know the render wasn't part of the assignment, but I was curious to see how it would turn out. Did anyone else notice a resemblance between the statue and Marshall?
CharmLotta
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8d
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So I watched the video 5 times and used the value tool. So far, so good. Next, I messed up the sketch (the face is too elongated) and finally when it came to separating shadow from light I came to the conclusion that I should quit drawing and start growing potatoes. In a ball it was obvious, but in a such complex drawing with so many subtle transitions between light and shadow I can't get this first step. Paradoxically, it would be probably easier for me if the task was "copy the image using the full range of values" - just using intuition and without trying to understand any rules.
Don't be too hard on yourself. I think you have great control over your pencil and your line work is great! All your values are well-distinguished too. Complex objects will always present a challenge, even as you improve, but you're getting there.
CharmLotta
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1mo
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Level 1 from imagination. The hardest part of this exercise was visualising multiple poses that were actually possible for a human body. I tried to imagine myself doing my fitness and it was very helpful.
Level 2 from reference. Heeelp! After watching all videos I still can't comprehend how to show the twist, when a side plane is visible - poses 6 and 8 for example.
Yours look better than mine! By far the most challenging part for me is matching the deformations with realism. You don't want the box to look too stiff, but you also don't want it to be stretched to the point of losing its shape.
If any more projects and demos with shading are planned, it would be helpful to know what pencil hardness is used in each step of the drawing process.
Good idea. I can help a bit for this video. shadows were made with 6b and lights with 4b. Not sure with the marks in the beginning but I guess HB or 2b.
CharmLotta
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2mo
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My untimed version took me ca. 35 min., so 25 min. wasn't very challenging. 10 and 5 minutes were just crazy scratching paper the paper wit a pencil. In these two quick sketches I think I should have focused more on the initial linear value map, and less on refining values transitions.
I generally love shading with the most laborious method - many pencil layers. It's so relaxing. Luckily, I'm not going to make it for a living because it takes ages to finish the drawing.
CharmLotta
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2mo
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I did the level 1 almost a year ago (https://www.proko.com/s/6vsk) and now I tried level 2. I got lost a little bit with the dumbo octopus (reference photo attached) - it was challenging, because its wavy form is different from all blobby shapes we mostly have practised so far.
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2mo
Awesome work @CharmLotta. That octopus is challenging, but turning it into simple shapes can help you determine how to place the most important cross contour lines without getting distracted by all the organic bumps and waves. I think it looks a bit like a hat - a blob with a convex disk. It's a lot easier to build detail off of that simple structure.
