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João Ferramacho
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These were my first attempts before watching the demos and the critiques. I think I may need to simplify more on the portrait.
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Expert work!
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first go at this assignment, its been a bit since ive drawn and i totally nixed the reflected light for simplicity sake but probably shouldnt have haha. i should have chosen a less wet fruit. any crit welcome
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I think you did a great job with this exercise! Your value range is solid.
Shape design could be improved in some places, specifically in the transition between the light and dark values. Try to think about the volume of the apple as you design -- your shapes should support the overall form. Try to imagine a 3D wireframe overlaid on the apple. You can use that as a guide to help place light and dark values based on the planes of the surface and help smooth that transitional area.
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Really nice drawings!
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Right, it feels like ages since I last posted. It has been a bit hands-on recently, as I've been immersed in the joy and calm of moving house. Now that's out of the way, and I'm more settled in my new studio, I can get back to making scribbles. In honour of that endeavour, here are two foreshortened hand studies, both charcoal on newsprint.
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Welcome back! Your sketches are great, I can tell you have a solid understanding of the construction of the hand. I feel like your shading does a bit of disservice to your ability in some areas - almost wish you had stopped at this stage of this drawing; it's gorgeous! The shading on the index finger makes it look like it's all knuckle. Maybe scaling back on the texture in the areas around the knuckles would help.
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I did attempt a couple before watching the demo, but I didn't feel great about them, so these are after that. I'm going to do many more of these because I'm not used to breaking down anything into simple shapes. Wish me luck, and keep drawing.
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Doing many iterations will definitely help you feel more comfortable with this exercise! Good luck :)
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I tried to replicate the line art the best I could. The proportions are a bit off lol XD. Had fun using fine liner, I hope I was able to capture some of the line quality of the original
Artist name: Matías Bergara
any feedback would be appreciated.
thank you for reading :)
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Great study. Seems like you got a lot out of it. Some proportions may be off but you did a great job with the gesture!
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First page of drawings is loosely from the reference pictures, second drawing is entirely from imagination. I chose hedgehogs cause they are cute.. but they also ended up being an interesting choice for a beginner, because they are both easy process because they are kind of just blobs, but their nose can also give them really noticeable gesture! I thought it would be fun as well to try and simplify the quills into a more general shape. I'm not particularly confident in how I chose to go about it, especially the second one, but it was a really fun exercise regardless. Feedback appreciated!
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I really like your idea of making the spines larger shapes -- it looks really cool, keep playing with that! I recommend doing many more iterations. Pick the parts of each iteration that you think are successful and try to combine them. Don't commit to lines too early, keep them loose and light until you find shapes that you really like. Good luck :)
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Awesome lines. I think that C shape of the hips pushing forward and away from the twist in the torso is really nice. I'd like to see that emphasized even more!
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Man these are kind of embarrassing haha, though I figured the messiness was in the spirit of the exercise so I tried to force myself not to overthink it, though I hope I didn't end up rushing either. I spent about 20 minutes on each. Any feedback appreciated!
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Nothing embarrassing here! You have a good eye for proportion. Your lines do get a bit hairy, especially when you start working on the smaller detailed parts. I recommend trying to use longer, looser lines for as much of the drawing as you can, particularly while working on the layin. It's okay if you don't place them exactly right at first -- that's why they're light! When you get a good, accurate, rhythmic line that you feel confident is in the right place, then you can darken it. Hope this helps! :)
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About to get started on the seals tomorrow, but before that I did the fish without the demo, and then the fish after watching it. just as a little mini project to get me warmed up to my digital tablet after using traditional sketchbooks for a while.
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You added a lot of energy and gesture by elongating the tail in the after drawing! Looks cool :)
