Martin Vrkljan
Martin Vrkljan
Samobor, Croatia
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Tori Tempo
The image on the right was my first attempt at dividing the light and shadow areas. As I was rendering the halftones, I lifted the shadows in a few places (especially in the beard) to simplify the value groups. 14x17" charcoal on bristol.
Martin Vrkljan
Both look really good! I think the notan one reads really well.
Martin Vrkljan
Every once in a while in a course, there’s a video so densely packed with information that I have to watch it several times; this was definitely one of those! I loved the concept of “rivers, lakes, and oceans” of value; instead of trying to copy what I saw, I focused on connecting areas of value and finding gesture. I chose charcoal for this piece, experimenting with shifting the lighter values toward the top of the head. I initially intended to keep the values more distinctly separated for a Level 1 exercise, but smudging with my fingers was too tempting, so I guess it ended up somewhere between Level 1 and Level 2? Next, I’ll try a couple more drawings in graphite for greater control. Overall, this was an incredibly fun assignment.
Rachel Dawn Owens
Good to hear you liked this lesson so much. Sounds like you got a lot out of it and it shows. These are great! The one on the left is my favorite. The values are more subtle. It might benefit from with some sharp highlights to pop it even more. Overall, these are all awesome!
Martin Vrkljan
Interesting assignment!
Martin Vrkljan
The 5 min one really makes you prioritize things, I enjoyed this! I'll probably try this again with a longer free study, my initial one was around 30 min.
Martin Vrkljan
A bit late with this assignment, but it was really fun.
Martin Vrkljan
A very fun assignment! Those cracks and stones really add something to it.
Martin Vrkljan
My truck, used some reference from Dune, but I think I went bit too much on grays, lost too much color I think.
Martin Vrkljan
My week 2 gestures.
Patrick Bosworth
Staedtler 4b
Martin Vrkljan
Oh, that reads so well!
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