Morgan Weistling
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Award winning fine artist represented by @legacygalleryart in Scottsdale AZ
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@keiimotoleyendoshi
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7d
added comment inAdding Half Tones Part One
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4d
use smaller brushes to force you to nail smaller shapes now.
@kep1983
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5d
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Hey Morgan, this was fun. I tried following along with you as you painted: when you massed in the cheek, I massed in the cheek, when you massed in the hair, I massed in the hair, etc. I was surprised to see how much you "left out" when massing. Much different than the ateliers I studied at where we used tiny brushes and rendered from shadow to light in one big smoothed out gradation, trying to capture as much surface detail as possible as we went.
I don't have any flat brushes (other than bristles, which I didn't use). It was all filberts and the smaller ones were rounds. I think I could use some flats.
Part of me likes it, part of me hates it. Not sure. When I try painting more loosely like this, I end up confused and thinking it doesn't look "impressionistic realism" I love, but think it looks more like someone who is trying to paint realism but can't figure out how to render. I don't know.
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4d
I got your email. I saw this last night was impressed. Not sure what to say to you. I think you need to understand that small brushes and noodling something to death is not what it's about and painting loose and massing things more and creating big shapes is not what it is about either. I don't know what your atelier paintings look like but with either approach, drawing is drawing. You are either observing accurately and recording accurately or you are not. You could render this to photo realistic heights with softness and detail but if something is not accurately drawn it falls apart. You should be happy with either approach if you nailed the drawing. Sargent painted loose and free, not deadly accurate. He could take it further and further or just leave it loose and it would still stand. If you are creating beautiful shapes, you can do it with a 0000 brush or do it with a hog bristle brush, if you are accurately observing and recording beautiful shapes, no one cares if it's rendered or not. Are your edges are amazing? Are your values incredible? This is what should make you happy , not the technique or style . Having said all that, I like this painting but it could have had more time spent on every are to with each of the fundamentals in mind.
@itzkj
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21d
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Hi Morgan, here is my grid drawing assignment! Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!
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12d
Looks like you have your placement well established, and you can move forward
@mahatsu
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15d
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12d
The lights have gotten a bit too dark with your half tones identify your half tones and lighten them so there’s a clear definition between light and shadow
Madhu Girish
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1mo
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Hello Sir, this is my progress till this lecture. The drawing and painting principles you have taught here are pure gems. I wish I knew them earlier, it would have saved so many years spent searching for the right answers. The concepts you have shared here have made drawing and coloring fun and logical. Thanks a lot :)
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1mo
Excellent! Your edges need more variety. Needs to be softer overall. Notice how cut out around the hairline it is. Let the flesh blend back and forth into the hair.
Niklas Nilsson
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1mo
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This was so much fun! Spent probably 90% of the time for this project on charcoal drawing with grid and still something is a bit wonky with the drawing. 😅 Still very proud. I never thought I would be able to do a portrait like this. Thanks Morgan for an awesome course.
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1mo
I think you have done very well in capturing the effect of light with good separation. I can tell you really tried to follow the instructions. It takes time to train your eye to see the drawing issues but just that you know something is still a little off is a really good sign. Each time you do a painting and put this kind of effort into it you will see more and more improvement. Great job!
Ana Aguilar
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1mo
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1mo
Try to have clear separation between fights and shadow and you will find that edges will be easier to observe and interpret
@rachaelcawley
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2mo
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I cropped my reference because I only had a 10x10 Panel. I may not be using enough paint because when I go back to smooth an edge with a finger or clean brush it picks up paint and just makes a streaky thin area rather than a smooth edge.
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1mo
Feels like you aren’t being clear about what is shadow and what is light. Keep those two worlds obvious.
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1mo
The stage you had before this is really good. Adding the light values I think you lost a little of the mindset you had. I really liked the the strength in you drawing at that stage. Try to get it back.
