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Soul
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What can we check against our value scales to see whether it's a good progression or not? Like how do we check against the "right answer" lol. Or is there even a "right answer" to really strive for?
Soul
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1mo
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Throwing this out there, but I've rewatched/listened to the draftsmen clip on "How to Approach Figure Drawing (A Guide for Taking Proko Courses)" and one question I thought of recently was how it applied to structure and anatomy. Right now I'm revisiting the figure course and my plan was to split off and practice the drawing basics "How perspective works" and "Intuitive perspective" sections and then afterwards go back to the figure course and go up to mannequinization. Afterwards either jumping straight into anatomy and taking a break sometime during the course to bounce between portrait courses and back to anatomy or vice versa.
Anyways the main question is, what would be the wisest decision to go about building up to anatomy? Should I not take a small "side quest" 💀 and visit the basics course for structure, and just jump straight into anatomy? Introducing myself to it now and when I want a break from anatomy later, going to the basics course to practice structure for a bit? Or the opposite, and continue working on structure through the figure and other courses till I have it down well enough, where I feel I can handle the complex structure anatomy brings.
A bit of a long winded question but I tried my best to say it clearly lol, anyways thank you for anyone considering reading all that and helping :)
Soul
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1mo
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So many things I'm struggling with lol, like how exactly to draw from observation. I look, observe the subject for a solid like 30 sec to a minute, looking at the edges, curves, how many planes are showing, etc. Then look at the page and still struggle a bit to draw what I remember, but when I look at the subject again and bounce back and forth, I get a bit tripped out since the perspective slightly changed so deciding between being faithful to the drawing or to the subject is kinda rough.
I haven't really thought of tapering yet, since I'm drawing from observation, but I do want to try adding varying degrees of tapering/foreshortening once I draw from imagination (all of this was from observation). Line quality, how to actually draw an elipse, and other stuff are a bit frustrating too lol, but I'm honestly not stressing over it, so far this exercise has been pretty fun despite me complaining so much 💀
Harry Green
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1mo
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It's been a while since I properly did some technical drawing and since I'm not happy with my art at the moment, I thought it would be good to go back to basics and refresh myself on the fundamentals.
Here's some 1 minute gesture drawings I did this morning. The main thing I picked up on during my session is how sketchy or scratchy my lines can be, which I believe I can improve on by limiting myself on the number of lines I'm allowed to use. Is there anything else I can improve upon with my gesture studies?
Manuel Rioja
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1mo
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Dear Steven Zapata,
I want to express my heartfelt gratitude for the amazing tutoriales about shading that you provided in this online drawing course. Your clear instructions and creative insights have truly helped me improve my skills and confidence as an artist. I appreciate the time and effort you put into each lesson, making complex concepts accessible and enjoyable. Thank you for your guidance and support throughout this journey!
Best regards,
Huayra Nadalino Rioja.
Soul
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1mo
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How do you guys draw from observation when each time you look back at the sketchbook and again at the subject the perspective changes slighty? 💀
Vincent Falk
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1mo
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I had to make my own guidline and duplicate it with a light table since I don't have a printer right now. I think they turned out decent but I missed out on solving the smaller details on the rhino like the wrinkles.