Nicole
Nicole
Asheville, NC
Artist Nicole Salzmann is an Asheville based artist. In 2013, she graduated with Bachelor of photography from Western Carolina University.
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Nicole
Here's my study of a JAW Cooper sketch
Nicole
Definitely felt a little brain dead at the end! I'll be redoing this one since I feel like I missed some stuff on my first go.
@creativedragonfly77
At the start, where you are using small lines to make the thick lines you are using lots of small strokes. It looks similar motion to the chicken scratch that is bad. How is this different? Is it the confidence and intention of the lines you are making for the thick lines, rather than small hesitant marks?
Nicole
2yr
I think the difference here is that the smaller lines are being used to control how think you want the line in certain places. You could redraw the entire line over and over to thicken it but that leaves a lot of room for error so it's easier to adjust the line to your liking in shorter segments. Hope that helps.
Nicole
First one is the hierarchy and the second is the light and shadow. I really struggled with this one, critique would be appreciated.
@renegaderumi
Would really appreciate some feedback on these. 3 things I’m really struggling with: 1. Skating feels jagged. How do I avoid having harsh corners? 2. My light and medium lines look really similar. 3. The trace the ruler lines are really thick and dark, not crisp like others I have seen. I’m losing a lot of definition, and then can’t tell how accurate I’m being. I know practice will help with all of this, but any feedback that can help me correct some of these things while I practice would be amazing. All of these were done with a 2B pencil. Thanks!
Nicole
2yr
I noticed when I get to certain angles while skating my arm/wrist is in an awkward position. I've learned by stopping my line early and turning the page I can get rid of some of these. Make sure you're using your whole arm to skate as well sometimes you can caught up doing small wrist motions that can make things look too angled.
@baxes
Yeah the proportions are a bit off. Also the energy is missing that we can see in Prokos drawings.
Nicole
2yr
I think it looks good! Maybe just drop the wing on the left side down a little.
Lil FatWombat
Hey, my English is not that good. So I tried to translate my text using 'ChatGPT'. Hope it makes some sense :) I've only done the beginner tasks so far, but I found the advanced task so interesting that I wanted to try it out at least once. For the first image, I chose a goldfish. It looks like I dressed the fish in pieces of cloth. I was very lost in the design process and much of what I drew is quite illogical, but I had a lot of fun during the process. I also tried some other animals. With the otter (second picture) I tried to pay more attention to creating a nice overall picture and to draw my lines more clearly. After all the attempts, I realized that I became more relaxed while drawing. The mouse is my last drawing. Before I started looking for reference pictures, I had a clear idea that the mouse should be an "adventure" or at least fit into that theme. When I made a sketch with a mouse with one eye closed, I immediately had the association with the character "Guts" from the manga series "Berserk" by the artist "Kentaro Miura" (an absolutely outstanding manga! Unfortunately, I cannot recommend it without reservations because its dark and explicit content traumatized me a bit at the time. But from my point of view, if you can handle it, it's the best manga for "Dark Fantasy" genre.) Although I know that many proportions are not correct, I am surprised how much I like the result. I see good progress in my work and understand how practicing with the previous drawings affects my current skills. It is very rewarding and motivating for me to notice this. Please write your critiques. I am very grateful for your opinions.
Nicole
2yr
I showed my partner your Guts mouse and he said it was adorable! He's a huge Berserk fan. I love all your drawings great job!
Nicole
Tried to commit to the line by not erasing when I felt like I had made a 'mistake' not sure if it ended up being too messy though
J B
2yr
I really like that version of the penguin, a lot more than the original actually! Great work!
Jacqueline Hajba-Miner
No they are not messy! You got the assignment. This is what we are suppose to be doing. Mine are way to stiff looking. This is great.
@wasabi_studio
I had so much fun with these. Drawing lines like a samurai drawing his katana made me feel more confident, even if I still had some hesitation at times, especially in short curves or small details.
Nicole
2yr
That's a good analogy! Never thought about it that way.
Tuija Kuismin
Day 12 - thought I'd capture these spring tulips before they'd all withered. I should draw more flowers, drawing this gave me such a nice feeling, and it was somehow very relaxing.
Nicole
2yr
Great line work especially in the leaves!
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