Sumit Gupta
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Exploring Unconscious
I am inspired by work of Freud, I am sure many of you have experimented in Surreal art. Since i am just at beginning i try to keep a pen paper near my bed and draw what i could remember from my dream. Thats lot of wierd stuff i draw but unconscious is all about that. Can you please share if you have gone down the path of surreal art and what is your process for that?
Sumit Gupta
Are there any plans to add notes to this lesson?
Sumit Gupta
Please critique. I enjoyed thinking about big shapes first and enveloping it and getting to details later. Pr
Sumit Gupta
Here is my question, if lines is one of the exams that we need to pass what will be your criteria to pass this exam? Some of criterias I could think: 1. Successfully Imitating lines of artists you are inspired from 2. Completing all the lessons 3. Inventing a new style on your own
Sumit Gupta
Not sure if this will be helpful but i found building a vocabulary for lines important. Here are some of words i am trying to save in memory for lines: Sharp: A clear, precise line with defined edges. Soft: A gentle, less defined line that blends smoothly. Thick: A heavy, bold line that stands out. Variety: A mix of different line qualities to create interest. Heavy: A dark, weighty line that adds emphasis. Crisp: A clean, sharp line without blur. Atmospheric: A line that suggests depth or mood, often faint or blended. Confident: A bold, sure stroke with no hesitation. Tapered: A line that changes thickness gradually. Fluid: A smooth, continuous line that flows effortlessly. Broken: A line with intentional gaps for texture or rhythm. Dynamic: A line full of movement and energy. Light: A faint, delicate line suggesting softness or distance. Bold: A dark, prominent line demanding attention. Hatched: Closely spaced lines used to create shading or texture. Calligraphic: A line with varying thickness, often expressive or decorative.
Rachel Dawn Owens
This is WONDERFUL! More of this sort of thinking will bring more mindfulness to your art. Avoid making thoughtless, meaningless marks. I believe that every line is a thought, so YES it is very helpful to be able to articulate lines with words. What helps me is to think in “-ing” words… running, jumping, curving, wrapping, standing, laying, ect… This helps me bring life into whatever subjects I’m drawing. Here’s something I made a while back explaining this: Cool stuff. I love this post.
@polinaagame
Thank you so much for this demo! I tried to redo this task with another picture
Sumit Gupta
Is this digital technique? If not please share how you did that, did you trace over existing sketch?
@polinaagame
Sumit Gupta
This is inspiring
@anukanksha
Not sure what I could have done about their hands and feet. But it was fun to try light weight on this guy.
Sumit Gupta
Well done
@telmasetti
I did this exercise with charcoal (first time using charcoal pencil), so I don't think it helped me but this is what I could do.
Sumit Gupta
Did you use hard grade charcoal? i tried with soft charcoal and i couldn't control it.
@scribblyscrawly
Sumit Gupta
Well done, loved it. This is so clean i can't see any ghosted lines as well
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