Nathan RICCI
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5mo
Hello there! First time posting here! Here are my first and second attempts at the spine assignement 1-6. I'm having a hard time figuring out the simplification and orientation of the perlvis, and it seems that I have a tendency to elongate and exaggerate the 'tapering' (?) of the spine too much.
Any other feedback would be welcome. Thanks!
Volker Wuyts
5mo
I think the issue arises when you try to simplify the pelvis into a bucket shape as in the pelvis lesson which come after the spine lessons. After some time I figured out in the spine lesson Stan actually uses a tapering cylinder which has a perfect circle as bottom and top caps.
A trick I used is using an empty cardboard toilet role and rotate it in the same position as the pelvis in my reference photo, to define how the elipse representing the top cap will look like.
After finding this out things made alot more sense in these spine lessons.
Hope this makes sense.
Good luck!
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I know this wasn't exactly the assignment but I wanted to get the underlying structure of the muscles and where they sit into my head. Feedback and critiques are welcome and appreciated!
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More practice!
9mo
I think you captured the gesture very well in these mannequinization studies. I think you can improve on line quality, so it will be easier to add more layers like muscles on top accurately. Good luck
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2023/7/18. FINISHED!! I've completed the course of @Patrick Jones "The Anatomy of Style". I practiced every day for 30 mins and I drew any single drawings from his e-book. It took me almost a year. But it is so rewarding!! This is my last one for this course. Thanks Patrick and thanks to all the community for the important feedbacks!
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9mo
" you shouldn’t t copy the shapes or you shouldn’t just copy the reference" = don't copy a reference object by drawing flat shapes, but understand the forms to recreate a 3 dimensional world on a flat surface
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Day 2 - A lot of drawing it by myself first, then following along with Stan to see how he did it differently.
10mo
Good job man, keep going at it! I'm following a few different courses on Proko, and I came to the conclusion that your sketches don't always have to look like Stan's examples 100%. Yes you have to exaggerate in the initial phases of a drawing, but try to find your own rythm. Sometimes I even think what I drew is a more accurate depicition than Stan's example.
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1yr
Hey, if you are trying to design characters with multiple sets of arms I suggest you have a peek at some Hindu deities. I think it will look aesthetically more pleasing if the lower set of arms connect higher up the torso closer to the upper set of arms, as if the shoulders are joint together and more in horizontal allignment. Other than that I can see some anatomical errors: the legs are too small, the head is too big and circle shaped and the torso doesn't taper enough towards the bottom. Other than that your off to a great start. Good luck.
I didn't draw the attached images btw, it's just as example. Google image search for Hindu deities like Shiva etc..
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Friends! Trying some proko beans from the assignment vid examples. Mostly tilt and leans, with some twist going on.
Quickfacts: 11x14 Strathmore Sketch, with some new chunky clutch pencil.
Some things I noticed: Draw.....BIG. Big Paper. Big Pencil. Big Movements..... Moving your whole arm with larger bean studies seemed to come out way more fluid then smaller ones. (I actually erased a bunch of even smaller ones).
While I think the robo bean coming on later seems like a more logical "starting point" - the bean-bean is def. a less demanding, free-flowing warmup. Draw dem beans!
1yr
Just reading the words 'chunky pencil' makes me shiver. I can only draw with my pencils as sharp as a needle. And on the contrary for me drawing smaller makes my drawings way more accurate. Your beans are very good though!
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I did the vertebrae, hopefully I didn't mess up the perspective, this one was pretty complicated
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Here are my 30 seconds and 2 min noodle men sketches.
2yr
Very good! Exactly how gesture drawings should be. Very nice flow, not too much detail / following the contour.
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I think those are very good. The only thing is that they are a little too detailled for gesture drawings, there are too much muscular shapes. Try to find the flow of the limbs. Some great exercises to transition into the anatomy course are the robo bean and mannequinization. Good luck
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Here's an attempt halfway between gesture and mannequinization. :) Do you think these are effective?
2yr
I think those are very good! Beatiful flow without overcomplicating the forms. My only issue is with the third pose where the subject is boxing? I can't really tell what's going on on the upper part of the torso.
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