julien Gaumet
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1mo
This is great ! I find gesture quite difficult, even if I get your point with "energy" and stuff. I always feel like "yeah but this pose is quite specific, I don't see energy because it is just lying down"
Having many examples is helping a lot ! Can't wait to make other attempts on this exercise !
1mo
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Hey everyone!
Here is my level one submission. I found this challenging so I sketched them a few times, any feedback is appreciated! :)
julien Gaumet
1mo
Hey ! This is great job again ! I think your line quality helps a lot to make your drawing dynamic ! And your shapes are really well designed !
I especially like the first and the third poses you've drawn.
One thing you might need to consider is how you want the eye of the viewer to flow and being aware of the focal point of your drawing.
For example, on the first drawing the tail area is very well designed and interesting but I feel it "lock" the eye a little bit as it is the most interesting part (was it in purpose ?)
On the 6th drawing, a bit the same, the tail is well designed but I feel it break the global flow of your drawing.
I hope it helps ! 😀
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1mo
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Drawing seals was pretty fun :)
The first page is from a couple days ago, next two from today, and the last page with the numbers is from imagination/memory.
Tried doing it with coloured pencil as well and felt pretty good, but I'm not sure if I felt a noticeable difference. I felt like it made a big difference to draw on good quality A3 paper though, both because of the feel of the paper and being able to use my arm more with the bigger size.
1mo
Great work ! I feel some of them are falling into the "snowman effect" and a bit symmetrical shape but not all of them. Make sure to keep it in mind for your next session.
On the last page, your loosing a bit the line confidence you had on the first two pages.
The two first pages are great ! I think you should continue this way ! 👏👏
Feel free to give me your critique on my submission !
1mo
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Here are few of my attempts, some are better than other. I found this exercise way more difficult than expected ! Even if a seal is quite "simple" to draw, it is so relaxed that I found it difficult to find gesture and energy in poses.
Please let me know what you think ! Any advice to improve is welcome ! 🙏
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2mo
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Here is a second attempt for this project. This time I have tried with a picture of my girl friend. It is incredibly difficult with a face you know that much, it always looks off ! I was quite happy with the line drawing and then I wanted to add some values to give her a more final look but I feel it breaks appart 😅
And this curly hair 🤯🤯😅
Don’t hesitate to let me know your feedback !
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2mo
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This was way more difficult than I thought. And I took much longer than 1 hour for me to do these. In the first drawing the left part of the face is much to wide. In the second drawing the overall proportions of the face is better, but the eyes are too high and the ear is too small. In both drawings the shoulders are too high.
Other thoughts:
I worked on 11 x 16 inch paper while sitting at a table. This format is too big for me to draw at a table - this combinations leads to distortions.
Measuring an object nearby (in my case the tablet standing in front of me) with the pencil did not really worked. I measured in Photoshop.
2mo
This is great job ! The second one is great ! I agree with you with the size of the paper leading to distortion. I think in this case we should use an easel or find a way to draw on a more vertical paper.
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2mo
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Here is my attempt !
Quite happy with the result even if it took me ages 😅
This was my first time drawing that big and I kept diving into small shapes to early and then restart from 0 to adjust bigger shapes.
I'll try again with other portrait I think.
Please let me know your comments !
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2mo
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Hey everyone! Here’s my submission, any feedback is welcome :)
2mo
Hey ! This is great work again ;)
Here are few things I see :
- one eye fells smaller than the other
- the jaw feels too tilted
- and I feel the perspective between features is not consistent. I mean the mouth is leaning to the left, the nose is fairly horizontal and the eyes are almost leaning to the right.
This is just some feelings I have by looking at it, you should try checking your drawing by transparence with the reference.
Any way, the face is very recognisable ! So I think we can call it a success ! Good job !
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This is great ! Can't wait to see the critiques and the next lessons, we've been working on this project for a while now.
Do you guys know any playlist/artist for this kind of proko jazzy music ?
I am so used to see nice drawing made with this kind of music, on Proko youtube channel, that I feel it helps me to draw better.
I have search for jazz on youtube but I don't know much about music and I only find "slower" jazz style and cannot find the same mood.
Big thanks to the Proko team for this amazing lesson, it helps a lot !
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3mo
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Hey everyone, here’s my level 2 sketches so far. I found this challenging but fun, feedback would be appreciated. 😊
Going to re draw the roosters after I've watched the demo. I think I have over complicated the shape of the roosters comb after looking at everyone's submissions. Let me know what you think!
3mo
Hi 👋 !
I think these are great ! The goal was to explore shapes design and it is exactly what you did ! Some looks better than other but it is the result of a good exploration I guess ;)
In every rooster, the complexity of the comb makes a contrast with the overall simplicity of the other shapes which makes these drawing interesting ! But you're right, in regard of this exercise, it could have been simplified more.
Great job !
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3mo
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I did few more chickens trying to push the design even more. I am quite happy with the result :)
Don't hesitate to let me know your opinion on them
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3mo
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I found the assignment both fun and hard at the same time. At least hard in the sense that it's hard to break down an animal under 10 shapes without it looking like a 7 year old's drawing
3mo
Hi ! This is great job on the shape design ! especially on the eagle, fish, chicken and bears. I feel that you did not simplify enough on the buffalo, red pandas and the hippo.
Even if it is not the purpose of the exercise, I think you should try keeping comfident lines. Like during the line exercise maybe searching the lines very lightly and then when you're happy with the design, the proportions and stuff, you can go back with harder lines. It will help you to keep working on line quality without loosing the sence of the current exercise.
About the 7 years old's drawing, I think that designing shapes (avoid symmetry, using CSI etc.) and having comfident line makes a huge difference.
4mo
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Level 1 assignment, tried going with simple shapes but it’s more difficult then it sounds. My water buffalo looks more like a b-string superhero.
3mo
You've done a great job ! Espacially with the hippo which felt very difficult to me.
I think, for the level 2, you should push your design even more ! "Going wild with shapes" he said ;)
Feel free to give your opinion on my submission !
4mo
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This was a fun project. I started dong the chicken, buffalo, and hippo without any clear goal for the shape design. And then I decided to do each with 3 versions: square emphasis, circle emphasis, and triangle emphasis. After that I chose to try it on a frog image.
One concern I have is the total lack of regard for proportion, and not giving each one enough effort before moving on. I'm happy with a lot of them but i wasn't sure how far to go on each...
Frog photo courtesy of Unsplash
3mo
Hi ! Good job ! It is always nice to have fun while drawing, I also found this project very fun.
I feel that you're still thinking about the contour instead of basic shapes. It might explain your difficulties with proportions. I think your "triangle buffalo" is on the right track using basic shapes.
Feel free to give your critiques about my attempt !
3mo
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I hope i get critiqued at least once pleaseee 😅
3mo
Hi ! This is great work, your shapes are clean and interesting ! You should try the level two assignement !
Feel free to let me know your opinion on my submission.
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3mo
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Hello everyone, here are some of my attempts for this project. I feel that I am staying safe and not pushing the design enough so all variations are very similar.
I think I am on the right track with some ostriches and with the last buffalo.
Please let me know what you think about it !
Thanks !
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5mo
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This week has been great, discovering so many amazing artists, and seeing everyone else so inspired and creating genuinely awesome art. I just came across Gary Villareal (https://instagram.com/villarrte?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==) yesterday, and my jaw dropped.
study of GARY VILLAREAL:
5mo
This is great ! This artwork feels very difficult and you've done an amazing job ! Don't really know what to say ! May be the lines on the arm and on the thigh are a bit less designed and more repetitive on your version but it is not the topic of the assignment I guess. Great job ! 👏
Feel free to give your feedback on my submission !
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5mo
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Study of James Gurney (https://www.instagram.com/p/Cq0tduwOxQT/ and https://www.instagram.com/p/CfTyN1UuL-b/)
Any comment wlecome!
5mo
Hi ! I did not find these sketch from James gurney ! I am jealous, I love his work !
Great job on your study I think ! Especially on the tiger where your lines weight vary a lot (legs close and away from us for example)
I feel the pig a little more even on the line weight. The thickness vary but not the value which makes it feel a little less accurate (Is it searching lines overlapping or a heavy line ?).
Hope that helps ! Keep going ! Feel free to give me feedback about my submission 🙏
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5mo
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I have spent so much time looking for art I wanted to study that I did not have the time to do much 😅
Here is my studies from David Malan which I did not know and Aaron I am following for many years now !
I feel I put all my line variations the same way (either thick and dark or thin and light). No edge difference or mixing thickness and value. I think I should work on that.
Please let me know what you think and give me feedbacks !
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6mo
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Hello everyone ! Any other French speaking following th course ?
Here is my assignment :
1) Is the hierarchy method, made digitally
2) Is the light & shadow method, made digitally as well
3) Is an attempt with paper and pencil where I have tried to put everything together (confident line, exploring a bit and line weight)
I am quite satisfied but at some point, my « lines » are so thick that it almost felt like shading with two values. I don’t know if we were supposed to push it that much but I quite like the result !
Please let me know your feedbacks ! 🙏
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