Simplify Pear From Observation
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π QUEST LOG Β· ENTRY #001
ποΈ Project: Proko Drawing Basics Course
β±οΈ 32m Β· βοΈ Values, Shapes, Edges
π¨ Graphite
π LVL 1 ββββββββββββ 58% β LVL 2
π°οΈ All-time practice: 32m
Session notes:
I practice drawing from observation (photo of a pear). For this exercise the focus was on the basics of shapes, values, and edges and being able to take an object and simplify it.
Also, today was my first time using a woodless pencil (I think that's what it is). It's all black and heavier than a normal pencil. It came in the standard KingArt kit from Walmart. It's a 4B pencil and I LOVED USING IT. Something about the weight in my hand was incredibly satisfying.
What felt difficult?:
Shapes and edges were easily the hardest part. The point of this exercise was to represent the object with hard lines and to only use sharp edges. I definitely didn't do that well. I constantly found myself trying to blend and blur to hide my deficiencies.
What will I try next time?:
Block out the shapes for everything including the values where I'm going to shade before trying any shading. If I try to round anything erase and re-draw.
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π QUEST LOG Β· ENTRY #002
ποΈ Project: Proko Drawing Basics Course
β±οΈ 37m Β· βοΈ Values, Shapes, Edges
π¨ Graphite
π LVL 2 ββββββββββββ 54% β LVL 3
π The First Hour Β· 1h 9m at this session
π°οΈ All-time practice: 1h 9m
Session notes:
I did the pear again but this time I followed along with Stan as he did his to learn from my previous mistakes.
What felt difficult?:
This time I tried to just follow along and quickly draw the pear again (though this pear is different from the one I had done). But quickly drawing something and getting the proportions right is definitely rough. I think the first pear had better proportions, but the focus of doing this again was to keep the edges sharper and more visible, and to work on a clear distinction between the 5 different values.
What will I try next time?:
I think when I am drawing as long as I keep the lines light enough I shouldn't be afraid to go back and erase and re-draw. I definitely don't want to get caught up in trying to make it perfect, but I also can't expect myself to get the proportions right the first time and especially not on a quick drawing. Yet.
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