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Founder of Proko, artist and teacher of drawing, painting, and anatomy. I try to make my lessons fun and ultra packed with information.
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A 3D Model of the Male Skull
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A 3D Model of the Male Skull
I feel like I 'know' a lot more than I 'can do' at this stage, and it is extremely frustrating when every drawing turns out full of the exact mistakes I was trying to avoid, and done in the same sloppy technique that I am trying to get away from or improve.
I feel your frustration. The vision in my head is better than the one I can get down on paper. I've been trying to accept my current skill level as is. I'm not very successful at accepting this unfortunate reality, but I think the idea is that this is just reality, and we can choose how we react to it. Sadly, there isn't a speed up button when it comes to improving. 😔
Although I know it’s a phase, it’s very frustrating. My solution recently was go to Bridgman bootcamp, watch, put your mind to zero, follow the instructions and draw draw draw.
It’s part of the journey, but I also forget this sometimes. What we need then is a thumb up, so here it is: 👍 :-)
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Definitely a challenge, but you got some great results! The Loomis model comes especially in handy when breaking down such a complex form, as it helps to think about it in its most simple view, that being a sphere with the plane of the face. It can help to visualize these simple forms as you approach the skull from different angles, taking note of how the change in viewpoint would change the curvature visible on the form, and subsequently the placement of the features as they wrap around.
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Nice studies, you're going after some challenging angles too, which is great to see! You really captured the wrapping of the teeth in the down shot of the skull in #4! You can push the wrapping gesture of the teeth a bit further in the up shot #3, they're feeling a little flattened out. There's a bit of an S-curve to the teeth at this angle which can really help sell the teeth wrapping around that bloated tuna can Stan talks about in How to Draw Lips – Anatomy and Structure. Keep up the good work!
No tracing. I paint these skulls with large brushes. They're not perfect, but I want to test my knowledge of values.
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This is great practice! Nice work!
I'm back, wow this took a little bit. Reference are from Loomis' figure drawing book. Let me know what I can improve on.
Did a skull study for a September study challenge that I am taking part in. This was for prompt #4: skull. (Duh!)
Great job! It does look like you took your time. The definition is awesome, especially on the teeth.
So, i did some much needed studying, i realized that i was lacking in a full understanding of the skull, i plan to many more, and i would like some critique on my work, and some professional advice,
i wish you all a good day😁
Your effort really shows! I am practicing the simple head most of all since it is a lot faster to finish. I hope you learned a lot!
Posting one of my latest skull studies. Trying out something new … slowing down and not rushing through the layins ☺️. Didn’t push the values as far as I could but reached the point where I checked off all my goals for the study.
Hey there, i just want to say, i have looked in your profile and from what i can see, you have an amazing talant, you have very good control over light and shadow, i hope you never stop drawing because you are clearly good at it, so ya, keep at it and have an awsome day🤩
Hello, is there anyway to download this?
You probably can't download the 3-d model, but you can download several photos from many angles of it. They are together with the photos of the loomis head:
https://www.proko.com/course-lesson/3d-model-the-loomis-head/downloads
