Assignment examples of the bean
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Taco
3d
I started the Figure Drawing fundamentals class back in 2023 and I got into the gestures and started working on the bean and then ended up getting sidetracked and kept working on doing gestures and started a whole other sketchbook dedicated to gestures, but I never finished taking the course so I've decided since I want to actually better my craft and to start taking my art more seriously to develop it into my career. I've decided to get back into this class so these are some pictures from the bean portion of this class and I ended up finishing the exercises on the last page of the sketchbook which I think is a funny coincidence. Feedback is always welcomed and I would love to see what you all are working on also.
P.S. The red is the corrections
John Torres
4mo
Foreshortening went better than I expected, I'm still not quite as happy about my line, though I can chalk it up to working with a pastel pencil this much for the first time, it handles quite strangely, especially when trying to get thin marks or lines that taper to a point, though I think I am starting to get the hang of it. I did some bonus 3-minute gestures their not my best work but, I think I can say that they are applying the bean appropriately.
Foreshortening especially emphasizes understanding of proportion and overlap, I find it interesting that Stan makes a point to place a double contour if a form is notably moving towards the camera(ref. #8 and #9). For example, on #10 Stan still makes the pelvis volume slightly wider than the ribcage. I think this is because, in the context of the bean analogy, the ribcage is a bit thinner and taller, more of a classic oval, while the pelvis is a bit more short and stout. So in the future emphasizing the quality may be of benefit.
I am also noticing I need to thin my beans out more when the model is more in profile. This has been a common issue of mine that I have had for several years, but I think I have a chance of improving the issue If I focus on it more.
Dave Lord
7mo
these are from the video, will add more from other reference and from imagination. feedback welcomed!
Gannon Beck
7mo
More bean practice.
Jonatan
8mo
Bean foreshortening studies, did my try then saw stan's and fixed accordingly, feedback appreciated!
Lin
1yr
The beans felt really hard at first but they got a lot easier by the end. I found forshortening the most enjoyable, whether it's because I was more comfortable with beans by then or something else, I'm not sure. I thought it would be the worst part for sure! Twists are the most challenging for me.
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Here is the foreshortening part of my bean exercises. I will have to keep practicing for a bit longer before I’m ready to move on to the critique video. I’m really enjoying the learning process of how to draw these beans.
@thesmokingrotoscope
1yr
And that’s foreshortening! Definitely gonna have to go back and watch that section again because this went poorly. And advice is appreciated!
Phattara Groodpan
2yr
Eveline Rupenko
2yr
Hello! Here is my exercise for this video!
Helen Ali
2yr
Post for help isnt here... would be nice
Howard Chiang
2yr
8/6/22: Draw-along to the video. I went faster today, so the lines aren't as clean.
Sandra Süsser
3yr
the last beans with foreshortening
Barbara Lentes
3yr
Beans all over the place…
it‘s amazing how this exercise made ahuge difference in my next figure drawing!
Bre
3yr
Hmm...I really love drawing beans!
Andrea M.
3yr
Hi All,
I've been doing a lot of gesture and beans lately and even combined the two. I'll do a 30 second gesture and follow up with a quick bean. Here are a page of beans (one of several that I have done) and a few samples of gesture with bean. Look forward to your feedback.
Thanks.
Sita Rabeling
3yr
Beans beans. Will continue using this practice.
Vera Zgonik
3yr
Any critique very welcome!
My first try on iPad... I’m still struggling with the gesture and I haven’t practiced for a few months now... I don’t like fb so I’m really glad for this site - I really want to get better so any feedback would be much appreciated!
Vickiana Dulcio
3yr
Followed along with the tutorial, any feedback would appreciated.
CHARLES DEIGHAN
3yr
Following along, any comments would be appreciated.
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