Assignment examples of the Bean, leaning and tilting.
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Browny Sparks
16d
this is the same vid as the last. just the first 14mins of it though. but same vid.

lemmy daniel
2mo

@reina1999
3mo
Here are my tilt and lean beans for the assignment. I tried drawing along with the video, but I think I still need to do more additional practice. Any feedback is welcome!

@thesmokingrotoscope
4mo
Hey! Here's my Tilt and Lean beans based on the figures from the video (minus that last one; didn't see it coming.) My biggest problem is knowing which bean will end up overlapping the other, as I feel like that informs whether or not the bean itself ends up being accurate to the figure. If there's anything else I'm missing, lemme know!

Justin
6mo
Pretty fun assignment. Any feedback welcome.

Phattara Groodpan
8mo
Eveline Rupenko
8mo
HI everyone here is my Tilt and lean assigment from this video!
Helen Ali
10mo
Chris Martin
11mo
More beans. They're good for your heart. The more you eat, the more you ...

@sudsyartist
11mo
Tilt & Lean beans. Few questions I have...
When the figure leans forward or backward (unless we are viewing the figures side) then isn't there a little bit of foreshortening since one oval is slightly in front of or behind the other?
Also, sometimes I notice the creases in the skin on the model don't match the fold that proko draws in his example. I was trying to use the curve of the crease to help me decide which oval the folds on the pinched side might follow in the tilt poses... Anyone have tips on this bit?

@sudsyartist
11mo
Whoops... there may be a few forshortening and twist beans on the first page too
Helen Ali
11mo
1st bean assignment
Helen Ali
11mo
The ask for help isnt always available for me??? I NEED HELP with these. Most of them look alike.

@bfizz23
1yr
Can anybody offer general tips on how to determine which part of the bean should be in front?
I've also attached specific examples I had trouble with:
1.) It looks like she's sticking out her hips toward us, but Stan drew the top part in front.
2.) She looks level and not tilting forward or backward, but Stan drew the bottom part in front.
3.) Same as #2, she looks kind of level, but Stan drew the bottom part in front.
Low Horvath
11mo
You’re looking at it at surface level. You have to imagine the pelvis and rib cage and what they’re doing underneath the skin and muscles. You also have to exaggerate the bean . This is also more or less about gesture so there’s that too

Steven Wolf
1yr
First one she is leaning a bit towards us on the top, and that lean makes more of and impact than the raised hip on the same side. Although, I feel you could do it either way depending on which one that you most wanted to exaggerate in your drawing.
The second one she is also leaning a bit to that right side, but the hip is also sticking out that way too. The hip is making a bigger impact, to me, so in this perspective it seems to make mores sense for that one to be in front.
The third is mostly flat but the hip is leaning out a bit towards us so that is the most logical place to exaggerate that turn in the overlapping line. Also her hip in general comes out more. I think it’s similar to how you would draw to indicate her deltoid muscle by wrapping a line in from the contour line to show an overlap. That way you make it clear that the deltoid is sticking out and not just flat with the rest of the arm.
Mike Karcz
1yr
My opinion and I hope it helps.
1) I think the model just has big hips. You can tell she's sticking her top part towards us by the cast shadow created from the top part. The more she leans towards us, the darker the shadow. The fold where her top part meets the bottom part is like a dark line, and in Stan's drawing you can see he marked that fold with a dark line.
Looking at her shoulders, you can see they're slanted towards us. If she were level, then her shoulders wouldn't be at that angle.
I also think it's possible she could be sticking both her top half and bottom half towards us; but definitely top half it pointed towards us.
2) See how her Camera Right leg is straight and her camera left leg is bent? She has all her weight on her Camera Right leg; which will cause her right side of her hip to be raised. Looking at her bellybutton, we see it's orientated more towards the camera left side of her body; and we see her camera left shoulder is pulled back. The twist of her body, and the way her weight is distributed shows she's leaning back with her camera right hip protruding towards us.
3) I attached a picture to explain it better: I think with photo 3, it's following the gesture/flow of the pose to show the hip as the main focus. Her weight flows and shifts down to her right hip, which is raised (like #2). So, even if it's not she not exactly thrusting her hip towards us, it's where all the weight is bared. Thinking about how gravity is working on the body, helps with the robo bean (just my take).
"Well, look at #1. Isn't all her weight on her camera right hip? So shouldn't the bottom half be more of the focus?" In #1, her top half is leaning towards us, so it should be emphasized; but, notice in #1, how the lines on the bottom half are darker? Dark lines grab our attention and emphasize. So he is emphasizing the bottom half, but he's just emphasizing the overlap of the top half more.
I think there's also an element of exaggeration of the tilts going on. Exaggerated poses tend to be more interesting.
I hope this helps!
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@pmak22
1yr
I tried this with the twist assignment, where I cover the right (guided) side of the screen while following along on the left (reference), and then go back and check my work by using the red line to mark the major differences between what I drew and what the guided video ended up with.
I still get a little caught up in drawing an S when the video shows two Cs or I try a really constrained S instead of a C, but overall I think this was a good method and exercise.
Howard Chiang
1yr
8/3/22: Draw-along to the video. Any critique is welcome!

@pmak22
1yr
I think they overall work and make sense from what I understand. The only critique I have is to work on improving your line quality. I'm noticing some heavy areas that have a little bit of overwork to them. I also am seeing you struggle a little with transitioning along curves, where you can see a start and stop when you hit a strong curve.
I'm not perfect at ellipses either, but I think this lesson from drawabox may help you.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHJ3rzk6kno

@njones
1yr
Why is it that sometimes the action line follows the contour of each ball and sometimes it follows the gesture? It seems pretty abstract.

@prymitywizm
2yr
Hi,
I thought I kinda get it, but then 11:24 happened and crushed my confidence. How the hell this line is going this direction? It looks like going outside of the body.
I mean, I can see that her belly is kinda sucked in, but it doesn't make sense in context of two tennis balls in the sock.
Can somebody explain that? :( I am so lost now.

Jesse W.
2yr
In that case you might try to indicate the pelvis form with a convex (vs a concave line as you have it now) to indicate the 3-d shape of the form, which is what the bean is about I guess. The line your asking about might indicate the pose's gesture, but not the form's overall shape
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@afty
2yr
the bean isn't completely anatomical and the line going outside doesn't actually mean something but just to indicate flow and 3d form
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Andrew Huerta
2yr
Hello, I am still learning this as well so my advice might be off, but I am assuming that the center line from the top follows the angle where the rib cage is tilting, which is forward. While she is bending forward and creating that 'fold' her pelvis is tilted outward so the center flows out.
I hope I was able to help, and maybe someone else will jump in with a better explanation. Other than that, keep at it and it will make sense little by little.
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Sandra Süsser
2yr
Bean Tilt and Lean. This was pretty easy in contrast to the other options. So I will move on.

@passwrd
2yr
Looking for critics/tips! I sometimes have issues finding the correct overlap, especially when the body seems relatively flat/the two 'balls' seem like they are stacked right on top of each other. I understand that the closer ball (to the viewer) should have precedence/be on top, but would appreciate any tips/other ways to look at it. I am also brand new to charcoal and the methods of the pencil... am I always supposed to hover my hand across the paper and try to never place it down at all? I find it difficult to get smooth lines if I don't have a slight point of contact. Hovering the pencil at a level plane is tough! I'm sure this just comes with practice but am wondering if I have the correct idea. Is a minimal point of contact okay (the nail/tip of my middle finger for example), or should I strive to hover at all times and just improve with practice? Thanks to anyone who responds :)
faye zhang
1yr
I used your first “wrong overlap” bean as an example to explain how you would go about finding the right overlap. The body may seem flat in a picture, but remember you’re looking at 3D forms. I don’t know if you’ve moved on to the next lessons, but the Robo Bean will help you understand that. Also Stan exaggerated his bean by tilting the hips up so we can clearly see that the hips are coming towards us. As for ghosting, I would suggest not overthinking it and just put down marks if you feel like it, you can always draw lightly and then erase with a kneaded eraser if you feel like the line isn’t how you wanted it.

@prymitywizm
2yr
I still hope somebody will answer those questions - or if you figured it out, please write down the answer - I am struggling with the very same things.
Jim Bones
2yr
Still trying to figure out how to hold a pencil... realise maybe I was applying too much pressure for most of these. Any feedback very welcome! Could definitely use some tips on how to get my lines more confident

@mybaldcypress
2yr
Does anyone understand why the midline for the pose at 11:00 is an 'S" instead of a 'C'? The pose is labelled 'lean forward & tilt right' so I thought 'C' shaped midlines were used. I thought 'S' midline was for a twist.

John Harper
2yr
So, Proko is trying to show that the bean tilts away from the viewer. Notice how Chanon's shoulders and head are leaned over. The "s-like" center line makes sense when you think about her pose that way.
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