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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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In this premium critique, we focus on improving your drawings through better value relationships and contrast. You'll learn how to make shadows dark enough to enhance the lights, creating a dynamic range of values. We'll discuss organizing shapes by starting with big shadow masses and connecting shadows and lights for a cohesive structure. You'll discover how simplifying shapes with straight lines and contained edges can improve readability. We also cover using value tools wisely to avoid over-simplification and maintain essential details. Managing contrast effectively within your value range is key, and we'll show you how to ensure enough contrast without disrupting unity. Lastly, we'll emphasize the importance of accurate proportions and underlying structure to strengthen your drawings.
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Let's review your Designing Value Groups Project, focusing on stronger contrast, cleaner shadow grouping, and intentional shape design.
Did my best to incorporate some of what Stan was talking about into my second one. I feel that it is a little better, but I really want to improve on my proportions. I feel that they are a little worse on the second go-around than the first.
after looking at the video, i applied something and i think it looks drastically better than my pervious attempts! i should squint more cause sometimes i catch myselt not squinting when i need too
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Great improvement already! Squinting to simplify the shapes is a game changer!
This were magnificent attempts, I learned a lot from watching the critiques and seeing how everyone arranged their values. :D
Thanks for the critique Stan! Head in a box is great for quicker lay-in with reasonable accuracy. Still working on portraits/heads without the box but finding the measuring techniques extremely useful for seeing where propose off. Back to values I can see I need some practice, finding it difficult to move from level 1 to level 2…
Thank you for the critique! It's good to know I was probably overthinking it a bit. I didn't know what to do to end the bottom of the beard/that corner and knocking it back would probably fix it. I'm definitely gonna practice more with the value tool and maybe some painting to get better at simplifying so it's easier to not always overdo it, but good to know I didn't overdo the background or go off course as much as I thought I did.
Thank you so much, Stan!
I guess I got a bit creative to avoid the 'real' work 😊
I'm learning a lot from your critique on the works of other students. Wow, such wonderful drawings among them.
All of it is very motivating to work harder.
Thank you so much Stan for the helpful critique! I am very grateful you are able to finally put into words something that I have struggled with a lot but couldn't figure out. I will definitely take your advice throughout the video and come back soon with a stronger shapes that define a focal point!
I tried to make the cheek the focal by blending edges and giving it more "detail" but I see how my approach gave it the opposite effect and actually made the entire image less uniform.
Thank you again for the critique. I have drawn another portrait and tried my best to finish it so I can make sure I don't just ruin my values in the rendering stage. My focus was to make sure that I grouped values independent of texture and added contrast to a focal point. I also tried not to make the form feel too simple, so that no part of it would read as unfinished. I know I have a lot more work to do, but I hope I can internalize these lessons as I continue throughout the courses.
I'm sure I'll learn a lot more once I get into portraits, but if you have any feedback, I'm always grateful for it!
Thank you very much for the critique.
I was trying to design the shapes to make it seem like he was crying, might have been more impactful with correct proportions. 😅
Looking forward to edges!
Thank you Stan for your Critique!! and your time🙏 I’m so Excited for the upcoming lessons!
