Let's take a look at your measuring proportions projects! I'll review your submissions and recommend some ways to improve your measuring approaches.
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zan
3mo
Did another attempt while watching this one. Kinda oddly both off and on - parts (his body, the height of his eyes) are way way off, others are close. Oops XD

@bert2
3mo
@Stan Prokopenko Would you mind telling what kind of wood your drawing board is made out of ?
And did you get it custom made or did a shop sell it like that ?

Connie
4mo
Thank-you for you amazing critiques. They are so helpful!
Lynn Fang
4mo
Thank you Stan! Your critiques help me a lot! This time I tried to measure the big shapes, and eyeballing the rest details. And I feel more free and calm in these two new practices.(Also quicker then before) Thank you for taking my nerves away. Btw I used a Transparent ruler instead of a pencil to measure this time.
Katie
4mo
I've switched to using a transparent ruler too and doing a lot of math. I'm hoping not to need to do that forever as I like art because I don't want to do math!!
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@uzumaki
4mo
This are long and exhuasting, took a while to get through these, but here are my second and third attempt at proportions
Sita Rabeling
4mo
Thank you so much Stan! Your critiques are very encouraging. Yes, we should be okay with frustration and struggle - what’s there to lose? Developing a visual library, like you say - I find that a beautiful metaphor.
To fill those shelves with all kinds of different subjects, some more difficult maybe, that takes time. So I can be fine with that. I’ll probably will take a walk too, now and then. And enjoy it 😄
Maryse
4mo
Thanx so much for the feedbacks. You pointed out things I didn't even realised I was doing and how much it was taking me off course! The whole hour was very useful. Cheers!
Juice
4mo
I use this table easel When i draw. Its pretty cheap and works very well.

Connie
4mo
Ooh! I had to order one. Thanks for posting this.
Larry
4mo
I got one of those, and yes it works very well.
4mo
ooh yeah, that looks like a great desktop solution! I thrifted a drawing desk that was pretty decent but the size of the thing really became a bit of a room-hog in my office so I had to find a smaller solution.

Fabio Caccavale
4mo
Thank you Stan for the useful suggestions. Sometimes I get lost in the details and do not simplify the shapes

@markb
4mo
Thanks Stan. What's the board you're using called? Is it available at art or hardware stores?
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