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After completing the official assignment, I decided to tackle another portrait because I really wanted to understand this concept of shape simplification way more. I did not do this in 1 sitting. It took me a couple of days because I tried to do it digitally first, but I wasn’t happy with the progress. I decided to do it traditionally because the feeling of pencil on paper is just unbeatable. There a lot of things I would change and I still wanted to do to this, but I’m training myself to stop working on a drawing endlessly. I feel I could’ve pushed the values even more. There is a ton I still need to learn, and this assignment is really challenging! But I kinda feel I can move on to the next lesson…. (?) I doubt myself a lot so I’m working on that as well…. So, jumping to the next lesson isn’t easy 😮💨
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Here’s a critique clip from the level 2 drawing basics project on simplifying portraits using shapes, values, and edges.
I chose this critique because it emphasizes the significance of considering the value range when drawing anything. This student's example shows the loss of visual information when extreme values are used without halftones. Get more tips and the full critique by checking out the premium course.
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It’s time for level 2 critiques…portraits!
I’ll be looking through your portrait submissions and giving advice and tips on how to improve on common mistakes.
so I started this course about a year ago and then stopped pretty soon after the line chapter started.
Here’s me starting the course from the beginning about a year after I stopped.
the pear and the portrait I completed before watching any demos or critiques and then instead of repeating the same reference images I searched for my own references (on upsplash - Pinterest has way too much AI generated content nowdays) and took the information I learned from the demos and critiques. A massive improvement with the portrait in my opinion, still lots of room for growth, but the concepts are clicking into place.
lets hope I can finish the course this time!