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It’s time to bring it up a notch and draw some seals from MEMORY and IMAGINATION!
In this demo, I'll get ques from my memory of my level 1 sketches, while inventing new poses and pushing the shapes to make them more interesting.
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@notapirate
3mo
So, I'm still doing basic and quick sketches, Im not really focused on detail or the proportions, I'm still focusing on the gesture (now I think I got the idea of gesture, but I can still improve). Also, I tried making an image from scribbling, ngl it was ... a little weird, but overall, really fun to do. Still, any tips would be appreciated.
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3mo
These look awesome!
You could probably add a bit more structure to make them more interesting. Some of these seals look like they are missing their bones.
I hope this tip can be helpful for future drawings-
Nancy Larson
3mo
Thus far in my short sketching life, I've done sketching by observation; and, it appears that when I try drawing from imagination or from memory, I seize. Interesting. I clearly need to take a stab at doing imagination/memory more often. At least these shapes somewhat resemble the seals though are not as dynamic as I believe I can do with more practice.
Toosh Shtoosh
4mo
That took a while. It’s harder than it looks, I spent a lot of time searching for the lines.
@na_talie
5d
They look really great. I love them!
Especially the big eyes make them look cool.
@b1egun
4mo
Hello,
I'm sending over a few sketches from the level 2 assignment. It was a fantastic exercise and a lot of fun! Any feedback or advice is very welcome 😊
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4mo
I like all the different poses you went for. If you wanted to take them further, try pushing the shapes even more.
Good stuff 👍
Elijah R
4mo
I am far and away not a level 2 but I’d like to challenge myself with some of the level 2 exercises. I enjoyed some of them especially the 2nd one. The last one I was… very experimental with that one, I really wanted to exaggerate that neck. I think I broke it. Anyways thanks for yours time hope you’re having a great day :)
@labuge
6mo
Few practices From imagination
Tommy Pinedo
8mo
Here is my attempt for level 2 on drawing seals. The left image is before the demo and the right image is after the demo. Any feedback is welcomed :)
@goobish
11mo
Notes from the video. Any advise is appreciated thanks.
@arthiecio
1yr
Tried to think about how to make a seal works ended up juts thinking about the shapes.
Jack H
1yr
Tried to draw some from memory, others from imagination. I think I still lack experience in determining the right shape to make it look interesting, so some drawings did not come out well. However, I had some lucky guesses which made some look pretty good. Still have to work on drawing interesting shapes though.
Tommy Pinedo
8mo
I actually like this :)
SAFFANA
1yr
I think i need to try it on another animal!
Andre Arrache
1yr
from memory after drawing 20 seals!
@somni3005
1yr
Did only a few during work and tried level 1 and 2. Tried recreating new poses from what I did but came out similar to what I did earlier. Also don’t mind the alien I drew got sidetracked.
@rskelly2808
2yr
First ones. definitely need more practice. Level 1.
The guy from BluishDot
2yr
Here’s another batch after watching the second demo. I did 5 drawings from reference and then 5 from memory/imagination (last two images).
Any critique is appreciated.
Joan Lacasse
2yr
Some from memory
@drawingdodo
2yr
Didn't do a bunch of them, but this was fun!
Eddie Blake
2yr
seals from memory
@taohung
2yr
I enjoy Stan's level 2 drawings than level 1.
Lynn Hann
2yr
I enjoyed this topic but need a lot more practice at it. I always wanted to be able to draw animals in action. This is a good start.
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2yr
What a fun pose :D I think for the seal bursting out of water, there's a good opportunity to show the points of tension as it curves around, especially in its back. That's where you can see the front of the seal overlap over the tail (it's even highlighted by the shiny reflection), as well as another point of tension in the tail as it folds. Thinking about the overlapping sections of the seal (like shown in the drawing where the seal is facing away from us), can really emphasize the sense of depth as well, giving more believability to the subject and overall interest in the shape.
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