Demo - Learning to Sketch from Observation
Demo - Learning to Sketch from Observation
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Demo - Learning to Sketch from Observation

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Demo - Learning to Sketch from Observation

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Stan Prokopenko
Alright guys, now that you’ve had some time to work on your level 1 “Learning to Sketch from observation” project. Ill show you how I would approach the sketches.
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jweller
Beginner. Redrew the images so much I got burnt out so I found different images of the same themes and styles to draw instead. its tricky trying to get into sketch-mode frame of mind—I’m obsessing over detail too much. It’s tricky. Just gotta let go.
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cburdett26
Don't be so hard on yourself! Can these be better of course, but everyone has to start somewhere. Just keep at it, and really think of those demos when trying to draw on your own. That's what's helped me out for sure!
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Simon Rodrigues
decided to redraw the hand after the demo. I think the fingers are too small, but overall, I think it's an improvement.
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cburdett26
That is really spot on! I love the fluid structures that you placed down! I like those construction lines you used underneath too!
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creasofie
I drew these after I watched the demo. Still need practice with the hand.
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cburdett26
The hand turned out really good! I think your VR girl could show even more gesture! Try to overemphasize that backwards lean. I think the glove and boots could be much bigger as well! I would say just really focus on gesture initially when drawing, and then add in your hard edges and your details. Overall good job, those were both tough drawings and just the fact that you drew them is an accomplishment!
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Minna Mäkinen
Attempted the penguin one more time after watching the demo. Tried to be more loose. I also straightened out the angle of the head during my 1st try. I think I got it this time.
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Ashley Montague
Heres my before and afters. Of course I struggled with the hand. Starting to understand the concept of sketching. I erase mistakes here and there to adjust but hopefully I'll get used to the idea of placing things in the right area, with angles and such. Before Left - After Right
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brandon111
the third and forth pics are pre-demo, and the first and second are post-demo. After watching the demo, I started redrawing the penguin and some pokemons (they are cute and have a variety of shapes). Its still hard to get rid of that perfectionism mindset, but I did start focus more on drawing the big shape and visualize the hidden part in the pictures after watching the demo. Construction line is another things that I am not sure if i should use in this exercise, but it did help me to put things in the right spot without drawing bunch of messy lines. By the way, have anyone faced struggles on hovering? I always struggle on drawing on the right side of the canvas, coz I drew with my right hand. Please let me know if you have any techniques :)
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TeusFlips
So just posting some pre-demo post demo stuff. I want to hightlight a reflection that really helped me from the demo. I can't believe how much better I felt about my drawing once I stopped caring about each of the lines, and just enjoyed how it began to look. I get hooked on how bad my lines are typically, but it was so satisfying to just enjoy to discovery process! all thanks to all the peeps here that have been kind enough to give feedback thus far tomorrow I'm going to try sketching something a bit more difficult then the penguin, I wanna try some anime and pokemon stuff lul.
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ern1s
A few more tries to sketch something else this time. Any critique welcome
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TeusFlips
You really capture the movement in each of the photos, great job!
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ern1s
After watching demo
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Mackenzie Turner
Did the girl and penguin first, then watched the demos for those two before attempting the hand. I definitely tried to let myself be a lot more loose and sketchy on the hand, but maybe swung a little too far in that direction! Oh well ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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TeusFlips
I really like the hand you've done Mackenzie! The sketchy aspect really emphasizes the flow, it looks really nice!
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Matt Tucker
I tried drawing the penguin the same size as it is on my computer screen and then held it up to the screen and traced the areas where I was way off with red pen. The first time I was too fat and too tall, the second skinnier but still tall and the third one half way decent. I still need to improve my line quality but I found this a helpful exercise
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Charlotte Bech
First try shown here. These exercises were a bit intimidating, but surprised myself when I first got into it.
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ronka
Drawing all three again, I am Very happy with the girl, but still struggling with hand - I think I might have been too flowy. Penguin 🐧 - I cant get proportions right, I slimmed it down, but it has now too large head?
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ronka
My previous try - I think hand was better there
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Patrick Alexander Büchi
Posting some sketches of other stuff as Stan mentioned. It was really fun, especially drawing Louis! Drawing hands is still difficult thouh...Anyways, have a nice day/evening
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Steve M
A few more….
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renegaderumi
This demo is helping so much, thanks Stan! Have only got through the penguin so far, but have re-tried it and I’m so much happier with it! Will come back and do the other two, but for now, I wanted to celebrate a little win. Here is my first attempt, before the demo, compared to my second attempt. Head proportion is still way off, but I know you said it’s more about the lines now anyway. Any other feedback is super welcome. I think I’m learning how to sketch!
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renegaderumi
This piece is what I am most proud of since starting this course. Obviously still big proportional errors, but I’m really GETTING the concept of searching lines, and how to use them, and how to sketch! Just the e-girl left, and then I can move on to the latest warm-up video. Thanks again Stan, for everything you’re doing. It just hit me how valuable what we’re getting is for the price we’re getting it. It’s really helping, and I can’t explain how grateful I am to finally see some progress. Here’s my before and after for the hand.
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confidentlines
tried the 3 references before watching the demo and then i tried a hand with another ref. would appreciate feedback really much. i really like the line quality but I think it still looks „wrong“
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akzafeld
Re-did it multiple time since that been failng at some success at others, behold !one of them : a frog
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Tony Zhang
Just sketching vs. trying to get a nice drawing (with the best proportions possible) Murray Bartlett
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lilydraw
My first attempt to draw this,
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