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LESSON NOTES
When I was a full time student, the thing that helped me improve my line quality the most was doing master studies. In this lesson I'll show you how to approach a study of one of Jeff Watt's skulls. This is not to replicate it exactly, but rather to learn from Jeff’s technique and decision-making process. By studying a master, we can gain insights into their line quality, shape design, and overall approach to drawing. If you enjoyed this demo I did another study of Roberto De La Torre which you can find in the premium course.
Related Links:
How to Study Masters - Draftsmen S2E17
13 Types of Lines and How to Use Them
Line Weight Communicates So Much More Than You Think
How to Draw Confident Lines - The Tapered Stroke
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Master Studies are one of the most effective methods for improving your art. Let’s take a look at a drawing from my instructor, Jeff Watts, and see what we can learn.
Regarding accidentally smudging the page, is that something Jeff has specifically trained not to do, or is it the outcome of his setup? (The angle his paper is at)
Its my first post in the course. Im sure I missed the point of the exercise but I did this little sketch from a Claire Wendling drawing. It was great to discover her as an artist.
Second attempt after watching the demo, with another Ayami Kojima. I think this one was a bit too complex for my skill level, but it was still very fun to do! I ended up a bit unsure about what tools she might have used to make the lines that define the face
This was very challenging! I catch myself trying to default to the border being dark. I don’t feel like I got it perfect with the line weight and the proportions are wrong but applying everything we have worked on so far was fun!
This is so much harder than it looks. Luckily, I will be near Watt's level by 2090....
I picked a Glen Keane drawing to study. This was the hardest project for me yet. I'm not sure how some of the lines were created in the original, I can get half of the feel but not the whole lines. I probably need to practice overhand more.
So I chose Dave Malan, I really like his lines and how he uses them to highlight specific parts of the face. It's the first time I draw a face. I have a lot of mistakes obviously, but the part I am struggling the most with dimensions/measurements/proportions.
Any tips of how I can improve that , would be more than welcome :) Any feedback of course.
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Fortunately the measurement lessons are coming up really soon in the course, in the Shapes section! It's going to take repetitions, so once you view the lesson video, the best thing to do is practice, over and over again. One thing you can keep in mind though to help you with faces is the rule of thirds: an ideal face has the same measurements between the hairline and the browline, the browline to the bottom of the nose, and the bottom of the nose to the chin. Real faces have some variations, which is what makes people look unique; you can see in Dave's drawing her chin is slightly longer than the idealized proportions, but it's a template to start with!
I wasn't planning on drawing during this & I kind of made a mess of it, but Stan was making it look so fun I had to try.
I did something? I’m aware my proportions are dodgy but I think I get the idea of what I was doing by studying the reference and asking myself questions as to why Dave Malan does his lines the way he does and what they convey within the art piece. Any notes would be really appreciated and helpful!
I know it’s about line weight but I hate how off one side of the skull is. Should’ve been tighter.
I only have graphite. It's quite hard to do these master studies. I thoroughly enjoy them though. I can definitely see the shapes and proportions that are off. Please feel free to offer suggestions or critique. Thank you.
I enjoyed doing a master study of Eliza Ivanova which I posted in the previous lesson/project. Got inspired to do a study of Frank Frazetta with a cool lizard-riding fantasy piece which I've posted here, along with my attempt at the Jeff Watt's line study as well
