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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.
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Julia
10d
I chose to do a study of Eliza Ivanova's works. This was so challenging but also very educational. I admire her work, but doing a study of it made me appreciate it even more. Her lines are so precise and fluid at the same time, as a beginner it was difficult for me to capture that. I'm trying to break the habit of using too many "scratchy" nervous lines in my work, so this was a perfect exercise for that! Feedback is always welcome. :) Thank you!
Victor ABELLARD
16d
Here is my study from Eliza Ivanova. I found it quite difficult because Eliza Ivanova uses so few lines, but they're just so relevant every time. My first drawing is the one with just the lines, then I added the shadows.
Every comment is welcome!
Julia
10d
Your study turned out great! Eliza Ivanova's use of lines is so intentional and precise. I especially like how you captured the fluid, crisp lines in the hair and the volume of the sleeves. A very thoughtful study!
shekina grace
21d
finally finished the Lines lessons (as a non-premium member). looking forward to the next lesson hehe :)
please feel free to comment if you notice something i need to work onto. thank you!
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21d
Congrats on finishing this section! :)
@brimarie
24d
After watching the demo, I made another attempt. I really tried to focus on the different qualities of the individual lines and paid less attention to drawing the portrait.
Feedback is very welcome:-)
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24d
These are even better! Wow
@shadesea
30d
A study of Richard Zarrins using a willow charcoal stick. I am struggling with fine lines, since my charcoal is not in pencil form I am unsure of how to sharpen it. I also don't really want to waste a lot of product. However, it is unusual and interesting to work with and I would like to continue using willow charcoal in the future, any suggestions on how can I improve at it?
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30d
I really like this image. In regards to the charcoal, if you don't want to waste anything I recommend getting one of these sandpaper blocks to sharpen your willow charcoal to a very thin point, and save the charcoal dust in a jar. There's many uses for charcoal dust like applying even layers of value over large areas.
@tgambrell
1mo
Attempted a study of one of Frank Frazetta's Tarzan drawings. This was pretty difficult trying this or the first time. Think I need to experiment with more brushes in photoshop next time I try this.
@sylvanus
17d
This is really lovely. I think you've done a great job replicating the shapes and general feel of the shadows and the form in general, and your lines are very pleasing to the eye. Yeah :D
Minerva D
1mo
This is my study of Charles Dana Gibson´s lines. It was pretty interesting to do, any advice is welcome :D
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1mo
This looks great!
Lionel Bethancourt
2mo
I love the music in the outro. Anyone know what it's called?
@josesal11
2mo
This one was really fun and I plan on doing it a lot more from artists I like, You really notice a lot when trying to imitate someone else's style, and while I definitely didn't do exceptional on either study, I learned a lot where I went wrong or rather what he chose to do instead, also different mediums as stated in the video play a big role in their styles as well. Very fun and interesting. But also, ANY more feedback would be INCREDIBLY helpful.
Bret S
3mo
So once I ran across this episode I watched and physically participated in a handful more, but never really mentally left the stage of trying to collect my catalogue of masters that inspire me.
i make this post hoping that a forum critique can fix this and give me some words on moving on from “master studies” and my Bridgman obsession to come back to and even repeat as a second level student this Basics drawing course.
here is the small catalogue of art I’ve sketched based on where this video has taken me over a few weeks. I look forward to getting back on track but also still following this latest figure passion of mine.
@bigaids
3mo
Had a go qt using oleg yurkov for my line master studies, though I'm unsure if what I think I learnt from his different uses of line weights us what it was trying to convey. Welcome to any feedback.
Axel Gyllenstierna
3mo
Great demo! Had a bit of an epiphany while following along. Even though it is really discrete, Watts seem to be using harder lines on the lit side of the subject, with more cast shadows. I find this interesting, to me, it feels counterintuitive compared to the "light/shadow"-studies we did earlier in the line chapter, but I love the effect it has on the end product.
@whatsthemoonmadeof
4mo
Alphonse Mucha study
Tommy Pinedo
4mo
I decided to tackle this after watching the demo and the critique video. I think I feel ok where I am at with it. I tried my best and I used a 2B pencil to map it out or laying it in, than used a 4B pencil to finalize the lines. I had to sharpen the 4B pencil a bit to get that crisp sharp lines.
Like always, feedback is always welcomed :)
Christle Panickar
5mo
Ooooooh! This one was hard since I know nothing about anatomy but I tried.
Also line weight is so hard to get right on the ipad!
Robert
5mo
An attempt was made
@takayoshiosumi
6mo
Angiev
6mo
I noticed that many people attempted the skull. Is there a download of the school or do I have to search for one?
Christopher Lebreault
6mo
🤯🤯 My brain is short-circuiting. I can understand trying to inmate the same shape or lines the person you are studying did..... but that is it. I don't know how the artist started ( did they lay in or go directly to drawing, did they use a box or circle when constructing the head.... etc)
In this Glen Keane sketch. on top of the above things I have stated, there are places where he did more than one line to get the line he wanted, am I to drawing all his attempts or the fine line he was was happy... how do I know which line that is even? some lines idk what they were supposed to be, could they be a previous mistake or maybe they are leftover evidence of his lay-in (if there was one) before he found what he wanted to commit to?
Please send help lol
I tried to do a study of Soirie Kim but I feel like I copied more than I study. the picture with all the yellow is her original and the pencil is my copy/study. I uploaded mine twice because I applied a black-and-white filter to it to try and take some glare away
Quinton Larrimore
6mo
I think it boils down to asking yourself why an artist MIGHT choose to use a certain line. It could be because it is a high or low contrast area, or the thing carries a lot of weight or doesn't, or the details of something need to be highlighted while others aren't necessary, or a bunch of other different reasons. There's so many possibilities and so many decisions to be made.
When you sit down and start one of these study sessions, I think the first thing you should is take the piece and physically put it far away from you. What do you notice about the lines? Which ones pop out and which are faded?
In Stan's previous lessons, he had a focus on hierarchy AND light and shadow. Glen Keane probably made the hair darker where he did in order to separate it from the rest of the body and also to bring one of the back locks a little bit closer to the viewport. The areas beneath the feet or hands are darker because they would cast a bit of a shadow on the branch and because they also would stand out from the branch. The knee, lower back, bottom of the right forearm, and the right arm are all dark because they could be a.) hard places or (in my opinion more likely) places with a lot of tension and weight. Even Tarzan's eyebrow is darker because it is furrowed and full of tension.
So, it looks like Glen used most of the concepts, which Stan showed us previously, in a variety of ways. Maybe he made this piece to explore how Tarzan moves, or sits in his environment, or to design his character, or something else like that. I'm not sure. I think if you keep experimenting and practicing while keeping those things in mind then you'll start to intuitively do it.
I hope this helps,
Shreyans
6mo
It was really tough, especially when using the overhand grip. Almost every line that I was attempting using overhand grip was either at the wrong place or the line quality was off, so it took way too much corrections in the process, was quite frustrating. Also I Was using a graphite pencil so it might was expected, idk.
Took almost 1.5 hrs, And I'm not that much satisfied with it, because of wrong line weight and unnecessary texture in every stroke. Well I definitely need to practice confident lines with overhand grip.
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6mo
Wow. This is a very nice drawing.
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