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Now that you’ve all had some time to try the first project on your own, you can watch how I do it and figure out what areas you are exceeding and struggling with.
Here is my step-by-step demo on how to properly execute the first project for level 1 students.
Newest
Pete Wickham
11h
Hello. Nice to see everyone's fruit!
1st attempt (left) before watching the vid. I went WAY too dark.
2nd attempt (right) lighter but think I need to simplify and be a little more careful/precise.
Using Procreate but no undo's...Except when the apple double tap eraser magically turns on 😅Think need to work on my values better
Shubhi Mohta
12h
The right one is my initial attempt. I think in the left one I messed up with values
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10h
The background is pretty close to the value of the pear on that side, if you bump the background down a bit in value it won't feel as flat. These are great pears, nicely done!
Tenly Moon
1d
the one on the left was my first attempt; the one on the right was done while watching the demo :)
Paul Graham
1d
Hello! First assignment; I did it from a real lemon. I put a bit of watercolor to help prevent all the smudging in my journal, but I wish I hadn't. Looks messy. But really liked the exercise!
@treydog999
2d
My 2nd try, It is improving but i can see the proportions are still off.
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2d
Your proportions aren't bad at all! I think it feels worse than it is because the distribution of the shadows is a bit top-heavy. Since the light source is coming from the top we can expect there to be more shadow presence towards the bottom. Removing some shadow value from the top area and adding more shadow value to the bottom is a super quick fix that makes a big difference.
@kierasketches
3d
Watched and drew along with the demo here’s my first few attempts with the last drawing being the one where I drew along with the demo pausing every now and then to try and take in what was being taught, I think the last one is pretty good but I’d like to try again with my own reference picture to see if I can apply what I’ve learned, so far I’ve noticed I struggle on picking up the different values
Lyric Hunt
3d
I did the bottom one before the video and the top one after
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3d
Great job applying the notes from the demo! Lovely work :)
Jo Garcia
3d
This took me a while to "complete" this project but I was able to make some significant progress!! The first three drawings are referenced from the first image. The very first one I did on my own, the second one I did with the demo and the last one I did right after watching the demo video. The last photo is an apple that I drew while I was bored at work and I am very happy with how it turned out!!
Any critiques would be greatly appreciated!! Thank you!
Jo Garcia
39m
More Practice :)
Any critiques would be greatly appreciated!! Thank you !
Kivi
5d
I am using procreate as it is fun…but the shading gets a little difficult as I’m not used to the tools right now.
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3d
Love the shape breakdown! I would suggest making the difference in values from light to dark more gradual, so darkening the left section of the pear would help provide a middle-dark value and communicate the shadow covering the pear more clearly.
Son Ha
6d
Um. I'm not sure whether my drawing is good.
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3d
Great improvement! The second attempt is communicating more of the pear's volume while keeping the value shapes still simplified. I would recommend starting your grays lighter, so using less pressure or a harder pencil can help. That way, there is a more even transition from light to dark. You can also try using more of the side of the pencil if the tip seems too harsh. Keep up the good work, you got this :)
@alinana
7d
I tried the top 2 first:) then the bottom one while following the video. It’s so hard and so easy at the same time haha
@swerveye
8d
I'm going to try to do the portrait as well, but here are my pears. The bigger one was alone, the smaller one following along. It's been so long since I used pencils and I'm not used to being thoughtful about picking which pencils to use.
@ctravelute
12d
Originally drew the pear with only straight lines but during the shading they softened.
David Merrick
4d
That’s impressive
miiyuu
12d
think i need to work on filling in line gaps more and being more patient as i shade ><
Vasile Blanaru
13d
David Salamanca
13d
Before the demo, then drawing step-by-step with Proko, and finally doing it all by myself. I feel proud. Can’t wait to keep learning, this is actually really fun!
Martynaz
13d
I think I forgot to sharpen my pencil as often leaving the shading more smudged. I used a 5b pencil for the shadows and hb for the drawing and lighter side of the drawing. Tried to focus more on the tonal values and I maybe got caught up. Rather than simplifying shapes I got stuck trying to get the values right. Any critique would be nice .
Traci Williams
14d
First and second attempts. Need to work on my values for sure but anyway great exercise!
Jesús Ríos
14d
First attempt , now I’ll jump to the portrait. This is super fun
@asisemore27
15d
My first and second attempt at the pear. And a tomato Advice please :)
@asisemore27
15d
Added some more shadow to my second attempt
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