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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.
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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.
Hi guys, trust ya'll are good. I had fun doing this pear. I made a mistake with the part on the base of the stem and I think I have one extra value. However, I want to try this again after the critique and maybe another pear. I welcome critiques. Thank you for taking the time to see my work.
Half way through, I was positive it would never turn out and there was no salvaging it. So glad I didn't give up - I learned a lot.
Left is me doing on my own after instructions, and the right is done with me following along with the demo.
Not copying 1 to 1, but making sure to listen and apply the techniques more closely! Huge difference already.
Before and after watching. Drew pear 3 the second time to challenge myself. The demo helped a lot :)
Left is my first attempt. Right is the second attempt which I did after watching the demo.
Both of them were done using the same reference Stan used.
I drew these yesterday from the reference photos. Shading was definitely the hardest part for me.
Before and after demo video. Wanted to try this before doing the level two drawing. Fun project!
Hello,everyone.Here's my works.First pear is before and second is after and Im pretty happy with the result!Want to point out of my mistakes of the first pear which I drew before seeing the video:Light parts of a drawing is too dark imo also the shadow of a pear itself is formless.Second is,i really struggled to simplify the shape and went too round with it which is not the goal of a lesson and had no plan in my head drawing it.With the second one(after the video) Im really happy.The shape itself way more simple than first and the light part is really bright,imo messed up with the shadows,was little bit hard for me defining middle tone but still turned out good.Open for your tips and advices guys
Hello everyone, New learner! Before and after demo. Critique are most welcomed, thank you!
Looks great my friend. i love how you put the value shades on a white patch. It looks like a comic strip. The pear is talking in values. On the right side you did an wonderful job off separating it from the dark background. One small thought: the shadow at the bottom has wavy lines, I wonder if simplifying it, similar to the darker shadow you already have, might make it feel even more cohesive? Just a thought, I'm still learning too, so take it with a grain of salt!
After watching Stan, I did mine differently. I think it has more blocks and that was one of the goals. I posted the other one in Critique; I don't know where that went: I'm new around here. Where did the critique go?
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Looking good, nice work simplifying the shapes of the values. For the sharp edges of the highlight's shapes, I'd make those lines lighter, so they're the same as your light halftone that's surrounding those shapes. Keep it up!!
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Nice work! I'd just recommend pushing your darker halftones a bit darker, and your lights a bit lighter! Getting some pencils with different hardness will definitely help with achieving that more easily!
Hello everyone, first post, happy to be here ; )
Before and after watching demo. First attempt, did a few things wrong obviously. Laid down values in the wrong order to build up. Instead of drawing just the outside of the dark shadow inside the pear I drew that and then started adding all the other shapes I was seeing in the shadows which complicated it. I got value 4 too close to value 3 as well, and at one point I was using five different values not including the highlight. Overall it is too dark. Second attempt came out better as information and process was more organized. Any honest critique is most welcome. Thanks!
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Excellent job recognizing things to work on and executing that new knowledge! Self critique is a very valuable skill to have. Nice work!!
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Great work on your pear! I would recommend simplifying the shapes of the shadow's edge more. Some parts look like you've drawn the texture on the pear's skin, instead of the light and shadow falling on it. I'd also take another look at the shadows; there should be a core shadow, and then the reflected light, which will be a lighter shadow half tone. Adding that darker shadow will help define the form of your drawing! Keep it up!
