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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.
So I'm totally new to this, had a hard time with proportions and lines on the shading (don't know which direction it should go and how to make it more natural), but here it is.
The first one I tried without looking much at the reference drawing and the second one I used the reference.
did a bana just before watching this now tried the pear after watching the demo, i think going with just straight lines makes it a much easier shape to do this with for me
My first attempt. I should have made the shadows a bit lighter to begin with and darkened as needed.
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5d
These look great, I definitely see improvement after the demo! I suggest getting more of your darkest value in the pear! Right now it looks like it's just in the drop shadow, so I think by finding where it is on the pear would really help balance it out :)
This was a much more humbling exercise than I thought it would be. This was my third pass after I kept overcomplicating things with too many values and details. I still feel it reads pretty flat and also I really need to practice getting consistent and even tone with the pencil. My fill areas are way too "liney". Also, the contrast still feels rather weak, and perhaps this is because I was lazy and only used a single HB pencil on printer paper. That being said, I appreciate the nudge to just post it anyway even though I feel like it's trash to get in the habit of sharing even when you're not particularly proud of the work!
Heres a before and after. I notice after I did the exercise, my pear ended up looking a lot more 3D while the first one looks 2D. This made me kind of learn that having curvy shadows may look nice at first, but it doesn't actually help with making the pear look three dimensional at all. It isn't a ball, so it shouldn't be entirely treated like a ball in its shading and its form.
I'm not an amateur, but I'm not a professional either. I haven't drawn in a while. I've started a new journey with Proko to level up my drawing skills. Let's see how it goes. I'd love to hear your thoughts. Happy drawing, everyone! 👋
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9d
This looks lovely! Your values read super clear, they're broken down into shapes, and you used those straight lines. Keep up the good work!
