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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.
I have my pear 1 at the top and the pear 2 image on the bottom. Any critique is welcome! I tried to focus on getting the shape right on the bottom pear. And also making sure I had 5 distinct value tones. I also hope my line edges were good and not very curved.
Hello! The first pear on the left is my initial attempt before watching the critique video and the the one one the right is my second attempt after watching the video. Any critique or tips are appreciated!
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The shading you did in your first pear is great, I'd like to see that technique with the darker shadow you added in your second. Great job!
first attempt without demo: pear shape okay. light side weird.
second attempt with demo: pear weirdly shaped. light side too light?? how? D: is it the paper? i used basic printing paper...
also it was really hard seeing all the shapes and edges stan was seeing. especially on the light part of the pear...
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Really nice work! A big thing to remember for drawing, unless your goal is to do a photorealistic copy, is that a lot of what you do is designing as you draw. So you're observing and then stylizing and simplifying it in an appealing way. Keep it up! :)
Original attempt at the first pear vs. second attempt after watching the demo video. Soooo much better
This is my firs assignment. It is difficult to properly portray the planes using straight lines. I will continue to practice this more.
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It feels strange to use sharp lines on an object that really doesn't have any, right? So far you're doing good! All I can say to work on is designing the shapes of your values so they have those clear edges, and making sure they stay neat as you shade. Keep up the great work!
This was much harder than it looked. Also, the camera got all the details and I didn't realize how dark I made the darkest shadow. I used Derwent Graphite Pencils
I COMPLETELY FORGOT THAT I COULD SWITCH PENCILS THANK YOU STAN OH MY GOD IT LOOKS SO MUCH BETTER THAN MY FIRST ATTEMPT
I’m open to any critiques btw
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Nice work, your shading is very clean! Be sure that your five values have clear shapes, and I'd make sure your darkest shadows on your pear are a bit darker, it'll help clarify the planes of the pear and more clearly divide the light and shadows.
Been drawing for a few years, i made it to the lines section a year ago, but this time around im gonna try and finish the whole thing in digital. Wish me luck
my attempt on the left, corrections after the video on the right
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Welcome back to it!! Make sure to pay attention to how the part of the pear in shadow will often have two values, a lighter and a darker shadow. By including both it'll make the shadows feel less flat. Nice work, and keep it up! :)
Did this drawing of the pear after practicing the overhand grip for a bit. I could see a few mistakes that I made, such as the edges being too dark and distinct, and using darker values before starting off shading with lighter values first. I also may not have done the best job at keeping things simple with the shading by only having a few values. I also may have went too hard on shading with the pencils.
Any critique is welcome.
Left was the first attempt. Second was the attempt after watching the simplification. I definitely understood all the different shades the second time.
