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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.
Left was the first attempt. Second was the attempt after watching the simplification. I definitely understood all the different shades the second time.
Definitely got some value work to do. Really opened my eyes to how important they are to describe shape. Any tips of improving this is greatly appreciated!
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my second pear after watching the video, i feel like its worse..? or maybe no improvements I can't tell... can you guys tell which one was my first and which was my second attempt?
uh I also rushed it a bit since I just got back from holiday and yeah i wasn't as patient...
1st Pear Vs second. It was fun learning about different values and shading! Think my shading technique could be better, but no big deal. I'm sure I'll learn about that more later in the course.
this is big improvements!!!! the second one clearly have so much better proportions and shadings, i gasped when i saw the differences. You did amazing!!!
Here's my before the demo pear and after demo pear! I think I kinda struggled with the edge shadows a bit. Any advice/critique is appreciated!
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These both look fantastic! It's clear you picked up a lot from the demo, you did an excellent job observing and applying the techniques. I'd love to see you take the same process and apply it to a different pear or another simple object. Trust your own eye and let your observations guide the shape design. The demo gives a framework for approaching the problem, but every object presents its own unique opportunities, and shapes to discover. Repetition will solidify the process so you can bring it into your next drawings. Keep up the good work!
After watching the demo. I drew the pear more than twice, and trying to get the clear differentiation between all 5 values and making the shading not look a complete mess was my biggest struggle.
Left - Before watching
Right - After watching
This is 20lb computer paper, Tombow 2H, HB, 4B and 6B pencils. I just paused the video on the pear for reference. I had better results relying on the tip of the pencil than the side. Mainly because of the paper texture. Looking forward to more exercises.
Hola! Finally started. It's always harder to start than to just practice. Good luck everyone!
Day 1 of the drawing course. I did the first project and will be attempting the second one soon after
left/right: before demo/ after demon
its still hard to draw distinct, clean line with exact strength i think that makes drawing little blurry
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Great work getting those shadows darker, and very nice value shapes and clean edges! :)
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Nice improvement, great work! Remember for this assignment that there should be 5 values total: 2 shadows, 2 halftones, and the highlight. I'd try adding a second, darker halftone in the light part of the pear, next to the darkest shadow. Even though the values are distinct steps from each other, it'll still give a bit more of a natural transition from light to shadow. Great job! :)
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Nice job! This is great improvement, especially with the shadows!
Being brave, 2nd attempt following the demo. I think my shadow got a little out of hand but pretty happy with it overall!
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I think you've got some wonderful shapes and great distinct values. Nice work! :)
