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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.
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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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!
Helloooo here is my weird pear! thank you for this class and looking forward to read your comments
Before and after,I watched the video I think my shading was better in the first one but my shadow was better in the second.
Pear 1 vs 2. Obviously a huge way to go but the improvement was nice to see.
Some things i think i need to work on
Contour: Just drawing things more accurately
Pencil control: I noticed I was pretty rough with the pencils so I think the drawing came out dark overall and the differences between the shades arent as noticeable.
I think my darkest light also couldve been more accurate and lighter as well
Hi everyone! This is my recent value study, and I’m currently learning the fundamentals of drawing.
I would appreciate your feedback
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I see improvement as well! You might want to try drawing a value box scale somewhere on your page so that you can establish your 5 values, and practice getting the technique down (pen pressure, stroke direction) for them. Your values are better in your 2nd try, but I would suggest getting more even coverage with your strokes so that the values read more clearly :) Great work!
The demo was really helpful, I think my second attempt looks a lot better with the guidance!
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11d
I definitely see the improvement on your 2nd try! The values read a lot clearer and I can only see 4 values in your first one, but you got that 5th one in on your 2nd attempt .Your shading is also a lot more uniform and less chaotic :) Nice work!
Here is my first attempt at drawing the fruit. Honestly it was so hard and I feel like it looks awful. Not sure what to do to improve it.
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Nice job! Don't beat yourself up, just remember that any drawing you do is still practice and the fact that you created anything is great! So I think the problem lies in your reference. The lighting is very stark, and doesn't provide much value variation. It's hard to find the "in between" values on it. I would suggest trying the pear image downloads provided on the lesson! They have more shape to them and it's a bit easier to differentiate the values. Also, drawing in a value box scale somewhere on your page can help you establish your 5 values and find what shading technique (amount of pressure, direction of strokes) works best for you. Right now I only see 4 values in your drawing. And lastly, don't forget to use straight lines only; we're just simplifying what we see in this project. Keep up the good work!
Hi everyone!
My name is Yucki, and I’ve recently started the Proko drawing course. I’m really enjoying it so far and having a lot of fun learning and improving my drawing skills.
Here’s my first drawing of a pear! 🍐 I’m looking forward to learning more and seeing everyone else’s work.
Happy drawing!
Yucki ✏️
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Welcome, Yucki! I'm happy to see your passion and excitement for drawing! Nice work on your pear, you captures the planes very nicely and the values look great! All I could note is that for this project a dark outline isn't needed, and that outside edge of the pear should be the same as the value it contains! Great work! :)
