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final-thoughts-on-drawing.mp4
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Getting those subtle value changes is way harder than it looks, but I think I did alright. Maybe some proportional issues with the length of the head. Thanks for the really insightful lessons in drawing, which really helped with some gaps I felt I had in my approach
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3mo
Great job! as you progress you might want to have a lighter touch and get some softer edges than what you have here.
I think I could have done a better job on the measurements and value control. Something about this one was extremely more challenging than the old man drawing.
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8mo
old men are always easier. You are in the ballpark but would hope you could have been even more specific in your measuring. It also looks like this type of paper and charcoal may not have been forgiving.
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9mo
good job on your measuring!
I think there are a few problems. But I am hopefully I got the "yearbook photo" likeness.
after looking/reflecting at this a bit more, I can see that I miss-measured the jaw line, her neck is too thick, also I think the shape of the hat needs work. I did change the forehead size which I think threw the hat measurements off a bit.
I may make an effort to fix, or re-draw her.
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9mo
I can tell you tried very hard with your measuring. Unfortunately, I think the chin got a little bit away from you and got heavier than it really was. But it feels solid.
This is what I ended up with. Started over three times until I got a block-in I was satisfied with to render. Sometimes it's hard to see whats wrong but you know something is. Need to get up and take breaks more.
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9mo
Really nice! I love the more angular simplification of shapes in the back of the hair and in the garments
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10mo
I tried pushing the dark values a bit further than I usually do. It was a struggle to keep them all balanced and even. The pinky fingernail trick to keep the hand off the page while still maintaining contact is a great tip!
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9mo
Excellent job.
Unfortunately the charcoal pencil I have did not give me very dark marks. Hopefully this light drawing still works.
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10mo
Looks lovely
Really benefiting from this shape to shape way of drawing! I always struggled with female heads when using the Loomis or Reilly lay in. Thanks so much!
Would love to hear which areas you see where I may still be going astray here.
It may be due to the camera angle but, when I use your suggestion of rapidly comparing your drawing to its reference, I see the drawing as being slightly stretched vertically compared to its reference. Are you seeing that too on the video?
When I was a student, this type of distortion was a common issue for those of us who didn't begin a drawing with an envelope that established the overall proportions of the image. What are your thoughts about using measured envelopes as a beginning, as Raphael Ellender teaches in his book, Basic Drawing?
BTW, Andrew Loomis offers a "visual survey" on page 88 of, Figure Drawing For All It's Worth, that's kind of similar to your "inside to outside" method of measuring.
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10mo
I have no idea what you mean by envelopes.
