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Painting Without a Brain: Ever feel like learning to paint or draw is too complicated? This course is designed to change that by breaking down the process.
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I did this based on the male reference (with graphite as I only had that at the moment). What I will focus on most with the charcoal next time is halftones. I have sometimes a hard time seeing them when squinting..
With the inside out method I have most problems going from one eye to the other and to the nose. Also just a beginner question:
Do I squint to get an idea of the grouped shapes, but then open my eyes fully to see the shape accurate? I noted myself squinting so much all the time my head hurt at the end 😂
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I did this based on the male reference (with graphite as I only had that at the moment). What I will focus on most with the charcoal next time is halftones. I have sometimes a hard time seeing them when squinting..
With the inside out method I have most problems going from one eye to the other and to the nose. Also just a beginner question:
Do I squint to get an idea of the grouped shapes, but then open my eyes fully to see the shape accurate? I noted myself squinting so much all the time my head hurt at the end 😂
Very interesting! I have been using a more "knowledge" based approach but you helped me understand why this is a superior method for accuracy.
How would this be applicable to figure drawing, say on the scale of a normal drawing pad? The outside-in method there helped me to get the structure correct, but I can see the same problems as you mentioned here for example when the time comes to build up the head and you already have not-so-accurate constrution lines.
What would be the "inside" on a figure? Since distances there tend to be a bit larger. Do you finish the head first for example and work downward?
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2yr
ALWAYS. head establishes the proportions for everything else.
Would you think of the construction lines here as already too much? They help me to get the starting point right from which to then work "inside out". But as you clearly point out they should not be used to judge distances of too much.
My main problem as a beginner with lets say just starting the right eye completely on its own is that I can loose the overall structure if I get small things wrong along the way. Because for example if the head is angled correctly or the nose is pointing the right way only emerges later.
I have two questions:
1. Are you drawing sight size?
2. How do you know you won't run off the paper when you get farther away from your starting point?
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2yr
No I am not sight size. I’m drawing from the inside to the out is the better way to look at it and that’s why using some type of graph even if it’s minor to know where to begin helps a lot
