Project - Learning to Sketch from Observation

Lesson by

Stan Prokopenko

inDrawing Basics

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Project - Learning to Sketch from Observation

Lesson by

Stan Prokopenko

in Drawing Basics

16K

Course In Progress

Assignments 2.4K

Downloads 8

Use the three reference images of clean line drawings and sketch them using simple loose lines. Don't try to match the cleanliness of these drawings. Instead, sketch them out with energetic, tapered strokes. Don't hesitate. Just practice moving your arm with confidence. If you draw some lines and then you realize that, Oh, shoot, I need to curve that more. Go ahead and just draw the new curve right over it. As you get more confident that you've found the shape, you can darken those lines and the lighter lines start to disappear. Focus on the big idea and the shapes the lines represent, rather than on each individual line.

For you, Level 2 monster trucks, I want you to start with this Level 1 project as a warmup, and then head over to the Learning to Sketch from Imagination project page for your instructions.

If you'd like to have a chance to be included in the upcoming critique videos, you must submit your drawings below by March 9th 2023.

Good luck and please have some fun!

@scoot

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I like penguins

Wenhan Lee

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I know this project is about sketching loosely, but I also made sure the accuracy wasn't too off. I did all three of these before watching the demo and critiques. Please feel free to critique. Thank you.

ArtisKev

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An attempt

Ibtehaj Shaikh

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had a problem with proportions in this one, what do you guys think?

@trait

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Voilà, what do you guys think ?

Daniel Divinus

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My tendencing is to want to draw with the least amount of lines on the page. This was a good lesson to let go and be okay with being a bit chaotic.

Kay

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This one was really tough to sit down and finish. I loosened up doing warmups, but not as much when I went to draw these.

Alonya M.

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Robot Girl and penguin drawing for this challenge.

Devon Ison

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Working on confidence in my line quality and getting used to using my whole arm instead of just my hand. Not perfect but I feel I did well!

@lif3mocks4rt

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Could've been looser when trying. I think I got too focus on proportions with the hand and lost some of the energy it was suppose to have

Estel

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Still cannot use my full hand motion, but I'm trying to get there :)

@rickvanbellen

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10d

Tried to not overthink everything and go with the flow trying to sketch these 3 images. Alot to be improved surely, but im still quite happy with the results. I especially like the penguin, even though its missing its feet

Melanie Scearce

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@rickvanbellen Something I like to do starting out is to make light marks that represent the top and bottom of the area I want the drawing to fit into so I don't run out of room on the page. Your line quality is looking great in these! Nice work.

Rémy Bernard

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11d

Seems to me that the loosier andmost elegant line I have is on the penguin. I kind of surrendered control a bit on the penguin. For the hand and VR girl, I feel like I was too much looking for control and result. Let it go, Let it goooooooo ! Let's check what the demo and critics are about

@lucky_dog

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12d

Tried the Penguin and VR girl.

@expensivetea

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13d

Definitely tried to focus on keeping the lines flowy and following the vibe of what was going on, then finalizing details after getting the vibes down. Really happy with these, especially the hand!

Marcin Ch

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14d

Here are my girl and penguin before the demo and hand before and after, please feel free to share any thoughts you might have.

@ambitious_loserz

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14d

Feedback highly invited. I only drew 2 of the drawings. My biggest problem is being able to do these drawings quickly. I think it’s because I lack line confidence so I draw slower

Wenhan Lee

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In the first drawing, the lines could’ve been drawn more loosely. It seems like you were focused more on the contour (and accuracy) rather than gesture/movement, which is the main focus of the assignment. And yes, do practice drawing more confident lines. However, you seemed to improve already on the 2nd drawing, which doesn’t look as stiff as the 1st one. The lines look looser. There are some details that could have been simplified (like the feet) but overall it looks decent. Remember, when in doubt, watch the critiques and demos.