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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!
drew hand and vr girl. The hand is harder than I thought! It was hard to get the correct lines in the beginning but was easier later.
Here are my three submissions for this project. Graphite pencils, B and 3B; white 110lb. paper, 7 inch x 10 inch. Critiques are welcome and appreciated. Cheers!
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2d
Really nice, sketchy lines in these! The hand has great flow. The VR girl has the least flow between the three; my recommendation is to simplify a bit more using CSI lines and try to find connecting rhythms. Overall this is a very successful project, nice work!
The hand turned out really well! I should probably try drawing the penguin again in the future.
I started with loose lines, then drew some searching lines, then finished with clean lines. I forgot I wasn’t supposed to use clean lines
Man, these ones were pretty brutal. I think my penguin looks pretty good in general, but he's a lot wider than the reference. My VR girl is a little off somehow, and the Spider Hand, while not terrible, looks skinnier than the reference. I think I probably need to spend more time on blocking out the basic shapes first, because by the time I realize that the sizing is off its too late. Does anyone have any other suggestions on what I can do?
I also experimented a little with the texture lines on the hand. There were too many to just copy every single one, so I tried to zero in on the ones that seemed to have the most impact on the form.
My attempt at the project. I think I can improve by making the lines less scratchy and more confident, especially in detailed areas where they get faded. The Spider Hand feels rigid, which I think could be improved with more fluid and expressive lines. Also, the VR Girl drawing feels flat, and the shapes could feel more 3d with better line weight and proportions.
I think that in this 3 drawings and after watching demo i really started understanding the concept and i planning practice more with this exercise but with different objects
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Really nice job with these! Your proportions are looking good, and you're keeping your lines simplified. The hand and penguin are looking really great, but I noticed with the VR Girl the arms and shoulders lose continuity through the body. Try to look for long connecting lines through the body to keep them consistent. Hope this helps, keep up the good work!
As you can see I wasn't very loose with this sketch, or I shouldn't had tighten the lines. I should had avoided details with this assignment.
First one. Opposite handed with an Intuos.
It took me around 1hr 40m, which seems excessive.
I had the reference off screen to draw.
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Incredible to see you training both hands!! 🙌
My Shot at the Drawing from Observation part. Tried to focus on the sweeping lines and Tapered Stroke while loose sketching. Not sure if I got it right. I erased a lot during the Spider Hand.
Struggling to get the light sketchy lines and making it darker instead,
Request Critique and suggestions please.
Haven't been drawing for a few days so felt really stiff today. But it was quite fun! And challenging. Especially the hand, omg it's bad haha
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Nice work, great looseness! I think you definitely have good sketching habits down. One thing that can be helpful to remember is the CSI line variety from an earlier lesson. I notice a bit of a tendency to go towards curves here, so try incorporating more straight lines into your drawing, too. You may find that straight lines both help add variety and also help with accuracy and structure. Even with looser drawing, it's still helpful to keep straight lines as part of your drawing toolkit.
I really like this project. It was the right amount of challange to try to get the proportions and energy of each draw and at the same time trying to draw confident lines. I really like my sketch of the cartoon and the pinguins. The hands... well, no news there... nobody is happy drawing hands lol.
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Very nicely done! You nailed this assignment. The only thing I can suggest is that you continue to practice your long, loose tapered strokes. There's a few areas where your lines get a bit 'hairy,' meaning you used many shorter lines to make one long line. The mushroom warm up is a great way to practice the movements necessary to get those long strokes. I see that especially in the curves. It may be helpful to start a drawing session by doing a few mushrooms, here's a link to that lesson: https://www.proko.com/course-lesson/warmup-mushrooms.
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I think you're on the right track! One thing that is very useful in loose, observational drawing is using an undersketch -- so very lightly drawing a simple, loose outline, like a basic shape, just to mark where the drawing will go. For example, the penguin could be a simple circle for the head and a larger oval for the body. Once you have that accurately placed, you can go over that sketch with your more detailed lines. This method is helpful in creating a more accurate and proportionate sketch, and helps you tackle one thing at a time when drawing instead of having to juggle the details at the same time as the proportions and placement. Hope this helps!
