Project - Learning to Sketch from Observation

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Project - Learning to Sketch from Observation

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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!

Newest
Emm Rdgz
15h
Darren BOYLE
Drawing with CLIP STUDIO PAINT. My feeling is I need to make more clean line: more focused lines. I enjoy the hard wor: just not something I am use to. I am going to keep putting myself out there: posting things here are meant to be a safe place to do so... and I do feel like it is. Do any of you out there feel like hiding away your "crapy" art and showing what you feel is your best like I do?
@anastas
1d
Zeenab Aneez
Just completed the exercise! I'm pretty happy with how they turned out but after watching the video, I think I have a long way to go in terms of capturing the idea vs smaller contours, and getting more confident just sketching and exploring.
Melanie Scearce
I agree with you on the sketching and exploring -- push yourself to get a bit looser with your strokes. You won't find the correct one on the first try, so keep your lines light and find the correct lines as you go.
@jose_r97
Here's my submission. A couple things to note, * some of my lines are inconsistent in value. * The tips from the last video really helped, sketching the overall shape helped me get some of the scale down although I didn't completely get it on the robot girl or hand. I'd love to get some feedback!
Rachel Dawn Owens
These look great! The tapered lines look awesome and the forms look more 3d than the reference!
Kivi
4d
The hand was super interesting !
@markflys1
Sketching from imagination assignment 3.
Couy
5d
Really surprised myself with the penguin and had to reattempt the last two to get the proportions right and on the page. I found myself looking away from the reference a lot and filled some things with my imagination, which is why I think I struggled on the last two.
@markflys1
Sketching from imagination attempt 2.
Martha Muniz
Nice! The proportions came out great! I would recommend aiming for longer strokes with your pencil, setting an intention for the line's start and end points before you even put pencil to paper, as that can help avoid 'hairy' and short lines and create more confident-looking strokes. You can also try Warmups to Improve Line Quality before each practice session. Keep going, it's already very good! :)
@markflys1
Sketching from imagination attempt 1.
@xdrummerxdan
Had a hard time with the hand. Would love some tips and tricks to improve on that
Son Ha
9d
My attempt trying to draw from observation.
Adam Davis
Tommy Pinedo
Love the hand! :D
Jyayasi (*Jay-o-she*)
Great simplifications with correct proportions on these! The line quality is awesome.
William Montalvo
These are looking great man
@scoot
10d
I like penguins
Wenhan Lee
13d
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
13d
An attempt
Ibtehaj Shaikh
had a problem with proportions in this one, what do you guys think?
@trait
15d
Voilà, what do you guys think ?
Emm Rdgz
3d
really nice line! love it
Daniel Divinus
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
17d
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.
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