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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!
Getting better, but lots to improve. Nice lines are so nice. I have a couple lines that really worked out. Can't wait til it's old hat for all my lines. Peace!
Whopps, I forgot a line in the bottom half of the top right quadrant: the wing on the close side. I fixed it on the paper.
Surprised myself on getting the proportions close on this. The envelope method is really helping me. I feel like I could be looser with things though
I don't know if I am satisfied with the result. It feels like I have not changed the way I draw since the snail/boots exercise. I just painstakingly take care of each angle, positions and proportions, line after line. My drawings look okay but they don't look like sketches.
However, when I try to sketch I feel like my lines are really misplaced and the quality of my observations drops. I am not sure if I am on the right tracks here.
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It will take some time and practice to adjust to a new way of drawing! Utilizing searching lines will feel more natural eventually. Don't be afraid to build up shapes as you visualize and understand the subject more fully. Stan talks about this idea around 30 mins in in the Demo video. Challenge yourself to not take as much time. and allow yourself to sketch freely with confident strokes that follow through. You got this!!
https://www.proko.com/course-lesson/demo-learning-to-sketch-from-observation
Somewhere along the way this fella either gained weight or evolved into a different species of penguin altogether. Judging by the face he doesn't look too impressed with my rendition of him.
i keep struggling on understanding the size of the references, as example look how i made the hand's palm way smaller :(
hope with time i will get better
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Revisiting the 'envelope' lay-in method may help you with proportion, which is what was used in the demo videos for the CSI Simplifying lessons. By blocking out the shapes of your subject, you can then further carve out the shapes from the simple ones your laid in first. Start big, then go smaller! Keep it up!!
https://www.proko.com/course-lesson/demo-simplify-snail-and-boots-to-csi
i've been struggling with proportions with this project and simplify to csi but i've been trying to put that aside and just focus on the lines
Proportions aren’t perfect, but I managed to mostly use my shoulder/elbow. I found I don’t have much control over the pressure when trying to sketch confidently. I also decided not to erase at all… just trying to combat perfectionism given this is supposed to be a sketch.
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Pretty good! It's good to focus on only a couple things at a time, so focusing on confident linework, a loose sketching quality, and proper use of shoulder/elbow are the most important -- so great job! It might help you though to practice some of these warm-ups, as they also focus on fluidity but with pressure into the mix as well - Warmup - Mushrooms. Give it a try before your next practice session and see how it feels :)
I´ll admit, I could´ve tried harder. Make it more accurate. I did keep on simplifying and I did not erase per assignment. Also posting reference for the faces.
Used H for the loose sketching, and 5b for outlining the final lines. Not perfect but hey, I tried staying true to the exercise :D
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Nice work utilizing different pencils for sketch vs final clean line! Looks great :)
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Looks nice! One trick for not going to dark that i find helpful is to actually hold the pencil more loosely. Sounds silly but it helps!
Here're my submissions for the level 1 exercise, this was a lot of fun! I feel like I was maybe focusing too much on the outlines rather than capturing the shapes things are made of but being loose with it was a nice exercise. I definitely phoned it in a bit on the like disco ball screen thing for the VR girl which probably isn't the best haha
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Nice work overall! I find it helps to start out with plotting down some of the loose shapes first, like a square for the palm of the hand or an oval for the penguin, to get down the plan for the drawing's proportion & placement. After that is done, I can focus more on the linework since I'm able to just follow the shapes as a guide. So taking it step by step helps balance all the different areas of focus into something more manageable. Hope this helps :)
I could’ve done a lot more for these but unfortunately I had so little time due to work! I realized I struggle with placing my subjects on the right place: like I start drawing and things keep tilting to places other than where I meant to put them or they don’t fit the space (notice how the girl ended up so far left) and I got frustrated with the arm because I tried making it smaller but had to force it because it always ended up too big for the paper! If I tried harder I think I could’ve done a decent job but I didn’t have the time and will try again after watching the demo. The penguin coukd be better too but turned out ok I guess. The VR girl was the most fun and least frustrating:)
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Nice work! I find I draw off the paper a lot too. One thing I find helps with this is something called enveloping. The idea is to find a shape that would perfectly fit your subject in before you start drawing. By finding it out before hand, you will know you have room. Give it a shot next time! Cheers.
Well geez.... Hands are tricky huh?! This took forever. Really tried hard to stick to sketching, even if lost lines, but some bits ended up so wrong I had to erase! Hardest of all the observation pieces for me by far.
Unsure if it's just human anatomy but even tiny proportions being off made stuff look really odd (still does).
That said, this is the best hand I've ever drawn, so I'm taking the positives tonight.
May spend tomorrow doing some line drills or something where I can only use large simple sweeping lines to.really hammer out flicks and chicken scratching. It's like 40+ years of ingrained habit.
Ofc ive just finally watched the demo video and can see now just how much more sketchy I can be.
Going to retry with that mindset to really help let go of a focus on detail and correctness vs just digging into ideas
Really enjoyed doing this guy. Will definitely circle back and attempt again with learnings. HB to sketch, lined in with 2b.
Proportions are still tough!
I think I'm mixing my big broad strokes with smaller strokes too early.
May try a pass where I mostly limit myself to only broad strokes to start until the whole shape exists, and only then allow wrist based details to creep in. The whole point it seems is the broad phase means I can move or adjust if proportions don't look right (my biggest problem) and here's no point in any smaller details until that point.
Still as always struggling with just big sweeping arm/shoulder tapered strokes and resisting the urge to flick small segments. BUT way more conscious and picking myself up when I catch it.
Still super pleased. It's not 'correct' Vs the reference but I do love the face/expression. Already fixed the point missed on his beak ha
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Your pressure looks good! Remember to use your searching lines to find your shapes, and then darken those once you've found it!
