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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!
this one was a complicated one, while the vr girl was hard for me remember that its a sketch not a finished piece was really hard to get out of that mentality, but the hand was something else i had lots of issues drawing the hand specially because the proportions was really wack in some of my atempts but manage to get a result that i was pleased by. Any tips are welcomed
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That penguin is solid! I like your shapes in that one. Overall your line quality looks pretty good, but just keep an eye out for going over the same dark line multiple times to avoid making your lines look hairy. My suggestion is to try to simplify just a bit more while your sketching, which I think will help the line quality as well as the struggle with proportions that you mentioned. Look for long lines between each part of the subject and lay in those lines very lightly. You can make adjustments to the proportions using these simple shapes without erasing a lot/trying to erase dark lines and making a mess of your paper.
I traced over the image below with the very basic lines that I see in the VR girl. Those are a bit too simple for a finished version of this project, but it's a good starting point to get into slightly more detail. Hope this helps!
Hello, just wanted to share my progress. I have been repeating this assignment once daily for the last 1-2 weeks, and I am pleased with my growth. I noticed I had a habit of getting caught in the details and trying to create something "perfect" which was ultimately limiting me and stealing my enjoyment of drawing! As I realized this about myself, I knew it was important for me to learn how to search for lines/ how to maintain that mindset of searching and exploring, as well as relearning how to enjoy drawing like I did when I was a kid. I'm sure I am not the only one who had a similar experience. Anyway, have a blessed day everybody!
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Nice work! I love seeing progress like this. Keep those lines long, light and loose and that will help you get out of the habit of making each mark "perfect" Cheers!
Here's my go at the assignments. With the drawing of the girl I figured out quite later that my properties were quite off
I know Stan told us to use loose, gestural lines and just draw over things to change them instead of erasing, but my sketches still look too messy, I think. Any advice?
My attempt without the demo video, I'm having some trouble getting the shapes of the proportions correct, but I'll keep trying
I’m not exactly sure how many double digit attempts I have made with these three subjects, but trying to develop flowing gestural lines is still in the works. I’m still drawing with short lines and not fully identifying the larger shapes. However, as a complete beginner I’m excited that I was still able to communicate the subjects despite the uncertainty in the sketches.
first try vr girl drawing is rly fun :D Thank you, Stan, for these lessons! I also improved the portrait. At first, it looks like a troglodyte.😂
Here’s my attempts at this project. I think I get the idea and do get close. Some of the issues though come from my composition on my sketchbook so I end up running out of space like a dingus :P As well as some proportions could be a little more accurate. All in all though I had fun with this! :)
Hey Krys, I was looking through your project album on your profile, and your art progress is very impressive, and you have given me inspiration to get better!
here is my attempts. The hand was a real challenge for me, but i am having a hard time getting the whole arm and everything in there.
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Is it an issue of running out of space on the page? I see you used the envelope method with the palm of the hand and fingers; you can use the envelope method for the entire drawing, making simple shapes to represent the hand and shapes for the arm, using light lines so that you can make adjustments as needed to work out the proportions. If you work out those proportions before going into the more detailed lines, you should be able to fit the whole drawing on the page.
Trying to not take 10,000 years to draw these. Did the penguin fast. Took a while on the hand, couldn't figure out how to fix until I realized the hand's angle is off so... short of starting over I wasn't going to really get much further. So then for VR girl i started with light, sketchy exploratory lines to just figure out what goes where and that worked well... until I got to places I didn't trust myself with just light sketches and tried to start getting into details and making a mess of things with the eraser 😟😂. ah well, it reminded me that one way I find easier to draw is by just shading in forms to build up to the right shape - forget outlining contours. But, anyway, i need to get faster at drawing or I'll never make it through the class!
andddd.... now i see i did that exercise totally wrong! ok, am actually excited to try the actual exercise, will pick some new things to draw that way and post to the demo thread.
Here are my attempts at drawing the reference images using sweeping, loose lines. I traced in with a thicker pencil afterward. Obviously, these aren't great, but I think I accomplished the intent of the project with my lines.
My Penguin, Robot & Hand, this project was challenging but a lot of fun! Had to remind myself many times to stop looking at the details and simplify simplify simplify, I think I still drew a few too many details but happy with my progress from the snail and boot to now.
