Project - Line Master Studies

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Project - Line Master Studies

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Pick a master drawing you find amazing and study it, focusing on the artist's use of lines. A big part of this project is about taking some time exploring different artists to figure out what you like.

Select artists you admire, do multiple small studies, and focus on studying the lines. Ignore any shading.

Don’t forget to share your drawings! Include the original master drawing and make sure to credit the artist.


Deadline for submissions to be included in the video critique is May 11th 2023.

Newest
Jessica Ambron
I think I'm being a little distracted by the shading but it turned out ok in the end. Not 100% satisfied though so will keep doing a few studies with less shading on the original, and try to focus on line value too.
@ryandt21
21h
Did a study of mike mignola, miguel barbero and kim jung gi
Joseph Cicero
I've been practicing portraits for a little bit and really wanted to do a master study of Batman. I really like Jason Fabok's Batman so I chose this one to study. I made the tilt of the head more straight than the reference but didn't notice until towards the end. Gotta remember to step back more often to put some fresh eyes on it. I also need to practice hatching more as it was difficult to follow all the hatching details in this one.
Patrick Bosworth
Nice work! Stepping back to put fresh eyes on it is a major help! Mirroring or flipping your canvas while you're working will also help you catch proportional errors along the way. If you're using Procreate you can flip your canvas horizontally using the wrench icon to select Flip Horizontal or set up a Quick Menu shortcut for it. That way while you're working you can flip the image, see it with a fresh perspective, make any corrections and continue to work. It also helps when you need to find a better angle to hatch, hope this helps, keep up the good work!
Le Hai
6d
I chose a specific photo by Kim Jung Gi for studying. I enjoyed the content he drew. However, apart from the lines, I notice that my drawing looks flat. I need help.
Rachel Dawn Owens
Your drawing looks nice. For a line study, this is looking great. I think the issue here is the gesture. Find a way to tie the lines together more and your drawing will look more cohesive.
@landsloth
This was really tough but I had fun doing it. Learnt a lot looking at and trying to replicate each artist's line work. Cannot wait to learn anatomy and perspective haha Artist/Writers respectfully: Kaiju No. 8: Naoya Matsumoto. Something is Killing the Children: James Tynion IV. Werther Dell'Edera, Giovanna Niro. Nevermore: Kit Trace and Kate Flynn.
Stephen Clark
These are some solid and diverse choices! Something Is Killing the Children is a great choice of study. There's a lot of variation in there as they go between different scene types. Well done!
Victor ABELLARD
          Study after Alfonse Mucha. I approach this exercise wondering how to analyze a style 😅. I began this study trying not to just do a copy, but i ended it up thinking that i just did that in worse.   But stepping back, I now realize several elements I missed. There's much more diversity in the lines than I imagined.   Firstly, construction lines can be seen in Mucha's sketch. For example, the right arm was drawn entirely and then the part hidden by clothes was partially erased. I completely missed this because I was too focused by the contours The contour of the left hand, for example, is less pronounced than the rest of the contours. The lines used for the hand and the features of the face are sharper than those of the clothing. The lines that indicate the folds are thicker and not necessarily softened at the extremities and contrast with the loose lines of the clothing frills.   I think I made too many strokes in order to do exactly the same as Mucha, but in the end, I'm rather satisfied with my drawing.   Every comment is welcome 😊 Have a nice day
@toph
13d
This is stupid good. Like my jaw dropped, this came out fantastic
Ben Johnston
My master study of Karl Kopinski and Kim Jung Gi compared to the originals. This was definitely a challenging but fun study. It seems though Karl has these wildy random lines but they are so effective in defining structure! Kim's original looked like it was in ink so the differences in media was interesting as well.
@brimarie
16d
Your master's studies have become really great. I also think the selection of pictures is very well done! Wow!
@amak628
16d
My line studies after Jin Kim!
Melanie Scearce
Great studies!
@brimarie
17d
This Master's study was extremely instructive. I also got to know new artists and am impressed by their expressive, wonderful work and creations!
Ben Johnston
These are amazing!!!! Great work! So impressive!
@toph
17d
Decided to another study using comic artist Dan Mora! Since we were supposed to focus on line weight I decided to only focus on the major aspects and forgo the details. Any critiques would be great!
@toph
1d
Decided to one last one before moving to the next thing. This is a Pocahontas sketch done by Glen Keane!
Michael de Graaf
Study of Aaron Blaise.
Axel Gyllenstierna
Tough one to do without the tinted paper, but you really managed to get the feeling of light coming from above! Nice!
Carmen Ciumber
Hi, I found this drawing "Study for Mucius Scaevola Before Porsenna by Charles Le Brun" on website https://finearttutorials.com/guide/famous-drawings/ The light appears from top left on the upper body. But why is the right side of the torso in the shadow? there is no obstacle. I combined lines with different thicknesses and values, as in the demo.
Gray Harris
The light may be coming at a steeper angle than you might think. His back muscles appear to be shading the right torso. It gives you the feeling of a natural curve between the rib cage and the hips.
Carmen Ciumber
i adjusted the neck line and te ankle
@deepanshu12
focused too much on coping, dont know if i learned anything. will try again and focus on line a bit more instead of copying absent mindedly
Rachel Dawn Owens
The hair looks cool! Very flowy
Limitless Singh
Not an easy copy though, I tried this with conte pencil, was very hard on paper, manage to finish what I’ve started..
@toph
20d
The parrot is by Charles Le Brun the Arm by Stan Prokopenko. I think they both came out pretty good! I’d really appreciate any critiques though
Richard W
21d
Struggling with proportions, but after the exercices are about lines quality... And that's definitely obvious to be confident and precise, with the right pressure....
Rachel Dawn Owens
The second portrait study with the lady looking down is really nice! I like how you handled to lines there
Shreyans
24d
Finally, attempted the study after Heinrich Kley. Tried it with graphite which took some time but I think I have pretty much replicated the line weight. I really enjoyed it. Lemme know if I did some mistakes on this one.
Rachel Dawn Owens
I might add that one broken string flying off on the original drawing. Overall, you did awesome! The textures are really well done.
Rayden
24d
Did a digital line work study of Soriekim artwork.
@shadesea
29d
I am back with Isaakovski studies!! Finally done with them. Hand is the first attempt of mine, and it went smoothly. I honestly didn't expect to struggle with the individual foot I had, so choosing the bigger piece, I've decided to skip feet)) Still, I don't know if I have done enough. Some details were too tricky and obviously deliberately chaotic as, for example, the hair. Love the way it is so free, but as I am doing studies I included the overall shape and some strands I found important, as with the left hand, where hair peeks out in between fingers. Hope my work isn't too lacking though.
Rachel Dawn Owens
Your drawing is BEAUTIFUL
Blex
30d
ok i'm really struggling but at lest im not giving up, feel like im doing much worse at this then the other folk here, so onces again drawing the work of both Kim Jung Gi and Claire Wendling, having a real hard time with claires more flowy style so been focusing on practecing her style.
Rachel Dawn Owens
Your studies are looking awesome! You’re starting to capture the energy of these master artists. Try pushing that energy even further- notice how things match together and flow through the drawings. You’ve made some really nice studies here. Keep it up!
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