Project - Simplify to CSI

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Project - Simplify to CSI

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Download the photo reference images and try to simplify them using CSI lines. Draw each line with a focused and intentional path.

Your pace should be quick, but not rushed.

For this exercise, we will just consider the individual segments of the contour of a shape.

Same instructions for level one and two. Just a difference in difficulty of reference. The level two photos have more fun little tidbits to tempt you to get into the details, but fight the urge and simplify.

Also, no shading in these please. This is not meant to be a portfolio piece.

CSI
C = C Curves
S = S Curves
I = Straights

If you'd like to have a chance to be included in the upcoming critique videos, you must submit your drawings below by February 16th

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@dariascott
Hi! I've struggled a little with this assignment because I always want to be precise with proportions, but this wasn't the task this time. It was more of a mental challenge to just draw quickly and focus on individual lines rather than the full picture, but I got it done.. Only took 2 weeks of procrastination and an hour and a half of my time to actually complete the drawing haha! Sorry for poor lighting on the photos
@markflys1
53 years old and very little experience. Am using Procreate. Following course very closely every day.
Rachel Dawn Owens
Woah. These are really cool. Excited to see what you do with the course.
Agustin Gomez
my skeleton, but I am having a problem my lines are all the same thickness, maybe is openToonz or I'm missing something
Rachel Dawn Owens
Some pressure sensitivity is helpful. I’ve never used this drawing program. Maybe there is a thicker brush you could use in the spots where you want it.
Traci Williams
The laces were pretty hard for me. Hopefully you can see this. Any feedback is welcomed!
Rachel Dawn Owens
I can see it! The boots are very well done. Very thoughtful marks and the proportions are good. Some lines are a little fuzzy. Try using fewer marks where you can. That’s all. Keep it up!
Agustin Gomez
my camel
Martha Muniz
Great proportions! I think you can continue to simplify some lines down to straight lines, as not only does it force you to go simpler but also creates a balance between curves and straights.
Agustin Gomez
this is my snail
@zenobbi
6d
My CSI assigment all done without looking at the demos. I struggled a lot with the laces of the boots so i ultimatly decided to leave them be for now. I will redo them after i watched the demo
@smileylemon
This is my CSI Assigment, Snail and Skull were done without looking at the demos. Camel and boots were done after watching the first demo and giving myself feedback
Melanie Scearce
These are perfect! Well done with the laces on the boots. Your lines feel a bit tighter and scratchy in your camel drawing but your overall line quality is looking good.
Agustin Gomez
I changed from paper to drawing tablet and the images kicked my ass badly, these are my boats. Any idea of how to draw more direct with digital tablet
@smileylemon
I have found that giving tips about tablet settings is kinda difficult without not knowing the kind of tablet(screen or screenless) and the settings you are using. But in my case the things that have the most impact are the preassure settings(this can be modified in your tablet application, your drawing software and even in your brushes specific settings), having "Force Proportions" on(I guess this option is only for screenless tablet users as me, this is kinda hard to play but it makes sure your movement don't distort from the device to the computer) and last but not least picking a brush that you feel comfortable about, this really depends on your likings. Most of the things I know about using digital tools are from Naoki Saito channel(It's in japanese but it has subtitles in lot of languages), Streaming de Dibujantes(sadly it's only in spanish) and pikat(she has a youtube channel but she also does streams from time to time). I know this is a massive amount of info but I hope it helps you. (I'm sorry for not putting links and I just don't know if they are allowed and I don't want to get banned)
Hans Heide Nørløv
Should I implement more “I” (straight) lines?
Melanie Scearce
I think you have a good mix of CSI lines in here! Great use of tapered lines as well.
Daniel Divinus
Those lases were tough. 😅
Daniel
10d
I'm doing everything digitally to get used to drawing on a tablet but emulated pencil paper. I didn't know I could use guidelines until I watched the demo, so the proportions could be better. Feel free to give me some feedback!
Hans Heide Nørløv
I Think you should consider using a brush that is more sensitive to pressure in terms on making you able to make strokes thick and thin, and change the value. (This wasn’t the point in this exercise, but for later exercises I would recommend to use a soft physical pencil, or get something similar on digital)
Rémy Bernard
I did snail, camel and skull lying in a sofa, late evening and the shoes on a proper table after warming up. Line quality is definitly a challenge ! I'd like to nail the proportion even more ! I guess I could do more checkings when I'm blocking the global form.
Melanie Scearce
That's the way to go about it -- you want to get those proportions correct before you start committing to darker lines, so you can make adjustments without needing to erase. These are looking good, keep it up!
Sofia Johansson
Went over the boots one more time after watching the critiques and especially looking at @Patrick Bosworth s submission. So good!
Melanie Scearce
Awesome work!
Sofia Johansson
Patrick Bosworth
Really nice job on all of these! The snail is beautifully simplified, you paid close attention to proportions, and didn't lose the flow of the pose. Same with the boots, you found some nice long lasting gesture lines, and nicely balanced your straights and curves! Keep up the good work!!
@lif3mocks4rt
Had a bit of a struggle. Trying to find a balance of simplification along with allowing the shape and form to develop was hard for me, felt as if my depth was off.
@na_talie
14d
This was a challenge. I'm definitely level 1. Still, I'm trying to do the level 2 assignments too. Somehow, the level 2 camel was less intimidating for me, than the level 1 boots.. For the boots, I needed to darken the laces to clear up the mess in my head. At some point, I was not sure what was supposed to be the lace and what was supposed to be background, anymore. The snail showed me, that my straight lines need to improve. The bord seems to have more curves than the snail itself, in my drawing XD I still need to do the skull.
m
15d
This was looking hard and it was hard indeed
ArtisKev
15d
Gave up on the boots. 2 attempts total
Hilde
15d
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