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LESSON NOTES
This exercise will help you avoid chicken scratch. Instead of uncertain pecking at the paper. We're going to draw each line with a focused and intentional path. Remember to draw from your shoulder, elbow and wrist. Avoid the fingers. When I tell you guys to simplify your lines, I'm usually referring to three types of lines, two curves and one straight.
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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.
First day: I drew the snail then the boots. Overall I was pretty happy but I lost my patience with the laces (which is clear).
Next day: I drew the camel. I took my time with this one much more and I was very happy with thr result. The face feels a bit weird, but still happy. I focused on drawing nice CSI lines instead of falling into chicken scratching habbits.
I noticed that I tend to chicken scratch when it comes to smaller details, however, actively telling myself to just use nice CSI lines helps a lot.
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Nice simplifications! These look great.
attempted level 2 camel but had issues with the curves and proportion. Still good practice however!
Here is my first attempt at the snail. The inside of the shell looks a little off I think, but I tired my best. I will simplify the shoes next.
First time doing the snail and boots, think I need just more reps with the pencil, feel like I’m learning techniques about how to draw better and understanding more but my actual lines and stuff are still messy. Also proportions are still a bit tough for me haha. Will keep at it, welcome to any suggestions
Did both Boots and snail and had a pretty difficult time. For the snail's head I could not seem to get the right proportions and for the boots I felt I was unable to break it up into more manageable chunks
Sorry for taking a while. After days of procrastination and intimidation, here are the boots and snail. I think it's clear I was completely lost doing the laces
The laces were so hard! I didn’t do this myself but I noticed that the teacher was really inagining from which hole to which hole each lace was going before drawing. I think thay would have helped me a lot instead of just trying to mimic the shapes.
The laces were really hard for me to draw too lol, keep at it!! I’m gonna keep trying as well!!
im slowly learning to simplify forms and build confidence in my strokes.
It’s been years since I last drew consistently, so reconnecting with my creativity feels amazing.
Open to any feedback!
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Nice work! Glad to hear you're finding your way back to it, keep it up!
I finished the level 1 snail and the shoes and the level 2 . I drew them before watching the demo. I'm gonna have to be honest, i spent almost 2 hours doing the shoes, but the snail was quick. However, the camel was just to flat and difficult to comprehend. very challenging but i had fun, skul was easy. I am still struggling with lines with intention and confidence
As it was said in the task, I tried to draw quickly, but not too much. HB is too bold for me in the base drawing, so I tried to use H2, but a little smoothness in drawing disappeared. I want to clarify the task: was it possible to draw a "base" from straight lines, various shapes and other things that would help to observe the proportions or could not they be used?
Started off hating it and now that I took the picture I’m actually pretty at peace with it for a first shot.
Please note the darker lines aren’t intentional outlining but are errors from my lack of experience controlling a pencil and identifying when I need to sharpen it.
Those laces were without a doubt the hardest part with the sensory overload I was experiencing 😂
Man, did I have a hard time with those show laces. I'm not happy with what I did. I'd like to come back and try this again after watching the demo. I don't know what was happening in my brain when I was trying to draw them but I had to walk away a couple of times.
the shoes took me 3 sessions to finish because of the mental block of the shoelaces 😅
I kinda struggled with the camel’s face, probably could have taken more time. Definitely trying to find more time to draw, which is not always easy!
I just wanted to say I feel you on the shoe laces. I had to walk away a couple times, it was rough. I think you did an excellent job with them though!
It took way too long, and it is way too messy. Was only able to draw the left shoe. Simplifying such things is not as easy. Need to try again and again and again. Some feedback would be really helpful. :)
I easily get lost in the "details". But i think, despite its flaws, it turned out okay. :)
