Dwight
Dwight
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3mo
I've watched some YouTube videos on drawing folds, but I feel like I'm copying without understanding the folds themselves. To be fair, I started doing folds two days ago, so maybe I'll naturally understand over time, but I hope hearing feedback will make it click that much faster. As I got all my reference from Pinterest, I unfortunately lost one picture by forgetting to save it. I also noticed that I chose poor references for my first two sketches (the jeans ones), and tried to pick better pictures that have clear folds from then on. If you have any thoughts, I'd like to hear them. Thanks!
Billy Morris
I really like action poses so this was pretty fun. I tried drawing the pose as is then making an action pose based off of it right next to it.
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Dwight
Hello, a reoccurring problem I see is that you shorten the distance between the ribs and the pelvis. See the attached picture. Other than that, I think you've nailed the legs and arms. - Dwight
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Dwight
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I'm back with more gesture. This time around, I tried to work on the forms of my figures instead of jumping right to contours from gesture. Not only did this help make my figures less wonky, but also slowed me down so I could correct proportional issues ... for the most part (DSC04199 looks awful). It's fun to look back and see where I didn't make volumes first, such as the hand for DSC_2965. I used a mechanical pencil instead of a colored pencil for erasing and exactness, which also helped a lot. I can also see big gaps in my anatomy knowledge, especially in the legs and feet. I didn't try faces this time around, as I've realized I can't draw them at regular size. I'll probably post some portraits to get feedback on those as well. If you'd like the reference to compare any of my drawings to, let me know and I'll whip it up. - Dwight
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@pasqualed
hi all, i'm practicing with the robo bean. I drew this angle but I don't understand the torso if I did it right, it seems to me that there is something wrong but I don't understand what, the twists are a bit difficult for me, can you help me understand? A thousand thanks
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Dwight
Hey pasqualed, you have the right idea, I'd just push it a little farther. I've attached my anatomical version as well as my robo-bean version. Both are useful for construction and gesture. Hope I've helped!
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@slyx
1st attempt is watching the pose 2. is watching stan do it 3. is again just watching the pose. any critique is appreciated if u go over mine i'll gladly go over yours
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Dwight
Hey slyx, nice work. I would only add that your proportions are a little off. I've attached what I would've done, which is yours plus a little extra gesture (I can't help myself). All I had in mind for proportions is that 1. the ribcage is longer than the pelvis, and 2. the pelvis is wider than the ribcage. Let me know if I don't make myself clear. - Dwight
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Dwight
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I haven't posted in a while, so I'll put some of my practice here. I've been trying to get better at inking, and doing this is sooo relaxing that I often spend all day "warming up" instead of learning something new. As I look back to previous drawings each day, I try to correct something I did wrong previously. Big feet, small hands, etc. I felt were improving as long as I was consciously trying. Faces, however we consistently bad. I'm not good at faces at any size, but as I'm drawing smaller than usual, they've turned out far below my standard. I guess I'm asking if there's any advice for anyway to draw the face when small. I was trying to draw only the darkest parts such as eyelashes and brows, but it still didn't turn out that well. Of course, if you have anything else to add I'd also like to know. I didn't add the reference as it'd take a bit, but if you're curious about a few I can find them and post them. I also understand that because of my laziness, it makes it a lot harder to critique. If this post doesn't get a lot of traction, I'll be sure to next time. Thanks! - Dwight.
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Jack
I'm not completely sure I am doing this right? I started by plotting some landmarks down using this guide, and then sort of continued after that like it was a more detailed gesture drawing. Could someone give me feedback? Thanks :)
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Dwight
Hey Jackc, I believe the landmark process is to get you to notice the underlying skeleton and therefore to get a better understanding of the body. You'll start to be able to differenciate between muscle that sits on of bone, and bone that sticks out from under the skin. As to your drawing: it's gesture is perfect, and I'd would just like more thinking about the actual landmarks you see. It looks like you added points between some joints, and I'd recommend you do more of this (or just move on). I'd say landmarks are the intermediate between gesture and anatomy, both of which are needed to create a realistic drawing. I'll attach my attempt of you reference if it helps. My left figure is the finished one, the right is my gesture. Respond if you have questions. - Dwight
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Heather Houston
I need some feedback if possible. Thank you so much 😍 I know she has no hands 😉🤣
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Dwight
I'm not sure if I've illustrated it completely, but I noticed a couple of things. 1. The rib cage's center of mass is too high up. Remember that it's thickest about 2/3rds of the way down. 2. The lumbar section is a little long. A fist should fit between the Iliac crest and the bottom of the ribs in a neutral pose. 3. The clavicle connects to the scapula, not the humerus. 4. It may depend on what you wanted the arms to do, but I'd argue the scapula should be pushed out more. Remember that they can move independently of the rib cage. I've tried to draw what I mean especially the pushed out scapula, but I'm not that good at drawing on my computer. Let me know if you need anything else. - Dwight
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Dwight
I guess I stretch out my drawings to much. Also, organic forms are really hard.
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@aeyt
Here is my third set for this assignment! Previously i had drawn a lot of side/back profiles so i focused on the front on this one. I think proportions are now my biggest issue since especially the first couple ones seem to suffer from long torso and/or leg syndrome.
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Dwight
Hello, if you'd like my advice, I'd try to make the torso/pelvis slimmer. I think the leg and torso lengths are okay, but if you're really worried, do more gesture. I've attached my gesture to mannequinization that may help with keeping the flow as you think in 3D. It also has the torso reduction that I started this comment with. The negative space between the arms and ribcage is the correct shape, I'd just trim the body even more down. Hope I help. - Dwight
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Dwight
I didn't make the shapes on the face simple enough. Although my values are organized, they're not clear enough shadow vs light. Proportions are off, thought that wasn't the focus of this exercise. Anything else? I usually don't like doing portraits, but this time around I felt no obligation to get likeness or anything, instead focusing on getting the values right. This made drawing the face pressure-less, so I had a good time drawing today.
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Dwight
Hey, as the title says, I've been watching a lot of Gi lately, and I've wanted to try it out to a lesser extent. Of course I used reference, and here's what I have. I've learned how good Gi was at visualizing forms, as the second I stop thinking about the 3D-ness of the body, it falls flat (see my hands). And while juggling this with proportion and depth, I've found another angle in which Gi is amazing. Overall, I think I succeeded in what I aimed to do, but was curious as to what I could look for next time I do this. More cross contours? Fitting whole bodies on the page? More gesture? Thanks. - Dwight
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Hey guys, I've attached some of my more recent gesture drawings. Although I want them critiqued, I more so want to ask you guys about "off days" in drawing. My digital drawing I've attached was from a couple of days ago, and I remember feeling awful after doing it. Nothing seemed to work and I felt really disheartened to continue. Then today (the charcoal ones) my gestures felt pretty good. It made me realize that I just wasn't having a good day last time. I remember that Stan said you'll get dips and peaks in confidence, but even knowing that, it's really hard to come back afterwards. This isn't the first time this has happened, but a string of failures has gotten me to look pessimistically about my future. Any thoughts on how to solve this? Let me know. - Dwight
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Dwight
Hello, the only thing I see is how far the Sacrum is sticking out. I believe that it should fit within the bucket, or at least that's how I draw it.
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Samuel Sanjaya
my first attempt, i think i take drawing the form too literal, it messes up all my proportion. Need some feedbacks on how to handle this, especially the proportion.
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Dwight
Hey Samuel, it's me again. My advice for good proportion is to make a lot of comparisons across the body. After finding the gesture, try to find the angles between specific places on the reference, then compare them to what you have drawn. Eventually, you'll get intuitive proportion where you don't have to measure, but for now, I'd highly recommend taking your time and making sure all portions are the correct size. In terms of what things you should think about, here's what I do. For measuring (the lines that look like the letter "I" in my example), I measure things that I think are about the same size, to see if I guessed right. For the "plum lines" (the arrows in my example), I see where symmetric parts of the body compare to each other. For instance, the hands are far apart vertically, as well as the feet. I also use these for horizontal placement, such as the left edge of the head being over the left leg. Finally, the "negative space" (the shaded areas in my example). Wherever you see the background between the figure is a good place to study the shape. This is usually between the legs or between the arms and the body. Tell me if you want more detail. - Dwight
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Dwight
I don't know leg anatomy, so take with a grain of salt, but is the lower right leg (his left) a little bubble-y? Also just my opinion but I don't like how the right leg (again, the model's left) is shaded darker than the other, but that's just preference. Nice work though.
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Dwight
I've tried using my manniquinization knowledge to jump of the deep end, but I'm not sure I swam. I also tried a less line-based core shadow, which you can also comment on.
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Dwight
Don't really know what's wrong with the center one, but feel free to critique any of them. I also tried drawing the knee differently each time, so let me know which one you like. - Dwight
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Julip
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Hello! I am interested in critiques on this gesture/structure drawing I did without much anatomy focus. I spent about an hour trying to get this pose right but I still feel like something’s off, I’ve always struggled with back poses. I think the main issue is in the butt and legs area or maybe the oblique. Any critiques are appreciated. I can also send the reference pic as a DM if that would be helpful! Thank you all so much!
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Dwight
Hello, just my initial feeling, but I think the ribcage is too high. The distance between the bottom of the ribs and the pelvis is usually a fist length, which in yours seems like 1.5 - 2 fists. I have not studied butts or legs so will not comment about them. I've attached my attempt.
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Crocudyle Boxes
Hi! I've got a few questions concerning how to avoid the snowman effect in apparently symmetrical parts of the body and more "stiff" and symmetrical poses (see examples for such poses below). I'm having a hard time finding a smooth gesture in symmetrical poses, especially those where the subjects are standing up straight. Also how can we do the torso / pelvis / legs in an asymmetrical (not snowman-ish) way when the subject is facing us? If anyone would like to try these, just posting what you did with them might give me some ideas and help me out Thanks!
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Dwight
Here's my attempt, hopefully you can tell which ones I did. They range from 30 sec - 15 mins, depending on what I wanted to do. As to advice on not snowman-ing, just conscious practice.
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