@tristanleckie03
@tristanleckie03
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Liandro
Hey, @tristanleckie03! I agree with @Steve Lenze: starting with simple forms, solving proportions before shading, saving the details for further stages - these things will give your drawing process a solid ground to stand on. I think you already have a nice thing going on with your mark-making, so working a bit on foundation topics like gesture and structure should definitely help you fill a gap in your skills. I see from your profile you’re currently enrolled in a few courses here at Proko, but if you allow me the suggestion, in case you haven’t, I’d strongly recommend taking some time to go through Figure Drawing Fundamentals first, as it approaches the most basic skills for figure drawing (which is, then, one of the foundations for character and creature design, which I assume are fields you might be interested in). Ideally, after watching each lesson from the course, go ahead and do the respective assignments, then post your work in this community to get feedback, as this could help you improve faster and more efficiently. Hope this helps! If you have any other questions, please feel free to let me know. Good studies!
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@tristanleckie03
Hello Liandro! Thank you so much for the advice, It’s a been a real fun time trying out some of the tips you gave. Though I did have a small question. As much as I would love to take and learn from figure drawing fundamentals. Cash is quite short at the moment due to just recently moving. But until I can get that money I don’t really wanna skimp out on study where I can. Would you have any good alternatives in the mean time?
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Steve Lenze
Hey tristanleckie03, I think that brick wall your hitting is because you are going straight to the details in your drawing. This is messing you up with perspective and proportion. You need some practice with your anatomy too, but that isn't your biggest problem. What I did was take your drawings and do a quick, and messy, draw over to show you what I mean. Notice I start with simple shapes first, this makes it easier to work out my pose, perspective and proportion. Only when this works do I move on and add details. I hope this is helpful :)
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@tristanleckie03
Thank you for the kind critique and tips! It’s always nice to have more I can learn from :) And um odd thing to say but it’s nice to get good critique. I don’t feel I’ve progressed much due to not getting a lot of it. I’ll be sure to work on this and can’t wait to keep trying!
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@tristanleckie03
Hello, I have been hitting a bit of a brick wall when it comes to drawing. I feel as if I’m ignorant to a lot of the basic errors in my work and would like some honest opinions of what I’ve made. Thank you all
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