07 Sep 09:04
--Yeah, those ads suck XD
Shout Box archive
07 Sep 09:03
--Is it me or ytube has turned into ad spam now? Like every video I play now has ads on them
07 Sep 09:02
--to be honest, the whole figure drawing thing is that for me, majorly out of my comfort zone, been very humbling and depressing at times. But to do the kind of art I want to do, I /have/ to get my head around perspective and anatomy
07 Sep 08:45
--For me, it seems to be about getting uncomfortable and trying different things.
07 Sep 08:45
--My figure drawing is slowly improving now I'm trying to do more from recall, I dunno f it will ever be a strong point for me, but I shall continue to try and apply it and see what happens
07 Sep 08:43
--Yeah, it's getting it into your long term memory - which involves both repetition and recall..
07 Sep 08:41
--It's like.. "Ugghh.. How many women's hips have I drawn, and yet I can't remember this one stupid liinnee.." And then I look it up, and I'm like, OHhhhh.. And then I never forget. XD
07 Sep 08:40
--But I'm finding, to my surprise, that it's helped in a lot of other ways as well
07 Sep 08:39
--So I feel like I'm finally studying the -right- way. Not that there's a wrong way, but. The 'right' way for me.
07 Sep 08:39
--Well not sure if I agree with that, because for gesture drawing, just one example, I copied a ton during 3 months period, from huston, villpu, and some others
07 Sep 08:38
--Yeah, copying isn't all bad. It's when all you do is copying that it's kinda.. Limited. Since I've started actually forcing myself to try drawing stuff from what I remember of copying, and struggle, and look stuff up-- That's when I benefit most.
07 Sep 08:37
--ah, well.. I suppose I'm more looking at a thing and going 'mm shadows there, what colour are they actually, and what is the flow of the feathers/ fur, and how reflective is that and' it can't be mindless really
07 Sep 08:36
--Oh and this one, http://muddycolors.blogspot.com/2015/09/...-game.html
07 Sep 08:36
--my next few challenges are going to be copying some lizards, because I want to do a really nice detailed dragon.. and man, scales and lizard skin, still tricky stuff
07 Sep 08:35
--Because you're going, "I'm not being mindless, I am totally noticing that this line is longer than this line, and.. Lalalala.. Uhh.. What was I doing again? " XD
07 Sep 08:35
--Since we're talking about practicing/studying, I think this is a good small read ;) http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2...er-to-son/
07 Sep 08:34
--though it's never actually mindless - I think if you copy, and be mindful, it's all good?
07 Sep 08:34
--You're lucky Punk :D It's cool when you've already got a skill you can be confident in