05-09-2017, 07:13 PM
Update since I last posted. Worked more on my previous idea of the city, changed the windows in the back building because I didn't like how they looked and began to explore what it was that I wanted to put into the city. Played around with a few different idea, people floating, weird objects to name a few but felt they were rather cliche so I went back to my original idea of having some big figures in the scene. I've decided that I want to try and ink it by hand and then scan and add colour in photoshop (limited palette) with the outcome being that it would be screen printed, just need to order a lightbox so I can trace the design onto some bristol board.
I have also been going to a life drawing class once a week which has been fun but it has made me well aware that my figure drawing skills are still shit for a lack of a better word haha, I've also noticed that I am a rather slow drawer since I hardly get anything down in a 5 minute drawing so that's something I need to work on aswell my gesture and anatomy. I attended a portrait class last Friday (it's only once a month though which is a shame, will have to try and find a weekly session), again had fun but noticed the same issues as I did with my life drawings.
Apart from that I've been working on my rendering skills so I did a self portrait and some drawings from life of a skull. That's all for now, I'm going to try and start posting once a week on a Friday since between practicing and my job I don't have time during the week to post, again any feed back would be much appreciated :)
p.s. I've been meaning to get an ellipse guide set for some time now, finally found a website here in the UK where I can get the alvin ellipse guides but I am unsure on whether to get the small or large set, I imagine I would get both sets at some point but wasn't sure which set (small or large) to start with. Just wondering if anyone here owns them could help, I'm only drawing on A3 paper, sometimes A2 so I was thinking the small set would be better?
Life Drawing class from last week
Life Drawing class from yesterday
Portrait Class
Self Portrait: Need to work on my eye construction
I have also been going to a life drawing class once a week which has been fun but it has made me well aware that my figure drawing skills are still shit for a lack of a better word haha, I've also noticed that I am a rather slow drawer since I hardly get anything down in a 5 minute drawing so that's something I need to work on aswell my gesture and anatomy. I attended a portrait class last Friday (it's only once a month though which is a shame, will have to try and find a weekly session), again had fun but noticed the same issues as I did with my life drawings.
Apart from that I've been working on my rendering skills so I did a self portrait and some drawings from life of a skull. That's all for now, I'm going to try and start posting once a week on a Friday since between practicing and my job I don't have time during the week to post, again any feed back would be much appreciated :)
p.s. I've been meaning to get an ellipse guide set for some time now, finally found a website here in the UK where I can get the alvin ellipse guides but I am unsure on whether to get the small or large set, I imagine I would get both sets at some point but wasn't sure which set (small or large) to start with. Just wondering if anyone here owns them could help, I'm only drawing on A3 paper, sometimes A2 so I was thinking the small set would be better?
Life Drawing class from last week
Life Drawing class from yesterday
Portrait Class
Self Portrait: Need to work on my eye construction