Peter's Sketchbook

[Peter]

Hey Peter i wanted to give you a quick paintover, just to show like some edge things you should do. Try and make some softer edges in your drawing and dont go for those hard black lines in things often, using a pencil well is all about the side of it when it comes to charcoal shading. Also i dont know whats up with the patterns in the hair, but try to go for a big soft clump, with a little value change here and there. 

When it comes to wrinkles, dont use the black lines to separate planes, try using as slightly soft edge to lead it into subtely. also proportions, lots issues with the eyes, never draw them like that super bulgey olive shape, looks like he has a goiter or something haha. push them further in, and always try to imagine the head coming to life, like what would this thing look life if it were instantly real?

Thanks for the paint over Fedodika, you make alot of good points. Yh I'm really bad at drawing/shading hair. His hair was quite wavey so there were alot of patterns in the hair and didn't have a clue how to simplify it, I just shaded the whole thing in towards the end since it was blank haha. 

I'm still struggling with eyes for some reason, I thought out of the features they would be the easiest but apparently not. I need to sit down and just practice drawing eyes a few hundred times. 

I'll keep in mind what you said for my class this week, especially regarding my line work.