09-30-2019, 06:01 AM
Back from my holidays now which was a welcomed break. Got back last weekend and have been slowly getting back into my routine this week and get back into it fully this week.
Portrait Class
First portrait class after my break went better than I thought, definitely felt rusty. Rather than following the same procedure as Brian and focus on construction I tried Erik's approach of blocking in the big shape first and then blocking iin the features, trying my best not to construct and simply draw the abstract shape I see before me. Not sure if it was the holiday or simply taking a break from drawing but it felt like I came back into class with a new pair of eyes.
Sketchbooking
Tbh I wasn't really in the mood to dive back inot hard studying, decided to have abit of fun and do some inventive work and simply have some fun. I ordered one of Proko's skulls which came before I left so I put that to use to help me with these invented heads, mainly for the proportions of the 1/3's. Looked up some images of orcs and goblins to give me some inspiration to help inform the drawings.
For this orc drawing I started with the big basic block in and didn't measure as much as I normally do, instead I judged distances by eye and whether or not it looked correct. I think I need to measure less really with all my drawings and go more by what my eye judges as being "correct".
Live streaming classes at Watts had their sign ups the other day. Still seems to be the same 3 core lessons so I've signed on for "20 min fig lay-ins" and "head drawing fundamentals". I'm going to see what classes will be available next term when they are available and if they are the same 3 classes again I'm thinking of trying another site and do soemthing different, might give CGMA ago as there are some classes thewir that I'm interested.
Starting now I want to branch out into painting more, mainly gouache as it seems to be a good bridge between drawing and oil painting, still continue with anatomy and work on master studies some more and put the fundamentals on the back burners for abit. It feels like to me atleast that I've just been studying the beginner phases of head and figure drawing and neglecting other equally important areas. I can't help but think that my way of studying/practicing is completely wrong.
Portrait Class
First portrait class after my break went better than I thought, definitely felt rusty. Rather than following the same procedure as Brian and focus on construction I tried Erik's approach of blocking in the big shape first and then blocking iin the features, trying my best not to construct and simply draw the abstract shape I see before me. Not sure if it was the holiday or simply taking a break from drawing but it felt like I came back into class with a new pair of eyes.
Sketchbooking
Tbh I wasn't really in the mood to dive back inot hard studying, decided to have abit of fun and do some inventive work and simply have some fun. I ordered one of Proko's skulls which came before I left so I put that to use to help me with these invented heads, mainly for the proportions of the 1/3's. Looked up some images of orcs and goblins to give me some inspiration to help inform the drawings.
For this orc drawing I started with the big basic block in and didn't measure as much as I normally do, instead I judged distances by eye and whether or not it looked correct. I think I need to measure less really with all my drawings and go more by what my eye judges as being "correct".
Live streaming classes at Watts had their sign ups the other day. Still seems to be the same 3 core lessons so I've signed on for "20 min fig lay-ins" and "head drawing fundamentals". I'm going to see what classes will be available next term when they are available and if they are the same 3 classes again I'm thinking of trying another site and do soemthing different, might give CGMA ago as there are some classes thewir that I'm interested.
Starting now I want to branch out into painting more, mainly gouache as it seems to be a good bridge between drawing and oil painting, still continue with anatomy and work on master studies some more and put the fundamentals on the back burners for abit. It feels like to me atleast that I've just been studying the beginner phases of head and figure drawing and neglecting other equally important areas. I can't help but think that my way of studying/practicing is completely wrong.