tchangchang's sketchbook

[tchangchang]

Thanks again for the feedback darktiste. I think you are right about the over-detailing. Now that I look back at the concepts, I think I should have focused on overall read, and interesting big shapes than just detailing inside the shapes with different patterns. Right now I'm using ball point pen (looks kind of like mechanical pencil in my photos) so yeah its defnitely has some draw backs: its takes a long time to put down heavy lines for good line weight and adding tone also takes a long time with hatching/cross-hatching. I will try to look at other media I can use like pencil or a thicker pen to get better results in the future for these drawings.

As for your second suggestion, I think I found another good solution which was using the flash on my phone camera. I don't know why I didn't think of it all this time but your suggestion to to use a desk lamp made me think of it for some reason.

I made a big decision to join with Watta Atelier online recently to get a more directed curriculum because I feel like I
don't make too much progress on my own and burn out quickly. I'm really exctied to get into it because Jeff Watts is a really amazing artist and teacher it seems like. Rip my wallet though, but I guess that the price I pay for a art education.

Some of figure drawings and form shadings following Watt's drawing fundamentals course:













A scary looking pencil sharpened the way Watts requires: