02-22-2021, 05:45 AM
Back for my weekly(ish) update.....
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Scott Eaton Facial Anatomy
Week 2
Not too much to correct, mainly some minot corrections for the masseter muscle and remembering that the tarsel plates aren't muscles (whoops).
Week 3
Similar situation for this week aswell. Had a few questions regarding facial fat, mostly regardign fat deposits on younger faces.
Work
Facial Anatomy
Week 3
Week 4
Applying what we have learnt so far and trying to build a portrait over a skull. Feel like I am having some issues with nose and/or mouth placement as I thought my philtrum's where too large.
Figure Drawing
Finally got my hands on some newsprint. Haven't been able to buy my regular pads for almost a year now so ended up buying a pack of 500 sheets. Think it is thinner compared to the pads sine it looks like it has ripples in the photos but it's definitely smooth and I can lay in tone really easily so I guess it will be fine.
Still working on my construction skills. Trying to follow the same procedure of 1.gesture 2. structure and then applying mapping on top. I haven't been timing myself on these, just taking my time until I think it looks right. I'm taking as much time as necessary which shoulf theoretically increase my drawing speed.
I'm still having proportional issues though, mostly width issues as far as I can tell which is having a knock on effect for all my other measurements, even though I am measuring multiple times. Think I'm still having a hard time drawing at the size I draw (18x24 inches). Not sure if this is simply something that will get fixed my continuing as I am and just getting mileage or not?
Bargue Drawing
Finally found some time to work on my bargue drawing. Just spent abit of time fixing mistakes from my 1st lay in. Noticed I just need to do a few tewaks to the top of her head and then I should be bae to move onto the mapping.
Figure Invention
Trying to apply what I am learning from Jeff's Bridgeman course to some figure invention, just the upper torso since that is what his course covers. Still struggling with inventing poses though, not sure how to work on that apart from some quick sketch?
Plein Air
Weather has been absolutely shit here in England the past few weeks. Pretty much wet, windy and cloudy with a different shade of grey. I've attempted to go out and paint the last 2 weeks but have been defeated by the wind and rain which prety much destroyed any attempt at paitning that I did. It's really starting to piss me off now so I was contemplating just studying landscape drawing/painting at home (at some point) and go back out and paint once the weather is somewhat better.
Anyway here are some quick 5-10 min value sketches that I have been doing when out and about as a warm up exercise.
Gouache Painting
Started working through Jeff's tilng course (playing catch up). Took my time with the drawing, think I spent around 4 hours on it and then another 2-3 transferring it to some illustration board. Did some prelim comps in gouache below, not sure which one to go with though, originally liked the first one on the left but now I'm leaning towards the one in the middle. Gonna start the painting this week and hopefully get it done in the next 2.
Initial drawing
Did this on a piece of a4 which I then scanned and enlarged before transferring it since it was on the small side.
Sketch/Comps
Feedback
Scott Eaton Facial Anatomy
Week 2
Not too much to correct, mainly some minot corrections for the masseter muscle and remembering that the tarsel plates aren't muscles (whoops).
Week 3
Similar situation for this week aswell. Had a few questions regarding facial fat, mostly regardign fat deposits on younger faces.
Work
Facial Anatomy
Week 3
Week 4
Applying what we have learnt so far and trying to build a portrait over a skull. Feel like I am having some issues with nose and/or mouth placement as I thought my philtrum's where too large.
Figure Drawing
Finally got my hands on some newsprint. Haven't been able to buy my regular pads for almost a year now so ended up buying a pack of 500 sheets. Think it is thinner compared to the pads sine it looks like it has ripples in the photos but it's definitely smooth and I can lay in tone really easily so I guess it will be fine.
Still working on my construction skills. Trying to follow the same procedure of 1.gesture 2. structure and then applying mapping on top. I haven't been timing myself on these, just taking my time until I think it looks right. I'm taking as much time as necessary which shoulf theoretically increase my drawing speed.
I'm still having proportional issues though, mostly width issues as far as I can tell which is having a knock on effect for all my other measurements, even though I am measuring multiple times. Think I'm still having a hard time drawing at the size I draw (18x24 inches). Not sure if this is simply something that will get fixed my continuing as I am and just getting mileage or not?
Bargue Drawing
Finally found some time to work on my bargue drawing. Just spent abit of time fixing mistakes from my 1st lay in. Noticed I just need to do a few tewaks to the top of her head and then I should be bae to move onto the mapping.
Figure Invention
Trying to apply what I am learning from Jeff's Bridgeman course to some figure invention, just the upper torso since that is what his course covers. Still struggling with inventing poses though, not sure how to work on that apart from some quick sketch?
Plein Air
Weather has been absolutely shit here in England the past few weeks. Pretty much wet, windy and cloudy with a different shade of grey. I've attempted to go out and paint the last 2 weeks but have been defeated by the wind and rain which prety much destroyed any attempt at paitning that I did. It's really starting to piss me off now so I was contemplating just studying landscape drawing/painting at home (at some point) and go back out and paint once the weather is somewhat better.
Anyway here are some quick 5-10 min value sketches that I have been doing when out and about as a warm up exercise.
Gouache Painting
Started working through Jeff's tilng course (playing catch up). Took my time with the drawing, think I spent around 4 hours on it and then another 2-3 transferring it to some illustration board. Did some prelim comps in gouache below, not sure which one to go with though, originally liked the first one on the left but now I'm leaning towards the one in the middle. Gonna start the painting this week and hopefully get it done in the next 2.
Initial drawing
Did this on a piece of a4 which I then scanned and enlarged before transferring it since it was on the small side.
Sketch/Comps