10-15-2021, 12:13 AM
Hi Kilillian,
Those face studies are beautifully done. As far as advice goes for getting better drawabox.com has a lesson plan and exercises that will help with pen control, draughtsmanship and accuracy.
I also think it's important to always have a short term goals and a long term goals.
So you already have two long term goals - to improve line quality and to improve anatomy.
Short term goals for improving line quality might be:
1). To study and try to emulate the line drawing style of artists you admire.
2). Swap back and forth between practicing using traditional media (pencil, different types of pen, brushes etc.) and digital and experiment with different line drawing widths and tools when working digitally. Basically explore line work with different tools.
3). Explore subjects for line drawing you haven't tried yet (landscapes? object studies? abstract drawings?)
Short term goals for improving anatomy might be:
1). Try a practice routine of lots of very quick studies (10 drawings at 30 seconds each, 10 drawings at 1 minute each, 5 drawings at 5 minutes each, 5 drawings at 10 minutes each, etc.).
2). Swap back and forth between drawing from references and drawing from imagination.
3). Identify a specific weakness from your studies and focus on studying and improving this in your existing practice routine.
Hope this helps.
- Matt
Those face studies are beautifully done. As far as advice goes for getting better drawabox.com has a lesson plan and exercises that will help with pen control, draughtsmanship and accuracy.
I also think it's important to always have a short term goals and a long term goals.
So you already have two long term goals - to improve line quality and to improve anatomy.
Short term goals for improving line quality might be:
1). To study and try to emulate the line drawing style of artists you admire.
2). Swap back and forth between practicing using traditional media (pencil, different types of pen, brushes etc.) and digital and experiment with different line drawing widths and tools when working digitally. Basically explore line work with different tools.
3). Explore subjects for line drawing you haven't tried yet (landscapes? object studies? abstract drawings?)
Short term goals for improving anatomy might be:
1). Try a practice routine of lots of very quick studies (10 drawings at 30 seconds each, 10 drawings at 1 minute each, 5 drawings at 5 minutes each, 5 drawings at 10 minutes each, etc.).
2). Swap back and forth between drawing from references and drawing from imagination.
3). Identify a specific weakness from your studies and focus on studying and improving this in your existing practice routine.
Hope this helps.
- Matt