10-18-2021, 12:30 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
Hello Matt,
Thank you for the advice!As for the short-term goals, Ive made a mid-long term plan on what to study.
I plan on doing two week "sprints", where I study only one subject for 2 weeks (70 hours, ideally). Last month I did 2 weeks of torso studies, and I just finished 2 weeks of only faces. From today I will do 2 weeks of only clothing/fold studies. In the future I will do 2 week studies of mechs, landscapes, composition, "form" etc. I don't know if this is the correct method of study, but this is my plan for the next 6 months at least.
Thank you for the other advice, I will try to keep them in mind, and I will experiment with new brushes. I actually don't want to draw with "traditional" media...graphite on paper feels so "rough" and charcoal seems like it would be super messy.
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
Hello Matt,
Thank you for the advice!As for the short-term goals, Ive made a mid-long term plan on what to study.
I plan on doing two week "sprints", where I study only one subject for 2 weeks (70 hours, ideally). Last month I did 2 weeks of torso studies, and I just finished 2 weeks of only faces. From today I will do 2 weeks of only clothing/fold studies. In the future I will do 2 week studies of mechs, landscapes, composition, "form" etc. I don't know if this is the correct method of study, but this is my plan for the next 6 months at least.
Thank you for the other advice, I will try to keep them in mind, and I will experiment with new brushes. I actually don't want to draw with "traditional" media...graphite on paper feels so "rough" and charcoal seems like it would be super messy.