Shin's Sketchbook

[ShinOkami]

Hey there. Nice amount of studies going on here.

I've looked over your sketchbook I feel like I can lend you some advice from what I've seen. I hope you take this as constructive feedback and I hope you take something away from this.

So my main observation of your work is that you lack a solid construction drawing behind your drawings and paintings. It isn't "built" as 3D objects in space so any painting you add over will look off because the initial drawing is off. It does look like you're jumping into digital (studies) paintings without previously getting a good understanding of constructive drawing.

This is something that most people have problems with starting out and it is something that if it's not addressed can make you study and study and not really improve at a steady rate. Constructive drawing is at the core of representational art because it is what we're looking at. It is the exterior shapes that make up objects.

Artists like Loomis, Bridgman and Vanderpoel have often stressed the importance of the constructive approach to figure drawing (it also applies to everything else, not just figure drawings) and I saw some Loomis looking stuff a bit back in your sketchbook however it didn't appear like you where constructing these 3D objects that Loomis teaches by. So I'd advice you to go back to that and really focus on learning these forms because it is essential for studies like the one of the old man you just posted above.

If you have the financial resources I highly recommend the Dynamic Drawing workshop CGMA has. It has a simple breakdown of the constructive process and how to apply that to your studies and drawings. There are other resources to learn this. I believe the Loomis books go through this, The Human Figure by Vanderpoel has a very elegant way of explaining the importance of construction however it is more a book that compliments anatomy books like those that Bridgman made.

Anyway, I hope you consider what I said and I hope we'll be seeing some constructive drawings form you, in the future. :)

Yes, this is exactly a type of reply i really needed, thank you for honestly ! : D

Ok, this week i'll focus on construction, the Loomis stuff i did that time was really something i just dtarted from scratch, i didn't have any knowledge of what to think about while drawing heads, i was just focused on geting better at them, not realising other important stuff..

So yea, thanks again, really appreciate it !


And a painting with applyed knowledge of color theory from James Gurney