10-18-2015, 05:48 PM
I feel fake as hell commenting in sketchbooks as I leave mine UNattended. Leaving it updatedless. Leaving it cobwebful. Keeping it...empty. I'll update soon.
But I'm coming for you...wait eagerly in anticipation as I continue biding my energy; 128 hit combo.
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Hell yeah: you got the inktober joints on point and ya got the self-portrait joints, DAILY, on point. Nice. Consistency melds habits. You are producing self portraits daily and staying on top of the month long event, that is, Inktober: you are CONSISTENT on a series of actions that are GOOD. Thus, you are building GOOD HABITS. You are melding GOOD HABITS.
Check.
I'm assuming your goals are to improve upon self portraiture, hence your focus on the subject. SO, remember to become MINDFUL in this exploit (if you aren't already, that is). I've noticed that you are hitting it from multiple angles; (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnD6eLuqe1k aaaaaayyyyy) you've focused on the contour, form, color/light...whether it was conscious or not, yaaaaas dat be goood!
Now, like a microscope, you can dial in your focus to a HIGHER resolution. Focus on not just REPLICATING your face, but try to flex other portions of your knowledge regarding the fundamentals of representational art. Be aware throughout the entire process. Be DELIBERATE in this study. If you feel yourself becoming complacent in this endeavor, push yourself harder or seek knowledge that is applicable to the exercise.
It's kind of easy to forget that self portraiture is a portion of life drawing itself: the live model (you in this case) WILL move...it's indefinite. It would be ideal for your knowledge and drawing skills in anatomy to be competent enough to piece together basic proportion and structure whilst you use the model as REFERENCE to plug in the finer details (placement of the features, distinctions...the overall capture of the model's CHARACTER. INDIVIDUALITY. EMOTION. LIIIIIIFE)
If you find out that this is difficult for you or downright impossible for you to execute, then you should already know what to study next to supplement this exercise (Years ago, I recommended Loomis. Tonite, I shall recommend Loomis).
Personally, I am going back to the drawing board: with my current level and knowledge, the fundamentals will be sooooooooooooooo much more beneficial to learn than it was when I was first starting out. Shiiiiet, I didn't even know HOW to learn from my studies or even "LEARN" in a manner that is exclusive to representational art and illustration. Perhaps this may suit you as well?
I'm not saying that it's imperative for you, Smrr, to "start over" per se, but I know that with your increased ability to retain; chop up; and formulate new information delved from studies, you will learn a lot more than you did when you were but a weeee art bud. (common sense is common, sorry haha)
+trillion rep for drawing the anterior view of your face cuz jesssusss that's difficult as hell, like, eternally difficult forever.
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bUT YEAH SHMIRR,,, just keeping ya sharp so my own blade doesn't grow dull. Coming after you.
OH, and I creepily wink and blow kisses from time to time. +billion rep for taking that like a champ.
But I'm coming for you...wait eagerly in anticipation as I continue biding my energy; 128 hit combo.
____________________________________________
Hell yeah: you got the inktober joints on point and ya got the self-portrait joints, DAILY, on point. Nice. Consistency melds habits. You are producing self portraits daily and staying on top of the month long event, that is, Inktober: you are CONSISTENT on a series of actions that are GOOD. Thus, you are building GOOD HABITS. You are melding GOOD HABITS.
Check.
I'm assuming your goals are to improve upon self portraiture, hence your focus on the subject. SO, remember to become MINDFUL in this exploit (if you aren't already, that is). I've noticed that you are hitting it from multiple angles; (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnD6eLuqe1k aaaaaayyyyy) you've focused on the contour, form, color/light...whether it was conscious or not, yaaaaas dat be goood!
Now, like a microscope, you can dial in your focus to a HIGHER resolution. Focus on not just REPLICATING your face, but try to flex other portions of your knowledge regarding the fundamentals of representational art. Be aware throughout the entire process. Be DELIBERATE in this study. If you feel yourself becoming complacent in this endeavor, push yourself harder or seek knowledge that is applicable to the exercise.
It's kind of easy to forget that self portraiture is a portion of life drawing itself: the live model (you in this case) WILL move...it's indefinite. It would be ideal for your knowledge and drawing skills in anatomy to be competent enough to piece together basic proportion and structure whilst you use the model as REFERENCE to plug in the finer details (placement of the features, distinctions...the overall capture of the model's CHARACTER. INDIVIDUALITY. EMOTION. LIIIIIIFE)
If you find out that this is difficult for you or downright impossible for you to execute, then you should already know what to study next to supplement this exercise (Years ago, I recommended Loomis. Tonite, I shall recommend Loomis).
Personally, I am going back to the drawing board: with my current level and knowledge, the fundamentals will be sooooooooooooooo much more beneficial to learn than it was when I was first starting out. Shiiiiet, I didn't even know HOW to learn from my studies or even "LEARN" in a manner that is exclusive to representational art and illustration. Perhaps this may suit you as well?
I'm not saying that it's imperative for you, Smrr, to "start over" per se, but I know that with your increased ability to retain; chop up; and formulate new information delved from studies, you will learn a lot more than you did when you were but a weeee art bud. (common sense is common, sorry haha)
+trillion rep for drawing the anterior view of your face cuz jesssusss that's difficult as hell, like, eternally difficult forever.
...
bUT YEAH SHMIRR,,, just keeping ya sharp so my own blade doesn't grow dull. Coming after you.
OH, and I creepily wink and blow kisses from time to time. +billion rep for taking that like a champ.