02-02-2013, 04:11 AM
Thank you so much!!! so, so, so much! I usually only read critiques and advice from more seasoned artists that are for other beginning artists like myself...Not once has someone commented on my drawings in the same manner as you; it was always a quick "that's good!" and the like...I don't think you were harsh, just very truthful. Very constructive too! Also, thanks for welcoming me on this site.
As for the planes, I understand what you mean by making sure the proportions are correct. I'm sure they do vary from person to person, but seeing that I was inconsistent in my plane studies proves that I am unsure about the "standard" size of the planes. My goal first and foremost was to memorize the divisions and now I will focus on proper portions! Thanks for taking the time to find a link; very considerate.
Oh boy, ever since I started reading Loomis books, my life drawing has been close to nonexistent, besides drawing the nude in my life drawing class. I should really get on that...I felt as if gestures were a lazy way in filling up a sketchbooks super fast and a simple stress free way of saying that i was still drawing, even though I'm using no effort. My old sketches were only gestures, but now as I read your post, if I were to simply make a conscious effort about hat to improve upon, my gestures will have substance and impact my observation, hand, and sense of understanding significantly over time.
Those projects are all great ideas!! I think I might try adding planes to photo references...that sounds helpful. I want to learn to paint in photoshop, but since I am so green when it comes to digital media, i don't think it will be productive and I don't have any physical paints besides water colors in my house...unfortunately.
Yeah, my line work is extremely fuzzy. I am unsure of how to draw the body in dynamic poses, so I sort of..."feel" my way throughout the process and emphasize whatever comes out correctly. So, i do a lot of scribble scrabble line work. Unless I am drawing and copying directly from a study in a book, my figure studies from my mind always turn out messy...
Wow, thank you so much! I will continue to post in my sketchbook! I am very grateful for the serious and helpful advice!!!
As for the planes, I understand what you mean by making sure the proportions are correct. I'm sure they do vary from person to person, but seeing that I was inconsistent in my plane studies proves that I am unsure about the "standard" size of the planes. My goal first and foremost was to memorize the divisions and now I will focus on proper portions! Thanks for taking the time to find a link; very considerate.
Oh boy, ever since I started reading Loomis books, my life drawing has been close to nonexistent, besides drawing the nude in my life drawing class. I should really get on that...I felt as if gestures were a lazy way in filling up a sketchbooks super fast and a simple stress free way of saying that i was still drawing, even though I'm using no effort. My old sketches were only gestures, but now as I read your post, if I were to simply make a conscious effort about hat to improve upon, my gestures will have substance and impact my observation, hand, and sense of understanding significantly over time.
Those projects are all great ideas!! I think I might try adding planes to photo references...that sounds helpful. I want to learn to paint in photoshop, but since I am so green when it comes to digital media, i don't think it will be productive and I don't have any physical paints besides water colors in my house...unfortunately.
Yeah, my line work is extremely fuzzy. I am unsure of how to draw the body in dynamic poses, so I sort of..."feel" my way throughout the process and emphasize whatever comes out correctly. So, i do a lot of scribble scrabble line work. Unless I am drawing and copying directly from a study in a book, my figure studies from my mind always turn out messy...
Wow, thank you so much! I will continue to post in my sketchbook! I am very grateful for the serious and helpful advice!!!