08-07-2016, 10:13 PM
Ive been observing your SB for a little while.
Ill be very honest, here is my crit.
First of i think you are not putting effort into these drawings they all looked very very rushed and sloppy , spend more time on these until they look correct quality not quantity. The ones i outlined almost looked like they were warped or something,i suspect you listen to music when painting and drawing, i would suggest don't do that or find music that does not distract you,this is coming from personal experience i tend to get distracted when i have music on, so stop and concentrate.Also you don't correct your mistakes you keep reinforcing the same bad habits over and over.Slow down and concentrate.
Second i think you sometimes don't draw what you see and draw symbols of things if you have trouble with copying accurately, get the book keys to drawing by Bert Dodson and spend a good month or two (or even more if you need to) doing everything that books tells you until you get it.
lips dont follow the form
Third proportions i think you construct every figure using a formula, but you didin't memorize the formula, i would say don't rely on measurements study proportions until you will drill them into your head and then use it to double check when drawing it should free you up. Another thing on proportions check out Gottfried Bammes he has a book called complete drawing from life the chapter on proportion is pure gold, he uses the 8 head canon but he refers to it in a more mathematical way so dividing into halfs and thirds etc. he has other books in german can be useful, if you can't get them here are a few pages out of them, memorize them and then use this kind of system or any other (loomis or any other that has a consistent proportion system) as a double check.
Overall bad proportions and rushed construction
Bammes pages
Four Values i think you don't have any solid principle for values, basically different value different plane, also this is a fairly complete guide to lighting
http://www.fundamentalsofpainting.com/li...g-problem/
Also abandon color for now only drawing and maybe values thats all.
There is no system in this the forms does not follow the light source
Five Master studies and studies in general ive seen you post a lot of studies from other artists ( which i also studied recently) and again the problem from the first point shows up you rush everything, and also what exactly is the point of these studies what are you studying from this?
Not that im a great artist or anything, but i rather show example of what i did since i can explain my thought process.
Here is a study of an artist i did the goal was 1 learn how atmospheric perspective works 2 how to detail and get interesting surface variation, and if you notice i removed color and i detailed out only 2 areas the front of the head and the figure in the back everything else was not the point of this study so i kept it very basic(you can make everything finished if you want thats not a bad thing, but then it takes up a lot of time potentially weeks), always set goals when doing studies.
Also maybe try to draw something else than figures, sometimes when you move on to other subjects you may learn new things.
So yeah i think that is all i got, you are free do ignore this these are my personal observations, work on these simple ideas and really try to figure them out, dont just do them and then say "alright im done!" this is not high school you are doing this for yourself so take time to really really figure this stuff out until YOU understand it. And don't rush everything.And another point try to limit the amount of art instruction pick 3 artists or books and study only from them for a while. Too many cooks in the kitchen is a thing and it can confuse you. Art is not only mileage, but also thinking and questioning.
Ill be very honest, here is my crit.
First of i think you are not putting effort into these drawings they all looked very very rushed and sloppy , spend more time on these until they look correct quality not quantity. The ones i outlined almost looked like they were warped or something,i suspect you listen to music when painting and drawing, i would suggest don't do that or find music that does not distract you,this is coming from personal experience i tend to get distracted when i have music on, so stop and concentrate.Also you don't correct your mistakes you keep reinforcing the same bad habits over and over.Slow down and concentrate.
Second i think you sometimes don't draw what you see and draw symbols of things if you have trouble with copying accurately, get the book keys to drawing by Bert Dodson and spend a good month or two (or even more if you need to) doing everything that books tells you until you get it.
lips dont follow the form
Third proportions i think you construct every figure using a formula, but you didin't memorize the formula, i would say don't rely on measurements study proportions until you will drill them into your head and then use it to double check when drawing it should free you up. Another thing on proportions check out Gottfried Bammes he has a book called complete drawing from life the chapter on proportion is pure gold, he uses the 8 head canon but he refers to it in a more mathematical way so dividing into halfs and thirds etc. he has other books in german can be useful, if you can't get them here are a few pages out of them, memorize them and then use this kind of system or any other (loomis or any other that has a consistent proportion system) as a double check.
Overall bad proportions and rushed construction
Bammes pages
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Four Values i think you don't have any solid principle for values, basically different value different plane, also this is a fairly complete guide to lighting
http://www.fundamentalsofpainting.com/li...g-problem/
Also abandon color for now only drawing and maybe values thats all.
There is no system in this the forms does not follow the light source
Five Master studies and studies in general ive seen you post a lot of studies from other artists ( which i also studied recently) and again the problem from the first point shows up you rush everything, and also what exactly is the point of these studies what are you studying from this?
Not that im a great artist or anything, but i rather show example of what i did since i can explain my thought process.
Here is a study of an artist i did the goal was 1 learn how atmospheric perspective works 2 how to detail and get interesting surface variation, and if you notice i removed color and i detailed out only 2 areas the front of the head and the figure in the back everything else was not the point of this study so i kept it very basic(you can make everything finished if you want thats not a bad thing, but then it takes up a lot of time potentially weeks), always set goals when doing studies.
Also maybe try to draw something else than figures, sometimes when you move on to other subjects you may learn new things.
So yeah i think that is all i got, you are free do ignore this these are my personal observations, work on these simple ideas and really try to figure them out, dont just do them and then say "alright im done!" this is not high school you are doing this for yourself so take time to really really figure this stuff out until YOU understand it. And don't rush everything.And another point try to limit the amount of art instruction pick 3 artists or books and study only from them for a while. Too many cooks in the kitchen is a thing and it can confuse you. Art is not only mileage, but also thinking and questioning.