08-23-2019, 06:13 PM
i'm really impressed with how much work you've put in, sticking to the exercises. Your work is very lovely and these form exercises pay dividend. keep up the momentum and work load <3
some critique:
the samus piece is great, but the shading actually still sometimes goes against the form. also, the shading looks rushed. it's a tendency i think most people have. your linework is gorgeous and it'd be a shame for it to be held back by rendering! don't avoid rendering, just try to slow down if you can.
draw-a-box rotation exercise: the latest boxes look a lot better already. there's still some warping and skewing happening, so try to figure out why by comparing it to the original image. could just be a sizing/prortion thing.
for building up knowledge and form and applying it: using this exercise to eyeball convergences and really get a feel for rotation, coupled with moderndayjames' episode 6 on perspective techniques where he has the rotational method for cubes, and just going through 'How to Draw' by Scott Robertson have been invaluable for me. I must also add that I did a 500 hand challenge while doing these perspective exercises and I also feel like the experience was great for wrapping my head around form more. It was the most frustrating experience to try to draw them at first, but just sticking to it allowed me to handle many different perspectives on an object at once. i couldn't recommend it more.
I would recommend how to render for just learning shading following how to draw as well! but you're on the right track.
just remember that the boxes aren't the end game. try to also 'section' things you draw with cross-contours to flex that visualization muscle. ellipses are really amazing for that. and learning how ellipses are manipulated by perspective, their anatomy (especially the minor axis), and how the tangents of an ellipse form a box also helped me with overall form.
You're on a really great track and keep pushing through. :) love what you're doing out here.
some critique:
the samus piece is great, but the shading actually still sometimes goes against the form. also, the shading looks rushed. it's a tendency i think most people have. your linework is gorgeous and it'd be a shame for it to be held back by rendering! don't avoid rendering, just try to slow down if you can.
draw-a-box rotation exercise: the latest boxes look a lot better already. there's still some warping and skewing happening, so try to figure out why by comparing it to the original image. could just be a sizing/prortion thing.
for building up knowledge and form and applying it: using this exercise to eyeball convergences and really get a feel for rotation, coupled with moderndayjames' episode 6 on perspective techniques where he has the rotational method for cubes, and just going through 'How to Draw' by Scott Robertson have been invaluable for me. I must also add that I did a 500 hand challenge while doing these perspective exercises and I also feel like the experience was great for wrapping my head around form more. It was the most frustrating experience to try to draw them at first, but just sticking to it allowed me to handle many different perspectives on an object at once. i couldn't recommend it more.
I would recommend how to render for just learning shading following how to draw as well! but you're on the right track.
just remember that the boxes aren't the end game. try to also 'section' things you draw with cross-contours to flex that visualization muscle. ellipses are really amazing for that. and learning how ellipses are manipulated by perspective, their anatomy (especially the minor axis), and how the tangents of an ellipse form a box also helped me with overall form.
You're on a really great track and keep pushing through. :) love what you're doing out here.