Allenthelost's Sketchbook

[Fedodika]

what tristan is talking about is building up the "essence" of a subject... he uses a lot of light lines to find the contours without construction. It seems like youre just using one thick line to show the contour, as if you have to nail the contour with just one line attempt.

http://crimsondaggers.com/forum/attachme...rthing.jpg

See how his lines have low opacity and break up or are even absent in some places on the nose and forehed? Its similar to drawing academically with charcoal on paper, you use light lines and carve them up with an eraser until you get the form youre going for.

or this http://crimsondaggers.com/forum/attachme...alhead.jpg

Hes showing form and structure with just well placed line weight and form. Like the shadow under the mustache, also showing some implied lines like around the hair. Youre kiiiinda doing this stuff, but to me it feels like youre getting a thick pen and making these heavy marks that you have to put a lot of faith in.

try to get a light opacity brush and copy the 2 drawings he left you and try to think through each line and gain that insight, i think it'll help more