02-23-2014, 08:16 AM
Hey Egbu, firstly, holy crap... You've improved a butt ton!!! Wonderful to see, makes me get all warm and fuzzy inside when i see that hapoen :)
Well I would love to see you improve even more, so in regards to this:
Perspective for Comic Book artists by Davis Chelsea and more recently, that wonderful Scott Robertson How to Draw book is invaluable!
Also, with the still life challenge you're doing - I'll tell you the story of the animal skull I had to study for my body of work in year 12 - I was told to look at it, draw it, rotate it, understand the texture... But yeah, just look at it. I had it on my desk whenever we had practical. And I'll tell you now, just by looking at it, touching it and drawing it a couple of times... The image of it is embedded in my brain. I can draw it from any angle... Just by looking at it whenever I had it there. Observation studies are mega important, but man, you're still so young, take your tiiiiiiiiimmmeeeee!! Look at the object, marry it! Haha, yeah you should do quicker ones as well, but really and truly, if you want the image embedded in your head so you can use it whenever you want - take your sweet time :)
All the best Egbu, I believe in ya!
Well I would love to see you improve even more, so in regards to this:
(02-23-2014, 12:23 AM)Egbu Wrote: So this week I have been drawing a lot of figures in motion and in natural poses, to try and start understanding how they move (been trying to simplify those major forms, I've also been trying to focus more and take more time on construction, not just for figures but for everything I draw.The biggest things helping my drawings in general is exactly that - understanding form. So you're definitely onto that! Which is great! Secondly, construction as you call it - yep, spot on, it'll help you out loads with proportion and on the side help out a bit with perspective... But perspective... Perspective will rock your world!! Believe me when every art book tells you: perspective is everywhere. Cityscapes, landscapes, portraiture, figure drawing. Nail perspective and you can see through any kind of form like a boss :)
Perspective for Comic Book artists by Davis Chelsea and more recently, that wonderful Scott Robertson How to Draw book is invaluable!
Also, with the still life challenge you're doing - I'll tell you the story of the animal skull I had to study for my body of work in year 12 - I was told to look at it, draw it, rotate it, understand the texture... But yeah, just look at it. I had it on my desk whenever we had practical. And I'll tell you now, just by looking at it, touching it and drawing it a couple of times... The image of it is embedded in my brain. I can draw it from any angle... Just by looking at it whenever I had it there. Observation studies are mega important, but man, you're still so young, take your tiiiiiiiiimmmeeeee!! Look at the object, marry it! Haha, yeah you should do quicker ones as well, but really and truly, if you want the image embedded in your head so you can use it whenever you want - take your sweet time :)
(02-23-2014, 12:23 AM)Egbu Wrote: I will still do still lifes of the objects in my house but not as frequently and not for some type of challenge as I don't want it to get to a point where I am just painting it cause I have to and lose all enthusiasm for art, it should be because I want to. After all I am only 15 and enjoying what I am doing should be the main goal right now.Only 15 c: haha always gets me. You're gonna be a rockstar if you keep this up!!
All the best Egbu, I believe in ya!