12-27-2013, 01:35 PM
MAN!
Great job this year, the improvement is visible for sure!
My only suggestion is to keep up with the observation studies, like the wonderful still-life study above. They really do work wonders, especially when you take 5-10mins straight paying attention to your subject.
With anatomy studies, a good trick you could use in conjunction with studying Bridgman and Hampton, etc. is to look at the segment of the body that you wish to study, then shut the book, look at that part of the body in a mirror of which you're studying - and really take the time to observe it as much as you can before you draw the image from the book. That way, when you're going to apply the knowledge you gained from copying the drawing, it'll stick to you even more.
This is just one of the ways you can look at studying ~ always experiment, always step out of that circle you call a "comfort zone"!
Be scared, all the time :D
On the schedule - haha I wrote up a bloody block of text and then saw what Jaik wrote - which was almost the exact same thing (though he explained what I was trying to say more coherently and so...), I deleted it -_- nice one Jaik! xD
Anyways, wishing you a Happy New Year, all the best and looking forward to watching you grow even more in 2014! Thanks for e'erythang this year!
Great job this year, the improvement is visible for sure!
My only suggestion is to keep up with the observation studies, like the wonderful still-life study above. They really do work wonders, especially when you take 5-10mins straight paying attention to your subject.
With anatomy studies, a good trick you could use in conjunction with studying Bridgman and Hampton, etc. is to look at the segment of the body that you wish to study, then shut the book, look at that part of the body in a mirror of which you're studying - and really take the time to observe it as much as you can before you draw the image from the book. That way, when you're going to apply the knowledge you gained from copying the drawing, it'll stick to you even more.
This is just one of the ways you can look at studying ~ always experiment, always step out of that circle you call a "comfort zone"!
Be scared, all the time :D
On the schedule - haha I wrote up a bloody block of text and then saw what Jaik wrote - which was almost the exact same thing (though he explained what I was trying to say more coherently and so...), I deleted it -_- nice one Jaik! xD
Anyways, wishing you a Happy New Year, all the best and looking forward to watching you grow even more in 2014! Thanks for e'erythang this year!