12-15-2014, 02:07 AM
Hey Bookend, I appreciate the nice comments on my sketchbook.
It looks like you've off to a good start here. My only critique is to make sure you analyze your subject when doing studies. For example, try to mark out the proportions, planes, and just basic shapes when studying photos of faces. For poses and bodies, the line of action and gesture is really important. When you get more advanced, constructing a "mannequin" based in spheres, cubes, cylinders,etc, really helps for understanding the dimensional form and volume of the human figure.
The main idea is just to break down the thing you've studying so you can understand it at a more fundamental level.
That being said, the personal piece you did today is really interesting, it seems like you have a good intuitive sense for establishing mood. I assume you've trying to get into illustration?
Hope that helps. :)
Keep up the good work
It looks like you've off to a good start here. My only critique is to make sure you analyze your subject when doing studies. For example, try to mark out the proportions, planes, and just basic shapes when studying photos of faces. For poses and bodies, the line of action and gesture is really important. When you get more advanced, constructing a "mannequin" based in spheres, cubes, cylinders,etc, really helps for understanding the dimensional form and volume of the human figure.
The main idea is just to break down the thing you've studying so you can understand it at a more fundamental level.
That being said, the personal piece you did today is really interesting, it seems like you have a good intuitive sense for establishing mood. I assume you've trying to get into illustration?
Hope that helps. :)
Keep up the good work