Practice with people #8

Posted Nov 30, 2011, 4:59:41 PM UTC
Same as #1 xD I like this one though. Only a small portion of it all so far. Also I know th guy is a lil messed up. Working on fixing that

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  • Nov 30, 2011, 11:20:51 PM UTC
    Would you like some help on it? If I could see the original image I could give you some pointers Yes
    • Dec 1, 2011, 1:12:48 AM UTC
      Attached the photo. I was originally gonna redo it cause the girl looked a lil cartoony but decided to stick with it xD.
      but yes I'd appreciate it Tongue
      Image attached
      • Dec 1, 2011, 12:17:07 PM UTC
        Ah- thank you! It made it alot easier to see what was happening Smile There was a few things happening with the picture that was making things get thrown off a bit. The major ones were:-

        The girl:-

        * Her face was too narrow. I'm not sure if it's easy enough to see in my crit or if the original is too light, but her face needed to be broadened more. You did a good job shaping it out. Most of it felt good.

        * Narrowed her shoulder and her rib cage a little. She's a slim lady. I can see you did a good job on her shoulder and lining up the ribcage. It just needed to be in a little. The shape was right though.

        * Her expression is mostly in her eyes in this picture, and less in her lips. I see you focused alot on this, and they look good, but her mouth is actually very relaxed despite the smile. It's her lower eyelids raising that is giving off the cheeky look

        * Don't be afraid to flesh out the wings of her nose. Nose width is about the distance between the eyes.

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        Ok. I know you were asking about the guy, but I thought I'd put it out there. For the guy, his problem was more apparently when I red line critiqued him. Everythign went fine till you got to his glasses I thing cause his eyebrow is twice as high and large to what it should be. The face below it was actually really good. There wasn't much improvement needed there at all! Big Smile When the eyebrows got larger though, the forehead followed suit. See, if you cover the eyes down it looks right, and the other way looks right, but it's got an enlarging effect. This happened to me in my first life drawing class. I by mistake chatted up our model before the class (without realising who he was) and got blindedly nervous when I drew him, so when he slashed his arm across his body, I drew everything above the arm smaller than under. There's only one way to stop this, and it's to draw the skull first without clothing or accessories or hair. Draw everything OFF the skull and everythign will remain in proportion. Skull, features, hair, clothing. That order.

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        You're doing some great progress! Just keep an eye out for shapes of objects, and sometimes not analysing the line you're drawing too much and just drawing what feels right is better than over analysing a shape. I find pulling a similar face to the model helps me get expressions right. Feel what your face does and compare.

        I hope I was a help to you Smile Keep up the great work ^^
        Image attached
        • Dec 1, 2011, 3:27:32 PM UTC
          Thanks :3. Alright I'll start putting that stuff in motion. And I'll start doing the skull thing in that order now Tongue
          I started to notice her face was narror after sending it actually xD
          I'll start working on that stuff and update the pic today :3.
          actually practicing with all these drawings so I can transfer some of the style better to my normal drawings.
          Next will probably be a bunch of still lifes and scenery. Just doing people till I can get it naturally xD
          • Dec 11, 2011, 9:16:38 AM UTC
            Drawing from photos is a good way of training your brain to see things in proportion. Don't stop when you get close enough though. It's not enough to draw what you see, but you need to understand WHY you're drawing what you are drawing to make use of it. For that, you need a 3D understanding on the face. To do that, you need to simplify everything into simple shapes. Noses become triangles, heads become circles and stuff. Keep your hands loose at the sketching stage, and don't think while you draw. Just... draw what feels right, then flip it and see if it still looks right. Compare locations of things and don't get hung up on details till your picture developes to that stage. You'll get use to it. I wouldn't just subject till you've gotten the hang of doing one thing though. The idea of discipline is to practise till you get it right. Get humans right, then move to landscapes. They adopt alot of principles of construction that humans do, except they have distortions for being so far away. They're two totally different disciplines D:
            • Jan 13, 2012, 11:11:13 PM UTC
              oh yeah I hadda feeling xD. Thanks for the encouragement btw. I'll keep that in mind as I continue with people and stuff.
              • Feb 15, 2012, 8:54:53 AM UTC
                Hug Sorry I'm slow to reply at the moment. Computer issues and busy working on a comic >.< I hope you're having luck with your art. Remember to not be dismayed if they're not perfect straight out. Keep practising and looking for ways to make it right. You'll get there Smile
                • Feb 18, 2012, 12:23:52 AM UTC
                  Thanks :3 and sorry about the computer issues. They can be a drag -.-. And a comic? Sounds awesome! Big Smile