Alex Zoinks - Art School

[AlexZoinks]

2/6/2023 - Nude Figure Drawing assignments

Notes:
1. One-month improvement on the pose below. Wow. That's cool.

[koalatycoffee]

awesome!! You practice so much, and you study what you're drawing, so it's no wonder you're already seeing improvements! Great job

[Gordon003]

Nice 1 month comparison work.

If there's one thing I do recommend, it's to work on your hand control skill and be confident with long strokes. I can see from your gesture and deconstruction drawing that you are drawing very slow by the wobbly lines you drawn.

Be confident with your strokes! Hope that helps!

[snakker]

I just wanna say that your facial features are nicely done on these figures, you’re going to have a blast with term 2
Also like the subtle shading
Great job and great improvement
Cheers!

[AlexZoinks]

@koalatycoffee // @Gordon003 // @snakker - thanks for the encouragement!

Gordon - I tried doing quicker lines today. It's hard to control. But I imagine I'll get better. Thanks!

[AlexZoinks]

2/9/2023 - Nude Figure Drawing assignments

Notes:
1. I tried moving the references to a separate monitor for the gesture drawings and the details on the figure. It's harder. (Not a surprise.) Adjusted my document resolution for the gestures accordingly.
2. I tried shading on the final figure, but I don't know how to do it, and it was looking real rough. So I deleted it.

[pretzel]

These are looking really good! both the gestures and the figure drawings.
I really like how you portrayed the shadows in the last one. Also the face looks really good. Keep it up!

[AlexZoinks]

2/18/2022 - Photoshop 2, Logo/Monster assignments

Notes:
1. Took a week off. Not intentionally. Hopefully back at it. I'd like to figure out art I enjoy doing so it's not just studies.
2. I tried the alien first, but I didn't know where it was going, so it turned out boring. For the robot, I sketched the design first. Turns out, that's helpful!

1. List item

[AlexZoinks]

2/19/23 - gesture drawings and Adam Hughes tracings

Notes:
1. I love Adam Hughes' lines and loops. They're beautiful. And frustrating to recreate. Even trying to draw confidently, my lines still look shaky.

[AlexZoinks]

2/20/23 - Photoshop for Digital Production 2 - Blending colors and Custom Brush

Notes:
1. With that custom chain brush, I'm practically ready to draw Spawn!

[snakker]

Nice! That chain looks awesome and the shading is looking good

[AlexZoinks]

2/20/23 - Part 2 - Nude Figure Drawing Assignments

Notes:
1. I felt oddly spooked to get back to figure drawing. I think I intimidated myself with my 1-month level-up. "Oh no... it's never gonna look that good again. I'm gonna backslide." Even if it's true, so what?
2. I am excited to start Anatomy 1!

[Lockenheim]

Nice job with those cylinder studies!

[pretzel]

Awesome studies! Your line work is really good!

[AlexZoinks]

2/20/23 - Volumes in perspective + skeleton cylinder exercise

[snakker]

These studies are looking great