Apr '20

Hi guys, so I just started Art School. I'm a software developer, work day after day buried inside my laptop's monitor looking at tiny words and symbols trying to make the computer do what I want. I've always had a passion for Art and Game Development, so here I am, taking night classes (and weekends!). At this point I'm not sure where this is going but I'm excited. I decided not to split these into terms so that maybe in the future, people who'd like to check out the progress from kind of nooby (I drew a bit over 10 years ago) to whatever this turns out to be, they can.

So without further ado, here is my first assignment for the intro to photoshop class. I found this incredibly difficult, to keep my lines from breaking up or following the lines there. It helped when I cut a hole in my fancy suit sock and stuck my hand in there to let my hands glide easier on my tablet. We do what we can with what we have lol.

Apr '20

Hey man,

Nice idea on putting everything on the same topic so you (and others) can check on the progress and evolution as time goes on.

I work in the same area as you (altho more on the UX Design part of things) and have a similar passion for art and games, started this course to maybe, someday, work on that.

Good luck on your journey!

Cheers,

Dan

Apr '20

Hey Dangras!

Oh nice! You're a little closer to the field than I am. Do you do design work as well? Yeah, we're in a similar journey. Best of luck to us, man. Cheers!

Apr '20

I do. I work mainly with UI/UX Design, but interact with devs a lot.

Best of luck to us! Looking forward to seeing your next posts around here 👍

Apr '20

Alright so here's photoshop number 2. I had a lot of trouble with the image of the girl next to the mech and the girl at the beach. I am painfully aware that those two don't look the same but after going through some photoshop tutorials on youtube and of course watching Marc's class, I'm still a little unsure as to how to get them perfectly exact.

Apr '20

Hey there,

Honestly, I like the results here.
In the 2 pieces you mentioned, I noticed they are a little bit more bright and with a blue-ish tone to them, but I wouldn't get really worried about it since the purpose of the exercise, in my mind, is more for you to get used to the tool instead of going for something super precise.

Other than that, great job!

1 month later

Jun '20

Hi guys, after a very long hiatus where I had to deal with family covid issues and just plain work getting in the way of art, I'm finally able to return to drawing. And so, here are some updates as I tried my hand on the figure drawing exercises. Hopefully I'll have more time for art in the near future :smile: Thanks for the feedback.

Jun '20

Awesome work! I like the way you do the chest and the pelvic area with different solids, also the idea of not connecting the joints with a line and draw over the cilinder, it's really polish. Looking forward to see your next work!!

Jun '20

Thanks Chiara :smile: I had a real tough time with some of those. Can't grow too much from our comfort zones though right?

Jun '20

That's right :joy: I appreciate to read this because I have some struggles is these days but, if not wouldn't be funny or not? hahah

Jun '20

Exactly :smile: If it were easy, it wouldn't be satisfying when you achieve it!