Darts (Douglas)- Art School Journey

Kosmonaut 2021-11-27 23:16:43 UTC #61

This looks great so far!

xdarts 2021-11-29 19:13:01 UTC #62

Thank you Kosmo!
I've been practicing drawing the clothed figures some more. I tried to use both soft and hard brushes, and i'm starting to see the importance to decide when to use each.

xdarts 2021-11-30 23:55:27 UTC #63

The Grind goes on...

Watercolour 2021-12-01 18:44:00 UTC #64

Wow you’re doing great! I will go check out that course now for sure 😲

Vonschlippe 2021-12-01 22:25:35 UTC #65

Hey Darts!

Just wanted to say you're on the path to glory. Amazing dedication and hard work visible throughout your entire journey post. Keep it up, I am a big fan of your approach to studying - it's so thorough ^^

Cheers!

xdarts 2021-12-03 16:02:03 UTC #66

Thank you for the encouragement Nico! I really appreciate it ! I'm always looking for your advices hehe.

@Watercolour Thank you! The couse is really good, you should check it out!

I ended up falling in love with a reference for folds and tried my best to paint it! I have no idea how to do backgrounds, but this is the best piece i ever done, so i'm quite happy. i ended up getting carried away in the end and tried things that i don't really understand yet...

And the grind goes on!

xdarts 2021-12-09 15:44:52 UTC #67

Hello! In the last few days i've been trying the second assignment from the Clothed Figure Draw class, i don't like the final result, and i'm feeling kinda frustated and unmotivated to keep practing, because i think i understood the theory but am failing at the execution because of my weak rendering skills.

I really want to get good at this, but i want to see more things, exceptionally environment and 3d stuff. So, to keep things fun, i'm thinking in moving on and come back to this when i feel i need it (probably soon)!

Before that i will work on some personal projects and hopefully get some motivation boost! I've been wanting to review some things from the old classes, maybe i will do that too!

Let's keep moving!

HANDRO 2021-12-10 21:18:46 UTC #68

Don't give up, I struggle from time to time with getting realistic clothing down as well. its a process but the more you do it the easier it becomes. If you feel you need to step back then do so however i think its good to continue, it'll help you figure out rendering - which will make future assignments easier.

xdarts 2021-12-13 20:13:55 UTC #69

I was in need of some time out, and have finally recharged my batteries!

You're right Handro, i will follow your advice and try it again! Thank you!

xdarts 2021-12-15 00:52:36 UTC #70

Today i worked on some faces again, because i'm constantly having some trouble drawing the nose and the mouth, i will try to make it a habit to draw at least one portrait from reference a day, because i want to get good at painting realistic.

I'm constantly missing the correct angle of the head, i will mantain this in mind in future studies.

I will be focusing in getting better at rendering and soon i will challenge the clothed boss and the horrors of fabric again. I'm doing some value studies.

Again i've misse the angle of the head, hehe.

xdarts 2021-12-16 17:42:27 UTC #71

More on the rendering saga!
I've done this first study yesterday and spent a good time on it, i stoped in the middle because i couldn't make it look good, but i think i learned a lot about lighting while doing it.

I decided to try it again and i think it looks much better! I believe i'm starting to understand better the importance of simplification!

Also, noses are hard!

xdarts 2021-12-19 17:25:56 UTC #72

Hello there!
I've been learning more about rendering and decided to try some more things in a clothed figure, so this is the result of my study so far...

I like the result on the cloth and i fell that i learned a lot. The red background is strange on the eyes but i wanted to keep it close to the reference. I've changed the pink of the socks and made the shoes more bright because i think it would look better. I don't know too much about colors tho.

I'm not too happy with the face and hands, but it was time well spent.

Let's grind!

Kosmonaut 2021-12-19 23:22:41 UTC #73

these are some great-looking folds!

leo.glt95 2021-12-20 19:30:42 UTC #74

You did great !! congratz

Lukiesartventure 2021-12-21 11:18:31 UTC #75

Your rendering looks fantastic, what did you do to learn more about rendering??

xdarts 2021-12-21 12:53:08 UTC #76

Thank you!
@Lukiesartventure
I've been watching lessons from a bunch of sources and trying some exercises!

The ones that i feel was most helpful was Sinix:

Marco Bucci:

I watched some things about traditional painting too, that i think helped a lot, like this:

In this study i used mostly hard edge brushes (i think i only used the soft ones on the face) and made the gradation by color-picking and smudging.

Lukiesartventure 2021-12-22 12:08:21 UTC #77

You are my saviour!!! Thanks Darts!

xdarts 2021-12-22 13:08:10 UTC #78

Posting my progress of 4 months in Gesture Drawings. I try to make 2 sessions of 15 minutes with 30 and 60 seconds each on alternate days...

22/09/2021 (30 seconds)

22/09/2021 (60 seconds)

22/12/2021 (30 Seconds)

22/12/2021 (60 seconds)

xdarts 2021-12-30 15:02:48 UTC #79

Hello again!
I have tried the clothed figure assignment again, and i believe i got better results, what do you guys think?

I believe this is good enought to go on to the next classes, hoping to get better with more practice and the color & light classes...

leeireo 2021-12-30 23:04:21 UTC #80

Yeah! It's definitely gotten more believable. You're making great progress