Gregory - Art School Journey

[snakker]

Cool studies there, keep at it! That environment study looks complex 😳

So, as for what I was saying on eyes, I tried drawing out an example (ofcourse, I am no expert, this is all based on what I am currently learning on term 2)
So, just to explain what is shown, I based on a reference you have on post 155 as an example

I first drew an exaggerated example of a symbolic eye (almond shape, drawn in black and white with strong lines along the entire shape), in this example if you only look at the eye you wouldn’t get much info on the 3D form or lighting

Next I drew eyes as I learned them so far, starting out with a sphere, I add a small dot cross or line to see where the pupil is oriented towards then drew two “equators” to denote the minor and major axes of the ellipse for the iris within the cornea (transparent portion of the globe) - that’s why it is slightly elongated vertically and not a oerfect circle, as it is tilted around this sphere to the side and we are seeing it from the side. Next I add the ellipse for the pupil which is deeply recessed so seems to be a little sunken into the right

I wrap the sphere with the lids, they tightly follow the sphere and are partially hidden on the side near the nose, they have a thickness that will be more visible as the lid moves higher above our view or below it hence you see more or less of the thickness to denote that. They meet differently medial at the caruncle from the lateral portion where you can almost always see overlap of the upper eyelid going over the lower lid and depending on the tilt of the head the medial palpebral commisure or canthus is higher than the lateral canthus. I then add lines to denote the folding of the skin of the eyelids above and below and how they relate to the brow

When shading I start with the darks first, adding the darkest pupil, surrounded by a not so dark iris, I add the shade of the upper lid thickness and add light on the lower lid as the thickness is being hit by light. The globe itself is shaded as a partially occluded sphere and shadows are added to denote the cast shadows of the lids on the globe. Soft shading and a couple of slightly hard edges show the rest of the contours

Granted this is going for a realistic style and any of these things can be changed simplified or avoided depending on what the artist may be looking to create

Hope this helps you in some way cheers!

[mitsuki-youko]

@snakker
bruh your spheres are so perfect!!

@gregorya your studies are looking great!!

[gregorya]

I did some more gesture drawings and some figure drawings. There wasn't much this week.

[gregorya]

Here are some gesture drawings 1 minute.

Here are some 30 second gesture drawings.

Here are some environment Studies and some color studies.

I also did a drawing study of Captain Marvel. The pose, shading, and cape folds.

[gregorya]

I did some more gesture drawings almost everyday so far. 30 Seconds and One Minute.

March 23rd

March 25th

March 27th

Some drawing practice with lines.

I did a drawing from reference. Its a two point perspective winter home.

[gregorya]

Some more gesture drawings both 30 second and 1 minute. This month for the challenge is to make 10 minute gesture drawings. Is that difficult to do?

This is a work in progress eye study.

I did a line art study based on this picture. According to the artist, it's Zeus. I would like a critique on this one.

[patrycja.lerch]

Shoulder on the left should be lower compared to one on the right; I noticed that in your gestures angle between shoulders is sometimes a bit off. Also you had curve on upper teeth in blue sketch but in black they are flat; it curves under nose

This month for the challenge is to make 10 minute gesture drawings. Is that difficult to do?

It is easier with warm up ( for example a few quick gestures). And take your time to measure everything and check the angles

Hope this helps.
Keep it up!

[gregorya]

Here s are some Gesture drawings This one's 30 seconds

One Minute Gesture drawing.

I tried my had at 10 Minute gesture drawings in a span of 2 days.

I did some 2 point shapes and shading.

[gregorya]

I started some 10 Minute gesture drawings It's pretty interesting so far.

Here are some 30 second gesture drawings.

I also did some figure drawings as well.

I also made a sketch of a bunny girl. I thought I'd post it for Easter.

[gregorya]

I'm getting the hang of 10 minute gesture drawings. Not much else this week. I focused on the gesture and the shading. Who else is doing the one year challenge?

I saw a speed paint from netrix redesigning the characters from Velma and I thought I'd draw Her version of Shaggy. tried to shade the sketch by smudging it with my fingers and It got a bit out of hand. I'll see if I can refine it.

[gregorya]

One minute gesture drawings

[gregorya]

Here are some one minute gesture drawings for the day.


I also did some color studies and perspective studies.

[patrycja.lerch]

On sitting poses legs are too short compared to rest of the body. With the ones with one leg bend legs are uneven; imagine straightening bended leg and it will appear longer than the other one. For the angles you can put your pen over the reference and then over your sketch to see if it is good or whether it should be more tilted.
I hope it helps.

[gregorya]

I see. I should look into the leg poses. Thank you @patrycja.lerch

[gregorya]

Here are some 30 second gesture drawings.

I did some quick portrait studies and figure drawings from A.I. art I found on you tube and some mods from mortal kombat. Plus a portrait of agent 355. I might make another study of her.

[mitsuki-youko]

these are some nice studies

[Gordon003]

Like the fluidity of your gesture drawing. I may suggest to try avoid drawing long dress if you are guessing too much on the leg position..

And the character study looks great so far. keep it up!

[gregorya]

Here are some thirty second gesture drawings with mark's chalk brush.

One minute with the gesture drawings

This time with my usual brush.

I did a traditional study of Neytirix's redesign of black Shaggy Rogers. I drew it traditionally in pencil and ink. Also some flat colors. the original image is on the top right.

[mitsuki-youko]

ooh that is a pretty cool design!

[gregorya]

Thank you @mitsuki-youko. That's why I why I wanted to study her designs.
Thank you @Gordon003
I may need to work on the legs and long dress.

This was from a April this was a April pose challenge on the cube brush forums. I made pose sketches of Aloy form Horizon Zero Dawn. I wasn't able to finish in time, But here's what I have so far.