HANDRO - Art Journey

HANDRO 2021-02-05 13:37:52 UTC #1

Hi, my name is Alejandro (Ale(HANDRO)), I am an aspiring artist from the small state of Delaware. I Started Marc's Art School some years back. I've been slowly making progress on it over the years.

I used to post my progress on this forum (1 Topic per Term) before, however after some burnout I stopped doing so. I didn't stop drawing just making actual progress on the work for the classes. Instead I wanted to focus on areas I felt could improve (still need to improve). I realized the process I was following was too rigid, not allowing any room for creativity. Now I am instead focusing on drawing something fun while applying the lessons from the classes (it may not make sense).

After some time away, I am back on this forum in the hopes of getting some feedback and meeting some great artist. Originally was going to post a bunch of my previous works to start this off but instead I will just post a few of my favorite pieces and just include a few links where you can see the rest of my stuff. I didn't want to overload the first topic.

I Plan on updating this weekly follow my progress and hopefully get some feedback.

I look forward to meeting some aspiring and talented artist. Cheers!

https://www.deviantart.com/h4ndr0/gallery

HANDRO 2021-02-09 20:02:40 UTC #2

So this past week I spent my time doing an architectural piece. A Fantasy House - Inspired by the traditional French architecture (they have the exposed trusses on the outside). It was a nice change of pace for me since I haven't done buildings for a while. Let me know what you think.

hyoi 2021-02-10 03:00:21 UTC #3

This looks great! It's got a very inviting feel to it. Try to make sure you double check your perspective though, the stuff on the left wall is a tiny bit off.

HANDRO 2021-02-10 12:16:01 UTC #4

Thanks Hyoi,

this was my first attempt at doing perspective in a while, I did notice that some things were off (even in the minor details), I didn't focus on the perspective too much. I always tend to focus on it to much with these things so instead I decided to try for aesthetics. Ill be sure pay closer attention to this in the future.

HANDRO 2021-02-16 19:31:23 UTC #5

So last week I did some grayscale portraits. to help refine the minor details of the face in my drawings. Take a look below and let me know what you think.

This week However I am working on composition and story telling ( in a sense). Below is a progress shot of my piece. feedback is welcome. ESPECIALLY if you have any thoughts on how to depict motion. I have some ideas but I am not sure what will work the best. for now I am focusing on actually drawing the piece completely before tackling this problem.

Vonschlippe 2021-02-16 20:03:06 UTC #6

Hi Handro!

You're clearly very comfortable with draftsmanship and rendering! Your use of line-weight is awesome, and I am in love with the way you've drawn that hand with the buckler - it looks straight out of a 3D render, which is saying a lot.

I don't think you really need to fix anything specific in your latest pieces - the proportions have a bit of an Angel Ganev thing going on, which is fine. Areas to look into improving are mostly anatomy and the planes of the face. The construction of your noses is a bit-samey and not as confident as the rest of the drawing - make sure you review that, but you could also double-check eyelids and lips! Photo references with strong lighting will also allow you to read the planes of the face better, and put that wonderful rendering skill to good use. Eventually you'll want to start planning your global values a bit better, which is the essential skill for an easy transition to color. Great head studies, keep doing more!

As for your action piece, it's looking good so far. Motion is better suggested through exaggerations, and the way you're pushing that perspective is a fantastic example of that. Dynamic poses can feature straight elements depicted as slightly curved, for instance that sword could be displayed as a partial arc instead of a straight edge. This even applies to limbs, in some cases! Having an off-balance center of gravity and strong reliance on line of action also helps a lot. I don't think there is any need to display motion blur, so keep doing the kind of rendering you've been doing so far

HANDRO 2021-02-16 20:23:26 UTC #7

Thanks for the Feedback Von.

I definitely agree with everything you said. they originally started out as just grayscale studies but I started stylizing them. half way through. Regarding the eyes I'm still messing around with how I want to depict them. I think your right though. Ill definitely have to do a more 1 to 1 study in order to get the volumes of the face to pop out.

Regarding my progress piece, I should clarify the motion I want to depict, I want the arm in the back with the sword to look like its coming forward. but I rather not rely on curving too much as I think that might take away from the overall presentation. I will definitely keep this in mind however. Like I mentioned, I will probably have to mess with different styles to see what works best in the end.

HANDRO 2021-02-18 20:46:53 UTC #8

So I made a bit more progress. See below and let me know what you think.

HANDRO 2021-02-22 19:38:45 UTC #9

So here's the final result! Overall I am satisfied, however I do notice a couple of things I could fix. However I think its time to move on to the next piece.

Let me know what you think.

Julia_J 2021-02-23 07:43:02 UTC #10

Really dynamic

Vonschlippe 2021-02-23 15:26:21 UTC #11

Duuuuuude. This is so good! You nailed it! I love your clean edges, understanding of color and light, and the style that exudes from the final result.

Also your incredible rendering of that buckler inspired me to make a shield of my own Credits to you!

HANDRO 2021-02-23 19:09:26 UTC #12

Thanks Von I wasn't sure it was going to look good in the end. Motion is complicated. I'm especially happy with the foreground.

HANDRO 2021-02-23 19:11:27 UTC #13

Thanks @Julia_J It was a bit hard to get it that way. As you can see from the original idea, I had to modify the pose slightly.

HANDRO 2021-02-23 19:17:42 UTC #14

Okay so. Im finally getting into landscapes. I've been watching from afar, polishing other aspects of my art.

Below is what I am working on this week. as well as the reference I am using.

Last thing, I have tried my hand at landscapes however i had yet to take the course for it. In case anybody wants to see where I was last year.

Julia_J 2021-02-24 07:30:36 UTC #15

Very atmospheric, I like!

Ausirias 2021-02-25 04:43:47 UTC #16

Woah Handro your making me simp I am a sucker for Dynamic Pieces and it looks like you have a strong understanding of it, keep up the good work!

HANDRO 2021-02-25 23:07:49 UTC #17

Just Posting some progress, worked on the background (not sure how ill tackle the foreground yet)

HANDRO 2021-03-01 19:14:35 UTC #18

So I took a break from my landscape piece to work on something else (I'm trying to finish atleast 1 piece a week).

This is my OC Katelynn, I created her a few years back, I have a general idea of what I want to do with her for my personal project down the road but I wanted to refine her. I'll also throw in the original for comparison. See below.

HANDRO 2021-03-02 19:14:49 UTC #19

so I made a bit more progress on the landscape drawing. Worked on the midground and started the foreground not sure how its going to turn out but hopefully it doesn't look to bad. Let me know what you think.

HANDRO 2021-03-04 19:30:00 UTC #20

More progress... The rocks in the foreground are a bit tricky.
I decided to break up the overall shape of the rocks and ultimately create my own set of rocks while working with the values and colors in a specific area. At this point it will be more from imagination that from reference but it seems more manageable that focusing on each individual rock time wise. I will still draw the larger rocks to add match the original picture.

If you have any suggestions on how to tackle this differently please let me know for the future.