This is My Art School Academia! I’m an amateur artist whose always had a love for drawing. What I lack in skill I make up for in dumb determination! I don’t plan on making it a career as of now, but I still want to be able to compete with the big boys, so here I am. Let’s do this!
May 2, '22
Nov 27, '24
niiceeee! welcome to the forum! i will be looking forward to your progress! lets aim to be as good as the big boys!
Never underestimate the power of dumb determination, welcome and i hope to see you succeed 
Welcome to the forums! I look forward to seeing your progress!
8 days later
Maybe it’s because I’m on a different program then photoshop, but I had trouble finding a brush that would adjust opacity AND size with the pencil pressure. Might have to tinker with some settings somewhere…
Last exercise gave me lots of trouble, I struggled with it longer then I care to admit. There’s a brightness to her face and chest I just can’t seem to restore. Of course I could go in and selectively focus those parts, but I’m assuming the goal is to be adjusting the entire image exclusively.
Wanted to try using my personal pictures rather then random ones online. Considering I don’t have photoshop, I think it turned out decent.
Did I cheat and use more then liquify for the last portion? Yes I did. Do I have any regrets? No I do not lol.
Nice work! You did a really nice job with those curve and level adjustments. The beach one is really difficult and you did a nice job! I heard Marc say once that the beach scene is 3 adjustments and if you don't hit it, its best to start over than to try and adjust from there. Really fantastic work Jason keep it up!
Gesture drawing is definitely something I’ll need to be practicing more. It’s something I’ve never done, but I can see the value in it. It’s also a nice easy way to draw daily without feeling overwhelmed.
Keep up that gesture you are starting with a good eye for sure! This measuring exercise came out really well also!
