Jordan W - Art School Journey

garrok.dev 2023-12-12 17:44:22 UTC #21

I don't have much to say since I'm also pretty new (we're basically classmates)

For the gesture drawing that scares you, you can practice directly on your reference pictures as a warm up for the nude figure drawing assignment. It helped me at least !

jordancodywerner 2023-12-12 18:01:31 UTC #22

Thanks for the tip!

jordancodywerner 2023-12-12 18:39:05 UTC #23

Thank you for the tip! I really wish I had some kind of tablet stand like Marc does that allows me to use my whole arm better. Right now it just lays flat on my desk. Hopefully my line quality will improve with time. Its hard!

jordancodywerner 2023-12-12 20:59:22 UTC #24

This was my first time trying the extended pen practice. This was definitely great practice! I didnt want to spend too much time on the rectangle splitting, though.

jordancodywerner 2023-12-12 21:42:50 UTC #25

My first time trying some freehand gesture practice. Turned out a little rough. Id appreciate some feedback!

Pattu_w 2023-12-12 22:10:44 UTC #26

Good stuff! Not much of a tip but i will share a resource that helped me to approach gesture drawing. I actually just post it on @garrok.dev tread, but i think it will be helpful for you as well.

jordancodywerner 2023-12-13 00:56:41 UTC #27

These videos are excellent. Thank you so much.

jordancodywerner 2023-12-13 01:50:29 UTC #28

I tried again after watching those videos. Im not sure the quality is much better, but i was much faster at producing what i think is the same quality.

jordancodywerner 2023-12-13 23:10:22 UTC #29

Another extended practice. Im trying to use faster strokes and put more weight on the pen instead of my hand, which I think im supposed to do. Can anyone confirm if thats kind of the goal? This brought my line quality down, but I think I just need to get used to a new technique.