LesleyCarol - Art School Journey

LesleyCarol 2021-05-16 20:23:41 UTC #41

Oh really?! Looking at it know I think the lines look okay, I think next time I'll use a bigger brush. Thank you!

Raneaa 2021-05-17 12:34:44 UTC #42

yes maybe a bigger brush could help to emphasis on the shapes and silhlouette but i think overall its a nice construction!

profets 2021-05-18 06:50:20 UTC #43

We meet again! Awesome work @LesleyCarol - great to see all that progress too!

Also, the future assignments look fun, making me want to skip ahead... but I wont. haha.

LesleyCarol 2021-05-18 19:17:17 UTC #44

Thank you! I completely understand, I have to constantly remind myself that I'm not here to do all the fun stuff

LesleyCarol 2021-05-19 01:35:00 UTC #45

Here are my concepts for the animal combination assignment. Can you tell which animals I combined? I've also included other rough ideas and an initial sketch for my fantasy creature! Hoping to get these polished and done at the end of the month.

profets 2021-05-19 06:13:30 UTC #46

ohh im diggin that lizard looking creature. keen to see how/if you develop that one

LesleyCarol 2021-05-19 10:06:15 UTC #47

For sure! That's my main fantasy creature idea so I want to do that with full color.
Thank you!

mau.wamp 2021-05-19 14:13:50 UTC #48

I like the Penguin-Bunny! Really cute concept, I'd love to see you push it further

LesleyCarol 2021-05-19 22:13:15 UTC #49

Thank you! It was my brother's idea haha

LesleyCarol 2021-05-20 11:48:02 UTC #50

Moving onto the character design assgnments!
I wrote out a schedule to follow and I'm trying to keep up with it, so I'm starting things before I finish others I'm trying to find a good pace and hoping to catch up by the end of the month. If not I'll have to re-analyze everything. Let's see what happens!

Anyway, I've completed my hero shapes. These were really fun and relaxing to do, especially when drawing along the video lecture. Can you guess the type and genre for each character? I'll write them out once I finish the silhouettes

I've also started the skeleton for my fantasy creature

Comments and critiques are always welcome.

I'm starting to get more and more comfortable using a tablet again and drawing lines. Less than a year ago my elbow, wrist and even ankle would hurt whenever I tried to draw. Now I feel a lot better and I'm not afraid to draw anymore.
I saw a few people talk about the best set up for drawing on Discord, and I think one of the most important things is to make sure your screen is high enough so you don't round your shoulders and pinch the nerves in your shoulder or neck. These have a big impact on your arm and can radiate down to your wrist, even if there isn't anything wrong with it.

profets 2021-05-20 12:20:24 UTC #51

Nice, no idea what the hero shapes is about yet - just about to enter Term 2. But looks fun as!

And cant wait for that creature sketch!

mau.wamp 2021-05-20 13:16:30 UTC #52

It's great that you have a plan for your practise! It is of course great to stick to it, but don't shy away from changing and tweaking things as you go!
I always make plans for my practise and I never end up doing exactly what I planned out

LesleyCarol 2021-05-20 22:16:03 UTC #53

Oof, I feel you! Yeah I definitely need to keep reminding myself to adapt and not get upset if things don't go the way I wanted them to.

LesleyCarol 2021-05-22 19:12:34 UTC #54

Finally got all the silhouettes done for the shapes
Please ignore the out of order letters, it's 4 in the morning
Which ones look the most interesting?

LesleyCarol 2021-05-23 07:34:19 UTC #55

Finished planning out the skeleton for my creature during the stream!

I referenced lizards, snakes, alligators, birds, and bit of cow! I'm trying to learn how to slow down and think more about how things work and be more careful about why and where I place things. It still came out pretty messy though I'll have to go over it again for the final presentation.
Comments and critique welcome!

profets 2021-05-24 01:47:33 UTC #56

im vibin' the A2 and C2 silhouettes. super rad.

LesleyCarol 2021-05-24 23:32:26 UTC #57

@profets Thanks so much for the feedback. A lot of people really liked A2 as well

I finally finished the greyscale for the first one! It took a good 7-8 hours
Any critique or things to add is appreciated.
She's a time witch who loves to sleep but somehow managed to achieve a high ranking

HANDRO 2021-05-25 10:50:38 UTC #58

Hey @LesleyCarol Looks goods, I like the time witch concept and her expression definitely gives her a drowsy feel.

Hope you don't mind but I took the liberty of making some adjustments. I wasn't sure what the issue was but something felt off - the dress skirt thing is kind of throwing me off so at first i though the torso was a bit short however I think its fine. What I realized was that your arms and legs seemed a bit short. So I extended them. Also the head seems a bit too big (again, this could just be the clothing).

Lastly the right arm was a bit off placement wise. Its a bit hard to notice with the scarf (sash?) around her but it seemed like the arm was extending from right beside her neck area. As opposed to having a bit of shoulder like the left arm shows.

LesleyCarol 2021-05-25 21:05:07 UTC #59

Thanks for taking the time to give some corrections! I'll go back and check the proportions. Her head definitely looks a little too big now Thanks again.

Frygidal 2021-05-26 12:55:46 UTC #60

She looks very cool, I love this time machine? on her back but as Handro said, she has a bit dwarvish proportions, nothing wrong with it if this was your goal but if not let me know I will try to put my penny to what Handro already correct. Have you drawn her without clothes first as Marc always advices? :>