Mau - Art School Journey

mau.wamp 2020-06-14 18:13:01 UTC #21

Hey guys!
I figured I couldn't just do assignements all the time and as I've been watching a lot of "My hero Academia" lately, I decided to draw Todoroki Shoto as a pokemon trainer. I am really happy with how it turned out.
Tell me what you think!

chiara.arcidiaco 2020-06-14 20:50:12 UTC #22

The composition is awesome!! And I like that the first thing that you see is the character's face, as it should be The only thing I could say is that the proportion of the arms is a little bit off, but the espression of the character is just great in his semplicity. Also the folds of the suit are really well done, good job!!

mau.wamp 2020-06-16 05:43:02 UTC #23

First off, thanks @chiara.arcidiaco for your kind words and feedback!

Here is today's Anatomy practise with the muscles I've learned so far:
Feel free to critique and give feedback!
Have a wonderful day, everyone!

cedricgo 2020-06-16 18:54:06 UTC #24

I think the main feedback I have would be for the trapezius muscles on the front view. I think they look too thick. I think the deltoids could also be a bit longer. Other than that, I think it's pretty much alright

mau.wamp 2020-06-18 05:43:15 UTC #25

Thank you for the feedback, @cedricgo!
I'll try to implement it : )

Here is todays practise. A skeleton drawover is far easier than using my own "skeletons".
What i definitely have to take another close look at, are the obliques. I struggle getting the look right...
Have a great day, guys!

ghostmonster 2020-06-18 07:13:49 UTC #26

seeing so many talented students is very inspiring

dangras-almeida 2020-06-19 05:18:17 UTC #27

Nice work there, man! I'm really excited to get to this part!

Question on the front 3/4 view of the torso: seems it seems that the abs get to thing to quickly towards the end? The perspective there feels a bit off? But maybe I'm just tripping. Nice work there, bro!

ghostmonster 2020-06-20 07:36:07 UTC #28

i would agree i think your center line is going down to the pelvis bone too far. adjusting that would remedy that skewing issue

mau.wamp 2020-06-20 09:27:21 UTC #29

You guys are right, that doesnt really work! Thanks for pointing that out!

mau.wamp 2020-06-20 09:31:16 UTC #30

Here is my first drapery practise...
I think I'll have to go through Marcs instructional videos some more, as I dont quite get the mechanics behind it yet.
Any tips on how to go about this?

Have a nice weekend guys!

ghostmonster 2020-06-23 11:16:41 UTC #31

the black shirt looks the best. i too am trying to grasp this fundamental. it really is laying the values in proper order to give the illusion of volume. you nailed the shirt, i can see the shape of the body underneith very well. study what you did in that one compared to the others

mau.wamp 2020-06-30 04:24:22 UTC #32

Today‘s and yesterdays studies on drapery.
Could not do them digitally as I am currently doing my second internship.
Tell me what you guys think!

Have a great week!

mau.wamp 2020-08-06 06:12:44 UTC #33

Heyho everybody!
My internship is finally over and I can switch back to digital drawing.
I also started Term 4's Anatomy course.
Marc's technique to dran ellipses for the muscles kinda gives me a hard time... I dont seem to get the positioning quite right...
Tell me what you think and feel free to give feedback!

mau.wamp 2021-04-26 16:28:41 UTC #34

Heyho guys!
It's been a while
I've been very busy with my studies and didn't find much time to post on here...
Well I'm gonna graduate in about 3 months, so hopefully I'll find more time to be active on the forums.
I am really looking forward to interacting with you guys again real soon, so that we can help each other get better at art

For now, here are some works I've been doing the last few months

Vonschlippe 2021-04-27 01:21:25 UTC #35

Hey, glad to see you're still around, you were one of the first people to comment on my post. Welcome back, awesome posts and keep at it! ^^

mau.wamp 2021-04-27 14:46:22 UTC #36

Haha thanks, Nick!
I must admit, I decided to return to the forums when I was browsing through your thread. Your one year improvement really motivated to take the community aspect more seriously!
Thanks for that, mate!

mau.wamp 2021-04-28 18:30:27 UTC #37

Heyho, everyone!
I decided to start anew with the Art school program. Today my goal was to analyse a work of one of my favourite artists (GUWEIZ), break down the perspective of the scene and try to replicate it with simple boxes to get a rough sketch of the perspective.

I am not quite sure if I found the correct vanishing point, so maybe some of you could help out here. The thing is, that some objects in the scene dont quite adhere to the perspective... At least I think so. Especially the garage door on the right confused me a little...
Maybe you have some ideas?

mau.wamp 2021-05-04 17:16:40 UTC #38

Started another "master study" by Guweiz. my focus was on analysing the perspective of the piece and replicating the composition with boxes first.
Thats my progress so far:

Now comes the difficult part, rendering out the shapes so they look 3d. one of the biggest issues I have is, that he uses a very dark palatte for the scene so the value changes are very subtle and hard to replicate for me

Vonschlippe 2021-05-04 17:43:28 UTC #39

Don't be afraid Mau!

At this stage (meaning after the initial blockout), the rendering is actually much easier because it's very formulaic. You're done with the thinking, the hard work. Rendering is less involving than you think

The values you have in your blockout are correct - do not destroy them now! Very little contrast is actually fine when it comes to rendering, because adding too much would ruin the effort placed in getting good global values in the first place. Take it easy, keep it subtle, you got this!

LesleyCarol 2021-05-06 01:25:58 UTC #40

I can definitely see progress!
Also, I love the Todoroki X Pokemon piece