Sebastian - Art Journey

[Da_Bingus]

Also if you are wondering I deleted some of the older drawings since I realized just now that it a mess trying to navigate this blog and also I will repost my perspective drawings since I would like to get some feedback on them

[Da_Bingus]

[Da_Bingus]

did 30 ears just do remember the structure let me know if its correct

[Da_Bingus]

[ziggydas]

Looks good, I’d suggest trying it in more perspectives though! If you’re learning anatomy, drawing the same perspective over and over again doesn’t really teach you anything beyond a point. The goal is to understand the three-dimensional form and if we only know how it looks from one perspective it would be pretty counter-productive. Obviously, repetition is important — but if you’re just doing the same exact thing over and over without a clear goal it’ll take a lot longer to improve.

I was also looking at your circles practice — I’d really recommend the drawabox.com lessons. Doing his lessons (which are 100% free!) will teach you not only fundamentals about line confidence but also give you a very solid ground of 3D forms. His courses also taught me how to practice with a clear goal in mind so I can progress faster! Hope this helps : )

(p.s. I’ve only been drawing for like 9-10 months now so take my advice with a grain of salt.)

[Da_Bingus]

Hi, thank you for posting here about the anatomy, I have been drawing anatomy for a while now and I already know how to did draw the ear in different perspectives that were just a reminder on the structure of the ear (i guess I didn't make that clear my bad ) and about the drawabox course I already did drawabox for the first 3 months of my drawing I think i was done with lesson 3 when I moved to art school, But thank you for the feedback

[mau.wamp]

To answer your questions:
1. I think doing the circles with the cross is good. To make the feedback loop faster, you can grab some dividers and check yourself if you circles are really circular.
2. regarding the proportions of the head: you can also create your own feedback loop by taking a reference image of a head, construct it 1:1 by measuring out the proportions and landmarks and regularly double check them.

I am very big on creating your own feedback loops wherever possible, that way you can identify mistakes yourself without having to wait for the community to tell you. Sometimes coming up with a feedback loop is kinda tricky, but with the stuff you are currently learning, i think its quite doable.
If you have any questions about that, feel free to ask.

[Da_Bingus]

Hi thank you for the feedback! you see English is not my native language and I don't know what feedback loop is if you can explain what it means I will do that

[Da_Bingus]

A bit late today did +/- 100 circles and 20 head prop but this time I did 10 head prop looking a bit up let me know if it works

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[Julia_J]

These are getting better!

[mau.wamp]

With feedback loop I mean that you design your drawing practise in a way that allows you to spot your mistakes quickly. By noticing these mistakes you can specifically work on those mistakes to get better.
An example of a very basic feedback loop would be:
1. you are practising drawing straight lines
2. after doing 5-10 lines freehand you grab a ruler and check if your lines are actually straight or not
3. then you identify what kind of mistakes you made (are the lines curving? Do they miss the end point? Etc.)
4. after identifying your mistake you try again, focusing on doing the exercise differently in order to get a better result.
5. and repeat that process until you are satisfied with what you get.

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[Da_Bingus]

Oki now i understund ! I will definitely do that! Thank you

[Da_Bingus]

Thank you! I try very hard to make them look good

[Da_Bingus]

Did 100 circles and 20 heads again but this time did 10 heads up but I have some problems because the chin seems a bit big and the circle looks good any tips on that?

[Da_Bingus]

[Da_Bingus]

did extra 14 heads where I drew everything by hand let me know if the circles look better or if I should focus on them some more

Also, I think I may have fixed the issue with the chin I think I just drew the bottom line (or nose line*) too low but I'm still not sure so I will just wait for feedback

[Da_Bingus]

[Da_Bingus]

Also tomorrow I will start the 250 cylinder challenge from drawabox wish me luck lol

[LesleyCarol]

Sorry, I have to keep this brief.
1. When things are in perspective thy get smaller. So when considering things cut in half, the half in the back needs to be shorter than the half in the front.
2. Try tracing circles to get a better idea of how they should be and to train your muscle memory.
3. I wouldn't try to do extreme angles like this until you learn more about perspective and creating forms. The angle in the reference is different from what you drew. Over time you'll develop better sensitivity to how forms rotate in space.
When doing extreme angles you have to really think about each part in it's basic form and how the lines wrap around these forms. Then think about that they look like from the bottom and top. Once you do more one and two point perspective assignments this will get easier.

1. Be careful with the lines of the facial features. You're unable to see the hair line at this angle, so you should only have two lines wrapping around. I almost made the same mistake when correcting these.
   Also also, try to keep the lines close to the same distance. The bottom part is longer but not by that much.
   
   I really suggest tracing these forms over real faces and the 3-D model.

Hope this helps!