Shan - Art School Journey

str3tch 2022-06-04 11:54:32 UTC #1

I'll try my best to post my progress here at least once a week.
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str3tch 2022-06-04 12:00:47 UTC #2

My Term 1 Assignments, Pen control and image adjustments.

It was quite jarring for me to draw out the ellipses as my palm would drag on the screen causing irregularities when moving too slowly.

as for the image adjustments, i did have fun. When it came to the last 2 however, i really struggled a bit with the colour balance. especially on her leg in the last image. I still don't get how the colour balance is used nor how/what does it actually alter in the image.

Lockenheim 2022-06-04 18:01:48 UTC #3

Welcome to the forums! I look forward to seeing your progress! Do you use a glove when you draw? If you can get one of those microfiber gloves it really helps drawing on the tablet allowing your hand to glide across the screen. I can't imagine drawing without a glove. In terms of color balance its super super useful. For example lets say you paint in a shirt on a seperate layter, and layter on you need to change the color of it, you can do a color balance and change it later. Very handy to use and you will get better at it with trial and error. Keep up the good work!

str3tch 2022-06-11 11:34:09 UTC #4

Ahh I see,
I have made a purchase for the microfiber glove, some people were quite confused that my tablet came w/o a glove. I did a makeshift glove by cutting up an old pair of parade gloves for now hahaha.

Thanks for the assistance Lockenheim.

str3tch 2022-06-11 14:31:41 UTC #5

Assignment 3 - Combining images

I've tried assignment 3 by using images i found online. i noticed throughout the process that i mainly used hue and level correction.

I feel the challenge was mainly getting everything to sit comfortably in one image. mostly in the image quality of the different reference materials so i had to purposely blur some object to fit the
jpg artifacting/noise of the base image.

I had quite a bit of fun mainly of how cringe it was hahaha

playforwho89 2022-06-12 13:03:22 UTC #6

Hi! You did grat job with that asingmet, Looks nice. Cant wait to see more.

str3tch 2022-07-23 11:17:38 UTC #7

I've already broken my initial plan of posting atleast once a week
I've had to find a comfortable job to get me some money while im doing art i'm afraid.

I've read in Josh Waitzkin's book, the art of learning that consistency trumps burst of studying. So this is what i have intended to do these past weeks.

I have broken up my schedule such that i strive to study/do art for 3 hours every alternate day. Whilst doing these 40 min of studies every day. These studies are 1 Pose of the day whereby I try to breakdown and understand a particular pose, followed by 20-30 Gestures.

I hope that through consistency, it helps me better in the long run .-.

Above is the first few days i completed.
I will be adding the rest below this post.

str3tch 2022-07-23 11:18:57 UTC #8

str3tch 2022-07-23 11:20:07 UTC #9

str3tch 2022-07-23 11:21:34 UTC #10

str3tch 2022-07-23 11:25:14 UTC #11

POTD 14 is missing as it was really messy and I ended up doodling over it because.

str3tch 2022-07-23 11:27:39 UTC #12

str3tch 2022-07-23 11:40:38 UTC #13

I'm using these forums as a way, not only to get criticism, but also as a way to view my art as a thirdperson. IDK why, but I can't seem to see my errors until they get posted.

Notes:
POTD 16 is 3 days after POTF 15 as i sprained my shoulder @ the gym.
I can now better see my progress and mistakes.
I guess I should separate my work more, as in give each gesture more space on the page, and stop worrying about eating too many pages for now as its starting to get messy from my perspective.

For the last 6 Gestures on set G
I took a step back and tried to put down meaningful marks instead of rushing for time and i feel that made it better.
I need to make cleaner marks and stop making hairy, hesitant strokes^^
Maybe for Gestures like G1, i should draw through for the limb in the background and make it lighter instead of just erasing away the lines completely.
I feel like my POTD 8 is alot better than the ones after. I feel like i lost track of the study from thereon.

Are there other ways i should improve my drawings, like the what is the next step i should take. in terms of learning gesture.
Other Feedback is greatly appreciated too!

Lockenheim 2022-07-23 14:42:31 UTC #14

These are looking lovely. I love the way you take notes on them. I think in terms of the next step for them would depend how much time you are spending on each of these. I would suggest trying to add more volume to the limbs. You are making great progress keep it up!

str3tch 2022-07-23 15:03:07 UTC #15

Thanks for the nice words, Lockenheim!

I will try adding volumes as you have recommended.

After submitting these today. I went searching online on the forums to see where other people generally post their work for critiques and came across a post where they shared a really nice video by Anthony jones. I think its pretty neat.
Putting it here as a small repository for myself.

str3tch 2022-07-23 15:17:50 UTC #16

Joining this Feed to my Sketches

johann.audouin 2022-07-23 17:09:37 UTC #17

As Lockenheim said, volume would be the next. I love how you characters feel so alive. It looks like animation work !

str3tch 2022-07-24 05:31:31 UTC #18

Thank you!
Will do sir.

str3tch 2022-08-14 14:33:41 UTC #19

Submitting my art here as a way point of my work so far.
I've been trying to use my POTDs to work on my volumetric drawings.

Critique will be most welcome. I intend to continue doing this volume drawings till the end of August for now, may i also know what the next step would be from there on? (Sorry if its a dumb qsn :C )

May i also check if there is another forum/thread to post works for critique or is posting on this thread sufficient?

Notes on the work so far.
It did teach me to observe the proportions closely to make sure things look accurate, which taught me quite of the proportions from all directions and how to measure using the pencil measuring technique by proko here.

I do have a question though, i've noticed that many people measure proportions, that i have found online, by using the full length of the skull from top of the head bottom of the jaw which can vary quite a lot biologically (as people are).

Whereas for me personally i have used the ball, Cranial mass, instead as its more uniform and its also easier to draw a circle :<
I'm just curious to the pros and cons of both as most sources don't describe the reasons for either.

Thank you!

Lockenheim 2022-08-17 16:05:46 UTC #20

Really great work! A few notes in terms of using the head vs cranial mask. I think if you use just the cranial mass the figure is going to be out of proportion since the 8 head method includes the cranial mask and face mask. In terms of critique people will critique here if you ask for it but I have found the more you are able to critique others the more critique you will get in return. You can also try the discord as well and I would say same thing applies. You have done a really fantastic job with these so far the constructions are looking great. As for the next step maybe try the drawing figure by measuring exercise. You can build the figure on the manniquine and then add the mass on top of it. Hopefully that helps. You are doing great keep up the good work!