Uggie - Art School Journey

daceronine 2024-03-06 22:10:54 UTC #21

No worries at all! it's just feedback to keep in mind for the next works, you did a good job here.

As for line weight, it usually comes to "redrawing" over the lines, or erasing them slightly as needed. So it will usually go like this:

It's all about practicing your brushstrokes, have the undo at your finger, and a bit of practice.

snakker 2024-03-06 22:14:54 UTC #22

Welcome aboard mate, youre off to a great start, definitely not a beginner. You saved up for education on your skills I respect that 👍

As for gesture practice, while there are great artists that scribbled their entire life (look at david finch videos on youtube), using big ass canvas size and your shoulder to make sweeping flowing lines that cover most of the pose action with least strokes possible is actually a great exercise, so don’t discard @uraniumpuppy ‘s advice, its definitely worth it. Instead of doing them fast, when making the switch take your time and analyze each line at first. Try summarizing everything in either C S or I lines

Cheers!

uggievang 2024-03-06 23:32:03 UTC #23

I also havnt been neglecting the gestures just not posting them

I'm not disregarding what hes saying I do need to work on my line quality just with 30 seconds its kinda hard for me atm to not scribble and try to find the line that works. I will try to fit in more gestures with longer timers but i wanna work on the shorter times for now so I can figure out the flow of a gesture first and not focus to much the the details.

uggievang 2024-03-08 01:27:28 UTC #24

Just got started with the 2 point perspective assignment didn't have much time to draw today

uggievang 2024-03-08 23:53:29 UTC #25

I know this one sucks but i really dont have any idea how to design a street view that looks interesting from imagination so I'm going to call it for this one and move on instead of spending days on a piece of work that I wont be enjoying making

daceronine 2024-03-09 00:31:59 UTC #26

That's all fine and good, no need to force it if you don't feel it.

If you can't seem to think of something, I'd recommend doing a quick search and looking at some works or streets to get some ideas. You don't need to copy it, but looking at, for example, the doors, structures, corners and such should help to combine them in your head.

uggievang 2024-03-09 01:40:56 UTC #27

@daceronine Yea I'll have to do some studies and just sketch some

Just a couple of sketchbook drawings because I wanted to do something unrelated to the art course and just for fun.

alix28 2024-03-09 22:10:12 UTC #28

Your sketches look really cool! I can tell you're thinking about gesture (something I struggle a lot with haha).

uggievang 2024-03-13 00:05:38 UTC #29

term 2 assessment b

uggievang 2024-03-13 01:20:30 UTC #30

watch the first 2 lessons of the anatomy video and did a draw along in my sketchbook

daceronine 2024-03-13 03:09:54 UTC #31

Yo good work man!
I do wonder though, are you using the companion guide? seems like you jumped quickly through some of the material. The companion guide has a whole lot of exercises which not only stretches out the content, but it really helps refine the skills from the terms.

uggievang 2024-03-13 03:43:02 UTC #32

I actually didn't see that till now so I'll have to start following it. I was just watching the videos and doing the assignments listed in the videos. Term 1 is basically an intro to drawing and I have taken drawing and painting classes in high school and collage. So right now I was using it as a refresher. Right now tho I think I've hit the right spot because I was just starting to teach myself term 2 stuff before buying the class (I also didn't see part 1 assignments till like just a couple mins ago so i gotta go back and do those) I do gotta go back and do some stuff mentioned in the guide tomorrow.

uggievang 2024-03-15 01:27:40 UTC #33

they do look a little off

uggievang 2024-03-16 06:18:08 UTC #34

Notes from the vid with some old gestures

uggievang 2024-03-18 00:33:56 UTC #35

daceronine 2024-03-18 16:01:26 UTC #36

Nice heads and shading. The head from Marc's course seem like it could use a few adjustments.

Like the middle of the lip, looks like it leans a bit to his right and the middle part is a bit too pointy:

The nose seems like's being pulled downwards a bit, feels like it could have a bit more folume to the fron and reduce the shadow on the middle part a bit.

Overall it's looking good. My first head from Marc's course didn't look nearly as good as this. That's some really nice shading done.

uggievang 2024-03-19 05:33:20 UTC #37

@daceronine Oh yea i def see it i made the nose way to flat. I also had a bit of trouble when trying to add in the mouth I need to work on the placement and shape more especially from a 3/4 view

here is todays face practice from the front view this time and more studies (those eyes are a little off lol i didnt notice till i finished drawing)

uggievang 2024-03-20 01:08:58 UTC #38

I def see improvement on the face structure. That last head tho is so botched

daceronine 2024-03-20 01:35:29 UTC #39

That IS a big improvement! Heads are looking good!

uggievang 2024-03-20 23:19:57 UTC #40

took a break and just drew some heads did apply some of the lessons tho