Anatomy Thread of Gnarly Cranium

#42

Jason! And here I was thinking Japan ate you. Aww, there you go being all nice again! Still feel like I’m way behind, barely know where to go on the forums to post anything, but it’s been nice getting my drawing arm limbered up again. Good to see you come by!

#43

Gnarlycranium, I mean that I find it very difficult to put ideas out from my head onto the paper. I’ve done many studies and very little imaginational work, so that kinda gets in the way somehow. But I can’t say it doesn’t help, the studies I mean. They sure help a lot. Only if I have done more imaginational work, it would have been much better.
Now about last study. I’ve never used a grid for my studies. And you know why? Well I just don’t like it nor need it. I’ve never even tried using it. I just think it is much more fun, at least for me, not to use it. Of course it’s everyone’s decision. But don’t you get too reliable on grid then? Won’t you want one day to get over using it?

#44

I agree - I don’t use a grid either, and while I don’t see anything wrong with it, for myself it takes the fun out of having to measure and double check and just see how close (or not close, as is more often the case) I can get without it. :slight_smile:

But like razz says, I see no problem with it’s use, just find it more fun and challenging without it. :slight_smile:

#45

Hey you! Things are looking pretty dang good here, I hope you’re well too :slight_smile: Haven’t spoken in a while so I’ll take this oportunity to do my annual “I hope I’m going to Siggraph this year” thing here… And now I’ve done it :smiley: I really do hope I get to go and that you’ll be there too. Take care!

#46

Whew… things are very weird lately, taking a few classes (including figure drawing, from a teacher who likes to cuss a lot and stand in front of me while I’m trying to draw, he’s funny) and various other stuff, everything I’m trying to do seems like it’s falling behind.

Plus, this picture was just maddening. So many people! So much for not taking too much time, argh, I’m done!

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#47

Hi!

your works are so good! I really like 020, he’s just great :smiley: I think your version has more life to it than the original :slight_smile: great expression :smiley:

#48

Hi…Leah…:slight_smile:

I just went through your thread…really enjoyed seeing the progression of progress…lots of hard work, that is paying off alot it looks like…always a great thing to see…:thumbsup:
Anyway, just wanted to say, KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK, and I’m really looking forward to seeing more of your work and progress…:thumbsup:
TAKE CARE
Glenn

#49

Hey Leah, :slight_smile:

Nice start on your master copy! Great to hear you are taking figure drawing, though your prof sounds like a nutter - lol. :slight_smile: Hope to see some of your drawings here too!

#50

Erilaz-- Thanks so much! I really agonized over trying to get some energy into 020, I get too finicky sometimes and need to work on livening things up.

SpiritDreamer-- I will take your word for it! Thanks! It’s so hard to tell if there’s any progression in one’s own work. Now I just gotta post more.

Rebecca-- That’s nothing. Today the teacher threatened to take his pants off in class. Gonna miss that guy, he’s fun. …Although, upon seeing examples of my digital work a bit ago, he did tell me “Wow-- you know, you should try doing some REAL paintings sometime.” :rolleyes:

At any rate, I brought one of my drawing pads home today, this is a little of what I’ve been doing while I’ve been slacking off not painting heads:

#51

Those lifedrawings are really nice, especially the last one. I look forward to seeing more from you :slight_smile:

#52

Awesome work!!:applause: keep it up!

#53

hello leah,

you have some really cool work here and I thought I would just chime in, I especially dig the fact that you picked up a pencil and pad even though you have a swanky new digi tablet
and the work you are doing with the tablet is really nice, Have you thought of doing a still life with the tablet?.. I am sorry to not keep in touch with you from last siggraph in Boston, you are so cool, and I was glad to re-meet you in San Diego…

evren

#54

Thanks, Evren! Glad we got to hang out in San Diego!

I definitely would like to use the tablet to paint real world stuff-- it would be fantastic if I could haul it somewhere like a park or something and just draw things, but I haven’t got a laptop. Here in my apartment I can’t manage a still life of much but like… fruit or something, so I’ll probably stick to drawing from reference for now.

I love figure drawing classes and intend to keep on taking them whenever I have the time. I guess I could try hauling around a sketchpad the way you guys do also, thing is I frustrate myself so fast most of the time I hardly ever use such a thing. I need to muscle through that somehow.

#55

I think fruit or small objects in your apartment would be peachy, that is what I was thinking

the reason I suggested a still life is when I first was learning how to paint with the digi tablet my teacher had us bring things in/ objects to digitaly paint, and I was able to transition, adapt, and progress well with that connection to traditional drawing, but thats me

I personal think there is no substitue to haveing a physical object in front of you that you can move around or move around it…the same idea applys to drawing the human figure…

#56

Something I’ve been doing is to always have an a5 sketch book in my bag. Although I don’t use it as often as I should >_<

Why aren’t you posting more stuff eh? I want to see more pictures! More pretty colours!

Hope all is well :slight_smile:

#57

Yeah, drawing people from photos is weird, it feels almost like cheating and yet somehow harder at the same time. No depth, no chance to move a little and figure out just what that lump is, everything’s already translated into 2D. Better than nothing though. I’ve never liked drawing fruit much, guess I could try it sometime when I’m bored.

Okay Urg, have a 3D head scan, then.

AND COWPIGGY!!

…Okay, so he’s not figurative, or a head. But what’s weird is I posted that sucker on deviantart, and within 10 minutes it’d been favorited 4 times. Nobody gives a crap about the stuff I broke myself over for months of blood sweat and tears, but they love the 2-hour cowpiggy. What the hell?

#58

Hey Leah, it’s a very good idea what you are doing with the master copies in this thread… and your pencil figure drawings are great!

019 is my favourite, really strong 3d feel of light!

#59

Hey Now! I kinda like the cowpig! He’s cute!

:wink:

#60

awwwhhh cowpig is so cuute :smiley: Great life drawings btw :slight_smile: keep it up :slight_smile:

#61

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