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#381

Lol , yea I will :slight_smile: Maybe inspiration come in dream :thumbsup:

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#382

Hello everyone,
I’ve been posting on the ‘Drawing on the right side’ thread with my exercises but I’ve got a few other sketches and doodles I’ve done recently that I thought I’d show.
TBH I never thought as little as two weeks ago that I’d ever even begin to approach a standard where I’d feel comfortable posting sketches on t’Internet but I’ve persevered (although I’ve still not done nearly as much as I should do) and I can feel that I’m progressing a little (a big part of this is the inspiration I get seeing all the fan-bloody-tastic artwork on this site!).
So…

This was a speed sketch did from a picture in one of the Loomis books. I was racing through some of the pages the other day choosing pics at random to dash out. The first several were awful but when I began to start getting into it I’d spend a little more time on them. This was about 3-5 mins work And the next…

Was probably about 7-8.

I finally got into the swing of things and did this one in about 15 mins. It only looks vaguely like the original but I was pretty pleased with it. The eyes are too small and the neck is wrong but I may use this pic as the first concerted effort to use my new tiny A6 tablet on something other than browsing this site :slight_smile:

I also knocked up a quick copy from a Promethea trade paper-back the other day. I need to sort out the face…but they scare me!

By the way…my shading is terrible and not meant to be looked at lest you go mad!
I guess it’ll come with time and practice though.

#383

Kelob,

Great to see these images, and it gives me a totally different perspective on where you’re at than the work you’ve posted in the Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain thread. :thumbsup:

I really like the second and last drawings especially (though I like them all) as they show a lot of emotion and careful observation. :slight_smile:

I think your drawings show a ton of potential, and I would really recommend doing the same as what I would recommend anyone here to do ~ which is to try out the exercises that are posted at the beginning of this thread. Feel free to either use the provided Reference that accompanies each exercise, or to draw Reference from the:

I5 Minute Sketchathon - Thread 1: Reference
http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=298699

thread, or to choose your own Ref. :slight_smile: The only limitation that I would ask that you impose on yourself is to give yourself no more than 1 week for each exercise. :slight_smile:

Looking forward to seeing more of your work! :thumbsup:

Cheers, :slight_smile:

~Rebeccak

#384

Happy Birthday to me! My wonderful, supportive fiance got my entire family and his family to pitch in and buy me the 6x8 intuos for my 29th!! WOOT!:bounce::eek::bounce:

The downside is that with everything going on this weekend celebration-wise, I didn’t get any time to draw! cries Until now…:twisted:
So I grabbed a ref from the 15 minute ref forum and did a timed stint to try out the new tablet. WEEEEE!

I want to continue this one too, but here is how far I got tonight. EESH! Big difference between my trusty graphire and this intuos, man!! Wowie!


Hope all is well with everyone! Loving the latest posts in here. Good work everyone! :thumbsup:
Meredith

#385

Happy Birthday, Meredith! :bounce:Lol, your posts always crack me up…Congrats on the Wacom! :thumbsup: It was very nice of your fam to pitch in for that ~ extra brownie points for the loved ones! :scream:

This piece is working out well! The one thing I notice is that you may be spending more time on the background than is really necessary…it’s just a suggestion, but with so little time (just 15 minutes) I would try to spend more time on the refinement of the figure’s linework…which so far is going quite well! :slight_smile: Maybe add a bit of fluidity in the arms, and lengthen the legs just a bit. Otherwise, you’re definitely on the right track! :slight_smile:

I hope you enjoy what remains of your birthday! Again, congrats on the cool present!

Cheers, :slight_smile:

~Rebeccak

#386

Thanks Rebecca! :smiley: And I love your new avatar. Hee hee! When I first logged in I went looking for that hysterical woman rolling in the snow and then realized that it had changed. That rocks!

I agree about the background thing. I think I really enjoyed working in greyscale with the last one and wanted to start with the black background again. I find it more comfortable and easier to sketch out the figure shape. Perhaps next time I will just start with plain black and work from there. sheepish grin

Tomorrow nights mission: FIGURE FIGURE FIGURE! I’d like to aim towards getting the shape chiseled out. Heh heh…oh…and wedding florist…can’t forget to call the florist…hrm… :scream:

Thanks Rebecca! Off to enjoy my last few minutes of birthday madness! Mmmm…birthday madness…drool
Ciao,
Meredith

#387

Lol…rock on, Meredith! See you when you post your next update thingy! :thumbsup:

Florists, figure drawings, weddings, oh my! :scream:

Cheers,

~Rebeccak

#388

nice to see you guy again.
here is my humble 2.5.15min work (mmm torso is getting fatter,dang)

rebeccak; i miss your old avatar (well get familiar with new one too)

elaeria; happy birth day, ( you will stop counting your age very soon)

kelob: i like your second sketch, ( i almost hear what she say,) good work

monster_general; nice to see you here. keep working,

best
sturm

#389

sturm,

It’s great to see this! I can see a lot of progress from your first to your last piece…some really nice work here. :thumbsup:

The Belvedere Torso is the statue I used for the original opposing curves tutorial ~ here’s the demo from that thread ~ I think it’s probably the most efficient in terms of explaining how to create pairs of opposing curves to create a sense of rhythm in the figure:

[img]http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a35/rebeccak4/CG_Talk_Anatomy_Workshop_II_OPPOSING%20CURVES/torso_demo_300dpi_small_FUL.jpg[/img]
 
[b]Figures B. and C.[/b] show [b]OPPOSING CURVES[/b] in action – the [b]NUMBERS[/b] indicate the sequence in which the [b]OPPOSING CURVES[/b] might be drawn, and they also show [b]how the eye moves from one side of the form to the other and from one curve to another[/b]. The [b]COLORS[/b] indicate the [b]FORM[/b] which is being created by the [b]OPPOSING CURVES[/b].
 
As mentioned before in the previous lesson, [b]NEVER use Parentheses ( ) curves to indicate form[/b] – you will end up drawing a vase, not a leg, as human form is organic and rarely perfect in its symmetry. Instead, use [b]OPPOSING CURVES[/b], or [b]OFFSET CURVES[/b], to generate [b]FORM[/b].
 
[b]Figure D. [/b]shows how one might [b]DRAW[/b] Opposing Curves on the page. These need not be drawn in a certain order – but the point is to [b]THINK AROUND AND ACROSS THE BODY [/b]instead of down one side and then another.

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Hope this helps and isn’t too confusing. Let me know if you have any questions. :slight_smile:

Sturm, one thing that might help would be to fill the bkgrd with black or a dark / mid~gray from the very beginning ~ then building your linework and values from there. :slight_smile:

By the way, I still have my old avatar…I’ll probably be restoring it at some point or other. :smiley:

Cheers,

~Rebeccak

#390

Hi everyone,

I see that a lot of people joined the beginner’s lounge :slight_smile: Nice to meet you all, and welcome :D, nice drawings by everyone ! I can’t wait till my tests are over, first thing I gonna do is get my intuos and draw all day, a lot to catch up :p.

Rebecca,

I wanted to ask, when you are drawing the sketch/curves, are you always drawing the outlines of the final figure or just the flow of the figure? Because I got a lot of problem drawing the right size when drawing parts of a figure . . . sometimes the torso is not big enough . . or if it is big enough then the legs are to thin etc… the height of the figure is usually ok . . it’s the width i think, distance between the oppositing curves. Hope you understand what i mean, im not sure if that is a proportion problem or not.

Thnx :slight_smile:

#391

Hey Calvin_C , I cannot answer to your question exactly becasue I am a beginner aswell :slight_smile: so please mercy me I post my excersize work before you get your answer :slight_smile:

#392

Originally posted by Calvin_C:
I wanted to ask, when you are drawing the sketch/curves, are you always drawing the outlines of the final figure or just the flow of the figure? Because I got a lot of problem drawing the right size when drawing parts of a figure . . . sometimes the torso is not big enough . . or if it is big enough then the legs are to thin etc… the height of the figure is usually ok . . it’s the width i think, distance between the oppositing curves. Hope you understand what i mean, im not sure if that is a proportion problem or not.

Thnx :slight_smile:

Heya Calvin_C, that’s a good question! :slight_smile: Rest assured that I never get the exact proportions right from the start ~ depending on what type of drawing / painting it is, the process of refinement and tweaking is of course the whole challenge of doing a figurative drawing / painting. Digitally, the luxury is that you can constantly refine, no matter what stage you’re at in your piece. Traditionally, you must be more cautious and careful from the start to visually measure things, but I always start out with a loose gesture / flow of the figure, before ever adding details ~ there’s a difference between the MAJOR opposing curves of the body (big picture / loose gestural curves) and the MINOR, minute opposing curves ~ I would say that in the demo I posted above, the curves that are being outlined are somewhere in between ~ you could draw even more general opposing curves ~ something like the average of all the lines on the one side of the torso and all of those on the other side, etc. ~ or more specific, smaller opposing curves. It all depends on how detailed you want to make your drawing / painting. :slight_smile:

Bear in mind that it’s not necessary for a fast gestural drawing to have tiny, minute opposing curves ~ what you’re after is the most GENERAL form of the head, the neck, the torso, the pelvis, the legs, the arms, the hands, and the feet. You’re aiming to get a feeling of one flowing form.

I hope this makes sense. I’ll try to post more visual explanations later. :slight_smile: Thanks for your question!

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Monster_General,

Wow, I am really impressed with this sketch! :thumbsup: Keep going, you are doing a great job! :slight_smile:

Cheers, :slight_smile:

~Rebeccak

#393

Thank you :slight_smile: … There isn’t any error ? :deal:

Here another one :

#394

hello again, I’m not quite sure if I improved or not since last time.

…=P ?

#395

Monster_General,

Lol, no error ~ another great piece! Let’s see more of these! :thumbsup:

Jacob L.,

To me, your work looks quite nice! :thumbsup: Remember to be patient…it takes a lot of drawings to get better…and you’re definitely doing a good job! Keep up the good work. :slight_smile:

Looking forward to seeing more great stuff! :slight_smile:

Cheers, :slight_smile:

~Rebeccak

#396

this as quick

#397

Thanks Rebeccak :love: I wish I could draw those , with my imagination oneday :wip:

Here another one : I found the image from Google and like it but I am not glad actually from this one :sad:

#398

MIX3XIM,

Hey there, :slight_smile: do you mind if I merge this thread with the Beginner’s Lounge? If you say ‘yes’, I’ll put your post in the Beginner’s Lounge, where you will be able to see it. :slight_smile:

Let me know. :slight_smile:

Cheers,

~Rebeccak

#399

Monster_General,

Awww, very cute! :wip: I think the thing to look for in Reference photos, though, is movement…:)…so you may be better off using Reference from the 15 Minute Sketchathon thread, in which all of the Reference photos are lively. :slight_smile:

Keep up the good work! :slight_smile:

Cheers,

~Rebeccak

#400

ah thanks ! I will try one of them again next time , I understand , I just give a try to an animal :slight_smile: