Now OPEN!!! Open Figure Drawing Workshop with Ben Miller, Liang Wang, Rebeccak 005!!

#81

trying to get the values under control

#82

by csgirl: Well…ya. I do alright when I have a photo for reference, especially if its a good one like this. But when I try to make it up (and can’t find any references), I faily pretty badly. :shrug: I paint mostly women, so I can do them pretty well, but I hardly ever paint men, so I really need to study there. But we learn by doing, right? I hope that by doing enough studies using photos and such, i’ll have an easier time when I don’t have any reference.
Well, happy to have been of help then :slight_smile: (and would be willing to help more, however/if I can, BTW). I must say if that was relatively “weak” your “strong” must be quite a sight.

#83

Nice textured lay~in there, drawMonger. :slight_smile: Your challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to render the image while keeping this nice, gestural feel. :wink:

Cheers,

~Rebeccak

#84

how can i resist such a cute bottom…he he… sorry. Animation Mentor is taking up all my free time but I had some time today on my lunch break… So here it goes. Unfinished but it probably stay that way…

thanks for the photos justmeina…:smiley:

#85

Great to see you here, 'ziggy! :slight_smile: Hope you will have more time for us on your breaks. :slight_smile:
If you get the chance, I hope you finish this ~ a nice, blocked in start!

Cheers, :slight_smile:

~Rebeccak

#86

by anim_ziggy: how can i resist such a cute bottom…he he… sorry.
LOL!

Looks like a reference from my deviantart gallery :thumbsup:

#87

great photos. i want to thank the models and rebecca personally as this is just what i have been looking for to hone my skills and knowledge. the pose i chose to work on yesterday really struck me as ruben-esque, so i decided to try a digital chalk rendering on a toned ground, a la rubens. fyi, i gridded the pic and my ‘canvas’ first and began roughing in (a classic method of speeding the process which really helps with proportion. i am resisting the urge to re-invent the wheel at this point in my life, as i have put productivity on a higher shelf of late). the three stages presented here pretty much represent beginning, middle, and end. done in painter in about 4 1/2 hours, give or take. i intend on frequenting this forum, as my study of the previous threads has led me to see this as very much the equivalent of a cyber-studio life drawing group. thanks for providing such a valuable resource!

#88

Biola is about 15 minutes north on the 5 from Disneyland, in La Mirada. It actually has a great art program. I did take two art classes while I was there: Basic Drawing, and Basic Figure Drawing. I learned a ton, and forgotten a ton. =p

No worries if you don’t want to post a personal Anatomy thread ~ that’s what all of the other zillions of threads here are for! :slight_smile: If you can think of it, we probably have a thread for it ~ just do a search, and you’ll most likely turn up a thread for your desired category. :slight_smile:

Well, we’re happy to have you in OFDW 005 ~ it’s exciting to see all of the cool work being posted. I hope that when you have time after the OFDW, you will continue to contribute to the Anatomy forum! :slight_smile:

Cheers,

~Rebeccak

Well, I would love to post a personal thread, its just a matter of time. Maybe after this week, I’ll have a few extra hours in my day.

And to show you all what I mean about having a hard time with anatomy, here is a sketch from the DSG I did just a week ago…Thor is having some serious anatomy issues. And I even had a reference for part of the picture. =p So yes, I need the practice!

#89

I think I’ll call this finished and move on. I fixed the left hand and foot size so thanks for that feedback, Rebecca.

Jeff Fantastic! I love the style you’ve painted. It just lends itself so well to the pose, I totally agree. Really nice work, very inspiring too :slight_smile:

anim_ziggy Looking good so far! Where’s that pose from? I’m wondering if I missed one or there was another added. It’s a cool one and I’d like to give it a go :slight_smile:

csgirl I love the black and white and think your painting is really nicely done. You’ve captured the back especially well. I don’t know if you’re going to continue on with this one or call it done but it would look great if you refined it a bit more. But either way, it looks solid already. I like your painterly style too.

zhay13 Very nice for 10 minutes worth! I like the sketchy approach.

#90

Amerasu,

This is looking really fantastic, and I’m super impressed. I can understand your wanting to move on. I still think you could really take this to the next level with some refining on the total figure. The left leg in particular seems just a bit unfinished. But even beyond that, I think that with some extra time, this could become a stellar piece. But, of course, that is up to you. :slight_smile:

Great stuff, and it’s fantastic to see your process! :slight_smile:

Cheers,

~Rebeccak

#91

Ok, you’ve convinced me :slight_smile: I think it could be better too. I’ll come back to it and refine it but first I think I’ll dive into another pic for a bit of a break.

And I’m still working on those feet from 004 :wink: I even did some pencil studies of my funny toes.

#92

amerasu, thanks! looking at your piece, i really like the skin tones. the hands and left foot seem really convincing, imo. i would consider a little tweek of the area around the right elbow, keeping in mind something a prof of mine said, namely that there are no concave outlines on a human body, only those that look that way, but on closer inspection are really subtly convex forms. also, maybe look at the s-curve of the spine once more, as it may be a bit too straight in your rendering. very nice progression in any case!

csgirl, i think as a thumbnail that sketch is not too shabby. gesture is great. get a friend to stand in and hone the thing based on the sketch is what i say.

#93

Did a few touch ups. I think I’ll leave this one alone now.

#94

What wonderful pictures and poses. And the look on Liang’s face is so sweet and innocent.

It’ll be a sin if i didnt attempt to do something about this.

sharpens pencil

#95

nice work all round guys,i dunno,i’m not feelin digital work for figure drawing just drawing,not colouring,its like goin to a life drawing class and bussin out a computer and wacom,but bleh.

good workage,i didn’t have time today,waaah!:sad:

i forgot to mention zhu zhus was a little on the thin side.

#96

New wip:

#97

Not much time to reply, but this is great stuff ~ csgirl, your b/w piece looks great so far, + it’s nice to see your color progression. Will be checkin’ back in later.

Great stuff, guys! I’m inspired! :slight_smile:

Cheers,

~Rebeccak

#98

mmm…it seems i’ve been away too much…how many of these did I lost?..Good work anveryone!

#99

Xillion ~

We’d love to have you back! Join in! :slight_smile:

Cheers, :slight_smile:

~Rebeccak

#100

Ouch I’m sooo busy with my courses…
but…even if my eyes burn here’s my a quickie :wink:

next time I’ll be more precise… promise !