Open Figure Drawing Workshop 009 with Ben Miller and Rebeccak

#21

Cheers Lemog…glad you like it :slight_smile:

#22

I`m not sure I feel like finishing this… The male figure is so much harder to paint than the female:( And my patience is low today :slight_smile: But lets see how far I´ll take it.

#23

I understand you very well Sara… and it’s worst for me… I can’t start :sad:

…I will return to the 15mn… :smiley:

#24

Drawmonger :thumbsup:

This is my 15 minute pass on the pose. Time ran out before I could do anything else. So will continue WIPing it here. I am doing Ben in pastels on Ingress Pastel paper. Teehee, I see a lot of errors already. :stuck_out_tongue:

#25

Okay so I’m about an hour into this ~ don’t really like the way the colors are now, but other then that I’m pretty satisfied.

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~David René.

#26

Yes Corvax… I think too you have many color range on your drawing… but your way seem good anyway… continue it, refine it… and at the final… adjust its tones… that will be good…

The arm appear already very good… I wait the same level for the other part… go Corvax :thumbsup:

#27

I’m still working on refining some of work from previous workshops but managed to get this basic gesture in before going to bed. Excellent poses! Many thanks to the generous model.

#28

Some good stuff started here already! :thumbsup:

Zarracin,

Great to see you here for the OFDWs! :slight_smile: Your piece is coming along nicely…good proportions, value establishment is being well and evenly worked up ~ looking forward to your update! :slight_smile:

drawMonger,

Great to see you working traditionally as well! I quite like how you’ve cropped this, and also like the sort of ethereal lighting you’ve given this figure ~ I think you’re sort of onto an ethereal lighting phase, which I really enjoy! :thumbsup: Will you be doing a digital piece as well? :slight_smile:

SaraD,

I hope you do decide to continue on…a good start as usual, and surely a beautiful result. :slight_smile: Looking forward to your update ~ a challenge is a good thing, no? :slight_smile:

Queensoul,

Good start here, will you be doing a digital piece as well? I like that you are working traditionally, I think that it forces you to focus, as there is no Ctrl + Z. Keep up the good work! :thumbsup:

Lemog,

Chicken! :scream:

David,

Wow, only an hour? Great start! Definitely looking forward to seeing how this turns out. :slight_smile:

Cheers,

~Rebeccak

#29

Didn´t like the colors. So, I started a new one. And to make the best possible chance for me to finish this one, I started on legs instead of arms - so I don´t get bored and give up :slight_smile: It´s never fun to paint the same parts over and over again :rolleyes:

#30

Thanks Queenie and Rebecca for the feedback!

yep! looking forward to it this weekend.

#31

Thanks Lemog :slight_smile: .
I’m just gonna correct the colors as I go along, ad this point I still have to touch every single part of the image again so there are lots of opportunities to fix them.

The blending does somehow seem to help a bit, it makes the colors look a bit more uniform then when they lay hard-edged against one another.

looking forward to see your contribution to this workshop…

he he :smiley: thanks a lot… but don’t expect me to keep up that pace, I can only work fast in the beginning once I have to refine anything it takes me ages :slight_smile: .

Okay and now for an update:

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[left]~David René.[/left]

#32

Looking great, David! :slight_smile: The balance is already well~established, and your proportions look great. I think it’s funny that you seem to like to refine the hands first…most people leave them to the last. :smiley:

Keep up the good work! :wip:

Cheers, :slight_smile:

~Rebeccak

#33

hmm cant realy answer for what other people do :slight_smile: … the hand just drew a lot of attention to itself, so it felt natural to paint it in there early in the process, it seemed logical to me hehe.

#34

I think I posted this in the wrong thread this morning :hmm:

This is my first post for the OFDW. Its around a 20 minute sketch done in PS + Wacom. I will continue with it in PS, but I think I will do future figure drawings in pencil since I still dont feel I have as much control with the tablet as I do with pencil.

#35

Mecha,

Great to see you here! :slight_smile: No worries, we’re doing a new thing now, where we post the same Reference images in the 15 Minute Sketchathon Reference thread as for the OFDWs ~ that way, people can start out doing a quick sketch if they like in the 15 MS thread, and then mosey on down to the OFDWs to refine their pieces to a higher degree. :slight_smile: So, you did things exactly right. :wink:

All media are welcome in the OFDWs, and in fact, it’s funny, as it the OFDWs have become more about digital painting than drawing (it seems the 15 MS is more drawing~oriented) but both Traditional / Digital Drawing / Painting is most certainly welcome in both threads! In fact, we had one person (Stahlberg) pose a 3D model for the first OFDW, so that should give you some idea of our flexibility. :slight_smile:

Look forward to your continued partication! :slight_smile:

Cheers,

~Rebeccak

#36

Right, am here :D! Some great poses - I am especially terrrrible with male anatomy, so this will be…an adventure heh. Now I just have to choose one >_<…been working like crazy on some boring commissioned textures the last two days, nearly done, so hopefully I can start as soon as possible :wip:

Some really impressive starts from everyone else so far :slight_smile:

#37

SaraD,

I like your second piece better ~ though I’m sure the first would have developed just fine. :slight_smile:

Welcome aboard, Elsie! Look forward to seeing your work! :bounce:

Cheers, :slight_smile:

~Rebeccak

#38

Looking good guys.

This thread doesnt close for entries soon does it? im haveing trouble finding the time to finish mine.
wow i jsut read the rules. this is awip thread to lol. Brb
-ANdrew

#39

Crits away

#40

Hi Rebecca and Everyone
Here is my latest experiment adventure. Using Painter 8 oil brushes and colored spotlights that act like a tint. Going to try on this one to use Caravaggio’s method of making parts of the figure that are closest to the viewer crisp and clear and the parts that are further away from viewer soft and receding into the darkness of the surrounding colors. He used this method on every form of the body. From major forms all the way down to the fingertips.
Starting to get the lighting the way I like it now.
Next step will be to go back into figure with color to bring out lights and shadows.
And refine curves outside and inside of figure.
By the way everybody’s work looks like it is off to a great start.
Nice to see all the different styles happening.
Comments opinions and criticisms by anyone and everyone are always welcome, needed, and appreciated.
Glenn

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