Sketchbook Thread of Erich Schreiner

#101

By the way, I think that this master copy has a nicer, and more natural flow than the previous one (which is a much more difficult pose and drawing to copy). I think you might want to try to offset the curves in the leg a little more ~ when you make curves perfectly or closely opposite one another, like parentheses
( ) you will tend to create a vase form inadvertently.

Just a little trick to watch out for. :slight_smile:

Cheers,

~Rebeccak

#102

@Rebecca
little bit strange perhaps, but ok, my thoughts are equally strange i think, so who cares :slight_smile:

Itā€™s cool that it works out differently for everybody, and because of this there are many ways to learnā€¦

i messed up his left arm a bit, but the rest is ok.

#103

@Rebecca
little bit strange perhaps, but ok, my thoughts are equally strange i think, so who cares :slight_smile:

LMAO! :scream:

Ah, this is definitely your best copy to date. It looks like you are relaxing with your drawing of the forms, and allowing the forms to breathe and reach their full extension, even if itā€™s exaggerated (a good thing).

Looking forward to more of these. :slight_smile:

Cheers,

~Rebeccak

#104

thx Rebecca

next

#105

iā€™m convinced now, that there will be some progress in my free stuff after doing about 30 to 40 master copies. i guess itā€™s the same process as with my face studiesā€¦

#106

Erich,

Yep, exactly ~ back in school, we had to do somewhere around 250 master copies in a trimester ~ 14 weeks. For one class. Doing a lot of Master Copies, as you are doing here, is, imo, one of the best ways to improve oneā€™s figure drawing quickly. Great stuff! :slight_smile: Youā€™re definitely on the right track!

Cheers, :slight_smile:

~Rebeccak

#107

250ā€¦not bad :slight_smile: guess i have to increase my output :slight_smile:

#108

Great master copies Chief. Becca says I should drop in here and pay you a visit. Now I see why.
Oh she says hello too :smiley:

#109

hi queensoul and thx a lot, hope they are not too bad :slight_smile:

raised my output today (as announced). wonder how long i can stand this every day before going nuts :slight_smile:

#110

Wow, Erich, now you are impressing me as a true Art Center type of student ~ highly driven and motivated, youā€™re definitely doing a great job! Keep up the fantastic work, I think these are hugely helping you! :thumbsup:

Cheers, :slight_smile:

~Rebeccak

#111

thx Rebecca :slight_smile: . Donā€™t know if iā€™m able to do the 250 but iā€™ll try :slight_smile:

yesterdays output:


#112

Damn Erich, the improvement is amazing! great shading and poses!

What are you using mainly for the shading?

#113

thx Martin :slight_smile: .

i use a pencil with a very fine mine (graphite; donā€™t know the exact name in english) with a 0,5 mm tip. itā€™s very practical, cause you never have to sharpen that thing, just buy new mines and feed the little monster :slight_smile: .

And i use a paper blender to soften the edges and make (more or less) smoth gradations.
Apart from that i use a kneaded eraser, an eraser pencil, and i bought an electric eraser some days ago for the hard eraser work.

#114

Ah! I use the same thing! I love it! What hardness? Is it a H level or a B?

#115

itā€™s 2B.

i tested much in the last few months: graphite mines (big ones), pencils, pencils with exchangeable 2mm mines, and the 0,5 mm pencil, and i decided to stay with the small one, itā€™s really a great tool.

#116

Agreed! Iā€™m in love with my 2B mechanical pencil. Such great control!:love:

#117

yeah, love it too. letā€™s see what it has for me today. Will start with my work now and post the outpout in about ten hours.
see ya :slight_smile:

#118

Great stuff, Erich. :slight_smile: I think youā€™re on fire! :thumbsup:

Cheers, :slight_smile:

~Rebeccak

#119

I think youā€™re on fire! :thumbsup:

hopefully there will be no burn out :slight_smile:

thx rebecca

#120

LOL, I canā€™t keep up with your posts. :smiley:

How many does this make so far? :slight_smile:

Cheers,

~Rebeccak