JoshT,
Yeek, in the flurry of posts lately, I think I missed yours…:D…but I have to say that this piece, like most of your other work, is really refined, definitely nice work! What are your plans in terms of school? I think I remember your saying you’re a high school student? (If my memory’s correct, then that’s amazing!) Your talents are obviously worth pursuing to a higher degree, so I was just curious as to what you had in mind.
Cheers, 
~Rebeccak
Rebeccak,
I’m in (what’s suppose to be) my final year of high school. I’m taking grade 11 art this year however, and coming back next year for a semester to finally grab my grade 12 art, and perhaps work on getting higher marks in a couple classes. It will also give me time to create an art portfolio and increase my skills. I’m quite possibly hoping to pursue 3d animation (or something along those lines), somewhere in Ontario, Canada. However, I may take a one year art program beforehand for some more knowledge, guidance and to perhaps create a much better portfolio.
Well, here’s a picture I drew today, trying to get a grasp of 8 head tall proportions of a man. I referred to Figurative Drawing for All That It’s Worth, and Anatomy for the Artist for general proportions. Unfortunately, I messed up a little and he kind of came out as a pinhead. Anyways, all critique, and suggestions are more than welcome. Thanks
Josh T,
Wow, it’s hard to believe that you’re still in high school ~ it’s really fantastic that already you have such a high degree of talent! :arteest:By the way, you should check out Icey’s Anatomy Thread, as I think you might quite like his work.
I think that this latest drawing is not necessarily your best, but I’m not criticizing ~ I would recommend trying several of these kinds of proportional drawings, and maybe starting out a bit looser at the beginning. Really, what I am trying to push on these forums is that it’s not so much about critique of individual pieces, as it is about doing a lot of work ~ it’s the only way to get better.
Cheers,
~Rebeccak
Thanks for pointing out that thread Rebecca K. I have to be sure to check out more peoples work more often. Anyways, the next couple days I have to study and write my first term exams. After that I’ll have a week off. I plan to spend any time at home drawing alot of loose sketches and try to lock some proportions down. I spent pretty much all of today drawing this, so ummm, all and any opinions and suggestions are great.
Done from a photo in ‘Anatomy for the Artist’.
Hi…Joshua…
WOW!! …nice one…good rendering ect. but Rebecca is right about doing a lot of studies.
The more you do, the less you will have to rely on photo’s…do a lot of quick gestures
of people in different places and situations ect…that’s the way to really learn to do
figures…use photo’s, don’t be used by them…post more…
TAKE CARE
Glenn
JoshT,
Wow, this is a really beautiful piece! What so impresses me about your work is the fact that you already seem to have your own style ~ a really advanced one at that ~ if you told me you were 35 years old, I would completely believe you!
There is definitely a quality of thoughfulness to your work which I think is quite resonant. Do you do any painting? It would be interesting to see how you would approach that as well, though I think you’re smart (and right) to explore drawing so thoroughly.
I don’t know if I’ve mentioned this, but a book which I think you might quite like is:
The Artist’s Complete Guide to Figure Drawing: A Contemporary Perspective on the Classical Tradition (Paperback)
Ryder’s a really amazing traditional artist whose work I think you would quite like.
With respect to your drawing, the only thing that strikes me as a bit odd are the two marks near the model’s right elbow ~ without those, I think his arm would look more resolved. But that’s a minor thing ~ overall, this piece is really beautiful, and it’s great to see.
Cheers,
~Rebeccak
hi there! that last study of yours is excellent! i really like your shading hope to see more studies
If you haven’t already, you should totally join the Challenge!
http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/journey_begins/enter.php
Cheers,
~Rebeccak
Okay wow, sorry for being so inactive. Well, thanks for all the replys and responses. I’ve been really busy the last couple months with school work, sports, etc.
RebeccaK- Thanks for pointing out that book for me. It looks very interesting, I just got myself a job, so hopefully I’ll be able to buy some more resources :).
Spirit Dreamer - I have however been doing lots of sketches, quick studies etc. over the last month or two. I’ll probably start posting some soon.
Lyneran - Thank you :).
The latest thing I’ve done, during the last week during some free time was a drawing from an image from Open Figure Drawing Workshop with Hong Ly and Rebecca Kimmel 008.
MODEL PHOTOGRAP 2 ~ Female, Nude
I feel I have great trouble with facial and head proportions, so I’ll probably go back to learning more about the skull, and hopefully learn about facial muscles and such.
JoshT,
That’s a beautiful study! Congrats on the job, lol, I think most of my money goes towards books. 
Good to see you back ~ looking forward to seeing more studies.
Cheers,
~Rebeccak
Such lovely shading eye-candy. Very delicious.
You have a very delicate eye for light. I’ll be looking forward to more of these.
Thanks everyone. Well, I’ve seen a couple threads with people studying facial features and such, so I felt a little inspired to start doing so myself. It’s nothing special, but I felt like posting anyways.
Ha! i haven’t done nose studies yet! Thanks for reminding me! These look great. It’s usually better if you define the side curve of the nose with shading rather than lines though. I’m guilty of that myself!
Well, most stuff I’ve been doing has been for art class, and I havn’t had a chance to scan any of that, but here’s some of the stuff i’ve done in between projects.
Practicing lighting with a manakin I recently bought…
Ummm a somewhat quick master copy, turned out somewhat different looking than the original :
And a little portrait I did during my free time tonight…
Nothing of mine is quite right… but I’m starting to feel like I’m actually starting to draw (create my own forms etc.) , slowly… however, I think I will spend a period of time doing many master copies soon, and just exploring simple objects in various lighting. Then hopefully I can start to move on a little further :).
All critique and suggestions for improvement are GREATLY appreciated.
JoshT,
Some really solid work here, especially the Master Copy! I really like the way that you are defining the masses there, it really has a sense of the person. The mannekin study is quite nice, and a totally different approach ~ really lovely shading there. I think with your self~portrait, the right forearm appears to be a little off ~ the main thing I would suggest is to block things in a bit more loosely before going in to render. A book I think you might really enjoy is:
The Artist’s Complete Guide to Figure Drawing: A Contemporary Perspective on the Classical Tradition (Paperback)
by Anthony Ryder
It details a really simple approach to drawing that is really methodical ~ and his drawings are just amazing. Something I think you’d really enjoy, and the book is not terribly expensive.
Cheers,
~Rebeccak
Wow man you are outta control. Still in highschool too. Dood, you are gonna be a force, where and are u plannin on takeing higher education?
-Andrew
Rebecca K. - thanks for the input :). I actually plan on buying a couple books off of amazon this week when I have time to make the order. Thanks for the suggestion, I plan on checking it out.
depleteD - I’m actually considering that some more now… I will be going to college in Ontario sometime in a couple years. I hope to end up in animation or something along those lines… still alot of work to do first :).
Well, it’s been quite a while since I’ve posted anything. Perhaps not drawing as much as I’d like. I’m without a scanner at the moment (using a friends). So anyways, here’s my first drawing since my school was let out, I’ll be sure to posting alot more. I think it may be an ash tray.
JoshT,
Welcome back! You should definitely participate in the current Workshop if you can:
Anatomy Lesson Series: Body Part 1 - The Head
A great opportunity to get a lot of practice in a group setting.
Cheers,
~Rebeccak
