Sketchbook Thread of Joshua Townsend

#81

Cris-Palomino - Thank you for the supportive feedback.

Anyways, here’s an attempt at a hand with gestural line. After the scan I lost the lightest of the fine line, but that’s alright. I think I have to thicken all of the line and exagerrate it more, yes? Any input on how to improve in this sort of style would be greatly appreciated. Also, does anyone believe it would be more or less effective to describe smaller details in this, such as more flaps of skin, tendons going through the back of the hand, etc? Thanks for anything on this.

#82

I love hands and feet and yet have a devil of a time with them. Here are a few things to look at:

http://www.anticz.com/handtut.htm

http://www.fineart.sk/index.php?cat=14 for Drawing the Head and Hands.

Cris

#83

Hi Joshua

I haven’t reached the point in my own learning plan to study hands profoundly, but what could help building up your confidence - and this actually works for everything, not just hands - is doing some fast gestural sketches after eachother to get you “in your subject” and then continue the momentum on a slower, more detailed study.
Only saying this because it looks like you have spent quite some time on it but you seem still a bit unsure of the result.

Personally, I think they look great, the lines. The thumb seems a bit skinny compared to the other fingers, but that may be because it’s a line drawing.
Shading it would definetly give the hand volume and make the different hand parts easier to read.

Really looking forward to see more of this

edit:
forgot to mention… this changing drawing pace works the other way around too. Sometimes one can spend hours on a drawing and end up a bit frustrated on the final result. When I have this, I do some really quick ones and the result is sometimes amazingly accurate or at least “fresh” compared to the longer study…

#84

Chris-Palomino - Thanks much for the references. They definately will be handy.NR43 - Thanks for the advice. Loosening up will probably help my drawing.

Anyways, a study from
Michelangelo (1475-1564)
Christ Carrying the Cross [detail: 1]
Marble, c.1521
Santa Maria sopra Minerva, Rome

A) Bicep
B) Deltoid
C) Tricep
D) Tricep Medial End
E) ?
F) Extensor Carpi Ulnaris
G) Extensor Communis Digitorum
H) Brachioradialis

I am just going with what I believe to know and from a couple references. I wouldn’t be shocked if someone told me all my muscles were wrong. If anyone knows what the correct muscles are, or can fill in any blanks please say. I will be fixing/filling these in as I go anyways.

#85

Michelangelo (1475-1564)
Tomb of Pope Julius II: Moses
Marble, 1545
S. Pietro in Vincoli, Rome

A) Bicep
B) Tricep
C) Deltoid
D) Brachioradialis / Extensor Carpi Radialis Longus
E) Extensor Communis Digitorum
F) Extensor Carpi Ulnaris

#86

Wow, it’s been so long since I’ve been around here. Up to alot of things really. Anyways, here’s a drawing of my hands I finished recently. All C&C welcome. BTW, everyone else on the forum seems to have improved alot, and are putting out alot of great work.

#87

Ugh, been so long.
Anyways, just going to be posting day to day work. Most is going to be from other artists, how ever, some will be from imagination and some from life.


Burne Hogarth

#88

Ah, too bad none of your old drawings are showing up. Your last one looks really nice though! :slight_smile:

#89

yeah, none of your older drawings are showing up for me either, but the last one does have some nice shading going on. I’m not 100% sure but it seems some of the features on the far side of the 3/4 views look like they could be tightened up a little - but I’m being picky :slight_smile:

#90

Roja - Thanks.
thek - Yah, I think you’re right. Droopy far sides right? Anyways, thanks for lookin out for me :).


Burne Hogarth

#91

Took some time to do a sketchy one today.

Anthony Ryder

#92

nice one Josh
wish i can see your previous drawings

#93

the last drawing is wonderful - lyrical and sensitive, wonderful handling of tone

I can’t see any of the others

Gord

#94

Always enjoy seeing your work, it has an emotional quality and a control that is really advanced especially for your age - definitely looking forward to more. :slight_smile:

#95

Hi…Josh…:thumbsup:
REALLY NICE FEELINGS COMING THRU IN YOUR DRAWINGS…easier said than done…a pleasure seeing that happening in your work…:slight_smile:
Keep up the great progress Josh…looking forward to seeing more…:thumbsup:
TAKE CARE
Glenn

#96

Thanks for all who have been watching over me. I havnt’ been working towards the shading that I actually admire lately (very smooth blended and clean), but, I have been putting a little bit of time each day towards mass conception. I’m working through Burne Hogarth’s Dynamic Anatomy. I find his illustrations to have a strong 3 dimensional feel that should definately help my drawing in time.


Burne Hogarth

#97


Burne Hogarth

#98

Hi…Joshua…:slight_smile:
If you have a chance, and haven’t already, get Burne Hogarth’s
DYNAMIC LIGHT AND SHADE book…will really help you in the area of shading…all kinds of ways to use light and shade in that book, the best book that I have seen on the subject…:slight_smile:
I like those last studies that you posted…will learn a whole lot from him, i’m sure…be sure to read his words,they are just as important, if not more so, than his images, …which just demonstrate his words.
Keep up the great work, and progress…Josh…:thumbsup:
TAKE CARE
Glenn

#99

SpiritDreamer - Hey Glenn. Thanks for the suggestion. Maybe I can take my next paycheck and put it towards some more books :smiley:


Burne Hogarth

#100

hey Josh! Great studies, dude!:thumbsup: keep it up!