Sketchbook Thread of ytresu

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ytresu,

Lovely, intelligent drawings. :slight_smile: It’s great to see work of this quality. Are you working in Sketchbook Pro?

Cheers,

-Rebeccak

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Hi RebeccaK,
thanks for your lovely words. I’m trying to improve my drawing skill by following your anatomy threads.
I use alternatively photoshop and sketchbook pro that I like more for it’s natural feel.
See you soon on your threads OFDW 016 and The Head.

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From “Ignudi” series

C&C welcome

#26

ytresu, great head studies you have here. You make them look so easy, lol. It is amazing how much you achieve with what seems like simple strokes when you shade. How much time do you spend on a drawing on average? Just curious because I spend hours on mine and they still don’t turn out well. Looking forward to see more. :thumbsup:

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Hi Heozart, thanks for spendng time to watch my drawings.
In effect those drawings are simple studies of figures from masters and I need to improve my shading skill. However they tooks an average time of 2 hours for each one.
I’ll be visiting your sketchbook next day.
Bye

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[b]Anatomy Lesson Series: Body Part 2 - The Torso

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ytresu,

A pleasure to see you in this Challenge :slight_smile: - I look forward to seeing your pieces as they develop.

Cheers,

-Rebeccak

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From the Torso lessons

From photo reference
a little bit on the RebeccaK style: charcoal on paper

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Another sketch (on the RebeccaK way).

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Hi Allessandro,

I’ve been peeping at your personal thread every now and then but it’s about time I subscribed to it…
truly great work man
keep it coming :slight_smile:

#36

Hi NR43, thanks to spend time on my artworks.
In this time I can’t draw as much as I would want because I’ve a lot of work to end.
But I’m trying to follow this great lessons.
I’ve visited your site: it’s nice and the graphics is ok, I’d like to see some paintings but I always get a “coming soon …”
However your skill is fresh and solid. I saw the portrait of a men in your site and I can say you that’s very well done.
Ciao

#37

ytresu,

I admire that you are stepping outside of your comfort zone and trying a new style. :slight_smile:

It’s my personal belief that to really understand Michelangelo’s paintings and sculptures, artists must study and copy his drawings.

A great series of books is the Master Draughtsman Series of paperbacks. These are great to copy from because the paper is of thick cardstock, and the spine is soft so that you can bend back the pages if need be. Though I do not have the book of Michelangelo’s Drawings, I would recommend purchasing it. I’ve been attempting (and failing at, lol) Michelangelo copies for years from other sources, and you learn so much from doing so.

Rubens was an artist who for me, makes Michelangelo much more accessible. Ruben’s drawing terms are looser and more gestural, which makes his strokes easier to follow. Rubens was profoundly influenced by Michelangelo and pilgrimmaged to Italy to study his work. If you get the opportunity you really ought to draw directly from the originals, since you have the much enviable benefit of living in the country which was the heart of the Renaissance. :slight_smile:

One thing about all of Michelangelo’s works is that every little line, every little small piece of the puzzle relates to the larger whole. I think your earlier drawings are reflecting your understanding of this more clearly than the recent pieces - I would encourage you to draw with the point of the pencil where required, and not feel obliged to use the side of the pencil - that’s something that took me years to learn, that you could alternate between point and side for areas of detail and precision (point) and areas of softer shading and more expressive, calligraphic line (side).

The other thing that’s so hard to mimic in Michelangelo’s work is the inseparable nature of his lines - which are at once expressive and descriptive. When drawing calligraphically, be careful not to sacrifice description to expressiveness, or you just end up with squiqqly lines. I still make this mistake when drawing, and it’s hard not to get caught up in the beauty of a line - but that line is more beautiful when it is descriptive of the form as much as it is calligraphic. :slight_smile:

I hope this makes some sort of sense! :slight_smile:

Looking forward to seeing much more of your work.

Cheers,

-Rebeccak

#38

Many thanks RebeccaK, your comments are welcome and appreciated.
In effect I’m try to improve my drawing sign from the comics side of my experience to an approach more personal and artist oriented (I dont know if I’m able to give a sense to my words).
The study of master like Michelangelo or Rubens is very useful and I’m discovering every day some news about the drawing and the light and shadows.

Many thanks.

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C&C welcome

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Some new sketches from photo references.
I’m still looking for the right sign and line and hatch to render the human body.
C&C welcome

And the following are for Torso lessons: