Sketch dump
Added 2021-02-21 06:24:37 +0000 UTCSketched a bunch today, but really couldn't get the art juices flowing right.
The two mass dumps of sketches were from LineofAction, they were timed at 30seconds then 1 min, 5 min, 10, and 30 until you've hit an hour of sketching. Honestly I don't think they help me much. Sketching from a reference becomes super easy through the process, but then you sit down and try to draw a pose from scratch and it's no easier lol. At least they help me warm up.
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Hey Raptie thanks for the drawing website and advice I know it wasn't specificly for me but it helps
AmeTheWo1f
2022-04-03 01:34:46 +0000 UTCI've been drawing for about six years now, and I still rely on references like photos or homemade clay maquettes that I photograph for my posts. Something I learned from my art mentor is that you have two types of artists: those who think in line and contour, and those who think in light, tone, and shadow. The former tends to have a much easier time just feeling out poses, and leans towards a more illustrative style. They think in a more 3D way. However, they'll often find shading to be a challenge. The latter (which I am and you might be), thinks in a 2D fashion, and is much more comfortable rendering tones and images as we see them. We RELY on refs. Annnnd our strongest area is actually _painting_. If you look back at all of the old artists who are famous for their paintings, they painted from life, not from their heads. :D This also applies to current fantasy painters as well - they need models for their pieces and will build custom setups to better ref what they're doing. James Gurney's book "Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn't Exist" is an invaluable resource for this, and picking up a copy will literally change your life. <3
Raptie
2021-02-22 17:14:51 +0000 UTCThere is so much rhythm to the lines that Pudge draws! The biggest opportunity I see here is to do more experimenting with hard angles where one might not normally expect them, which can help with the rhythm even _more._ With my own art, I'm still learning how to to get line rhythm at alllll. It's one of those skills that gets ingrained, and definitely comes easier to contour/line focused artists. (I myself am the other kind of artist - I think in tone and shadow, so linework is a lot harder for me to learn, eheh.)
Raptie
2021-02-22 17:00:41 +0000 UTCOh! Also! I HIIIIIGHLY recommend https://www.posespace.com/posetool/default.aspx as your primary reference source. Not only do they have a vast array of models, your can also view turnarounds of any pose, all for free. If you need hi-res versions, you can opt to pay for them. And finally - this is VITAL - they use telescopic lenses for their photos, which totally eliminates the kinds of proportion distortion that shooting from close up would do. This replicates the life-drawing experience more than any other site I've seen.
Raptie
2021-02-22 16:42:53 +0000 UTCSo, the thing about drawing from reference as practice is that you won't actually _notice_ any improvements, at least not consciously. It won't "feel" suddenly better. Instead, what happens is that the more you do it, the more that part of your brain you're training just builds up more and more, and you'll look back and realize that you've improved a TON. (This is a lesson that one of VeraMundis's old tutorial videos talked about, and learning this helped me feel a lot better. And it's totally true!)
Raptie
2021-02-22 16:39:05 +0000 UTCStill some good concepts in here.
Blackjack
2021-02-21 21:01:36 +0000 UTCYeah I'm still feeling that one out, may not stay that way. But that one is for you and Liv.
Pudge
2021-02-21 15:09:56 +0000 UTC^This right here. Your poses seem to have so much *life* to them; far and away above the standard of (relatively) stiffly-posed smutgurls that litter the internet. Not being personally art-literate (and not knowing what the term to use is), your still images convey movement. This’ll probably come off the wrong way, and I apologize for that, but the effect isn’t even overt. It’s not “woah, damn, look at all that,” it’s just…very pleasant to the eye. That your art is as good as it is and has the implied life and movement that it does without feeling like it’s trying very hard is something to be proud of, I think.
Volsky
2021-02-21 13:44:49 +0000 UTCOk first - your command of form/gesture (from ref or not) is beating par for like 95% of art students I knew in uni, including some BFA peeps. Progress is best appreciated in the long term so I say don't sweat it. Either way you're already kickin ass. Main thing - this Jirou is too much for words. I almost fell out of my fuckin chair man, just WOW. Using her jack to tentatively reveal herself like that?? UGHHHH 😩💦💦💦💦💦💦
ʈrawɭ
2021-02-21 08:52:36 +0000 UTCJIRO! Humima Humima Humima
Denim Jeans
2021-02-21 08:16:24 +0000 UTCI love your poses! Good to know I'm not the only one that has a hard time drawing poses from scratch. I gotta remember to use references more.
Silvador
2021-02-21 06:28:26 +0000 UTC
