Drawings from life (and other references)

Joined: 04 Feb 2008 Posts: 1103 Location: Illinois, USA

it turns out that most of the porn i do
i don't post on tabb
fun fact

Joined: 13 Apr 2008 Posts: 2189

As for the picture you posted, the shoulders look broad, but I'd have to see the original picture to confirm.

Joined: 04 Feb 2008 Posts: 1103 Location: Illinois, USA

there was no original picture
like i said i drew it from life

i think it's mostly just borked perspective, her shoulders weren't really mammoth like that

Joined: 13 Apr 2008 Posts: 2189

ysqure3 wrote:

i drew it from life

..that's what I meant. <<

anyway, awesome. When did you draw it?

Joined: 04 Feb 2008 Posts: 1103 Location: Illinois, USA

earlier today, in philosophy class

Joined: 12 Apr 2008 Posts: 715 Location: Good ole boys club

So did someone cut that girls ear off or is it a birth defect.

Joined: 04 Feb 2008 Posts: 1103 Location: Illinois, USA

no it's a flaw in my drawing
and her ear is visible just deformed come on now

Joined: 24 Apr 2008 Posts: 1587

the head looks really awkward but below the neck is all $$$
you're developing really well ysqure

Joined: 24 Apr 2008 Posts: 1587

also i like the linear shading style you've got going now
but if you want to get into blending with pencils more i would recommend getting your hands on a tortillon

it's just tightly wound sticks of paper but they're super cheap and super $$$

Joined: 04 Feb 2008 Posts: 1103 Location: Illinois, USA

Man gastrodon just a while ago I was thinking to myself "Well, the shoulders are huge, but the neck and hair and stuff is pretty well-rendered (at least in thumbnail)"

Dang. Anyway, I'm glad I'm progressing.

Joined: 20 Apr 2008 Posts: 3415 Location: California

no the head is just awful

shoulders are fine

Joined: 04 Feb 2008 Posts: 1103 Location: Illinois, USA

FINE. WHATEVER.

Joined: 20 Apr 2008 Posts: 3415 Location: California

ysqure you are one curious cat

you say you want honesty, but then when you get it sometimes you get mad or defend yourself

or just impale yourself with self-loathing

i think you just want to be instantly amazing at art and have all of us compliment you?

cuz who doesn't want that?

Joined: 04 Feb 2008 Posts: 1103 Location: Illinois, USA

Okay I think that last post came across wrong
I'm not really angry, I'm just flustered that the part I thought was good is bad and vice versa
It's... kind of silly? I don't know.
But, um. In reality I'm quite glad that you let me know what I've done incorrectly, especially since I'm actually more-or-less satisfied with how the piece turned out, except for the problems identified.

Joined: 04 Feb 2008 Posts: 1103 Location: Illinois, USA

I think the head is still too small but not as too small as I usually draw heads?

Joined: 20 Apr 2008 Posts: 3415 Location: California

the elbow/arm joint is a little off but nothing too horrible sticks out at me from this one.

I mean there are obviously a lot of things that are wrong but I can't really pinpoint any of them so that is definitely an improvement!

Joined: 04 Feb 2008 Posts: 1103 Location: Illinois, USA

Cool! This drawing wasn't as large as the ones I've done earlier, and I didn't take as long, so that's probably why there are a bunch of little errors left in.

Joined: 20 Sep 2008 Posts: 266

I think the head is alright. I think it just looks a little small because the guy is leaning forward, so his body is taking up more area.

The eye's a little dark. The hair looks too close to the eye and too far from the ear.

Looks like a good figure, though. I would like to see you do some paintings.

Joined: 04 Feb 2008 Posts: 1103 Location: Illinois, USA

Eye would probably be lighter if I had some kind of precision eraser, probably. At one point, it was almost solid grey, though.

And you're right, the sideburns are misplaced.

I've never really considered doing any traditional painting. Mostly I've just worked with pencils and my tablet.

Joined: 24 Apr 2008 Posts: 1587

i can't actually figure out anything that's wrong with the picture
but it seems kinda bad to me

did you draw it really small?

(worst critique ever i know)

Joined: 06 Mar 2007 Posts: 3599 Location: Physics Table #1.

i dont quite know how i feel about you ysqurrurieee

Joined: 06 Mar 2007 Posts: 3599 Location: Physics Table #1.

i saw some of your pieces and saw one i r. liked

Joined: 04 Feb 2008 Posts: 1103 Location: Illinois, USA

Well um thanks yellowbus

Anyway re: gastrodon:
Yes, I did. Most of the drawings I've posted here have just been 72dpi scans, and so the relative sizes are proportional to their actual relative sizes. Most of those portraits I did took up a full page; this profile is ~2-3 inches high IRL.

Joined: 10 Jan 2008 Posts: 1065

ysquire you are doing all the right things by practicing and practicing but
maybe instead of posting a new picture every week or so you should post something new every month
in between make sure to draw every every day
it's just that no matter how much you practice it's still going to take longer to get really good at it than you'd like it to take, and it seems like you're being really hard on yourself and getting discouraged
I don't mean that seeking out critique isn't useful but it just gets to a point where it's really hard to not get defensive or start making excuses when what you should be focusing on is just making your drawings without feeling like your progress is constantly being evaluated
less pressure more drawing etc

also that drawing from the whatever side of the brain book is good but you should get like a really good anatomy book like anatomy for the artist by sarah simblet and really study proportion and muscle structure so that you can begin to understand form and depth.

Joined: 10 Jan 2008 Posts: 1065

imho

Joined: 04 Feb 2008 Posts: 1103 Location: Illinois, USA

Does "Figure Drawing for All It's Worth" by Andrew Loomis count?

Joined: 10 Jan 2008 Posts: 1065

no his ideal male figure is a drawing of superman and his women are pinups

Joined: 04 Feb 2008 Posts: 1103 Location: Illinois, USA

Joined: 11 Sep 2006 Posts: 1247 Location: elsewhere

Love, Your Third Daughter wrote:

no he has awesome ideas about the human form

i think the first word should be "yes"

that is all

Joined: 20 Sep 2008 Posts: 266

mfa have you done any acrylics lately?