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Testing out new materials.
Conte sanguine is nice.
P.S. what is this retarded captcha?

>>7827534
that's not a figure drawing

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Started another graphite study.
I figured out, in French Academia people used conte pencil, charoal and the stamp. Hatching a a3 paper with a fine point feels like autism, desu.

>>7827535
You, again?

>>7827542
bonjour

>>7827544
shalom

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The new captcha fucking sucks

>>7827523
should the thread be "figurative" illustration general

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Trying to get back into figure drawing. I’m trying things from different masters, critique is more than welcome

>>7827805
>critique is more than welcome
That's not what a nose looks like.

>>7827805
I think you're doing well. Just keep drawing and studying. There are a few areas you can improve but it's mostly just more anatomy and polish.

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Today’s practice. I’m not sure about the arm length or head size, so let me know
>>7827808
I mean body-related critiques. I wasn’t practicing faces, but I gave it a try here.
>>7827928
Thank you, yeah, the grind never ends. I just finished Hide’s figure course and was planning on copying Morpho’s simplified forms. I’ve been trying to escape whatever hell I’m in right now for a couple of years.

I'm starting to feel like my brain just can't process 3D shapes at all even looking at references. Just keep beating my head against a wall.

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>>7827974
Sometimes it's just impossible without the experience this is why figure , gesture drawing and copying your favorite artists is so important, you just have to grind the shapes until you can rotate them on your own. Never give up.

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>>7827541
Try to capture the figure as a whole, seems like you draw it "part by part", also work on those lips and hair, they seem too stiff and out of touch; thanks for the ref tried it too ^^

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time-lapse

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>>7827957
try to lengthen her calves and legs by 1/4; it may look more proportional.

>generate random pictures,random angles random rotations, zooms???
Basically a practice drawing tool? But just splatter you with pictures, no timer, you can just...clickthru. or whatever do you need to add up to six digit traffic?

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>>7827986
>seems like you draw it "part by part"
im not sure what you mean

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>>7827986

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>>7828380
In reality its not that forword tilted, camera distorts reality.

>>7828380
....my intent isn't to draw it 1by1.
I rather try to capture the form and understand the what i'm looking at.....
i drew that probably in 8 min. if we count the shading maybe 10 min..

>>7828384
sure, I'm just going off of the reference in OP's post
>>7828386
>I rather try to capture the form and understand the what i'm looking at.....
I'm not quite sure what you mean, as there are simple yet meaningful differences in the cast and your drawing which show a lack of understanding of the form and the placement of features. I'm just pointing them out.

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>>7828390
i understadn your concern, ofc. i lack in form but i rather draw 10 drawings in 10 hours (which may lack on some aspects) than 1 drawing in 10 hours (in which i took my time to measure everything just to "copy" it 1:1)..... i did that in the past but...na not my cup of tea atm., maybe for intense study-subjects in the future... but for now i rather enjoy just drawing. ^^

>>7828386
>I rather try to capture the form and understand the what i'm looking at
sounds like cope, to be honest
if you would say, it a rough, quick sketch, okey
but i dont see any deeper understanding of the subject, proportions are off, form is off, face features are off.
i spend already 2 to 4 hours on the drawing, comparing and measuring and i think i gained a deeper understanding of the subject, than you did.
>but for now i rather enjoy just drawing
that sounds more like truth.

>>7828393
that's fair. unless you (the general 'you', not specific 'you') have to draw/paint something for someone else, you're free to do whatever. in part I just like analyzing people's work for my own eye, but also in the (perhaps rare) case that someone else sees it and gets something out of it.

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>>7828428
:/ well, it's not like i can't do that what your talkin' about; =.="
if you gained a depper understanding of the subject than the your next subject with the evidence.

>>7828454
>if you gained a depper understanding of the subject than the your next subject with the evidence
What?
>:/ well, it's not like i can't do that what your talkin' about; =.="
But you wasnt able to catch the proportions in the short amount of time, innit?

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>>7828474
"i spend already 2 to 4 hours on the drawing, comparing and measuring and i think i gained a deeper understanding of the subject, than you did."

If that's the case show the evidence of that understanding you've gained with a drawing of this image.
Shouldn't be too hard.

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>>7827523
Can you give us tips to make them look more fluid? We feel they look very stiff

>>7828484
Holy sexo

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:)

>>7828612
I have adverse feelings about this image

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The calves from this angle are giving me grief.

>>7827805
those old NMA figure drawing videos are goated. Too bad YT's ban hammer forced them to remove some
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TehpctDO7yA&list=PL7EWYwaF6E-Exv72kVT4yYJM2lX-Xf66I&index=3

>>7828484
I do a comission for free for you and what happens then?

>>7829024
sex

>>7829025
Are you a woman?

>>7829049
not even slightly

>>7829054
Hmm, that would be gay, then.

>>7829100
fair enough

>>7829024
my intention were something else, but anyways i don't know what has come into your mind to think i would want a comission fo yurs....i wouldn't pay for a comission of yours.... your current drawing-skills are poor and need improvement which will come through mileage and drawing on a
constant basis.... right now your art-style, if i can call it a "style", is not appealing to the eyes.

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>>7827523
How's his body? How can I fix him?
Also don't be hatin I'm not trying to be a pro artist or a poser I just like to draw on my super expensive awesome phone.

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>>7829192
oh boy, you tried to stylin on me, failed and now youre mad

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>>7829192
yeah, anyway, what no now, big boy?

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please

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It feels like im wasting my time with all that cross-hatching.

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imagination session, happy with these sketches.

>>7828484
nice sculpture

>>7827734
the fat ones are nice, good job

>>7828577
Try to focus on two things.
1Create more acute angles between the hips and ribcage. Your torsos are pretty straight, so exaggerate if needed.
2make the figure feel grounded. This helps sell the pose more easily.
these are basically the core points Bridgman talks about: balance, twisting, rhythm, and so on. Marshall and Ron Lemen have done incredible lectures about the book.

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kungfu poses

>>7830967
I really like the emphasis on the scapula in these.

>>7830843
What sight-size guide are you following? You're doing some things right but a hhandful wrong.

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>>7832252
>What sight-size guide are you following?
Non, i always draw via proportion measurement.

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>>7832260
>Non, i always draw via proportion measurement.
Well its true for drawing from life.
When im doing studys digitally or when i draw on paper from ipad ref, i usualy do sight size. Measuring in such a set-up feels retarded.

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>>7832263

Can somebody please recommend me a figure drawing book? The way I draw figures is really obtuse and I can't even remember my own method half the time. I'd really prefer to learn how to draw figures in a way that isn't retarded.

>>7833700
>expecting to find help in a circlejerk thread

>>7835004
this is a circle jerk thread? how so? just curious

>>7827957
nice work.

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2 minutes poses, i hate standing poses

>>7833700
Vilppu, Huston, Hampton

>Draw figure
>Looks like shit
>Add basic 1-color shading
>It looks 100x better
how do I fix this

>>7841840
learn 2 draw, pyw

>>7828612
kek

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>>7829332
GJ, still put more emphasize on your darks and highlights, so it may create more distinction and impact as a whole

>>7827986
Jesus that's so bad

>>7842309
Bad, like badass "bad"..?.. Ó_Ò

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i need to stop being stupid and move out of pens and markers already

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>>7827523

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today's figgies. Much less than I'd planned, but I need to finish my damn storyboard first draft

>>7842414
Why? I like the look

>>7842581
It’s a good look for sure but artists should always expand their horizons. I’d be interested in seeing their work in pen and ink or even colored pencil

>>7842621
or copic and posca

>>7842414
That looks awesome

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nice, first /fig/ post of 26

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Anyone else doing this one? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvdeyRrO59Y

>>7845196
Nah, I'm already challenged.

>>7828102
got any anatomy studying tips sensei

>>7845047
proportions wonky

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am i hitting the mark with these gestures at all? did about 30 from >>7845196

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I am really enjoying alcohol marker and color pencil combo atm.

>>7842580

These look really nice. is your storyboard draft a personal project or for work?

How do I draw better noses?

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back after hiatus

I have trouble with hue variation especially in skin tones. I usually exaggerate them too much.

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I think there is something I am getting on some but not on others but I can't grasp what

>>7848525
Sitting poses are very static.

>>7848129
Really nice work

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>>7827523
“…and then I said”

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>>7829309
I don't know why my anatomy is so off but I tried recreating your drawing

is there a good source of poses with every day clothing?
also young and thin models I don't want to be eye offended by hags and obese women

>>7850072
Social media

>>7850029
>I don't know why
perspective, proportion, and construction errors compounding

>>7850149
Would you might pointing it out on the drawing it would help a lot anon!
Also how beg am I?

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>>7846009
you're not wrong, I struggle with proportions, esp if I'm doing quick drawings from photos

Real unhappy with this one, didn't even manage to get any structural relationship between the ribs and pelvis. I need to practice more.

>>7850099
really? I think all the pictures are in low res or they just never upload the original res

>>7850784
Nah, social media is perfect primarily because it’s a LOT of pictures on there. Try twitter especially, people upload lots of good pictures there

>>7850813
what should I look up?
it's easy to find e-whores for references but I'd like to peer into the average female body

>>7850820
Bruh you don’t have to look anything up lmao, there’s people in every day clothing , young people, and thin people all over social media. This is actually what makes up a majority of social media since it’s so superficial. Just look up #fits or #dresses or whatever you want and boom you’ll find thousands of images that you want.

>>7850180
a couple examples

construction: youve created a horizontal plane at the pit of his neck. try tracing a line along the center of his body and youll see it.
perspective: the far leg looks drawn from the side while the rest of the body is drawn from above.
proportion: the arm further away is thicker than the one closer to us and the close one is too long.

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>>7851126
Ok I tried working on a of your few tips. Can I be considered intermediate now or am I still beg?
Appreciate your help

>>7851354
your mid pro deluxe tier

>>7851369
I dont know that many poses and I can't really draw legs for now.
I haven't even touched color theory.
I really hope I can atleast be able to paint by next year

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Are boxy mannequins allowed

>>7851925
these look great. got a link to whatever ref pack youre using?

>>7852082
Thanks, they're just random pinterest pics

>>7852875
cute!

>>7853047
Thanks! I wanted to spice up the thread haha

>>7848129
>These look really nice. is your storyboard draft a personal project or for work?
technically personal, though i guess that depends on the outcome

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???

>>7853680
You will need paper the size of a house to fit the entire model.

>YO MAMMA IS SO BIG THAT... >>7854237

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>>7827523

>>7851354
why does it matter? aim for a goal and work towards it. this stupid /ic/ level and tier bullshit is retarded. if you work dilligently, you'll eventually reach a certain skill level but in the end, there is alway more to learn and a lifetime of learning you will alway have to do. no artist can do everything and there is much more art beyond drawing. just keep at it, dont stress yourself too much and try to have fun.

>>7854913
Damn, i need to watch some porn

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>>7827957
How do you draw so clean like that? do you have discord?
https://discord.gg/ww7aGbSx
^ temp server i made to find me easily.

also hi /fig/ here's some figure drawings i did this morning, what do you think? Critique?

>>7857208
torso too tall

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This is the secret to figure drawing.
It's the only thing you need to know for dynamic poses.

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Done during life drawing. I like what I was able to do with relatively simple hatching, also the face is much nicer than last week.
(Swear to god it better not rotate the image on upload)

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>>7858285
Cool, I need to do some of that life drawing one day. I used yours as ref for a quickie.

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Clothed figgies

>>7857582
Yeah, you’re right. Was mostly for exaggeration purposes though

>>7858317
Great work

>>7858335
Love these. Simple yet effective lines

>>7858317
Damn, that's awesome! One day I too will be able to do competent figures more quickly (and adding limbs that aren't there at that)

>>7858335
these are great. where do you source your references from?

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my grind

>>7859074
i bet its people

>>7858317
>notices drizzle

>>7859160
disproportionate arms and head on the left. incorrectly indicated rib cage on the right

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tried to do some rendering

>>7858337
Thanks.

>>7859074
They are from pinterest

>>7859167
It's just your dirty mind... .. .. only that.. and nothing else...

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>>7858317
omg peril, nice to see you here
lovely tits

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>>7860117
got her from the other ref thread

>>7860015
can i have your background texture please

>>7827805
Actually kind of insane for 10 min drawings, how did you practice to get this good? Did someone need to correct you at all?

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1 minute poses

>>7861093
faster

>>7860722
i see youre doing some kind of construction using basic forms underneath the final linework, but it seems super loose and i think that is steering you wrong. have you tried constructing figures a bit more rigorously, kinda like >>7851925 ? i think it might help you get some of those forms under control.

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>>7860485
yeah ofcourse

>>7862315
thank you senpai

>>7862324
np senpai <3

>>7828393
these are great. how much time do you spend on one?

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Male figures

>>7862657
I give you permission to learn backgrounds or color next.

>>7862657
post weenies

>>7864404
is there really no breast crease in the ref for upper right?

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>>7854913

>>7855738
draw it too

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>>7862308
I do construction but I kind of erase it with a soft brush, don't remember if I posted this one

>>7827805
>>7827957
love it

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>>7854913
>>7864558
Oh ny god! You're back! Gotta go check the previous threads now.
Here on picrel I used one of your figs as ref, it's hard to choose one, everything you do is so good
>>7858337
Thank you!
>>7858383
Thank you! Yeah, sometimes it is easier to come up with your own limbs than to try to copy the ref's, he he..
>>7859167
I was thinking about adding a text too, like "Miss stop doing that" but, I managed to refrain myself.. XD
>>7860015
Thank you so much Monka!!!!
>>7858335
Wow, amazing versatility, You're a real shape wizard

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>>7864485

>>7858285

Another life drawing session, different model. I think I overdid the hatching with this one, but otherwise happy with the proportion and forms of the figure

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>>7864715
Forgot pic

>>7864694
odd-looking drawing to study imho

>>7864816
I though it was C3PO, on a second look, I'm not sure if it really is actually

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>>7864816
It’s in the book so I drew it lol

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>>7864816
Also morpho is known to make odd looking drawings, it’s apart of the appeal

is croquis cafe worth a damn? was thinking of spending the 30 dollars and just downloading everything

>>7864883
First rule of Morpho: find some other place to copy heads from. Lovely books but this guy draws hideous heads and faces

>>7864989
This, just slap an anime head on his bodies and you're gucci

>>7864982
yeah, it's pretty good for a life drawing substitute. If you do get it please share it, I don't think anyone shared anything from them in years

>>7864748
be mindful of your proportion. Because of the angle it seems like the limbs are a bit long and the head seems small compare to the body. For hatching watch this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_zGIgeh1IQ

>>7864997
where would be the best place to upload?

>>7865016
as in a file sharing site? I use gofile but for that you would have to zip your folder to make it easier to download. The other problem you might face is that all of the refs sets will be overs 10s of GB so if you don't have the space you need to break up the files. Also I think they have videos so it might take days if you are going to upload everything.

>>7864989
Ngl I find value in learning how to draw ugly people

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>>7865012
Thanks for the video! It’s kinda frustrating because I was extra diligent about measuring and noting landmarks, yet this 3ish minute gesture I did has more accurate proportions

>>7865278
thats where timed gesture could help, it forces you to focus on the basic form before adding details. I am assuming the live drawing session was timed.

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>>7864563
i just think youre at the point where you would benefit if every now and then you treat those constructions with the care you would a finished drawing, just to test (and hopefully further) your understanding of basic forms and proportions

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>>7864682
nice, yeah I do remember that drawing you made, that was a while back i think, i dont have much time to draw lately

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Need to get back to doin this every day

>>7865420
try to identify and indicate plane changes to help you start treating figures like shapes and forms.

>>7865502
head too small, shoulder far too long. guessing you pushed it up too high.

>>7865614
Thank you for the advice. But I'm not sure I understand, could you elaborate or show me an example?
If I treat the major masses as simple forms I can use overlaps, wrapping lines, and find vague turning edges. Anything more complicated than that is still beyond my ability and I either don't know where to start or get lost in the details.

>>7865974
plane changes = turning edges. if you dont feel like you can handle more than a vague sense of finding that stuff then dont worry about it. just keep practicing figures, measuring proportions from reference until you feel more comfortable.

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/beg/y but fun

>>7829332
absolutely mogged the jeet
>>7829192
learn to take criticism

>>7865407
Perhaps you're right, bro. I usually go from gesture to basic construction to figures. I still think my figures are not gestural enough but I completely see your point.

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May I get some advice, brothers?

>>7866654
Her arm is fucking huge

>>7866654
Her head seems to be a little bit small

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>>7866659
I thought the same but the reference had a long arm. So I just went with that.
As >>7866660 said, I now realize I made the head too small which makes it seem even longer.

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>>7866118
Ok, thank you. I gave it a try- the results.. as you can see.
It's probably better to work on my awful drawing speed before I think about getting a sense of volume.

>>7866663
>>7866654
you dont have to follow the ref exactly, make it better than the ref, if something looks strange, idealize it

>>7866700
I think you need to squeeze stuff a bit more, in the right side of the torso, the buttocks and left shoulder you could use some, along with overlapping and darker shadows.
And I don't think you should try to draw faster. You get faster when you know what you’re doing, then you naturally take less time. You can do timed drawings to improve it if you want anyways, but focus more on gesture.

>>7867587
>you need to squeeze stuff
Indeed, I forgot all the pinches.
>darker shadows
My values are all over the place. The pencil brush I like is awful for building up dark areas. In trad, I see they use the flat of the pencil to make soft edges and values, but my tablet doesn't have tilt and all the brushes I tried only have a soft edge in one direction and they're all super dark. What do you guys use?
>And I don't think you should try to draw faster. You get faster when you know what you’re doing, then you naturally take less time.
These >>7865420 took 30 minutes each and they look like 5 minute gestures. I'm pretty sure there's a problem in my process, like I rush too much or don't do enough in the early stages of the drawing and have to spend time correcting it later. Revisting gesture sounds good.
In any case, thanks for the feedback.

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>>7866663

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Im only a beg, ive been working on drawing from observation and proportion. It took me about 1.5 hrs to draw the reference with 70% accuracy. I did the face last so I got lazy by then. Any tips on how i should begin practicing putting in value?

>>7868114
Start by making a value scale.
https://www.dorian-iten.com/value-scale/

>>7867620
I don't draw digitally, but can't you use a really dark brush with medium opacity and make it smaller and up the opacity for harder edges?

>>7868137
Ty anon

Shading is really boring desu. Maybe i will try hatching next time

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>>7868210

>>7868161
Thanks, I did that and it does make it usable at around 20%. It doesn't seem to be possible to get the flexibility of a real pencil with my current hardware, unfortunately.

>>7868385
The left upper leg is a little too short.
By the way, what book is your reference from?

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I'm looking for advice on gesture drawings, I tried to follow along with hampton doing gesture drawings but I'm not 100% sure I understand what I'm doing, for example sometimes his limbs are just thin lines, other times they look like they are noticeable thicker with multiple lines withing them, but I didn't hear hime explain why or how, maybe I missed it?

Heres 3 gestures

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and heres refs

>>7868408
https://annas-archive.li/md5/fd2dc631d4a9a30ffce501675751a5c2

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>>7848515
back again
been doing some non-figure painting stuff

I mentioned in another thread I was fond of some of the nude sketches of Gustav Klimt. Also how it seems that many old painters and draftsmen did little to no construction and seemed to focus entirely on contour and silhouette.

So here's some sketches inspired by Klimt's, done with little to no construction. They're not as lively or confident as his but I think it's time I move away from constructing figures. It's way more engaging to draw this way.

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>>7858285
>>7864748
>>7865012
This week’s life drawing. I tried applying the advice about cross hatching and think it turned out pretty good! Still lots of room for improvement though.The pose was a nice challenge, trying to make the back look interesting.

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>>7869037
>I think it's time I move away from constructing figures. It's way more engaging to draw this way.

do you not worry about messing up proportions and anatomy, or have you put in enough mileage constructing to where you feel confident enough about those aspects? and does it still feel more engaging when drawing that way without reference?

>>7869754
you made it look like she has a hairy back

>>7870764
>do you not worry about messing up proportions and anatomy,
I do but it's all a matter of the way you practice. I think if you only train to have good anatomy and proportion with construction then that's all you'll be able to do. I want to train to see those things without it.

I never really draw without reference. Even if im not copying something 1:1 I still pull up a bunch of reference material as a guide.

Is there someplace like Line of Action that has a gesture drawing function but the models aren't all ugly and fat

>>7871325
sketchdaily

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/fig/uary I’m not sure what to focus on this month. I’m thinking hands and silhouette/ overlap.

>>7868706
>I'm not 100% sure I understand what I'm doing,
Do not worry this is expected. If you ask n people what gesture is, you will get n+1 answers. It’s one of those things that nobody knows exactly. I think of gesture as the culmination of your current knowledge on abstraction, composition, perspective, anatomy etc.

One of the things I don’t like about Hampton as a teacher is that he skips too many steps in his process, things that are obvious to someone with his experience, and he doesn’t really talk about what he’s thinking. That’s why I like the book Gesture Drawing for Animatiors by Walt Stanchfield. He doesn’t focus so much on how to draw his gestures; he goes into what he’s thinking when drawing gesture. Steve Huston does something similar, but not as well as Stanchfield.

An exercise I like is to draw a line, then draw two cuboids on each side and connect them in a way that makes the silhouette read as volumetric as possible.

>>7868114
Start with rendering gradients and learn how to define value systems.

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>>7871350
Focus on cleaning up your shapes. Try to make them look more like pic rel

>>7871352
thanks will keep it in mind.

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Mannequins

When figure drawing and you're not sure of how a part connects to another, is that when you check out an anatomical figure? I'm really not sure if I should focus on getting the general shape down or if I need to start drawing muscles. I am studying anatomy but jeez it's tough to put my head around, even if I'm looking at insertion/exit points and connecting stuff to the bone, it's silly-looking when I draw it.

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>>7871657
Insertion points are difficult. Probably better to get a strong foundation for how to draw the figure in space before doing that

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fingers are incredibly hard

>>7871585
Good job. Maybe try decoupling the toes and ankles from the abstraction. It would help with grounding the figure to the floor.
>>7871657
Keep an écorché at hand when figure drawing

>>7871659
what book?

>>7871989
Aditya Chari - Figure Study Made Easy

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/beg/ here. I'm having a hard time figuring out the foreshortening on this pose - what are some primitives I could draw to help me draw her legs? I am drawing without horizon lines - should I consider doing so?

>>7872029
you can just use simple tapered cylinders, you don't need a horizon line

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well lets start /fig/uary, not a fan of the face style way too wide, and fingers are hard.

>>7872029
Draw over the picture and try things out.

Make a first attempt, list what you don’t like, then draw over it again to fix those things. That’s what I did in this session.

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>>7872029

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Are you guys doing figuary this year?

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jesus christ...

>>7872311
What book is this from?

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>>7872005
Again I used one of your figs as ref. I'm obsessed with your style, I wonder what ref do you use, not to use the same refs, but to analyze how much of your own gesture creation you add to these beautiful figure drawings.
>>7872377
What a privilege to see your work here
>>7869037
These are amazing and very expressive, so keep going in that direction I guess

>>7872401
Indian Loomis

https://files.catbox.moe/kj430k.pdf

>>7872377
Nah, too much of my time will have to be spent on other art. Can’t wait to see what you post though

>>7872377
>>7872563
What is figuary? is that a /dad/ thing?

>>7872566
Nah it’s just a challenge to do a figure drawing everyday for the month of February. It’s talked about on social media in general not just ic

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>>7872377
Day 2 - I like this model

>>7872540
The honor is mine pink guy

>>7872563
Yeha i might drop it, too much to draw so little time. But its kind of a tradition for me now, so i feel a little guilty

>>7872566
I think the croquis cafe guy made it up. Larry withers or whatever his name is. I miss those videos. I’m too cheap to access through the paywall

>>7872638
>>7872377
these look great. do you do any polished pieces as well? got a blog etc?

FUCKING CANT DRAW HANDS FAAARGH FUUFUCK NIGGGER FAGGOT

>>7872944
Can you draw a spider? One circle and eight lines coming out of it, try that.

>>7872946
NOOOOOOO

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>>7872638
nice to see you back.
btw, is the VioletClover Server still going or did you also get purged ?

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second day, fun session
>>7872377
I'm

>>7872400
take 3 steps back, focus on simple shapes and try morpho simplified forms.

>>7872621
nice figures, while it looks like some kind of canny edge detection the effort behind it is impressive. good job.

>>7873085
pretty nice very graphic, looks like toguro the younger. I like it

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>>7872638
Day 3 - i cant be bothered to fix these faces, i have other shit to waste time on

>>7872916
Blog here https://x.com/tableguyart I was posting in /draw/ but i think they resurrected /alt/ so I’ll probably move back for my next drawing

>>7873003
Oh i dont know good question. I clicked the join link like a month ago and looked around and nobody was there and i havent looked back since then.

>>7873241
You cheeky contracting bastard

>>7873330
>>7873330
>Blog here
thanks! very cool art

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Some older sketches I haven't posted yet

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no progress yet

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quick session, I don't think this is sustainable kek.

>>7873330
>You cheeky contracting bastard
thanks?
great contrast your blacks are really good

>>7873480
cool work, skin folds are hard

>>7873750
The torso is a little ambiguous. If you focus more on the centerline, I think you can solve most of the things you’re having a hard time with. Good job

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>>7873241
>take 3 steps back, focus on simple shapes and try morpho simplified forms.

I will check out morpho ty.
What do you mean by focus on simple shapes? Like try to copy shapes I see on the reference as if I was tracing?

>>7873840
> Like try to copy shapes I see on the reference as if I was tracing?
No, because what you are doing right now is some kind of symbol symbol drawing, you know you need to simplify the subject but don't know how and why the abstractions you are using work. For example, your boxes, it looks like you saw that you need to abstract the ribcage and pelvis as boxes but don't know how or why, so once your reference deviates from what you have seen you seem to struggle. So what I suggest is to do morpho simplified forms, try to understand the abstractions, try to find a simple contraposto pose in the book and search a reference of that pose, just 1, and focus on the reference for a long time, more than a week

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>>7873330
Day 4 - i thought i was going to draw this bitch for the whole figuary, but she is actually really boring to look at

>>7873750
I’ve missed your self deprecating posts

>>7873835
You got this, it’s only day 4, there is plenty of time to double up. I think one year i did all the figuary videos in one day

> your blacks are really good
I dont usually draw people of color