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Blakfeld's Super Rockin' Sketchbook
blakfeld
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I used to draw all the time growing up, but after I graduated high school, I just stopped, and started focusing on myself as a musician, but I've discovered that I just don't find it as fulfilling as art, so I've been trying to break my way back in for the past few weeks.
I'd like to post up some of my sketches and doodles here and get some pointed direction on how to improve, because I feel I do what I do pretty okay, but I need to branch out.
This is a self-portrait for use on my website:
Some doodles from earlier today, a random profile, and a contour drawing of my coffee table leg ( I never understood those in school, but today it finally occured to me what purpose it serves)
My room-mate and this chick in a video I was watching for class
So thats what I've got currently, I've gotten back into the swing of things, but the problem is the things you see here is all I can really do. My goals is primarily to really start to draw what I see, instead of just drawing what I want to see, which after lurking through these forums I'm thinking is probably my biggest issue. PLEAE ADVICE ME OH GREAT PA'ERS!
I'd like to post up some of my sketches and doodles here and get some pointed direction on how to improve, because I feel I do what I do pretty okay, but I need to branch out.
This is a self-portrait for use on my website:
Some doodles from earlier today, a random profile, and a contour drawing of my coffee table leg ( I never understood those in school, but today it finally occured to me what purpose it serves)
My room-mate and this chick in a video I was watching for class
So thats what I've got currently, I've gotten back into the swing of things, but the problem is the things you see here is all I can really do. My goals is primarily to really start to draw what I see, instead of just drawing what I want to see, which after lurking through these forums I'm thinking is probably my biggest issue. PLEAE ADVICE ME OH GREAT PA'ERS!
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At the moment you need to develop the ability to see (and ultimately shape) 3D objects on a page. It's helped along by drawing shapes, taking into account 'planes' and 'perspective'. Also try using real life objects as reference, focusing less on the details and more on the broad strokes.
Awesome, it looks like that book is only 2 bucks used on Amazon, I get paid Friday, so I'll go ahead and order it.
As far as seeing 3d objects on a page, any suggested exercises, or should I just start drawing whatever is around?
Also check out the free Loomis books which is what really helped me. Particularly the head excercises in the 'Drawing Hands and Head' book. They help you out with how to construct complex objects by breaking it up into simpler shapes.
Fair enough, I think I'm going to plow through the Loomis stuff and check out some of the tutorials on Drawspaces.
Edit:
Wow, these Loomis books are pretty in-depth, any suggestions on a starting place?
This dude teaches Cake, Bacon and Loomdum at Watts (all three draw like sonsofbitches)
They are really great tutorials that are short, concise and make good sense.
Head 1
Head 1.5
Head 2
Perspective
Forms and Edges
Form and Lighting
Actually I should read back over a few of these.