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Just take out your own bones and look at those for your studies. You can put them all back after.
Or you can take your friends’, as explained in that documentary, The Magnus Archives.
Really, this is the better way to do it, as many bones are required for traditional sketching.
It'd be a shame to learn how to sketch no-boned, only to have to relearn the art once you slot your doodling bones back in their flesh sockets.
Bone study from reference, winged some portion of this so hopefully the mistakes are not that glaringly obvious
Tried out the g pen brush instead of the one I usually use for linework
Edit: dang the line thickness is all over the place in this one
I wouldn't worry too much about speed. That comes with practice.
And think of it this way, a lot of people want to draw but can't or don't, which means that they are taking forever to do their drawings and you're doing laps around them.
Thanks for the kind words everyone, really appreciate it!
My art is kinda frustrating in a way because there are so many things I want to learn and draw but my personality and intelligence is preventing me from having a genuine breakthrough and I am super aware of it but I kept repeating the same loop year after year.
Chicoblue: You are one of my top inspirations, don't think I will catch up to you in my lifetime but at least I won't stop trying I guess
Veldrin: Same man, looking at your characters I believe you have already gone pro over the years. I lowkey envy your art when you post them
Tallahasserriel: I hope to see more of your stuff in the future too because creativity is really a weakness of mine
I feel like my creativity had really suffered over years and years of depression honestly. My imagination has dried up. It's part of why I don't get inspired to draw as often as I should.
When I was a kid I had all these fantastic worlds in my head and now that are all but totally gone, be it genuine cynicism or just the ol bummer brain or both I just don't doodle like I did when I was like a teen.
I need to remedy it but I get infront of a blank page now and lock up. That's why it's really inspiring to see how hard you are working at it seemingly every day. Keep it up!
Illustrator question: I have a file where the contours when using a brush for them are all getting displayed slightly lighter than the same colour on the same shape. When I use the same brush in another filer for a contour it has the exactly same colour as the shape's colour. I can't seem to find out why. Any idea?
Not really a beginner thing, but if you have one euro or its equivalent, you can get 11 hours of livestreams of Even Amundsen painting a lady and doing studies: https://gumroad.com/evenamundsen
Pretty neat! There's also a 26 minute timelapse in there.
Not done with this yet since the proportions are pretty off especially with the width, hope to get it as close as possible before I continue with the value study
Gonna take a break to reset my eyes
Wonder if anyone in here have any recommendations for an artist who is really good at drawing faces, I do have some questions and doubts on how to put down lines at certain areas like the contours of the cheek and jaw if they look really soft
I love moderndayJames so much man I think he's among the top art educators on youtube right now
I should be able to push for one final round before reaching my current limitations, don't think there's any breakthrough in terms of technique and speed for this attempt I suppose
Hey folks I remember being really impressed by medibang on my phone a while back and it turns out that they actually have a free pc version of it
Seems pretty competent and easy to use from what I have tested so far, brush work feels good right out of the gate too. Fun to just open it up and doodle around. Check it out if you are interested.
Tried to study this photo I came across, there's quite a bunch of stuff I want to learn how to draw in there
Wonky proportions and perspective aside, I think I need to chill a bit on the cloth wrinkles and make them more subtle
Attempted to get out of my comfort zone, tried a harder brush instead of the usual airbrush and attempted to simplify but it didn't really work out so I gave up
Tried to use a realistic brush (oil paint flat) from clip studio instead of doing airbrushing like usual. It feels pretty good but also really strange since the brush works completely different, can't really say I am in total control of it. I still find it quite impossible to break the folds down in a simple manner, think I will try to study more first
Woah, great rendering on that piece! You did a great job capturing the sheen of the fabric and the way it wraps around the model.
Thank you! The folds does makes sense when I am painting but I don't think I completely understand what's going on to replicate or simplify them as of now
My creativity is still non existence to be honest to be called an artist lol
I think it's the hardest thing to train, been scouring through tutorials but never found anything which clicks for me
That's a tough thing to get around, to be sure. I'm pretty bad about 'training' this aspect of my art, since I tend to fall back on exercises and tutorials instead of my own pieces. This vid from Uncomfortable talks a bit about this, and offers some ways to start moving out of that rut. I need to actually follow the advice again. For the brief period I kept up with it, ideas came more easily to me and it was nice to see my exercises paying off in my own work.
Huh, looks like he also released a course about this through Proko's website. I'm going to be honest, the structured lesson format is really helpful for me, even when it's something that I should really be able to put into practice on my own. Price is kinda steep though, I dunno about shelling out the cash.
I wish I had the executive function to follow classes or tutorials
I would be able to practice much more mindfully if I could actually focus for a while
Usually anymore if I open my sketchbook or Krita I stare at the blank page and maybe doodle a few squares and circles and triangles I'm just to intimidated by the blank space to try anything else
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Upper arm bone sketches from reference
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Lower arm bones study from reference, maybe someday I will remember something that I drew instead of forgetting everything after waking up
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Or you can take your friends’, as explained in that documentary, The Magnus Archives.
Check out my site, the Bismuth Heart | My Twitter
Really, this is the better way to do it, as many bones are required for traditional sketching.
It'd be a shame to learn how to sketch no-boned, only to have to relearn the art once you slot your doodling bones back in their flesh sockets.
Bone study from reference, winged some portion of this so hopefully the mistakes are not that glaringly obvious
Tried out the g pen brush instead of the one I usually use for linework
Edit: dang the line thickness is all over the place in this one
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Study from simplified proko model, wanted to do more views but I am still just too slow for my own good
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And think of it this way, a lot of people want to draw but can't or don't, which means that they are taking forever to do their drawings and you're doing laps around them.
You're putting in the work and it shows, it's great!
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My art is kinda frustrating in a way because there are so many things I want to learn and draw but my personality and intelligence is preventing me from having a genuine breakthrough and I am super aware of it but I kept repeating the same loop year after year.
Chicoblue: You are one of my top inspirations, don't think I will catch up to you in my lifetime but at least I won't stop trying I guess
Veldrin: Same man, looking at your characters I believe you have already gone pro over the years. I lowkey envy your art when you post them
Tallahasserriel: I hope to see more of your stuff in the future too because creativity is really a weakness of mine
This will be here until I receive an apology or Weedlordvegeta get any consequences for being a bully
I feel like my creativity had really suffered over years and years of depression honestly. My imagination has dried up. It's part of why I don't get inspired to draw as often as I should.
When I was a kid I had all these fantastic worlds in my head and now that are all but totally gone, be it genuine cynicism or just the ol bummer brain or both I just don't doodle like I did when I was like a teen.
I need to remedy it but I get infront of a blank page now and lock up. That's why it's really inspiring to see how hard you are working at it seemingly every day. Keep it up!
This will be here until I receive an apology or Weedlordvegeta get any consequences for being a bully
https://gumroad.com/evenamundsen
Pretty neat! There's also a 26 minute timelapse in there.
Same study back view, probably gonna study something else next to switch it up
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Study
Not done with this yet since the proportions are pretty off especially with the width, hope to get it as close as possible before I continue with the value study
Gonna take a break to reset my eyes
Wonder if anyone in here have any recommendations for an artist who is really good at drawing faces, I do have some questions and doubts on how to put down lines at certain areas like the contours of the cheek and jaw if they look really soft
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Okay I think I am ready to move on with this study
I am currently stuck at this level of polish, wonder what I can do for a breakthrough
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pssst
y'all know about gurney journey? great resource for all kindsa artists
Seems pretty competent and easy to use from what I have tested so far, brush work feels good right out of the gate too. Fun to just open it up and doodle around. Check it out if you are interested.
https://medibangpaint.com/app-download/#medibangpaint
Digital Speed Painting on 1 Layer | Medibang Paint Pro 2:37
Video to quickly see the ui and features
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Tried to study this photo I came across, there's quite a bunch of stuff I want to learn how to draw in there
Wonky proportions and perspective aside, I think I need to chill a bit on the cloth wrinkles and make them more subtle
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Which is a philosophy that I appreciate, because I don't wanna render all that.
Also,
anothercat
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If anyone is interested
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Attempted to get out of my comfort zone, tried a harder brush instead of the usual airbrush and attempted to simplify but it didn't really work out so I gave up
For now i guess
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Tried to use a realistic brush (oil paint flat) from clip studio instead of doing airbrushing like usual. It feels pretty good but also really strange since the brush works completely different, can't really say I am in total control of it. I still find it quite impossible to break the folds down in a simple manner, think I will try to study more first
This will be here until I receive an apology or Weedlordvegeta get any consequences for being a bully
I think it's the hardest thing to train, been scouring through tutorials but never found anything which clicks for me
Thank you! The folds does makes sense when I am painting but I don't think I completely understand what's going on to replicate or simplify them as of now
This will be here until I receive an apology or Weedlordvegeta get any consequences for being a bully
That's a tough thing to get around, to be sure. I'm pretty bad about 'training' this aspect of my art, since I tend to fall back on exercises and tutorials instead of my own pieces. This vid from Uncomfortable talks a bit about this, and offers some ways to start moving out of that rut. I need to actually follow the advice again. For the brief period I kept up with it, ideas came more easily to me and it was nice to see my exercises paying off in my own work.
Huh, looks like he also released a course about this through Proko's website. I'm going to be honest, the structured lesson format is really helpful for me, even when it's something that I should really be able to put into practice on my own. Price is kinda steep though, I dunno about shelling out the cash.
https://www.proko.com/course/the-science-of-deciding-what-you-should-draw/overview
I would be able to practice much more mindfully if I could actually focus for a while
Usually anymore if I open my sketchbook or Krita I stare at the blank page and maybe doodle a few squares and circles and triangles I'm just to intimidated by the blank space to try anything else
Really liking it so far.
Check out my site, the Bismuth Heart | My Twitter
We can’t all afford big magic swords, okay?