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some sketches and studies
maa703
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Hi guys, i've been lurking around these parts and would really like some criticism and advice on some stuff. Please be brutally honest, I need to improve. Thanks alot for looking!
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Your kung-fu guy studies are starting look great, It kinda makes all the anime girls look pretty simple/sexulized, which obviously is your call for whatever style you are going for, but don't be afraid to look for muscles and different body types and faces of girls too.
The lighters are pretty awesome, I'd love to see you tackle that study with another object.
I specially love the anatomy/movement sketches. You have a keen eye for proportion, and keeping the movement "alive"
How much of your studies are you doing from life?
Looks like you have a lot of talent. Maybe work on your observational skills.
samcube - thanks dude, haha
fugitive - they are mostly photo studies sadly (other than the lighters). i know i know! photos all the time is bad, i'll have to fix that.
themorningstar- i think i used some random gray prismacolor marker to block in the shapes then i went over it with a sharpie of all things haha.
nibcrom - haha you noticed the audi logo, i was drawing that one with a pen and accidently off centered the logo and i may have tried to add more rings to keep it even. just an excuse of course, my proportions really do need improvement. thanks for the comment!
and a random study for today:
Today's study looks a little too exaggerated in the hips/bum area, especially the way it tapers into her right leg, and the amount of highlight she's getting there. The drapery in the way of her left leg seems to imply her left leg is too short, or her ankle is intercepting the ground. Nitpicky stuff, but post your source if possible.
NightDragon - nothing tangible yet, just trying to get back into drawing regularly. I've been in a bit of a rut as of late. any suggestions?
Source Image (edit: side by side for ease of critique, highlighted some things i noticed, but there are a lot of general inconsistencies):
The butts is definitely exaggerated in your drawing, and I think you may have ignored a lot of what was going on in the photograph...value relationships especially. The negative spaces...and the cloth, her hair, and a lot of what is going on with her back seems to be invented in your drawing, rather than something that came from observation. Even though it was a small study, I would suggest providing yourself with a little more patience. Studies are fantastic, and are a huge part of the learning process...but you learn much less if you substitute observing the majority of a piece with imagining the majority of a piece.
Have you ever tried the "squinting" technique, to blur your vision? It can help you see value relationships much more easily - you might find it of use.
edit:
just checked out your site, damn your good. in reference to goals, i want to find work doing concept illustration. what specifically should i focus on to do this?
The time limits on studies is kinda up to you...I personally like to render the hell out of drawings more often than not...so I give myself longer amounts of time to draw the subject. Rapid iteration sketches are super helpful and useful, though...I'd suggest you do a variety. You can rough in a subject and still stay true to your reference - you'll just miss out on the details. The reason I suggested more patience was because I figured that it was a lack of patience, or discipline, that made you go off into "imagination land".