Thanks for your feedback, Uncomfortable. All noted. As you pointed out, I did also commence the 250 Cylinder Challenge prior to receiving this particular round of feedback, but will definitely slow things down in the future and wait for feedback before beginning the next lesson.
Cheers for your detailed notes and suggestions too, thanks.
Hi mate,
Your feedback has been more than invaluable, so thank you! I will take all these notes and apply them going forward.
I think I often forget that these are exercises, not pretty pictures. It's probably why my mind is sometimes resistant to drawing simple sausages for legs then adding extra forms to define the details of the limbs - I'm worried about the end result looking messy, but as you've just reminded me again, it's not about the beauty factor, it's about understanding 3D forms.
As I progress further, your method is starting to make more and more sense. Much appreciated, thank you!
No worries, good luck!
No problem!
Try ghosting a guiding line a few times then commit to a sausage segment in one go. The ghosting will really help you visualise the path the sausage will flow along.
In terms of line weight, practise quick, straight lines that taper from thin to thick line weight and vise versa. Fill up pages of A4 pages with line after line after line. Very quickly, you'll start to gain control over your pen pressure skills. Then after that, try practising line weight with curved lines instead! These types of exercises are great to warm up with before you start drawing.
Good luck!
Hi there!
I would suggest drawing the legs as one long sausage in one go, the more you practise this, the more you'll get used to constructing them accurately with a nice sense of flow too. Legs are difficult to get right, so keep practising.
From looking at your drawings, I'd also suggest using less line weight on the legs. Just a subtle extra touch here and there works wonders. Using too thick a line weight consistently across all the legs stiffens the whole drawing a little. Less is better. Also remember that adding extra depth to your drawings can be achieved by omitting line weight from the legs that are further away / on the side facing away from the viewer. This has the effect of 'pushing' those legs further away, and some subtle extra line weight on the closer legs facing the viewer will bring them forward. Adds some nice depth. Same goes for detail and texture.
I hope this helps!
Some great drawings here, I think overall, you have a pretty good grasp on 3D forms.
Some feedback:
It seems that you are going over some of your lines many times, giving your line work a very sketchy and scratchy feeling. Try to plan your lines more carefully, and execute using one confident line as opposed to many lines laid over the top of each other.
Try construct actual tufts of hair instead of just using single line strokes, it adds character far more effectively. Also try to vary the lengths and spacing between tufts of hair to avoid excessive uniformity.
Overall great work!
Thank you you clarifying that, I apprecaite your in-depth help. Thanks.
Thank you very much for this in-depth feedback, much apprecaited. Some very helpful advice here, will take it all on board.
A question in regards to the point on using an ellipse to guide where petals extend. What would you advise in cases where I've deemed the original guiding ellipse to be placed inaccurately? Should I try for another one, simply ignoring the first ellipse? Or is it more useful to just commit to the first ellipse and extend the petals based on the original marks?
I'm assuming that the correct course of action would be the latter, and eventually it will force me to be much more careful with my guiding ellipses, but I just wanted to confirm with you what the best thing to do would be.
Thanks again for this amazing course, I'm really getting a lot out of it. Cheers.
Thank you for your detailed feedback, I apprecaite it. All noted and will be going back over these exercises as my future warmups, thanks!
Thank you kindly for your in-depth feedback, I will take all this onboard and keep practising the points you mentioned. Appreciate it a tonne!
This is a remarkable little pen. Technically speaking, any brush pen of reasonable quality will do, but I'm especially fond of this one. It's incredibly difficult to draw with (especially at first) due to how much your stroke varies based on how much pressure you apply, and how you use it - but at the same time despite this frustration, it's also incredibly fun.
Moreover, due to the challenge of its use, it teaches you a lot about the nuances of one's stroke. These are the kinds of skills that one can carry over to standard felt tip pens, as well as to digital media. Really great for doodling and just enjoying yourself.
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