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The gap between Texture analysis and Dissection exercise

4:17 PM, Wednesday August 19th 2020

Hi, i get into Draw a box a couple of months ago and it was really helpful on improving my draw skills with a exercise-based method.

My issue here is about the mindset gap between the texture analysis exercise and the dissection. I understand how texture works with the shades and all, but it's difficult to me (and other people that have been in the same exercise) to "wrap" this textures onto the sausages.

I'm through the dissection exercise, i think i'm doing ok, but i'm struggling a little bit. So, if there's a advice that i'm ommiting (i stare a lot of textures everyday because of that, even when i'm not drawing).

Thank you in advance :)

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12:30 AM, Thursday August 20th 2020
edited at 12:31 AM, Aug 20th 2020

Not sure how much I can help as my feedback highlighted that I struggled with this too. However, after the feedback I realised that I would probably get a better result be assuming a light source and then darkening or lightening the textures accordingly. I tended also to choose textures that could work naturally with the shape of the dissection.

Aside from the you just have to imagine/visualise how the texture might look wrapped around the sausage from a gravity, lighting and texture perspective and then try and implement it. Sometimes it works,sometimes it definitely didn't.

Also remembering to break the edges with the texture helps rather than keeping it neatly within lines.

Very difficult exercise for me.

edited at 12:31 AM, Aug 20th 2020
10:34 PM, Thursday August 20th 2020

Yeah, is a tough one. I already made one page, but it takes me like 3 sessions of drawing. Thanks for the advice :)

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