Lesson 7: Applying Construction to Vehicles
10:58 AM, Sunday November 13th 2022
It took a while but finally got my lesson 7 done. Inktober really messed with my schedule and flow. Usually I check other people's critiqued posts and see what I can improve during my lesson work but this time I completely forgot to do it. It usually helps to spot some early mistakes or give ideas what else to try. Anyway here is my lesson 7 work
With the last 4 I followed the lessons more closely and didn't put so much effort into making things tediously exact. The Tractor and Lotus F1 car were taking 4-6 hours to complete and they really killed my motivation. I did those in a way that I've always done my perspective drawings and how I learned it in school, measuring everything carefully and using all rulers ,ellipse guides and French curves I have. After those I realized I could try your way I actually started to enjoy making these. It's a lot simpler and enjoyable way of working. The same way as previous lessons have been and taught. Should have stopped and thought for a moment instead of getting so focused on the end goal. I could have done few to more polished state, adding line weight and cast shadows.
I want to take this moment to thank you for creating Drawabox website and this course. Before this I wasn't sure how to approach or where to start drawing. I've worked as game artist for years but before taking this course I still had doubts about my art skills. Before taking this course I always gave my coworkers all concepting or 2D work but now I'm more confident to do those myself. I've also started to do more concept art work in work and my coworkers have been encouraging me to do more. Most of my previous work did take a lot of effort and guesswork to complete. This course has given me courage to try and fail, and if I fail now I at least have some idea why my drawing looks odd (perspective, proportions, not enough reference, haven't done warmups, didn't try multiple variations etc.). I'm now more confident to design and execute my professional work. Next I'm planning to get more familiar with lighting and colors. Currently I'm guessing those too without much knowledge.
This was amazing.