ClassicRandy in the post "Lesson 6: Drawing Everyday Objects (new 30min intro video, 3 new demos)"
2016-10-06 00:21
Okay, yeah, looking back on it I don't think I understood the concepts in the lesson particularly well or how to employ them successfully. But I also didn't notice all the new material that's in the lesson now, so I'll definitely look at it again and try to get a better grasp on it. I do draw a ton of cylinders and boxes daily, but because it's during free time that I have at random moments, it's all on scraps of paper that I don't keep, so I never submitted the two challenges.
ClassicRandy in the post "Lesson 6: Drawing Everyday Objects (new 30min intro video, 3 new demos)"
2016-10-05 21:02
Here's my lesson 6. Not sure how well I'm doing with these. I know my lines tend to get a little wobbly depending on what part of an object I'm drawing. I was pretty satisfied with some, but fairly unhappy with others.
ClassicRandy in the post "Lesson 5: Drawing Animals"
2016-08-26 13:08
Sorry this took so long. I think I at least started to understand the construction concepts a little better.
ClassicRandy in the post "Lesson 5: Drawing Animals"
2016-07-06 21:54
Hi, here's my lesson 5. I think legs have given me the most trouble. They're length is usually a bit off and I find it much harder to get a sense of structure than it is with the body and head.
ClassicRandy in the post "Lesson 4: Drawing Insects and Arachnids (version 3)"
2016-02-28 23:12
Great, thanks!
ClassicRandy in the post "Lesson 4: Drawing Insects and Arachnids (version 3)"
2016-02-28 22:32
Thanks so much! It really means a lot to get such positive feedback from you, and your explanation was very helpful.
A quick unrelated question I have, in these lessons (specifically the next one on animals) when you talk about dedicating a page or two to a "subject" or "species," is that to say that you want us using one specific image as a reference for the whole page, or just that you want any number of references images used as long as they're for the same animal?
ClassicRandy in the post "Lesson 4: Drawing Insects and Arachnids (version 3)"
2016-02-28 20:26
Here you go. I think I'm improving a little. I felt like some advice you gave me about using natural contours and drawing through ellipses on the previous lesson started to click for me. I'm still having trouble with textures, especially when the subject is not a black and white insect. Sometimes I'm not sure whether to focus on the shading or the pattern and I can only add lines/textures in a binary, all-or-nothing way.
ClassicRandy in the post "Lesson 3: Drawing Plants (version 3)"
2016-02-11 02:44
Thanks for the feedback! This will definitely help my approach as I move forward.
ClassicRandy in the post "Lesson 3: Drawing Plants (version 3)"
2016-02-09 21:55
Hi, here's my lesson 3. Some went better than others, but I definitely learned a lot.
ClassicRandy in the post "Lesson 2: Organic Forms, Contour Lines, Dissections and Form Intersections (version 3)"
2016-02-04 22:09
Thanks for such a detailed explanation! That definitely cleared up everything I was confused about.
ClassicRandy in the post "Lesson 2: Organic Forms, Contour Lines, Dissections and Form Intersections (version 3)"
2016-02-03 21:33
Sorry about that! Here's the last image I needed.
I was also hoping you could clear up some confusion I'm having. In your feedback, you're telling me to focus on just the "first pass" when I'm drawing instead of going back over what I've drawn. However, in your lessons you talk about using line weight to emphasize certain parts of the drawing and help make the clutter less confusing. This certainly helps me "see" what I've drawn better.
You've also told me to draw through my ellipses, but you give examples where the ellipses are not drawn through, and you talk about being able to just draw the curse instead of the whole ellipse. I understand the conceptual usefulness of drawing the whole ellipse, but I've also found that when I do this it's extremely hard to see the shape 3-dimensionally, as the second half of the ellipse interferes with my "seeing" the shape. Would you mind clearing up what you mean about these things when you give instructions in your lessons vs. in your feedback?
ClassicRandy in the post "Lesson 2: Organic Forms, Contour Lines, Dissections and Form Intersections (version 3)"
2016-01-29 02:15
Hi, here's my lesson 2. I think the intersections were the toughest part but definitely helped me improve at seeing things in 3D in my head. Thanks for another great lesson!
ClassicRandy in the post "Lesson 1: Lines, Ellipses and Boxes (version 3)"
2016-01-20 02:30
Thanks for the feedback! I'll definitely go over my rough perspective boxes and do the challenge. I honestly was using the ghosting method for those, but I found it hard to figure out a good balance between going fast enough for the line to be smooth and going slow enough that I don't lose control. That being said, I think I'm getting better at it as I do more, so I'm sure your advice will help me improve on that issue in addition to the others.
ClassicRandy in the post "Lesson 1: Lines, Ellipses and Boxes (version 3)"
2016-01-18 06:10
Hi, here is my Lesson 1 homework. Thanks for creating such a helpful way to learn this stuff!
ClassicRandy in the post "Lesson 6: Drawing Everyday Objects (new 30min intro video, 3 new demos)"
2016-11-14 14:19
Okay, here's my second attempt. At the very least, I think I was using the techniques you taught.