mihachris in the post "LESSON 4: Drawing Insects, Arachnids and Other Creepy Crawlies"

2014-10-01 22:45

Yeah, you pointed that out on lesson 3 too and I totally see that mistake. When I was drawing I kept that in mind but I was like "Okay, one more mark here and a lil bit more shading there will make it more awesome" thus ending up creating noise.

Thanks for the tips, gonna try to improve next lesson!

mihachris in the post "LESSON 4: Drawing Insects, Arachnids and Other Creepy Crawlies"

2014-10-01 22:09

This week's homework.

I got a bit burned out towards the end and did them faster, but I was pretty impressed how I could nail down basic proportions and angles without much thought. I took the first ones pretty slow and tried to observe all the angles.

Also, here is a great insect depository for anyone interested.

EDIT: I think I overdid it a bit with the level adjustments on most of them. Too much white :/

mihachris in the post "Announcement: Lesson Topics and Resource Videos/Books"

2014-09-29 20:47

This here is a little gem. Thank you for the thorough and informative reply. Exactly what I needed.

mihachris in the post "Announcement: Lesson Topics and Resource Videos/Books"

2014-09-29 12:45

Thanks for the awesome job so far!

First of all, I'd like to hear your thoughts regarding being a professional and attending some kind of school. Do you think it's necessary? And if yes, because you believe that it will teach you things that can't be self taught or because of the discipline and the organized structure of knowledge you get? Also, if you don't mind could you give us an idea about the fees of Concept Design Academy?

Regarding the lessons, figure drawing and anatomy would be a great next step, it's absolutely necessary. I'd also be really interested to see something about perspective and color theory mainly in order to create environments. And everything related to design (either character, vehicle, environment etc.) would be amazing.

mihachris in the post "LESSON 6: Hard Surface Objects"

2014-09-21 09:03

Should we use a ruler or objects should be constructed free hand?

mihachris in the post "LESSON 3: Drawing Plants"

2014-09-18 06:01

Concerning number 15, I began shading with strokes in the wrong direction and it messed it up. I made mistakes like this all the time and it was too late to kinda fix them.

Thanks a lot for the awesome feedback!

mihachris in the post "LESSON 3: Drawing Plants"

2014-09-17 18:52

So here is my completed homework. It was a pretty shitty one. I currently have uni exams and tomorrow is the last one. I have to admit though, that plants aren't the most enjoyable thing to draw for me.

I'm not patient at all and I have a pretty messy sketching style, I just find it nearly impossible to draw the perfect line. I always make lots of mistakes, and that's why I prefer pencil, because you can control the line weight much better (I never use eraser). Tbh, I don't like super clean line drawings but I want to have energy in my sketches and expresiveness. I also found it pretty hard drawing only major forms because plants are full of details which you can't even make out.

Sorry for the ramble. Lesson 3

mihachris in the post "Who Are You? Introduce Yourselves!"

2014-09-15 22:19

"Creatively dead". THIS is exactly how I feel very often. Thanks for your advice!

Really looking forward to that lesson.

mihachris in the post "Who Are You? Introduce Yourselves!"

2014-09-15 21:46

Hello!

First of all I'd like to say I'm really glad to be a part of this awesome community and it's the 100th time I say this, but thanks a lot Uncomfortable for your awesome job.

I'm 20 years old, currently studying computer engineering in a small country in Europe called Albania. I could always draw (more like copy) above average from reference (I was good at observing) but staff from imagination were REALLY bad and that prevented me from doing it regularly. Only thing I have drawn during my teenage years are some occasional doodles in school textbooks and a couple of A4 pencil drawings of statues for some school projects. Unfortunately I don't have them, but most of people who knew me were impressed as they had never see me drawing.

So I was really into anime about four years ago and as I was going through lots of fanart, discovered the Wacom tablet on internet and got the cheapest one asap (the Bamboo which I still have) as I thought it was this magic tool that created amazing art. How wrong I was... I drew a couple of staff which were more like copying, but they were pretty bad so I gave up. You can find them on my Deviantart. Only thing from imagination is that Christmas girl.

After December 2011, I didn't draw at all until this June when I decided to dust off my Wacom and buy a couple of sketchbooks. I really want to become a concept artist and I intend to after I get my engineering degree. I've started taking things much more seriously and drawing pretty much consistently both digital and traditional. I'm currently going through fundamentals. You can find some of my current work in my reddit account. I have to admit though that I still suck big time when drawing from imagination, especially if I have not browsed internet at all for inspiration. If I grind through my negativity and stop caring about what I produce, I might make it.

I found this subreddit through /r/DigitalPainting btw and I'm really grateful as I'm going through fundamentals right now.

mihachris in the post "LESSON 3: Drawing Plants"

2014-09-01 22:30

The main problem I believe I have is that I try to add value and texture everywhere, thus making a mess. From what I see from Peter Han's and your sketches, you find a balance between those two and the end result is very clean. I guess that comes with practice though.

Btw, these exercises you are assigning us follow the "Dynamic Sketching 1" curriculum, right? It's a really good course from what I've heard.

mihachris in the post "LESSON 3: Drawing Plants"

2014-09-01 19:05

Dropping by to get a piece of advice before I move on.

Here are a couple of sketches. I feel like I'm doing something wrong. Am I trying to draw too much detail and end up creating a mess? Should I focus more on drawing the plants like forms with wrapping lines? I need some tips on the technique!

mihachris in the post "So you've decided to go back to the basics. We're here to help."

2014-08-17 20:06

Still putting the time and effort to share your knowledge with people is something to admire. Thank you again :)

mihachris in the post "So you've decided to go back to the basics. We're here to help."

2014-08-17 19:09

I can't thank you enough about what you are doing! I've been following you over to /r/DigitalPainting and I love your work. This is just amazing. I know that's a lot to ask, but it would be amazing if you actually keep up posting a lesson every week and guiding us through the fundamentals.

I'm so excited about this!