Terminon in the post "Lesson 5: Drawing Animals"
2016-09-03 19:08
Just take your time. For me, this does not mean to wait, but to spend
some more time on practicing basics. Which i planned on doing anyway.
Terminon in the post "Lesson 5: Drawing Animals"
2016-09-02 12:19
Hi Irshad, hopefully this is not a double post of me, as i already answered here.
Here are my tries at 2 more animals: http://imgur.com/a/kYvNz
After having issues with simple things like proper proportions, i left out texturing and tried
to focus on construction.
The next thing i try in this avenue is to sketch animals from life
and to see, if this makes things easier somehow.
Terminon in the post "State of the Union - September vacation, and dealing with the overwhelming number of homework submissions"
2016-08-29 06:36
When enrolled in the Watts Academy Online, you advance your level (Journeyman, Guildsman, Senior Guildsman, Master Guildsman) not only by passing assignments, but there are additional requirements like having mentees of your own. They say they want to capture the live studio/atelier atmosphere where there is constant support between the students of different levels of capability.
This review describes the system better than i can: http://artschooldb.com/2015/06/01/review-watts-atelier-online/
I also like the idea, that in order to preserve your level, you have to constantly participate in
skill challenges. In my point of view, this gamifies the constant basic (and not so basic) practice, you
have to do anyway.
Terminon in the post "State of the Union - September vacation, and dealing with the overwhelming number of homework submissions"
2016-08-28 12:58
Every time i see the load of your work i continue to worry that you burn yourself out. You said yourself some time ago that this does not scale indefinitely. You are the victim of your own success.
You and your project are the first guy/system that made me stick to
a daily drawing routine ( Starting May 2015 ). I assume i am not the
only one really appreciating the benefits of your work.
From my point of view, there are two separate things you offer, which should be measured differently:
1.) Free critiques
As you expect no compensation for them , it is entirely up to you how and how many of
those you make per month. The suggestion to set a fixed limit and doing a
lottery seems good to me, although since you offer them for free, you could
use any system you want. You could totally choose to critique the ones which are of the
greatest interest to you.
2.) Paid critiques
You are limited in how many critiques you can (or want to) do per day. When the demand
rises towards your limit, you have to increase your rate. If you want to stick to the
current system, a first step would be to eliminate the lower patreon tiers, and monitor
if your monthly patreon income rises,falls or stays the same.
If you continue to make this a one-man show you will have to accept your limits.
Making this bigger would require a huge organisational effort. What i really like
for example is the peer-review system of the Online System of the Watts Atelier of
the arts. Unfortunately, they concentrate on traditional media, which - at least for me -
is not where i want to go long term. Anyways, pulling off something like this (Guild system,
Apprenticeship system) is probably not feasible for one person.
However you decide on how to continue, i will stay with Drawabox. ;-)
So keep cool, enjoy your success, and dont burn out !
-Torsten.
Terminon in the post "Lesson 5: Drawing Animals"
2016-07-13 06:18
Thanks again for the extremely detailed example. I will take my time with the final two pages.
Do you think i will benefit from the next lesson when there is still stuff to gain from here ?
Dont get me wrong; i know you gave me more than enough material to compare to and continue on my own.
I just think spending one or two more months exclusively on the basics of organic construction would be time well spent,
instead of putting the next topic in addition to the unfinished one on my plate ?
Terminon in the post "Lesson 5: Drawing Animals"
2016-07-10 14:32
Hi Irshad,
here are four more tries at the issue: http://imgur.com/a/FWfED
Terminon in the post "Lesson 5: Drawing Animals"
2016-06-21 05:54
Hi Irshad , here is my take on lesson 5: http://imgur.com/a/hiQA0
Terminon in the post "Lesson 4: Drawing Insects and Arachnids"
2016-04-16 08:39
Thanks a lot for the fast feedback !
I agree with your evaluation. While i feel more confident depicting form,
i still have issues translating the surface structure of an object into an
appropriate ink texture. Since i know the basic idea ( identifying repeating patterns or
clumps and suggesting them with as few lines as possible), i hope this will
improve with further practice.
As a preparation for digital work in the future, I have started basic coordination
exercises from Lesson 1 (Connecting Dots, Superimposing Lines, Ellipses, Funnels).
I took up traditional sketching as a "necessary evil" to create a
proper foundation for future digital painting. But i am not so sure anymore that i
want to drop my physical sketchbook at all. Having a physical representation of my
past work is strangely satisfying.
Continuing with lesson 5 now :-)
Terminon in the post "Lesson 4: Drawing Insects and Arachnids"
2016-04-15 04:23
Hi Irshad, here is my submission for Lesson 4: http://imgur.com/a/VY8Di
Terminon in the post "Lesson 3: Drawing Plants (version 3)"
2016-02-18 04:22
Thanks. I'll apply more contour lines and more drawing through the objects next time.
Now i am excited to draw something that doesnt have leaves or petals :-)
Terminon in the post "Lesson 3: Drawing Plants (version 3)"
2016-02-17 07:55
Here are 2 more plant sketches: http://imgur.com/a/fytIL
Terminon in the post "Lesson 3: Drawing Plants (version 3)"
2016-02-04 05:22
Wow, thanks for this detail-rich analysis !
I use a DIN A4 sized Collegeblock for the sketches - and will increase future drawings to take up as much of the page
as possible.
Your list of points to improve on directly goes into my practice plan.
Terminon in the post "Lesson 3: Drawing Plants (version 3)"
2016-02-03 07:47
Hi Irshad, since its been more than 2 months now, i'd like to show you my current state of lesson 3: http://imgur.com/a/BU4MW
Even if i get the Lay-In to a half decent state, i find myself quite
clueless when i try to add believable detail to it. Especially translating color
information to ink lines.
I am pondering on how to proceed: Just continue with drawing plants,
perhaps trying plant drawing from life, and experimenting with textures from your demos and some of the good rated homework submissions.
Or going back and just practicing rotating basic 3D-Forms, because my accuracy
currently breaks down when i draw the components of the Lay-In. And returning
to this lesson at a later point in time.
As always, your feedback is appreciated.
Terminon in the post "With the start of a new year, comes the reopening of critiques and a bunch of updates to the website!"
2016-01-01 09:44
Happy New Year Irshad,
cant wait to continue :-)
Terminon in the post "During December, critiques will be limited to Patreon supporters (again). Free critiques will resume in January"
2015-11-26 07:02
Good luck from me as well. It makes completely sense to tone everything else down while you have to look for a new place to live.
However you may continue, i hope you manage to avoid the burnout issue.
All the best,
Torsten.
Terminon in the post "250 Cylinder Challenge"
2016-09-13 06:14
Here is my take on the cylinder challenge: http://imgur.com/a/S1s3h
There is not much variation in these cylinders, and the few times i
constructed them using boxes, the boxes were rather isometric,
without any recognizable distortion. I found Tis_Unfortunates homework
really inspiring on how to creatively vary the different ways of
applying perspective. Definitely taking it as inspiration for the next
batches of practice cylinders.