TheNinthFox in the post "Lesson 4: Drawing Insects and Arachnids"
2015-06-28 18:32
Once again a nice lesson. And I finally took the time to get to know my nemesis a little better (dreaded mosquitoes!). I also couldn't resist and added some tiny details to the lay-ins, sorry.
I'm not really happy with the beetle and waterstrider, with the latter barely finding any good photos showing their feet. I also screwed up the shadow thingy for the mosquito. I know the butterfly doesn't quite fit on the page here, mainly due to its giant wings, but I wanted to focus attention on its body, and not its wings. So I decided to draw it somewhat bigger and sacrificing part of the wings in the process. It's also the coolest butterfly I have ever seen. It really looks like he's wearing sunglasses and drinking from a straw. Never knew butterflies were so awesome.
TheNinthFox in the post "Lesson 3: Drawing Plants"
2015-06-17 21:14
Thanks a lot for the feedback! When drawing pages 2 and for 4 I "fell back" to the way I was drawing before I started your lessons - by simply drawing exactly what I was seeing (this often lead to skewed proportions btw). When reviewing my drawings I also noticed that I didn't really do any proper lay-ins with these drawings, so I tried to be more mindful about that in the drawings that followed.
TheNinthFox in the post "Lesson 3: Drawing Plants"
2015-06-17 15:54
I enjoyed this excercise. There's definitely some mistakes in my drawings, several of which I recognized the moment I made them - but by then it was too late, of course. In general I think one of my biggest problems is that I am drawing too small at times, which leads to me not having enough room to add proper details. At least that's the feeling I get when adding details every once in awhile.
TheNinthFox in the post "250 Box Challenge (#2)"
2015-05-23 16:47
My lines still feel sloppy, despite ghosting and planning. But there's an upside. Each time I made a mark I focused on how it felt, and I'm pretty sure I know by now how the motion of a proper straight line feels. So I'm gonna concentrate on this feeling and try to replicate the motion along with it.
Concerning the boxes themselves, well, yeah, some horrible ones in there. I tried various angles, and there were some I was really uncomfortable with (no pun intended).
All in all a pretty nice challenge, I think I learned a lot again. I also think I don't want to see boxes for some time now. :D
TheNinthFox in the post "Lesson 4: Drawing Insects and Arachnids"
2015-06-29 20:07
Thanks for the advice, I will try to keep that in mind.