Basic 101: Class 7 - EXAM/TEST

[arnoud3272]

Jarish -
Nice job .
It does not really matter for this kind of subject, but as a reminder for subjects where accurate proportions are important (figure, portrait, etc.) putting reference and drawing side by side is of great help to see your "artistic license":



An even stronger software tip is described in this article.
Taken on its own, this is a very fine drawing, beautifully rendered
Move on to a next class

[oviyam]

oh arnoud!!
I was using photoshop for the last 7 years but i never think about this kind of technique!!!! !! thanks alot for the guidance. I will use this trick for my further drawings!!!

Thanks alot.

See you in the class 8.

Regards
jarish

[andartarius]

OK i was too lazy to do my personnal object.... im so sry, i felt too eager to go eat so i finished this quickly , took around 30 minutes, its very sketchy and maybe not worth commenting but feedback is always appreciated!

[jaxmacau]

Hi, everyone,
I start doing the drawing class months ago, but this is my first drawing post. Im love seeing all the diffirent styles that coming up. All so diffirent you can't help but take something from each share...its amazing.

[arnoud3272]

Jacky -

I start doing the drawing class months ago,

Then why didn't we see any previous homework?
Commenting on this drawing:
-- Putting the drawing and the reference side to side you can see that the proportions are rather far off. Nobody will realize it without the reference, but, seen as an exercise, this would be a glaring error on subjects as animals, humans, portraits, etc.



-- Common for beginners is to be afraid of the dark . I admit that it could be the scan, but there are a few dark patches, so probably you kept it too "washed out".
-- The bottom right is too sharp, ellipses are smooth, even at the ends they have no points.

You did very well in unifying the outline with the shading .
You are now invited to render this drawing more personal, e.g. by adding an object that means something for you.

[jaxmacau]

Thanks Arnoud, I am feeling like a bad student for not posting the other lessons. It was quite awhile ago now. I think I was just abit scared about putting myself out there.But I can see the benefit of your comments.

I saw parts weren't right but couldn't figure out what. see posting is helpful.

Can you please explain the "being afaird of the dark"?

Thanks again
Jacky

[arnoud3272]

Jacky -

Can you please explain the "being afraid of the dark"?

Well, look at the general impression of your drawing, it is gray. Do you remember B&W photos? They are called black and white, not gray and white . Likewise, a drawing with punch contains a fair proportion of black areas. Aim at obtaining real white (don't smudge!), real black and a good variety of shades between.

[jaxmacau]

yep that makes lots of sence...thankyou

[jaxmacau]

Hi Arnoud,

Hope you had a lovely christmas : )

I've decide I would have a 2nd attempts at the exam over my christmas break...I've added a glass and also a necklace of mine as my personnal item.

I feel the base drawing is abit better than the last, but it does always look diffirent once its on the puta screen.

[arnoud3272]

Jacky -
This is fine .
Looking forward to your shading .

[Cinnamon2010]

I finished the first part of the exam. I really appreciate your feedback. I would like to add my personal object after you c&c so I can correct it.

Boy I really struggled with the material. Getting it to look like folds is very challenging.

I did try to layer everything. I started with 4HB then 2HB then HB. I found that the graphite would kind of glob so I used my finger to smooth it out. I know that is a no no but it did blend it better. Anyway here is is....

[arnoud3272]

Laurie -
Well done. You got the correct forms, smooth ellipses. Folds are treated in depth in class 16, but you managed already very well . You also observed highlights and shadows accurately. What could be improved while adding your personal item is the range of values (tones). It is the subject of next class, but it is important enough to start already paying attention to it. "Push the darks". But while making the darks darker, use all the intermediate mid tones. Compare with the reference:



Blending: it is very easy to roll your own tortillion
Blotchy shading can have several causes: poor quality paper, going too fast, wrong sequence of soft and hard pencils. The last point is partly a matter of style: if you want to show the texture of the paper, start with soft, if working more realistically, use smooth paper and start with hard.
Keep up the good work .

[Cinnamon2010]

Thank you for your kind words...The object I added is a gift from my granddaughter. I absolutly adore horses. It is bronze and it sits on my desk so everytime I look at it is think of her.

[arnoud3272]

Laurie -
Nicely done . But remember for next classes:
push the darks

[Samira Humaid]

Hi Arnoud,
This s the first part of the assignment. Does the second part need to have us redraw the picture, or will shading in this same one with the additional object be enough?