Forum posts by Htlaps

Did a class mode 30 minute study of some feet, both female and male. I think I really like drawing feet, they have so much personality. Some poses are easier, and some are more difficult... the 10 minute sketch was a very difficult pose!! I just hope my hatching added some much needed dimensionality to that one. Please let me know if you think there's anything I could do better here, but don't be too harsh :,) this is my first time seriously practicing drawing feet.
here's the pic

Hi Aunt Herbert,

Thanks so much for your detailed and thoughtful response. I've taken some notes, and I plan to move forward with my practice by working on hatching of spheres in simple lighting , working from high contrast / dramatically lit images. I also will check out Mr Loomis's work, it looks like something that could help me grasp exactly what it is I'm trying to do when I do portrait drawings. I am entirely self-taught as an artist so this is all news to me! Thanks so much, I'll check back in soon.

Hi everyone! thanks so much to everyone who contributed to my last post on drawing animals. i've shifted my focus for the time being onto expression in human faces, focusing on depth and different facial shapes and features. i'm trying to beat my "sameface syndrome" if you know what i mean.

the linked sketches took me different amounts of time. the ones that are more simple and messy took 30 seconds to a minute each. the more detailed ones took 2-5 mins each. the most detailed one in blue pencil took ten minutes.

i'd love to know if anyone has any pointers on improving understanding of facial anatomy and depth, as well as placement of features from different angles. i especially tend to have trouble when working from side-view and from behind, and when the face is looking left.

my end goal is to be able to render different face shapes and features in a way that is simple and cartoony but still puts across a clear idea of what the face is meant to indicate. think SLIGHTLY caricature-ish, if that makes sense. any insight is appreciated!

link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11SS0ybAshr7j-bZdTvdoasVf2EWbiEivdRk7Abw75v4/edit

p.s. if the document isn't working for any reason please let me know and i'll fix it ASAP ^_^

i'm seeing a definite improvement from your last post! your understanding of arms and legs has improved a lot, and the flow is reslly good. one thing i would suggest moving forward is to study the different shapes of the body. i'm seeing a lot of ovals for arms and legs, and i feel like you could take that a step further and focus on the shape of different muscle groups. this will help the cohesiveness of your art! another thing i would consider is weight and fat distribution. showing where the body is "squashing" on a surface and where it's being held up by bones and muscle will go a long way towards improving the motion of your work. thanks for sharing your lovely sketches! here's a link i think might help you moving forwards:

https://pin.it/P0vXBIA

your understanding of placement of limbs, joints and torso is really good! you could start on adding more muscle by using simple shapes such as rectangles for arms , ovals for thighs, etc. as you become more comfortable with that, you could begin to break down these shapes more , with (for example) calves of the legs going from rectangles to the combination of a circle and a triangle. eventually, you will be able to render each muscle group by shape, plotting along the body. let me know if you need more clarification! here are some links i think you'll find helpful.

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/128845239314857332/

https://www.pinterest.ca/amp/pin/731835008185349861/

One thing to consider is the way weight is distributed due to gravity. Especially in the pieces of the girthy women, fat and even just regular human weight tends to weigh down more. Where is gravity pushing down the most? How would that impact the parts of the body that are resting on a surface?

Your understanding of torsos is impressive, and your work is expressive. Moving forward, I would suggest focusing on arms and legs and also how they connect to the body, as well as from the shoulders up. Great stuff!

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1co6MmJR6gCwFwOCHOlNhuQzB2_Y4qgvFz57Yyk03IoU/edit?usp=sharing

I recently did a few animal studies, and I wanted to know if anyone had anything to suggest for how I could bring my art to the next level. Each study (except for "hupert" and the lion one) took me 45 seconds, so I don't mind the messiness. Also, let me know if the link isn't working and I'll try to fix it. Thanks in advance!