Croquis 2026-02-10
© 2026 Moh6an
This time I drew it using the custom schedule for the apprentice class.(Total of 30 sheets)
30sec*8:
1-8. I know the methodology of gesture drawing, but I'm not confident I executed it well.
60sec*6:
9-14. I've gained enough time to sketch outlines, but the facial angle still needs improvement.
150sec*12:
15-26. With the time I'm used to, I've gained enough time to draw faces, but I still can't draw horizontally elongated figures well.
5min*4:
27. Spent too much time on the face.
28,29. Had extra time, possibly because the model's face was partially hidden.
29. Trying black shadows didn't produce a good effect. Should I have used three colors?
30. Could have focused more on the toes.
Moh6an
Thank you for your critique.
As you say, it seems I still don't fully grasp how to handle grayscale tones.
All the images I've uploaded so far were drawn using a digital pen tablet.
Perhaps I need to practice extended drawing sessions rather than quick sketches.
Securing three consecutive hours to draw might be quite difficult for me, but I'd like to try.
As you say, it seems I still don't fully grasp how to handle grayscale tones.
All the images I've uploaded so far were drawn using a digital pen tablet.
Perhaps I need to practice extended drawing sessions rather than quick sketches.
Securing three consecutive hours to draw might be quite difficult for me, but I'd like to try.
How are you executing your drawing sessions? Are you on paper or a tablet?
29. Adding more colours will not aid you if you are not strong in your use of shading. It's all about expressing the lines of light via shapes. Which, in some ways, you have a good handle on.
Black and white is just the elemental version of colour. If you are not sure how to handle the grey scale, colour will just make the whole process more complex. Because then we have to deal with hot and cold tones that exist much less in black and white images.
All of your works seem to have a very distinct line quality. Very cool to see your art voice on paper.
Every image, from what I can tell, seems to use a single larger or smaller implement to create all the lines of light. So you understand the principles. But shading takes layers, sorta like painting but drawing tones with graphite.
If you are using a tablet, then the blending issues you are having are more understandable, because it's, in some ways, less natural than using paper. I often feel that shading is harder in digital than in physical media.
Consider a longer session on just shapes, focusing only on your shading. Why not go for at least the three-hour session, followed by 5-7 twenty-minute, highly focused still-life drawings? Change between paper and digital often, so you get a handle on how to translate between them.
I hope some of this was helpful.
All of the best,
JCML Fine Art