Forum posts by Sanne

Hi Fountainpen!

You can find our store with the bundles here!

The link can be found on the homepage to the top right. It says "Get more from your practice time" or "Want more photos?" if you have a membership. I hope this helps!

How to draw digitally with a tablet!

I've always loved to draw since I was a kid, but when I was about 12 or 13 years old, I discovered a digital pet website (Neopets) and their drawing community. My dad owned a drawing tablet (I think it was the very first Wacom Graphire?) for his photography hobby, but ended up never really using it. So I asked if I could borrow it.

From that day on, I practiced endlessly on how to use the tablet and various drawing programs. Oekakis were extremely popular and I used them almost exclusively for years.

I'm now at a place where a tablet feels like a natural extension of my own arm, and I'm pretty familiar with how digital drawing programs function. :) I learned that the ability to draw is not just being able to draw things, but also understanding your mediums. I can do some pretty nifty stuff with Paint Tool SAI and Photoshop, but I barely know how to use colored pencils as I never practiced much with traditional mediums the same way I did digital.

So, knowing how to use your mediums is just as important as being able to nail anatomy.

Hi Agustinia!

I don't think there is a 'best way' to learn light and shadow in art. It depends on what you already know, are practicing and how you learn best.

Maybe you can tell us what you're struggling with, and share some examples of works you've done already? That way we can focus more directly on what you need!

Hi ooklasvecla!

I moved your question out of Agustinia's topic to be its own topic. :)

Agustinia is correct, if you scroll down all the way on the main forum, you have the ability to write your own post. Hope this helps!

Thank you so much everyone!! I appreciate your help immensely. :)

Practicing likeness on a drawing (aka drawing what you see, not what you think you see) helps train your brain to understand how the body is put together. What our brain remembers before this training is always very different from what it remembers after this training.

Many artists who draw stylized (think of cartoons) have a fundamental basis in understanding anatomy. That's what allows them to manipulate the body into a stylized form that still looks 'right'.

There's an interesting Imgur post on this concept. Be advised it contains swearing in the form of f-bombs: <a href="https://imgur.com/gallery/0O7P8gu">https://imgur.com/gallery/0O7P8gu</a>

Hello everyone,

Just a friendly reminder to please remember to keep your posts in English to adhere to the <a href="https://line-of-action.com/forum-rules/">forum rules</a>. Posts that are not in English will be removed.

I recognize that emotional labor went into these responses, so I'd like to give everyone a chance to save the posts or translate them into English so they don't get lost. <strong>Posts not edited to be in English by August 13 2018 will be deleted.</strong>

I'm sorry for the inconvenience, but thank you for your understanding!

Hi wk28,

Nsw is correct! The line of action is a line that captures the motion of a pose. If you can capture the motion with a single line, you can draw the rest of the body following that 'energy' from the motion.

Did you check out this article yet? It helps explain it a bit better:

https://line-of-action.com/happens-30-seconds-isnt-enough/

Do you have any tips/can you break down the process through with you draw hands in your gesture practices, GhostlyArtz? :) I'm really curious to learn how you get them down!

Hi electromaya! Please do get in touch with Kim about what your experiences are and how much time you can invest. :) I don't know all the details and where help may be needed (if any at all), so I can't make any promises, but we do appreciate the offer!

https://line-of-action.com/contact/

Hello davew,

Because so many people have historically used the tools without having accounts, we’re not linking fundraising donations to any particular account right now. What will happen is, once the new features are built, we’ll be emailing out codes to backers, which they can apply to an existing account, a new account, or even give to a friend (or perhaps family member who is on their way to art school?)

So you’ll have the opportunity shortly to link your benefits to this account or some other of your choosing. :) Hope that answers your question!

Hello Janyk!

You've pointed out a good reason why your end result ends up looking off: you're not getting the foundation right, so everything else you build on top of it will look out of place in some way.

You could probably try doing facial gestures of 30-60 seconds each. Focus on the center line of the face (the vertical line that goes from the middle of the forehead down the center of the nose to the bottom center of the chin) and the horizontal lines (the height of eyes, the tip of the nose and the corners of the mouth).

Just a quick example:
https://i.imgur.com/tyVLxKv.png

You can also build on this: after finding the location of the eyes, nose and mouth, start adding the ears. The more time you have to spend on a gesture, the more detailed you can get. Focus on the jawline and hairline/head shape, and build from there. It will take some time to get comfortable with this, especially because the point is not to draw refined, accurate looking faces. You want to get comfortable with the proportions and making quick decisions helps to train your brain for this.

If you have this as a correct foundation, you'll be able to draw faces that look just right before you even know it. :)

Hey Madeleine!

I took care of your duplicate post. :) You can always edit your topics and replies and add things like image URLs when you forget! You can also use the report link to let us know you've got a duplicate post.

For your drawings, I like the general feel of them! The legs in the 5 minute sketch feel a bit forced into a too small a canvas. Do you know about the action line? It can help focus your efforts on getting the motion and proportion down and not worry too much about fitting everything into the canvas.

https://line-of-action.com/gesture-basics-1-line-of-action/

Also, what aspects of your art do you want to focus on? Do you have any goals set for yourself?

Hi supormenbooya!

I moved your topic from the Support and Suggestion forum to the Practice and Advice forum due to the nature of your request. :)

Do you have any examples of your work we can take a look at so we can help you better?

Hi Stan!

Your 30 minute studies look pretty good there. I'm missing some of the underlying basics that help capture the movement, which makes the second sketch look a bit stiff. I think a slight dramatization of the action line combined with more fluid lines (less short strokes) can give you a stronger basis to work from.

What goals are you currently working towards with your art?