Forum posts by Katie Of Conrad

Thank you. I've gotten this same advice from a couple other people, so I know what I'm doing next. Do you have any advice on what to look for in a longer drawing? I always get into trouble not knowing what details are important.

Thank you for your advice. I agree that I should practice some longer drawings. I've been neglecting them because after about 4 minutes into the drawing I feel pretty lost about what to focus on. But that will get better with practice (I hope).

I also appriciate your advice on getting an anatomy book, I think it would be good for me to really get into the nuts and bolts of anatomy. That said, I might have to wait a couple months on that one because I'm not sure I have the mental stamina for it just now.

Thanks for taking the time to give good feedback. I really appriciate it.

Getting back into figure drawing after a long break. This was today's session of two minute gesture drawings. Pages four and six have been cropped because the figures overlap, so they might be confusing to look at. Hoping for feedback on whether I am making any consistant errors, and advice on what direction to take things next.

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/17vjAhAGa5NBlgytutrxyHZWHs-tVlmv9?usp=sharing

I'm not sure if this is the case, but I feel like you might be going too fast. Try to slow down and really look at the lines of the hand. Even though you're limited to a minute you don't have to draw the whole hand in that time. if you only get a few fingers that's okay. You'll get faster once you learn how the shapes all fit together.

Also, I can see that these are done on a tablet, and I'm wondering if you might find it a little easier to use a regular pencil and paper. This isn't true for everyone, but for me I have a lot of trouble doing gesture drawings on a tablet. I think because the lines are kind of shaky, unless you're working up close and then you don't have enough room to make long strokes. If switching to paper doesn't work for you, feel free to ignore this advice, but I would recommend giving it a try.

This is my first gesture drawing session in a couple of months, and I'm just looking for some pointers on what direction I should be taking things. These are all 1 minute drawings; some of the images overlap each other and I apoligise for that. Right now I'm not working on anything in particular, just trying to capture the motion as quickly as possible. Any advice?

Link to drawings in google docs

Thank you! That sounds like it could be a lot of fun, actually.

Thank you! I hadn't thought about the noses, but I see what you mean. Also I was told by some other people that I should work on proportions, so I will definately keep that in mind.

For the torso and folded up poses you might try using the "bean' method. You think of the torso shape as two balls in a sock, which you can twist or fold however you want.

Here's a video on it.

This second one is on the robo-bean, which is a more complex version where you make them boxes.

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/12q88TxNwcoX8-x2V6m9jvx-StgFut6Vk?usp=sharing

Here's some face practice drawings I've been working on. Each one was 2 minutes. Right now I'm mostly working on making my faces distinct and recognisable. Any suggestions, thoughts?

Hi Laura! What sort of art do you do?

Hi. I'm Katie and I'm new to Line of Action. What kind of art are you studying?

Me too. I don't think there is anything you should do, just talk to people about art. On that note, what kind of art are you interested in?

Hi, I'm Katie. I'm 19 and I'm trying to teach myself art. I am especially interested in comics and illustration. I like drawing strange people and creatures.

I've been working on using less lines in my drawings and these are some of my most recent practices. I tried to include both good and not as good drawings. These were all 1 minute and I did them in the same sitting.

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/13k6-SL0CxRshTRu_siYWZ8FcgE8en5RE?usp=sharing

I would suggest trying to use fewer lines. If you draw something and it's not in quite the right place, don't worry about it, just move on to the next part. I know this can be hard to do, and I have trouble with it myself, but you can "ghost" some of your lines by drawing so that your pencil almost touches the paper. Also, don't feel like you need to keep working on a drawing for the whole 25 minutes or so. Just draw until you feel like it's done, then skip to the next image.