Forum posts by BentHorseShoe

Hi J-dawg,

Not being an absolute expert, I'll give you my impressions and feelings as they come and you might recognize something or find some food for thought... generally speaking I find your figures quite elegant, with a nice flow to them. there is a sense of movement in your figures which I like, but I sense that more static poses (the last drawing) might seem more difficult to capture. Some scratchy lines give the impression that you're searching for the correct placement. I get the impression you have a good general feeling for the figure and maybe you can work on increasing your confidence in your lines (this entails a lot of repetition). A good piece of advice I received is to take time to observe the model and lay down confident lines, even if it means in 30s not having a full figure, because that isn't the point. The point is to catch the essence of the pose...

I hope you find something helpful here.

Nice work!

Thank you for taking the time for an honest and in depth comment. There is a lot to unpack here and it will certainly be useful to me moving on.

Hi everyone,

here is a 30 minute practice I made yesterday. i feel like I have improved somewhat in loosening my lines, but it seems like this comes at the cost of an accurate depiction. i'm curious to hear what thoughts and advice you might have upon viewing these. Thanks!

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/185fQks5zl5HJCi6EsoRmOwcFqJNO_SMg?usp=sharing

Hi Jason,

I like the expressions you give your drawings, they have a certain charm! i see you're trying to apply the reilly head for the erspective. What I would say is that the Reilly is more complex than the Loomis... Also, when we draw, the brain tends to try and straighten out things which makes us want to put the eyes at the same distance on either side of the nose, even when the head is rotated. this is what I notice in your drawings. I think you just need to practice with this in mind to try and follow what you see, rether than what you interpret, if that makes sense? Keep on the good work, and keep the great personality in your drawings!

B

Thank you so much Thestripper, this makes a lot of sense! I think it will help indeed. Take care!

Hi everyone,

So I've been drawing for just about a year now, trying to be somewhat consistent. What I'm really trying to get, is a good grasp of gesture, (rhythm lines, describing movement) but quite often my gesture lines seem very random and I struggle to describe the pose accurately. I know that practice is nacessary for improvement, but it remains a struggle, and I'm wondering if there is something i'm not getting. So here is my question, can you see an obvious flaw in my way of describing the poses, and can you give me any sort of advice that might help me improve on this front? Thank you for your time and attention!

https://imgur.com/bmFEFqt

https://imgur.com/vkQaK71

https://imgur.com/wT8s7vm

https://imgur.com/qikGMZe

• BentHorseShoe edited this post on February 3, 2021 9:08am.
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Hi Hungree,

excellent drawings! It's difficult to comment because you clearly have a lot of experience, and it might be interesting for you to indentify what you feel you're struggling with and that to the community? keep up the good work!

Hey Hmmk,

those are great sketches. you seem to pay a lot of attention to detail! i think that a lot of practice will naturally allow you to get smoother more flowing lines. as for specifics, maybe some proportions might require some atteniton. I just watched this video by Love Life drawing that I found quite useful, and I think you might too:

Take care!