Forum posts by laularis

When doing art, I tend to stick with quick pencil sketches, although recently I have started getting more into digital painting, as I own a cheap intous tablet. I really want to get better at it because of all the freedom the digital medium brings, but I have also read that you should paint traditionally in order to understand texture and color-mixing and such. I am starting to feel limited and kind of bored by graphite, so I think some new stuff will boost my motivation and inspiration quite a bit!

Besides art, I also do some graphic design, such as motion graphics and simple logo or app designs for minor companies. Last year I also got my very first DSLR camera, which I have been obsessed with, also learning tons of different editing techniques. I have also begun doing som client work with portraits as an extra source of income. Later in life I really want to do one or several of the above professionally.
(here's a link to my instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arual.photography/ )

I have from time to time been struggling with the thought that I should be specialising in one niche and get really good at it, but having all these interest I can't really choose between them. It is often stressing me out, but then I tend to conclude with the fact that I have all these hobbies to be creative and express myself. I should just be doing whatever makes me happy, and since I am still relatively young, I still have a lot of time to choose a tighter path to walk down.

I also want to use this opportunity to thank you for all the effort you have put into this site, and I am really excited about starting to draw from the new tools! They have been of so much help lately, and if you want to check out my deviantArt, I have been posting drawings from a thirty day hand practice challenge:http://larissaschoeler.deviantart.com/gallery/

Hi!
So for the month of november I am going to try and do one 30-minute session of drawing hands, each day. I am hoping to improve as much as possible, and I might also extend the challenge when I am finished.
I was just wondering if anybody could give me any pointers to what I should focus on, or exercises I could be doing to get the right anatomy or technique. Are there maybe any specific art books I should get? (I have only used the internet until now)

5-10 minute drawings from the 3 first days:
http://larissaschoeler.deviantart.com/art/Daily-Hand-Practice-1-30-643614828
http://larissaschoeler.deviantart.com/art/Daily-hand-practice-2-30-643951170
http://larissaschoeler.deviantart.com/art/daily-hand-and-feet-practice-3-30-643951499

Also you don't have to neatly pack the critique into nice words, I just really want to hear the truth so that I can move forward as fast and effective as possible!

Thank you!

Larissa

Hello Sanne!

Thanks for the tip about waking up earlier in the morning. In the morning I usually have more routine than after school, and I will definitely try that out! I really want to improve, and I know very well that the only way to do that is to practice.

Thank you so much for you answer, it´s really helpful, and I really appreciate it!

Larissa

So here are to pages of gesture drawings, the top one more recent, the bottom one I did maybe two weeks ago. I asked for critique on some of my sketches earlier this year, where some of the things mentioned was adding fewer lines, capture motion, switching to pencil, and trying out the bean method. I have been trying to work on these things, but sadly I don´t always have time or energy to do a daily drawing. I will try to do them more frequently, but anyways, here are the sketches:

http://larissaschoeler.deviantart.com/art/Gesture-drawing-593709351
http://larissaschoeler.deviantart.com/art/Gesture-drawing-30-min-589553846

If you want to check out the first post:
https://line-of-action.com/forums/topic/qritique-for-2h-figure-drawing-thankful-for-any-pointers/

In advance, thanks for the feedback. Everything is appreciated :)

Larissa

Hi Stu,

Thank you so much for your feedback!

I have also noticed that my lines get kind of overloaded, and sometimes a figure can turn out as one big mess of black lines. I have tried to work with it, but I seem to be forgetting it, and get back to old habits.
I have in fact never heard of the bean method, so I googled it, and I am definitely going to try that out!

Yes, I have in fact been on your site, and your sketches really inspired me to keep working, because it seemed as if you always found a little time to sketch, even if it's only on an envelope or something.

(Sorry for bad english skills, they are still developing..)

Again, thanks. I really appreciated your reply,

Larissa

Competely agree with the above! Nice drawing :)

You're welcome! Good luck on your road ahead :3

I have been doing these exersises for a while now, and would lake to get some feedback.
I am not sure what I should work on, although I know I still need a lot of improvement.
Am I getting the movement right? Are my proportions good enough? What about my line of action?

http://larissaschoeler.deviantart.com/art/Figure-sketch-582413590
http://larissaschoeler.deviantart.com/art/Figure-sketch-582413962
http://larissaschoeler.deviantart.com/art/Figure-sketch-582414311

(Feel free to check out the rest of my deviantart to give me some pointers)

I would be very thankful for any kind of critique or feedback :)

Hi! I'm only a teenager myself, but I'll try to do my best.

First of all, I think that draeing of your friend turned out very nice! The only thing I want to mention to that, is that your drawing style is quite loose (just like me), but when you do the shadow, some of the lines can be mistaken for wrinkles, and that makea her face look kind of old, even though all her othe features point towars youth. Also you could have added a little more contrast to her hair so that it gets a little more volume.

I also think that you are far on your way to deloping skill with the two body drawings! They are really great, and you really show abd define where the muscels are, but on both drawing I get the feeling that the legs are too short, compared to the torso. Also I feel like the hand look a little lifeless and stiff, which is something I also struggle with alot. Maybe you could practice drawing some quick hands, just to learn how they are supposed to look. You can also look up a tutorial or something about how to add life and motion to your drawings.

I'm not sure if this was helpful, and I actually think you draw a lot better than me, but at least I tried :)