Watts Atelier '03 Summer/Fall Semester (updated 12/31)

[lucasgraciano]

This is work from past few semesters at Jeff's. Thanks to all the instructors for everything!

http://lucasgraciano.com/art/life-drawing-18.jpg

http://lucasgraciano.com/art/life-drawing-12.jpg

http://lucasgraciano.com/art/life-drawing-06.jpg

http://lucasgraciano.com/art/life-drawing-02.jpg

http://lucasgraciano.com/art/life-drawing-01.jpg

I have a few more on my website:

http://lucasgraciano.com

I have a bunch I still need to shoot from this past semester. They'll be up soon.

[cityworker]

wow. A nice varied portfolio on your website. See you in the fall at Watts. Keep postin stuff it all looks really good. You should teach.

[lucasgraciano]

here are a few more.

http://lucasgraciano.com/art/life-drawing-10.jpg

http://lucasgraciano.com/art/life-drawing-13.jpg

http://lucasgraciano.com/art/life-drawing-14.jpg

http://lucasgraciano.com/art/life-drawing-15.jpg

http://lucasgraciano.com/art/life-drawing-16.jpg

http://lucasgraciano.com/art/life-drawing-19.jpg

[pibb991]

excellent drawings. the only crit i would have is on two of the sitting male figures the leg is a bit thick above the ankle

[LightBrownboy]

Good stuff Lucas, I really like the dramatic lighting on the grey-haired old dude...and the last head drawing that one is my fav....kepp going brotha.

-Pat

[Andrew]

What size of paper did you use for these?

Andrew

[lucasgraciano]

pibb991- thanks for your reply and the crit.

Patrick- Thanks for your comments! When are we gonna see your stuff up!?

Andrew- Thanks for your reply. I use an 18x24 pad of smooth newsprint for my all of my figure drawing studies.

[cityworker]

Lucas did you get my PM?

[dns2k]

i will be in friday 10-1 and here is my email dns2k@juno.com hit me up

-dns

[J.Mac]

these are great!!! you have really impressed me with these. great work!

-Jesse

[lucasgraciano]

Here are a few more. Some head quicksketches, figure quicksketches, long poses, and portraits. A few from this last semester. Tell me what you think.

http://lucasgraciano.com/art/life-drawing-26.jpg

http://lucasgraciano.com/art/life-drawing-27.jpg

http://lucasgraciano.com/art/life-drawing-21.jpg

http://lucasgraciano.com/art/life-drawing-20.jpg

[dns2k]

like i said in class awesome ;)

-dns

gotta get mine up :)

[lucasgraciano]

Thank You everyone for your comments. They are much appreciated. Here are a few from this semester

http://lucasgraciano.com/art/life-drawing-22.jpg

http://lucasgraciano.com/art/life-drawing-23.jpg

http://lucasgraciano.com/art/life-drawing-24.jpg

[dzu]

Damn Lucas..slow down so that I can catch up! :)

Good renderings on the portraits and your quicksketches have taken a huge step forward since last semester. THe only minor things that stick at out to me are:

1) The first portrait, his head and shoulders dont seem to line up. It almost feels like his neck is disjointed or misaligned. It also feels cramped on the left side, which may be why the head seems out of place.

2) You nailed her likeness, which is tough for me for some reason. Her eyes seem a bit small though, especially her left eye.

Otherwise, great work!

[NewAgeSamurai]

i think all your work is great, but the page of gestures is my favorite, they are each very light sensitive which is very nice, good work!!

[lucasgraciano]

Dzu- Thanks for your comments. I cropped the 1st image cause I didn't finish his hands. So maybe thats why it feels cramped. I really wanted to apply everything we're learning from Hands/Feet/Drapery, but I just ran out of time. Maybe the 6hr figure next semester eh?

NewAgeSamurai- Thanks for your comments!

[cityworker]

Nice job on the quick figure studies, you excel on those portraits bro. Great stuff. I agree with dzu. The first portrait conveys the feeling of being "cramped" like you were trying to fit too much of the character in, because you saw that u were running out of room. But the portrait itself is stellar. Good job. Man I wish I was at the atelier. DAMN BILLS! AGGRHHH!

[dns2k]

kool stuff... now i have to go find my thread and post some stuff... get that pic you did on thursday up... i really liked it. sorry for missing the 5pm bookstore sketchathon... i got home and decided to ink and ink... by the time i looked up it was 630.

-dns

hey you RENDER great ;) :P

[tinyhands]

lol!!! yeah he does:D

[lucasgraciano]

More portraits and foot studies. Crits are welcome!

http://lucasgraciano.com/art/life-drawing-04.jpg

http://lucasgraciano.com/art/life-drawing-09.jpg

http://lucasgraciano.com/art/life-drawing-11.jpg

http://lucasgraciano.com/art/life-drawing-28.jpg

[MindCandyMan]

Great stuff man!

[Elwell]

http://lucasgraciano.com/art/life-drawing-04.jpg


I really like the distortion on this one. If it was purposeful, good job. If it wasn't, figure out what you did so next time it will be.

[dns2k]

the model had a long face. lucas' representation was pretty right on. also that is a digital picture of it and there could be minor distortion because of it. awesome job lucas.

-dns

[lucasgraciano]

Thanks guys for the comments. the model in that last portrait did have a longer face. I may have exagerated the porportions a little, but it was not on purpose. Still learning to nail my porportions. I appreciate the crits!

[lucasgraciano]

Last weeks progress.

http://lucasgraciano.com/art/life-drawing-30.jpg

30min hand and drapery study
http://lucasgraciano.com/art/life-drawing-29.jpg

Crits more than welcome

[tinyhands]

aaggh!!! its death!!! oh..wait, its just erik. Cool stuff man, the other thing i'd say is that on the portrait of wendy, the composition is a little generic, but thats all. The likeness is really close. And erik never looked better.:D

[LightBrownboy]

YO man, didn't get a chance to tell ya last night but I dug the standing monk one. Good stuff man, its comin along. My only crit is on the core shadow of the sleeve, it feels like it is breaking the form and rhythm of his arm a lot. I know it was there, but it starts to become the focus for me.
Tone down a little?

See ya in class mang.



-Pat

[dzu]

good stuff lucas. I agree with Pat re: the shadow on the sleeve. It looks a little cut out right now. Maybe recheck the edges to see where the cast shadow is vs the softer core. The value seems darker there than anywhere else, which as Pat says, attracts the eye. Also, to me he looks like he's floating rather than standing on something. You got a lot down in just 30 mins though.

[lucasgraciano]

Thanks guys- We never really have enough time to go over our stuff in class between eachother. Thanks for the crits all of you. They are all very helpful!

[dns2k]

niiiiiiiiiiice!

-dns

[lucasgraciano]

Here are a couple of long pose fig drawings from this past semester. I still have a few more to shoot. I'll post them soon.

http://lucasgraciano.com/art/life-drawing-05.jpg

http://lucasgraciano.com/art/life-drawing-17.jpg

[Deth Jester]

These are great... Think you could post some of your work before you went to Watts?

Thank you for sharing...

peace
-mike

[dns2k]

cough... REn... der...er... LOL....

excellent stuff... i look forward to next semester of looking over your shoulder

-dns

[MindCandyMan]

These are fantastic...definitely post more!

[behemot5]

:chug: nice stuff.......nice stuff

[lucasgraciano]

Deth Jester- Thanks for your reply. I never really did any lifedrawing before I went to Watt's. Throughout high school I couldn't stand the idea of drawing from life, I like drawing from my head. Soon I realized that figure drawing and sketching from life is a base nescesity for all types of art.

DNSK2- Looking over my shoulder eh?! Well I'm gonna have to watch my back when your around!

MindCandyMan-Thanks for your reply. I've been checking out your post, your stuff is really coming along. Keep at it!

behemot5- Thanks!

http://lucasgraciano.com/art/life-drawing-31.jpg

http://lucasgraciano.com/art/life-drawing-32.jpg

http://lucasgraciano.com/art/life-drawing-33.jpg

http://lucasgraciano.com/art/life-drawing-34.jpg

http://lucasgraciano.com/art/life-drawing-35.jpg

http://lucasgraciano.com/art/life-drawing-36.jpg

http://lucasgraciano.com/art/life-drawing-37.jpg