First Image Dump

[Rhaucan]

I've been trying to work up the courage to post some images for a few weeks now and marveling over all the amazing artists on this website I aspire too. Quite an inspiration.

I thought the best way too do it would be to do the middle class starting out assignment too benchmark my ability before i begin seriously drawing.

Sorry about the size i'll watch that next time, I dont know how to post images

http://i.domaindlx.com/Rhaucan/Mouse.jpg

The best thing about this was that i couldnt be tempted to go back to my computer in the middle of the drawing - One thing i noticed was how much time it took, i think there are other shading methods that would work better and take far less time.


[/url]http://i.domaindlx.com/Rhaucan/hand.jpg[/url]
never done a hand, by now i realising how much you learn from drawing from life. I kept going back to add more but it never felt finished. Hard to draw with one hand whilst keeping the other there.

http://i.domaindlx.com/Rhaucan/Studyfrommemory.jpg
This was the study from memory of a person, hardest one yet, i'm not at all pleased with the outcome, but hope i have picked up some knowledge on form and things. The head should have been lower on the body, It was my 10 year old brother, generally need to look at proportions. Also drawing clothes is something i've never thought about/done.

http://i.domaindlx.com/Rhaucan/Self%20Portrait.jpg
And what better way to end an introduction, doesnt actually look like me, couldnt be bothered with the hair i was still taking hours over pictures i wanted to take 30 mins max, nose is bit misplaced, theres something wrong with the ear.

Any advice tips on anything would be greatly appriciated. Now these are up the barrier has been broken and i'm going to draw like there were nothing else to do in the world. I love it.

[emily g]

That's awesome that you're drawing from life. That's just the way to do it.
I think the mouse drawing is great. Good shading.

The hand is good. Do tons more of these, in all different kinds of positions and you will learn a lot.

It's good to do drawings from your imagination to try and apply what you know (like in the drawing of your little brother). Keep going back and forth. Study from life, then see if you can remember what you learned later when you draw from your head.

The self-portrait is a great exercise. I think your eyes are a little too close together. The bridge of the nose seems a little small and flat, and the mouth should be directly under the nose. Check the ear lobe, too.

You are doing the right things, just keep at it.
emily

[Tengu]

I think emily g has got it pretty much covered for you. I think the hand and the self portrait is a good start.

Be observant while you are drawing and try to understand your subject and break it down to its basic form ( it help to break them down mentally to "cartoon" simplicity and then add detail ) whether it's a hand or self-portrait. Because when you try to draw that same thing again you will remember you earlier observation and you will improve upon it.

Have fun and keep drawing.

Cheers!!

[Erik]

Hey -- no crit about the drawing, it has all been covered above ;-)

Just a little something on presentation. I think you could get your pictures scanned a little better. It's really difficult with pencil and esp. if it shaded too, but try the fiollowing: in Photoshop, make your image grayscale (Ctrl-Shift-U) and use the 'auto contrast' function so the lines and shading are made more visible. You could also do it by hand to get a better view of the picture. That helps us see exactly what you drew, now it's really light. There may be other better ways to get them to scan right so if mine sucks i'll probably hear about it next post ;-) works fine for me tho.

Another thing: you do know how to make a link? The image button works the same, use the button with the little mountain (next to link button) when posting, type the url of your image and there you go.

GL.

E.

[waronmars]

Okay, first off, copy the url of you picture, click on the little mountain with yellow sky icon above the post box, and paste your url in. That way we can see your pic's without clicking links.
It'll look like [IMG ]www.poo.com/picture[/IMG ] without the spaces. Do that and I'll give you a crit. :smirk:

[Red_Rook]

Seriousley everythiong else has been mentioned, you are most definetly on the right track when it comes to leanring about art. Make sure you draw what you see not what you want to see. Keep this up and youl be on your way for real in no time.

[Rhaucan]

Thanks for all the great feedback, I really apprieciate it. :btu: If i've picked up anything in exploring these forums its that this is a great community to be a part of, great for people like you to encourage me to draw, draw and draw some more.

I've set myself the target of 2 sides of A4 drawing a day now and i've been sticking to it. I heard someone say it would stop being a chore and start being and adiction. That feeling is emerging. I'm lucky to have an amazing local arranged garden which i have gone out a few times and drawn from. I'm also working from a book called "express yourself through drawing" and working through the loomis book "fun with a pencil" http://www.saveloomis.org/fun/fun.htm. My parents are all getting encouraged as well, and i'm getting quite a collection of books on art history, including some pretty rare Leanardo Da Vinci books.

About the posting pictures i tried it before but it just came up with the little sqaures with red croses of doom. Might it has been too big or something, maybe its to do with the host.

Anyway here goes another attempt with a charcoal drawing i did a little while ago for my Art school work.
http://i.domaindlx.com/Rhaucan/Wood.jpg

no luck
http://i.domaindlx.com/Rhaucan/Wood.jpg