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Post by Reverend 3 kits on Dec 25, 2022 10:46:10 GMT -5
Dunno how many I'll do, but I'll do at least a few people. Firstly, why you should take my advice. Here's some examples of my work Additionally I've worked professionally. So, with that out of the way. Send more than one example of your work, this way I can identify what areas you're weakest at and should focus on. Additionally, if there any artists you want to be like let me know, this way I can give you better advice to meet your specific goals.
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Post by Brownie on Dec 26, 2022 2:20:13 GMT -5
ay it's been a while since I've seen your sn around =o
I don't have much art I've been working on lately, but I've been working pretty hard with guesture and I feel like I'm doing super well with motion, and even the sketches are okay, but then I put lines on it and I lose all the motion
I guess I realize if I suck at that step, that that's the step I need to practice. That and I know my shapes are bad. But are there any tips for that step specifically that you've tried? and or ways to practice that skill other than rote repetition?
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Post by Reverend 3 kits on Jan 1, 2023 12:40:02 GMT -5
ye I show up every few years and take a look at what's going on here. Seems this section of the forum isn't so active anymore.
anyhow, late reply but. I'd need to see some examples to really know what the issue is. If I understand correctly, your sketches look good, but the line art looks more stiff?
Repetition is important but it won't get you anywhere if what you're repeating something that doesn't work in the first place. If something isn't working out it's a good idea to change your approach.
As for how to practice that, it depends on what exactly you're issue is (as I said I'd need to see some examples) but a few general things to think about/do
1. In many cases sketches look better than line art because your brain is actually filling a lot in with the sketch. If you use 20 lines for one in a sketch then your brain will just choose the best one, but then when you go to do the line art you don't actually know which one it is so you choose incorrectly. In this case the issue would be caused due to lack of understanding of motion in general. The sketches look good on accident essentially. One way to avoid this is to set a timer on your sketches and only give yourself time to draw the most important lines. try some 30 minute sketches
2. Could be an issue of line quality. If it's not the underlying structure then it might be just the lines you're drawing a "flat" so to speak. This can happen if you draw with very little line variation and just have a constant thickness throughout. To practice this you can do 2 things first - practice drawing big strokes with your whole arm (from the shoulder) , practice drawing straight lines (try drawing over a straight line 20 times. a nice big long one), try curved lines in a row. Also try to control the line thickness. Second - find an artist who's line work you like and try to disect it and see how they do it. Where do they put the lines, where do they make lines thicker, where do they break the lines, is there any texture on it. Those are the kinda things you wanna consider.
If any of that doesn't make sense or doesn't address your issue lemme know and I can try to explain further.
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