Drawing Post #1: 8/8/2023
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So. I like to draw. I don't think I'm good at it just yet, but I'm getting better. This thread is gonna be a way for me to get used to putting my works up on the net, and taking criticism.
Oh yeah, most of this stuff is basic sketching, just a cheap pointer on standard-issue printer paper. I find it more fun to draw in pen and ink than pencil, because it makes me consider each mark much more carefully, and forces me to work on economy-of-line. That said, there'll be the occasional thing done in pencil and then gone over with pen. Currently no color or digital work, but I'll probably start doing those sooner or later.
To start things off:
As you can see, I prefer construction methods of drawing over just sight-measure methods. I'm a big fan of and believer in Drawabox, and working on getting back into the swing of the course.
For figure drawing...it's complicated. I'm using a hybrid of Michael Hampton's method from his Figure Drawing: Design and Invention book and the Youtube videos he puts up, modified slightly using a combination of what I find more comfortable to draw with, and some other sources that integrate well with Hampton's methods.
Currently, I've not quite managed to find good sources for environment drawing, with specific focus on architecture and buildings. Perspective Made Easy seems to come highly recommended, but I feel like I already have a decent amount that I'm juggling with given what I've got already.
Oh yeah, most of this stuff is basic sketching, just a cheap pointer on standard-issue printer paper. I find it more fun to draw in pen and ink than pencil, because it makes me consider each mark much more carefully, and forces me to work on economy-of-line. That said, there'll be the occasional thing done in pencil and then gone over with pen. Currently no color or digital work, but I'll probably start doing those sooner or later.
To start things off:
As you can see, I prefer construction methods of drawing over just sight-measure methods. I'm a big fan of and believer in Drawabox, and working on getting back into the swing of the course.
For figure drawing...it's complicated. I'm using a hybrid of Michael Hampton's method from his Figure Drawing: Design and Invention book and the Youtube videos he puts up, modified slightly using a combination of what I find more comfortable to draw with, and some other sources that integrate well with Hampton's methods.
Currently, I've not quite managed to find good sources for environment drawing, with specific focus on architecture and buildings. Perspective Made Easy seems to come highly recommended, but I feel like I already have a decent amount that I'm juggling with given what I've got already.
