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The moment where he explains that the elbow should be drawn lower. I realised the difference in skill level and i suddenly felt almost like a disgust at incorrectly done drawing. The difference in level I feel is as much as comparing a child to a father or mother. It is a very heavy difference.
This video was informative and had a professional critique. By the way, many thanks for the quick sketches; it's very inspiring. I hope to see more videos like this.
Maybe what the tutor meant by loosening up was to do gesture drawings? That could actually be good advice (if actually communicated properly) and may help with practicing line quality and making better use of the shorter pose times.
You can't loosen up what you do not have. Gesture drawing requires really good understanding of constructive drawing and anatomy to get any good results. It's like saying to a driving student: "Just loose up your driving style" when a students has no idea about how to drive a car.
At 3:14 it is mentioned that upper and lower arm are proportioned along the Golden ratio. I've actually measured several arms and found each of them to be almost the exact length(upper and lower arm) when measured from the very end of the triceps muscle to the wrist. Did I get something wrong?
Of course, you can if you want to make a copy of a photo! What is your aim - to learn how to draw or how to copy. These are two very different skills. Here's the video you will find interesting: lifedrawing.academy/life-drawing-academy-news/drawing-from-photos
So, you do not draw people as classical models, but make realistic portraits. Classical proportions are not absolute rules, but guidance of what to measure in real life.
Such fast sketching will give you exactly what you need if you understand what the purpose of fast sketches. 1-3 minutes: to loosen up your muscles, and to practice techniques like blind contour drawing. In fact, I think you should worry way less right now about perfect proportions and anatomy. Learn to hold your pencil, draw lines confidently, and most importantly, learn to look. Try spending 5 minutes a day doing blind contour drawing. I don’t enjoy constructive drawing, not the process or the end results. That’s just my personal opinion though, what has worked for me might not be right for you. But please understand that in my experience, life drawing “class” is to practice skills that you’ve learned elsewhere, not a place to learn to draw in the first place. Good luck to Louise!
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The moment where he explains that the elbow should be drawn lower. I realised the difference in skill level and i suddenly felt almost like a disgust at incorrectly done drawing. The difference in level I feel is as much as comparing a child to a father or mother. It is a very heavy difference.
This video was informative and had a professional critique. By the way, many thanks for the quick sketches; it's very inspiring.
I hope to see more videos like this.
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for pointing this out. Now I get to know why the experience was NOT fulfilling to step up my skills or understanding.
Maybe what the tutor meant by loosening up was to do gesture drawings? That could actually be good advice (if actually communicated properly) and may help with practicing line quality and making better use of the shorter pose times.
You can't loosen up what you do not have. Gesture drawing requires really good understanding of constructive drawing and anatomy to get any good results. It's like saying to a driving student: "Just loose up your driving style" when a students has no idea about how to drive a car.
At 3:14 it is mentioned that upper and lower arm are proportioned along the Golden ratio.
I've actually measured several arms and found each of them to be almost the exact length(upper and lower arm) when measured from the very end of the triceps muscle to the wrist.
Did I get something wrong?
Measure bones; you will see that the elbow bone is 1/5 shorter than the humerus.
@@DrawingArtAcademy I see. Thank you
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Can I draw a picture from a photo?
Of course, you can if you want to make a copy of a photo! What is your aim - to learn how to draw or how to copy. These are two very different skills. Here's the video you will find interesting: lifedrawing.academy/life-drawing-academy-news/drawing-from-photos
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Can't say I agree. For one thing, people don't look like classical models.
So, you do not draw people as classical models, but make realistic portraits. Classical proportions are not absolute rules, but guidance of what to measure in real life.
Such fast sketching will give you exactly what you need if you understand what the purpose of fast sketches. 1-3 minutes: to loosen up your muscles, and to practice techniques like blind contour drawing. In fact, I think you should worry way less right now about perfect proportions and anatomy. Learn to hold your pencil, draw lines confidently, and most importantly, learn to look. Try spending 5 minutes a day doing blind contour drawing. I don’t enjoy constructive drawing, not the process or the end results. That’s just my personal opinion though, what has worked for me might not be right for you. But please understand that in my experience, life drawing “class” is to practice skills that you’ve learned elsewhere, not a place to learn to draw in the first place. Good luck to Louise!