#the art grind

[mangolepakko]

The only thing I want to do is draw

But there is not enough hours in the day

[correctpathos]

Learning to Draw #2 - it's just shapes bro its ez xD

So as part of the course, the recommendation is to do some visual library exercises. As part of this, you draw a few of an item while also trying to apply the lessons regarding line weight, forms, and perspective. These are drawn from reference although it is recommended the 3rd one is drawn from 'memory' or that you make something up.

Below are two of these exercises - boots & helmets

Once again, in the moment I'm drawing I feel as if I am doing OK but on review I recognise the perspective is usually quite off. I imagine this is meant to come with further exercise/practice.

The course hasn't yet gone into shading/colouring so I'm often just either ignoring it completely for now or giving very vague indications if I feel like it.

I tried to approach the exercises by breaking down the reference into simpler shapes. This did help at times, but certainly at angles where you struggle to see most of the image (the shoe from behind for example) it is much harder to imagine those shapes in a 3d space. Particularly, it is even harder to draw those shapes - as it becomes harder to know which lines to 'ignore'.

This wasn't so bad for a shoe facing forward. However, I just couldn't get the front opening of the boot right. I had to step away and come back several times over the day because I was getting frustrated again. I eventually settled on a simplified version - but now that I look at it I can quite clearly see the problem was that I was completely off on the angle of the ankle! Again, I don't know why I am not recognising these issues when I am drawing - even with breaks

Finally the shoe from behind. I tried at various points to draw this using boxes/shapes but the lines became confusing to follow and I was struggling to even imagine how everything intersected. Again - I assume this is a practice thing.

Instead, I opted to break down some key outlines to try and follow those shapes instead. Once I drew it the first time, I felt like the shoe wasn't angled in the same way as my reference and attempted to redraw it by measuring where various parts started/ended in relation to each other (e.g the black line from the ankle to the heel). This sort of helped but as you can see, the boot curves quite unnaturally.

Furthermore, things are not proportionate to one another. Again, this is obvious on reflection and not when I am drawing (even if I try to look for it). It's like I'm 'zoomed in' on each area of the drawing and not seeing it as a whole.

The instructor doesn't really mention any tips for this - and often online tutorial use digital drawing where the reference is right next to your work. Sometimes they even overlay it. Perhaps measuring visually with a pencil each part? I dunno

[little-paper-ghost-child]

THE GRIND IS GRINDINGGGGG I have made seven Artfight attacks and it has been three days IM WORKING ON MORE

[emberglowfox]

Keeper -- a short comic about an angel meeting a robotic lighthouse keeper that doesn't know the world has already ended. Made in about 18 hours for a 24-hour 24-page* black and white comic challenge (that I arrived late to, ha.)

*the actual submission does not include the cover, which was created after the fact for this post.

This was a really great learning experience as someone who's... never really made a completed comic. I ended up really attached to the story by the end of the project (possibly due to all-nighter deliriousness lol) and ultimately am very proud of what I made.There are some things I'd still like to change, particularly text placement, but in keeping with the spirit of the challenge I've elected to leave it as is.

[grandkhan221b]

Vees morning routine ⏲☀

[decapod-appreciator]

Ally Beardsley once again playing the most gender character of all time

[otiksimr]

California quail?

Critter

[gawki]

Daydream

[licollisa]

You asked what's inside his pocket

[egophiliac]

I DID IT I GOT MY PINK HAYATE now I am never doing that again!

(at least until they give me, like, a frilly unicorn Kamui or something)

[skullfacedlady]

[aircommandr]

cheap propaganda 🗣️

[jerich0two]

Here's a Husk to prove I'm not dead! I just have barely any time for personal drawing at the moment 💔

[pupawa]

Most recently read Because It's You by @purpleneutrino on Ao3 and oh my god

If you're looking for a slow burn canon universe fic that focuses on character interactions, I highly recommend it. It's beautifully written, the characters are on point and everything is perfectly paced.

I have a few messy sketches in the works inspired by the fic, but I only had time to colour this one as I'm currently writing my thesis🥲

I will post them eventually! In the meantime go read Because It's You

[caliartcat]

klavier you're gonna have to be more direct than that

[makowcy]

gif from that hit 90s space mining anime that is real and not made by me

au by @kiszoneszczury