Topic: Make mine doodles (Read 61709 times)

Stush · « **Reply #680 on:** August 02, 2012, 06:26:30 AM »

I've been a bit quiet with drawing lately, bongo suggested that I should draw some pictures from photo references, so i'm gonna try that for a bit.

Supposed to be sigourney weaver, it doesn't really look much like her, but I run into that problem a lot with photo references, I think a lot of it is catching the little details.

And after that, I did this.

No photo reference, just a drawing in the same style, I guess. I really like drawing like this, maybe I should get into doing portraits?

Mongrel · « **Reply #681 on:** August 02, 2012, 08:24:58 AM »

You are learning!

Stush · « **Reply #682 on:** August 04, 2012, 10:07:54 AM »

Got a few more, Pam Grier and Hugo Weaving.

Büge · « **Reply #683 on:** August 04, 2012, 07:31:19 PM »

Remember, the head has structure that is sometimes hidden by the hair!

Bongo Bill · « **Reply #684 on:** August 05, 2012, 12:11:34 AM »

There's a definite improvement evident in just those four pieces! If your goal is to draw the face with the maximum possible fidelity, rather than giving Sigourney Weaver freaky bug-eyes, then you should remember an advice that I heard once: focus less on the individual features of the face and more on the relations between them.

Stush · « **Reply #685 on:** August 05, 2012, 12:54:23 AM »

Hey, that was my first attempt at drawing a face from a photo reference! You'll have freaky bug eyes if you keep that up! *Shakes fist*

Stush · « **Reply #686 on:** August 05, 2012, 05:24:24 AM »

Did this while listening to the Con Air soundtrack, I really seem to have a lot of trouble with hair, i've never been any good at drawing the stuff.

Stush · « **Reply #687 on:** August 05, 2012, 06:53:58 AM »

Woo, I did two tonight! I like doing this, it's been a while since i've felt really proud of myself in regards to drawing.

Bongo Bill · « **Reply #688 on:** August 05, 2012, 11:12:44 AM »

It's amazing how well noticeable progress works as a source of motivation.

Büge · « **Reply #689 on:** August 05, 2012, 05:30:30 PM »

Quote from: Stush on August 05, 2012, 05:24:24 AM

Stush · « **Reply #690 on:** August 05, 2012, 09:54:11 PM »

Quote from: Bongo Bill on August 05, 2012, 11:12:44 AM

It's amazing how well noticeable progress works as a source of motivation.

Yeah, exactly! I think it also helps that i'm doing something different and doing it well, Like, I had it in my head that I could only really draw one thing, which was mostly true.

Now i've just gotta keep at it.

Stush · « **Reply #691 on:** August 06, 2012, 07:28:59 AM »

I'm not as happy with this one as I was with the other ones, I think I just messed up the angle or something, because everything looks slightly off to me.

Büge · « **Reply #692 on:** August 06, 2012, 07:56:43 AM »

Here's a trick to help you: Look at it in a mirror.

Stush · « **Reply #693 on:** August 06, 2012, 09:39:30 AM »

Hm, I'm guessing it's mostly where the mouth and chin are? I probably won't fix it up, i'll just look out for it in new ones that I draw!

I'd have liked to do another one tonight, but i'm really tired, I wanna draw a lady this time, but I can't think of any more famous ladies I really like right now, i'll think about it tomorrow.

Büge · « **Reply #694 on:** August 06, 2012, 04:06:46 PM »

Draw Wendy Petrie.

Stush · « **Reply #695 on:** August 06, 2012, 11:01:21 PM »

I went and bought some new drawing materials today, I got a stick of graphite, an 0.3mm mechanical pencil, and a little stand thing I can set at an angle and sit on my lap for resting my paper on.

Stush · « **Reply #696 on:** August 09, 2012, 02:34:02 AM »

I felt like trying something different, So I tried doing a body sketch, Shading is really damn hard on paper, it's difficult to get the proper darkness in an area.

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l14/Stushcinta/KateNudeSketch.jpg

Stush · « **Reply #697 on:** August 10, 2012, 06:47:29 AM »

Watching Escape from New York tonight, Snake is so cool.

Disposable Ninja · « **Reply #698 on:** August 10, 2012, 04:46:21 PM »

Quick tip for hair: instead of hatching out curves of individual strands of hair, give the whole head of hair a strong, viable shape.

Stush · « **Reply #699 on:** August 11, 2012, 10:21:36 AM »

Quote from: Disposable Ninja on August 10, 2012, 04:46:21 PM

Quick tip for hair: instead of hatching out curves of individual strands of hair, give the whole head of hair a strong, viable shape.

I will try that in future!

I figured i'd try draw kate in a more realistic style this time, it's sort of difficult, she's a strange looking lady, she has a big jaw and an upturned nose, but I am fairly happy with how it came out, I really like kate's wonky hairstyle, I just need to find a way to translate it to looking like actual hair.

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