Weeks 3 - 4

In the last few weeks i did lots and lots of Animal sketches and had so much fun while doing it.
Again it was great to constantly get feedback from Jake... be it with a critique, or comments or in our Q&A...
I tried drawing digitally and traditionally just to mix it up and experience both sides.
In Photoshop i worked with a standard charcoal brush and analog i just stuck with my beloved conte crayons :-)

I think i definitely made some progress... i feel more confident in the methods and techniques i use and i feel that i hit proportions much better now (but im still far from any decent drawing)

So heres we go...
I mostly structured my sessions in some 1-3 minute sketches at the beginning, then moving on to 5 minutes, then 10 and in the end even some 15min, which was the time limit Jake gave me.

Another part of the assignment was, especially for the longer ones, to try to figure out the 3D shapes and how they look in space... I tried my best... but didnt succeed every time :-)

Theres a lot of stuff to learn... Jake especially commented on more confident lines and getting away from drawing the same line over and over again...
I also feel that i really have to put in an effort to fully grasp the concept of line weight and how to apply it properly...
And of course... proportion, lighting etc...

but i definitely had a lot of fun...

so on to the next assignment...
Creature design silhouettes :-)

yaaay

Weeks 1 + 2

So this week we did some basic "Get used to photoshop" assignments which werent that hard for me because i already know PS quite well. But it was nice to see and discover it from a painters perspective.
I also did 5 Paintings to study values and painting techniques. (See below incl. original) That was a LOT of fun and quite challenging.

 

Its crazy how much there is to learn and try out. I love this soooo much!

On to animal sketches in the next two weeks. Woohoo!

CG Spectrum

 So after TSA closed down last December and i couldnt even finish the life drawing workshop, im now working with Jake Collinge and CG Spectrum in a Drawing/Concept Art basics workshop.

So far its an AWESOME experience and i can only say that they definitely are worth the money. A 1h personal 1 on 1 Q&A + a very extensive video critique every week AND Jake comments on all the WIP work that i upload almost immediately. This is so motivating and its so much fun!

And since im also iAnimate "on the side", Jake even agreed to stretch out my schedule so that i have enough time to finish all my assignments. Really cool stuff!

First works will be uploaded soon.