My Anatomy Exploration (with Detours)
I've really been at it in my sketchbook. The more I practice, the better I feel and the better I feel, the more I WANT to practice. I love it!
Another TIL about things in general is the more positive energy I put into my passion (drawing, creating) the more time I seem to be able to make for my fellow Steemians ;) It's a win-win.
Now I share with you my work from last Monday (5 Dec) through today (14 Dec).
This is an abstract rendering I used as a warm up to get loose on the 5th. (On this day I only got to the warm up stage and never made it to a proper study). I started with the border and then drew some groupings of lines in the center that eventually became that hand-like shape "holding" the cloth-like shape.
I was at a busy truck stop on the 8th. I took it as an opportunity to practice "gesturals", as you can see on the left-hand side. There was also a self-serve air compressor as depicted on the right. I took about twenty minutes on that one. Also there is a parking curb, a side view headlight housing and some quick scribbles of other objects I saw standing around.
Okay, the 9th is a day I'm proud of, personally. I felt like I got on a roll with these noses! Initially I was just messing around, but as I got deeper into the groove I realized they were at the level of realism I was aiming for. What satisfaction! (Of course, as many of us artists do, I feel there is always room for improvement) The letters I drew while waiting for my auto inspection, a bit of extra practice I squeezed into my day.
Here are a few more noses, some very sketchy faces and a quick male profile.
On the 12th I started to play with the mouth a little, but I didn't get too far as we can see. The next day (yesterday) I felt like going back to the basics. I like to perform regular "skills maintenance" by sketching basic forms and doing value exercises and the like. All of this is practice, practice, practice - which makes perfect!
Today I continued practicing the basics. Here I was focusing on turning curved lines into 3D forms with apparent mass/weight
Once I felt good and warm I decided to try my hand at some human eyeballs. Sadly, I ran out of time before I completed this first study. It's got some potential, perhaps. There's still a few hours left of the 14th, I may get back to it before bedtime.
Reflecting: I see my progression as I become more comfortable with each part of the anatomy, which is also very motivating in its own right. I will continue with the mouth and eyes this week. I'm sure there will be abstract and miscellaneous sketch work thrown into the mix, for the sake of fun.
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Thanks for sharing your sketches!
When I see others being creative, it inspires and challenges me to do more. ;)
I know the feeling exactly. Sometimes I can be overwhelmed by that self-imposed challenge, but then I come back to reality and get back to work! Thank you for commenting 3-)
You are very dedicated and talented!
It takes one to know one! ;) Thank you very kindly
I love your use of curves and flowyness of your work...I am inspired to be more bendy in my art! lol thanks for sharing
I appreciate your compliment! Curves and arcs can be both daunting and fun to work with :)
Amazing work :)
Hey! Was checking You out. Me by myself, have finished art school, so I think I have some kind of artistic knowledge laying on my shoulders. Look, You seem to have certain type of "strich"- those lines You make while sketching, but I do miss Your own way to express Yourself. Be brave. Also, whenever You want to sketch something in a more realistic way, try playing with shadows and light. If You want to emphasize certain form, try leaving some blank spaces next to completely dark-ones. Keep it up, You are doing just fine ;)
Thank you for your advice - I always appreciate honest, constructive criticism. And thank you for the encouragement also! See you around in 2017 ;D