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KrioLynn — This is Misha
Published: 2013-04-12 23:30:45 +0000 UTC; Views: 434; Favourites: 16; Downloads: 2
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Well, I figured out my scanner. Also, I freaking hate stubble! It is satan!I'll be moving the other two to my scraps.
All that's left is his hair
CAN ANYONE HELP ME OUT?!?!
how is it looking? good, bad, ugly?
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You have a definite command of line, which in turn creates a very stylized drawing- I actually like it very much-- but it does veer away from realism. The important thing to remember when drawing realistically is to draw what you see-- forget you are looking at a face and just draw shapes, shadows, highlights. Loosen your lines-- people are not outlined like cartoons, so trade in the thick black lines for subtle shading and contouring. The remarkable thing about human perception in relation to visual arts is that out brain likes to fill in the blanks (it's called the Gestalt) and in realism, it's a great tool. You don't need to rely on actual lines to create shapes-- suggestive lines are much for affective. (I delve more into the Gestalt and perception here: hev-art.blogspot.com/2008/07/i...
Some tips to aid with like kind of drawing is make gestural drawings-- very quick, loose, sketches. Or turn your pencil on its side and make big broad shadows, forgoing lines all together. Turn your reference photo upside down and draw it that way--you'll see the shapes and proportions more clearly as your brain isn't filling the blanks for your as readily.
You do a really nice job with your shading-- you have a nice full spectrum from bright highlights to dark shadows. Remember that the human head is round and use your shading to create the illusion of depth. It helps if you tone your background instead of working on a plain white page-- the vast emptiness can trick your eye, and in the case your your reference photo, the background informs the figure. It is a part of the composition. The highlight of his forehead masks the shape and blends into the background, while the shift in tone further down really defines the shape of his nose. Again, using that information as shading will eliminate the need for an outline.
I've done a quick redline of the reference on top of your drawing so you can better see the proportions.
You've squished his head a bit, but other parts are right on-- again, working upside down will help remedy these kinds of mistakes.
I hope this all helps and you continue practice-- you definitely have promise. Since you mentioned that you don't have an in-person art instructor, I highly recommend the book "Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain" by Betty Edwards: www.amazon.com/Drawing-Right-S... It will help you understand the basics of perception and help you train your eye while drawing realism.
Take care and keep at it!
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You don't know how much I thank you right now. Seriously.
I will definately check out those articles and Will give it another shot. I hope when I finish you'd be willing to take another look. I want to get this right.
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I'm happy I could help! Keep me updated and send me a link next time you want me to take a look.
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Well, due to the fact the weather has me contained in my house I have had plenty of time to take your advice. I need to do s bit more shading, but I'm stuck on the hair and stubble...do you have any recommendations?
And anything else you want to point out. I probably need to slow down...
kriolynn.deviantart.com/art/Mi...
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This is soo good, I don;t even quite know what should I say - great job!
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well first, thank you very much for the fav's.
secondly, thank you so much! It's my first real try at realism. I know I need practice but i'm so proud of it!
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I wouldn;t have guessed you need practice from looking at this picture.
I know it's hard to make the first try, and now that you told me, so, I'm even more imporessed (I've been doing some first myself and not with sush greate effect). I'm giving you a watch now, sice I really wanna see, how you will develop that realism
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thank you for the watch! Ahh!
I'm not really all that great at realism. It's mostly shading, and it's so time consuming. I am an impatient artist. But I love Misha so much I decided to give it a try. So, practice is all I got to do I guess.
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As an old saying goes, practice makes perfect.
I'm very impatient too so I take like billions of brakes during a making of a single piece
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break? No way! i'd forget to finish it! I do everything in one sitting usually.
and I just visited your prof! Joined this week eh? Welcome! And your stuff is pretty good!
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oh, I don;t mean long breaks. For me its breaks like... stop working and serch the internet for few minutes or... make myslef a snadwitch, stretch, text a friend etc. Nothing that takes more than a couple of minutes. I can't just sit and do it all, since I loose so much concentration so quickly >.<
Yes, I am a brand new member 
Thank you very much - this is the 'new style' I was talking about (cause I didn't do digital before)
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it takes me two minutes to forget my entire train of thought. breaking for any amount of time is dangerous for my art's health lol
well I hope you like it here!
you are very welcome~
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thank you very much! It took awhile to do XD I hate realism.
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