Beginning sketch
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Beginning sketch
I'm trying to pick up drawing, and my friend said the best way to begin is to learn how to draw your hand.
Here's my attempt:
I'll progress to other things, but I hope to become vaguely competent before school ends.
Here's my attempt:
I'll progress to other things, but I hope to become vaguely competent before school ends.
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I took your advice, and frankly, I cannot express my gratitude in words. My metal horns are full of awesome (I think so anyways). The actual picture is a bit darker b/c the flash I used was a little bright.sketerpot wrote:I drew my hand exactly once. It was making the metal horms, and it was awesome. Sir, I cannot recommend this enough.The Cooler King wrote:Not too shabby! One thing that I found that helped was to draw my hand in different positions: clenched, open, 'metal horns', and the like.
*Ignore the scribble. My friend was trying to draw one too.
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NICE! I love how you did the detail work on your fingernails. Are they really that regular-shaped?
I tend to use a 0.5mm mechanical pencil because it's what I always have available, but I have to admit, the shading and thicker lines from a regular pencil can be really pretty.
Plus, now your hand-badassery is forever recorded on paper.
I tend to use a 0.5mm mechanical pencil because it's what I always have available, but I have to admit, the shading and thicker lines from a regular pencil can be really pretty.
Plus, now your hand-badassery is forever recorded on paper.
Thanks. My fingernails are actually that shaped (I believe in good grooming )sketerpot wrote:NICE! I love how you did the detail work on your fingernails. Are they really that regular-shaped?
I tend to use a 0.5mm mechanical pencil because it's what I always have available, but I have to admit, the shading and thicker lines from a regular pencil can be really pretty.
Plus, now your hand-badassery is forever recorded on paper.
Here's another work in progress, if anyone cares to comment on it:
Not quite done with it. It's an outstretched hand w/ relaxed, curled fingers.
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Nice work! The devil-horns are especially good, but the spread hand looks great, too. Good and simple, with just enough detail on both of them.
For some reason, I'm reminded of an exchange between an art teacher and Daria, in the first season of the show.
"Nice work on drawing your cube, Daria. You've really created the illusion of depth."
"Thanks. I'm thinking of going into politics."
For some reason, I'm reminded of an exchange between an art teacher and Daria, in the first season of the show.
"Nice work on drawing your cube, Daria. You've really created the illusion of depth."
"Thanks. I'm thinking of going into politics."
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Damn, that's really good. I would actually, for you, start picking up random magazines and sketching things from them, specifically things you wish to learn how to draw rapidly. The best way to learn is to sketch things you see and once you have it, you can just go nuts without a model.
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Thanks! I'm heading on a school trip tomorrow, so I'll have 3 hours to do whatever. I'll work on that.Tasoth wrote:Damn, that's really good. I would actually, for you, start picking up random magazines and sketching things from them, specifically things you wish to learn how to draw rapidly. The best way to learn is to sketch things you see and once you have it, you can just go nuts without a model.
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