>There is one thing not to do, and that is simply to drift along with the daily routine, making no extra effort. You will soon find yourself middle-aged, having done nothing more than routine jobs, and being little farther along than you were years ago. The extra effort is the difference between the great mass of mediocre artists and the comparatively small group of very good ones.>And in Art, study can never stop. You will find sketches galore in the studio of the good man, with the paint quite fresh. The mediocre artist's sketches are old and dusty.>I have seen so many middle-aged artists still hoping, whose samples are frayed at the edges, and thumb-marked with time. Sometimes it has been a matter of years since they sat down and actually did something to give their hopes any promise. They are plodding their lives away at something they hate, and doing nothing about it. These are the men who never seem to have had a chance. The truth is, they never seized a chance.- Andrew Loomis, Creative Illustration/Studies/ General is all about improving your art and never settling for mediocrity. Every artist is a student, forever and ever. Anybody, from beginner to pro, can post here. Any style is accepted. Critiques are welcome and encouraged. Let's make this a productive thread!Read the fucking sticky: http://www.alexhays.com/loomis/Recommended Resources:https://hackmd.io/7k0XRnIQR6SValR77TDfZw?viewLast Thread:>>7062670
Great choice on op pic, anon
This page is less so of a study page and more of me trying to apply the things I've been studing.
>>7146397Posting the same thing hereI feel like the more you study, the less "free" you begin to feel when you try to sketch things spontaneously from imagination again, like every stroke I'm about to make is gonna be wrong.
forgot to post this one, still going through Huston's book>>7136975thanks, your figure is really nice.
>>7146428do you have the texture used for your background?
>>7146434From Lane's Surface & Overlay Textures. Toned Paper (5) if I remember right, I just adjusted the saturation and value.aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWdhLm56L2ZpbGUvNDZ4U1FRcFQjYXFQUUNJbjNuUjk4aU5mckFwMEJ1WWhMWjJlM0pITEk3YW1BclF1bnlmdw
>>7146444thanks, but uh..what is that code?
>>7146455It's a link to it, use a base64 decoder.
>>7146444nta but these are a treat ty
>>7146458oh, i seethank you so much
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>>7147849The left is the reference
For whatever reason, it was a lot harder than the piece with Diogenes, but whatever. Not very happy with the result either, not happy at all.I hope I learned something.>>7146428Good looking hands, mate.
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bump
Other than using someone else's drawing, what should I keep in mind when trying to draw clothing?And also, how do I draw plants fast?
>>7146428Holy shit what brushes? That looks almost exactly like traditional
>>7151688I used the ballpoint pen brush and one of the chalk brushes from Lane's Photoshop Master Pack. You can get them from here >>7134908
Sargent copy
>never settling for mediocrityI definitely settled for mediocrity, at least to some extent, with this study. for the bigger portions I was more labored in my measure making, but with some of the smaller stuff I eyeballed it. I also did not go as far with the variation of darks as I could've; I almost entirely just used an HB (I know, I know). just wasn't feeling that amped to finish this one, maybe cus I'm busy with end-of-the-semester shite. took a little over 2 hours in total. also>http://www.alexhays.com/loomis/doesn't work for me
>>7154174bargues just seem like one of those things where the materials are really important for doing it correctly. as a normal pencil sketch, that foot looks great
>>7154191thanks. and yeah, I should make the resolution for my next plate to try to use the materials as advised. I've done a few plates up to this point so I have a decent idea of the method, but my process is based on how this chick teaches it:>https://youtu.be/Znr1OY-aHhM?si=8rbFP0Z7haE0CdS7she uses charcoal but says graphite is fine. but she had a bunch of freshly sharpened sticks, which I have for HB pencils but didn't make use of them.
>>7152284also did the exercise Huston suggested, exaggerating the core shadow and highlight.
>>7152284i wasn't familiar with this painting, it seems very rare or under some copyright. it's also one of the worst sargent portraits i've seen, i'd recommend almost any other thing to study from.you didn't really copy the drawing. you should focus more on accurate colors, values, and drawing. your edge control is non-existent, you're not matching light values, and the shapes are just wrong in a lot of places. you're copying the idea of his impressionism as noodly blobs of color and not the shapes and forms he's conveying (for example, the downturned plane between teh cheekbone and beard). focus more on accuracy of the drawing and the colors. the charcoal drawings are good to study, if you can find larger scans of themhttps://npg.si.edu/exhibition/john-singer-sargent-portraits-charcoalhttps://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/John_Singer_Sargent#Drawingsstick to bigger brushes and don't worry about them being textures. hard round/flat/elliptical is what you should be using before playing with effect brushes
It's not still life again, but I did come across an artist with a nice collection of small oil paintings that I decided to study for the sake of colour. Not sure if it's the right idea, but what the hell.
>>7155015Great colors friendWho's the artist btw?
>>7154566Thanks for the crit.For context, this is the image I used as reference, from Huston's book. Usually I check for a higher quality image first but I forgot with this one. You're right, the one you posted would have been a lot better to study from. Although as you said it's kinda bad for a Sargent. I was a bit surprised to see him credited as the artist.Reference aside, all of your critiques are spot on. I rushed through it, especially the drawing stage and the brushes weren't helping. For the next one I'll keep everything you said in mind. His drawings are great, I'll definitely study them later. Also found this rip of his portrait drawing book if anyone else wants it. High-res but has that weird scanning/printing/compression effect on it if you zoom in.aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWdhLm56L2ZvbGRlci80dWdsaVR5YiNONWU0WDV0TjFpaWVseDZ0MV9lVzBB
It's not much, but better than nothing, for the sake of bump.>>7155404Thank you, it's Carol Marine.
