how do you even begin to do studies like this
>>7899403Bargues worked for me. I think this is the simplest method for observational drawing. Useless for imaginative drawing though.
>>78994031. make a messy (light and loose) underline sketch to feel out the primitive forms2. begin simplifying the forms you observe before you using CSI3. add default light and shadow4. add halftones and other fancier light/shadow tricks if you want5. soften edges where needed6. accenting (optional)
>>7899403>how to begin?krenz color and light
>>7899403You just do them. Retarded pig
>>7899403If you've never done them, do an extra first step compared to your image, where you break down the forms over the photo. Basically, do the top right thing over the photo.Then you copy those lines next to it, making comparative measurements to make sure you get it right. See Keys to Drawing, or Dorian Iten's accuracy guide (or Krenz/Bargue).Once you have an accurate sketch, using the photo as reference and 1, max 2 tones of shadow, paint the main shadow volumes using a hard edge brush.Last step is blending, I do it with a soft brush on opacity pressure and flow and lots of eyedropper tool, and also manually adding extra details like the hard wrinkles
>>7899704>Dorian Iten's accuracy guidethat glasses analogy is actually really good, i just bought his course (only $19 wtf!!)
>>7899757Extremely useful. Implied lines are important too but the example shown is kinda confusing (and a bit useless) in my opinion.
>>7899403yeah i have problem with 'studying' too like where do i begin with the line work
>>7899883You have to determine the top point and base point of your figure.Then you determine the far right point and the far left point.With those points correctly set on your paper, you can outline a very rough and synthetic shape of your figure. Only made out of straight lines.Then you can refine this shape and make a more precise one.Then you put the shadows. There are several methods to do it. The easiest is to start with the block in of your darker tones.It's mostly what's shown in picrel. Everything relies on proportions and angles. You can use those tools >>7899868 to mesure things correctly.The picture in >>7899403 relies on a deep knowledge of anatomy and is not suited at all for beginners. You can try it if you want but there are great chances you'll get frustrated.
>>7899403What advice is there for people who dont want to copy a photo so closely like this.
>>7900020Draw from life.
>>7899403study thread?
>>7900025Seconding. The best way to learn.
>>7899409>Useless for imaginative drawing though.No it's not. It trains your sense of proportion and precision. Any competent artist should be able to do a study like this from life or photo.
>>7899403Step 1: on a new layer, create a "silhouette" of your character, so in other words your character with a single flat colorStep 2: establish a light source, i.e. where the light will be hitting your character fromStep 3: on the "silhouette layer" start erasing bits of it relative to the light source's positionThis'll get you started
>>7900590I agree. What I meant was the Bargue's method (blocking in a synthetic enveloppe of the figure then refining it) is not the most effective to draw from imagination. Construction method like Hampton or Hudson (or whatever) seem to be more appropriate.But yes, being able to study from life or a photo is very important.
>>7900025okay any way that doesnt involve studying?
>>7899403It is just little peices making a bigger peice
>>7899630oink oink
