Drawing from Observation for Beginners

Drawing from Observation for Beginners

“Now that you have reached the end of the course, here are some of the most important steps you must take to complete your final project. Draw pictures of your hands in different positions and of various sizes. The idea is that you observe them very well and correct the proportions and details. You can use graphite, pen, or ink.

He applies varied textures around these drawings to generate an interesting composition, he also details some aspects of the hands. It is recommended that you always see references so that the work is easier for you. Choose objects with an interesting shape that you have in your house and generate a composition where you saturate several pages of your sketchbook. Analyze some illustrations that you think are compositionally appropriate for what you are doing and incorporate your findings into your final project. Choose some references of the techniques learned and copy pieces of drawings or illustrations from them. Seek to integrate them into your own project. You can vary the sizes of your creations to generate an interesting reading path. Dare to mix graphite with ink and water, thus you will enrich your final project and you will see how it becomes more complex due to the combination of different languages. Thus, generate a final composition that integrates everything! People really like to see processes of other people who have embarked on this great world of drawing. I encourage you to comment on the other community projects, your contribution can be very valuable for other people. I will also try to find time to give you my feedback. I wish you much success with your work, and see you on the forum! ”

Partial transcription of the video

“We have reached the end of this course. but it's the beginning of what can be a very entertaining and rewarding learning process for you. Now let's review the exercises you need to complete to build your final project. As part of this. we created a drawing of the outline of the hand to guide you through the next We started by drawing freely. first without looking at a reference. and then using one. Next. we added textures to enhance our sketches. After mastering basic hatching techniques through practice. we attempted to emulate the styles of renowned artists. Finally. we focused on refinin...”

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Course summary for: Drawing from Observation for Beginners

• Level: Beginner
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• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

  Drawing, Ink Illustration, Pencil Drawing, Sketchbook, Sketching