Forum posts by GhostlyArtz

I don't know of a way to do that, but before the session ends you can pause it and go back to all the images that you used before and take screenshots of them if you want to be able to self critique yourself. It'd be annoying for those longer sessions but you'd get all of the images in the end.

For one, I apologize for lateness in replying, work has been rather hectic lately so I've been neglecting things unfortunately.

For Sanne I am honestly not sure how to go about with answering this. I did a few 60 second hands a bit ago because I figured it may (or may not) help me with trying to figure a way to answer. I also (for the most part) included the hands that popped up during the 60 sec timer thing so the reference is also there.

For the most part, I focus on the box (palm), thumb, noodles (fingers), (and for 60+ sec only) knuckles and the main wrinkles that pop up (usually around the thumb. I always start off with either the box or the thumb depending on which one takes up the most space or is the most prominent.

Fingers I mainly use as simply noodles with usually only one sharp knuckle angle and just curve the rest of it. To be honest, I'm still trying to figure out how to draw hands and they are something are struggle with so I'm not really sure what to give for advice haha. I know some people draw fingers as three cylinders stacked together but it always looks awkward when I do that so I just do... long noodles. That curve. And are sometimes pointy.

I don't know if any of that is helpful at all? Or if there is something in particular you'd want me to try to point out? (I can always just try to do a video next time I do a 30 min class or something of that sorts if that'd help answer your question?)

And for EmeraldBoa, first off- Thank you :) And I will have to try out the second option, for the first, I actually use my entire canvas for the sketches and then shrink them down afterwards, so maybe I'll try using a bigger brush instead of the 80px one I've been using though? To be honest, with the full bodies I kept finding myself running out of room for the legs haha (but, at that time I was somewhat splitting my screen in half and had all my tools hidden away so it made it hard to do any adjusting of anything within the short time frame) Thank you for the feedback though and I will be keeping it in mind next time I do figure studies with full bodies! (I plan to do 3 more 30 min hand classes before moving onto anything else)

For starting off, I'd try to work on overall anatomy, and then after a while nitpick the parts you are weakest at (or simply want to get better at) and work from there. It makes no sense to be able to draw really nice arms when everything else is like a fat stick figure versus having a decent 'everything' and then working specifically on improving your arms.

For starting, I wouldn't time yourself. Focus on anatomy and once you are comfortable with that start doing the quick messy gesture drawings. I like doing the 30 minute class because it builds you up and ends with a 10 minute sketch. Plus it doesn't take that long and is a great way to motivate yourself to work on other pieces.

I can't give the best advice/response with this since I'm sure I'm not doing gesture drawing exactly correct; however, for the 5 to 10 minute gestures I do the initial pose and then I focus on where the light hits/curves of the light (such as for a lot of them around the stomach area you'll have the shadow around the belly button but before you actually get to the belly button area there will be light if that makes any sense. Basically the ab muscle thing). If you do the longer studies I'd suggest adding some color in the mix too and practice with that.

On how to start a figure drawing- I've seen people do boxes, circles, and simple stick figures. I personally just use what I use for an initial sketch for an illustration with the main focus on the torso and limbs rather than hands, feet, and head. Looks messy but I can translate what is going on so I call it good.

I used to do these things semi-frequently 3 or so years back so I'm trying to get back in the habit of doing so. So far my plans are to do one of the 30 minutes classes at least once a week.
Order will be the first ten horror filled 30 seconds sketches, 5 1 minutes less horrifying sketches, 2 5 minutes and then the 10 minute one.
This is both this weeks and last weeks gesture drawings:

Any advice or critiques are more than welcome