This is technically a work in progress, eventually I want to make anatomically correct wire art versions of each major organ. So far I only have the heart and lungs.
Do you guys just tend to draw whatever you want whenever you want and use whatever you struggled with to know what to focus on next or is there another method that helps you know what you should improve on? Does the type of paper you use matter or not? As of recently, I've used A4 Lined.
I prefer cold press paper personally, usually around 150 to 200 lbs because it gives a deep texture to the paper.
Hot press is what most people think of paper like, silky, smooth, no texture at all.
The heavier the weight for the press, the more texture (for cold press) or the more silky (for hot press)
I never did digital so I've been drawing on my phone a lot to see if I can get good at it. I actually draw significantly more with my phone than I ever did with paper, too! Reasoning being there is like... 0 prep time. More stress on your hand because you have to draw in a much different way, but it isn't too bad. Def helps with the fact I'm left handed so I smear less. (Digital tends to mean you can't lean your hand against the screen, it carried over to paper)
Sometimes I'll have an idea what I want to draw, others I'll have a "safe" thing (something I draw a lot) others, I'll just start making lines and see what it turns into. If I have no idea what to draw and my hand doesn't move, I'll pick a random animal by opening one of my many animal reference books because it's good practice.
As for improving, if I can't spot it immediately (you usually will if you compare it to other stuff) just ask someone. Preface with "I want to know what to improve" and if you want them to be honest, say you want brutal honesty but for them to tell you *why* it sucks (if they think it does) or why it's good (if they like it)
If you're just getting into art, focus on values (these are the shades of a color. Flip something to black and white, you can determine the color value similarity to orange and purple. If they're the same color in black and white, it's the same value, for example)
Line weight (thickness of line. Heavy lines are thick and dark, used for the outside and thin, light lines for fine detail)
Shapes, and textures via different line patterns.
When I start a piece I want to finish it in one go, it may take few hours, but I know I will never go back to it if I put it on hold. Sometimes I go back and try but it’s not the same. I don’t think about it as a flaw, it’s just the way we do our art. Some people can work on a piece infinitely, coming back to it over and over, but I for sure know I can’t
Don’t let this hinder your process, you are really talented. Less thinking and more drawing is the way to go, says someone who overthinks everything lol.
I finished Donnie Darko last night and this just came to me after sorting out my thoughts.
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I was gonna go with an odd cubic pattern background contrasted with a void, and then I transformed it into this glass shattering and spilling down this hole with foreboding black spheres in the darkness, but then I realized the color I used is a lot like his eyes zooming in shots on the directors cut so I transformed it into something cooler.
Been a while since I last posted anything. Hoping to post more stuff soon, had some technical difficulties so wont be any clean digital stuff anytime soon.
If you have something specific in mind, I wouldn't be opposed to it. Can either send me a DM or post on my user-page if you want to chat about it, could be fun.
