Art Archive Fan Art Class: Version 4.0 (Current Assignment: Coming Soon!)

Thanks for giving it a go, TroubledAnakin! This is getting a better turn out than what I intially thought. Keep up the great work everyone!

Next critique up tonight. I'm on my lunch break at the moment so I won't have time to write one up till after class is over.

 

Next up on the critique list is alexier.

Here is alexier's drawing of Anakin again for reference:

Anakin

Nice drawing overall. The proportions looks correct for the most part. The only thing I'm gonna point out is that the ears look a little too high. Remember, the top of the ears should be in line with the eyes and the bottom, with the tip of the nose. Other than that, the positioning looks correct.

I saw the note on the drawing that you didn't think you did the eyes too well. The key to doing eyes is not to draw a general almond shape every single time. The sizes and shapes of people's eyes vary. Try to draw the shape you see and not draw what you think is right. Another thing that helps to bring the eyes to life is shading. Adding some dramatic shading to the colored part of the eye helps to give them depth and "life." But overall, I think the drawing could use a lot more shading. This will help give it a rounded and realistic feel.

Now for your sister's drawing:

Anakin

Thanks for participating! The first thing I'm gonna point out right away is the proportions. I don't know if you saw it in the initial post, but I would suggest checking out the diagram outlining the proportions of the head. This will help to get things straightened out for you. With that said, I'm gonna go one by one and point out the things that seem odd or not in the right placement. First of all, the eyes. The eyes are too large and overtaking the width of the face. There's not really enough space on the "sides" of the face. Try to shrink them down a bit. Also, the nose is too long and this ties into the rest of your problems. With the nose being too long, this throws off the placement of the mouth and as a result of trying to fit it in there, there isn't enough chin space. Shorten the nose and this should also pull up the placement of the mouth and give you enough chin. And just one more thing I'm gonna be anal about - the neck is too skinny and too long. But don't fret. This may have sounded a bit harsh at first, but in the long run, it'll improve your drawings. That's what the main goal of this thread is. Hope to see you back for the next lesson.

And finally, alexier's 8 year old nephew's rendition of Anakin:

Anakin

Aww, I'm really glad to see kids taking their hand at this as well. That's a nice drawing of Anakin for his age. He really has the potential to be a great artist someday!

Once again, thanks for participating!

 

Looks great, Obi-Dawn! Thanks for taking the time to give it a try!

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And now the moment you've been waiting for: you're up, [b]Rocie[/b]. :)

For your reference, here is Rocie's drawings of both Anakin and Padme:

[link=http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v351/MarnaVeign/Fan%20Art%20Class/Padme1.jpg]Padme[/link]

[link=http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v351/MarnaVeign/Fan%20Art%20Class/Anakin1.jpg]Anakin[/link]

First, is your Padme drawing. You are definitely getting better at portraits. I think you're starting to get a good understanding of the general proportions and shapes and now I think it's time to work on fine-tuning. ;) As for this current drawing, the proportions all look pretty well in line except for the chin. It's too large and pointy - it has a Jay Leno effect to it. :p Overall, it's an easy fix, though. ;)

I mentioned above about fine-tuning. This includes starting to get people's likenesses etc. As it stands right now, you have an overall good start or working on the likeness, but you're not quite there. Not really much I can tell you right now on working on this except just to really study your subject before hand and to look closely at the shapes of the eyes, nose and mouth. These features vary from person to person and instead of just drawing generic shapes for these features, I think it's time to draw what you see. You'll start to see the likenesses taking shape. ;)

Now for Anakin - I think this one looks better proportion - wise. The relationships between the top of the head to the chin looks correct and everything seems placed okay. One minor thing with this one is that his head is leaning to the right just a tad. This could be due to drawing the circle crooked and that's understandable. Tis very hard to draw perfect circles. ;) Other than that, I'm just going to point out the same things about fine-tuning it like I said for your Padme one. Just start to really study your subject matter and to get the likenesses down. :)

 

Great advice, Obi-Dawn! Thanks for sharing!

LordNeo, although that is a fantastic drawing of Grievous, I would like to keep this thread strictly of drawings related to the current assignment.

Look for the next critique tomorrow afternoon or tomorrow evening.

 

Okay, I know I fell behind on this thread but this particular assignment has passed. I will be wrapping up the last of the critques and posting up a new assignment for the next 2 week period.

 

Grievous, hmm? Well, I'll see what I can do.

 

I'm currently coming up with a new assignment. It should be posted soon.

And yes, all types of mediums are accepted as long as it pertains to the assignment.

 

Next assignment is up!

Thanks again, odj for hooking me up with images!

 

Well, if everyone's having problems completing this assignment on time, maybe we can extend the deadline for an extra week. We'll see where we are when the 15th gets closer.