[Basement bound]

Hi, just started this figurative painting class. enjoying it alot. these range from 2 min to 15 min. Please C&C.










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[Matthew]

hey, those are actually really cool. I like the 5th one best both the pose and the weight-points. He looks like a character from x-men without details.

take it easy
Matthew

[Basement bound]

Thank you Mathew I appreciate the comments. I am having a blast with the class, hope to have some better stuff next time. This was my second or third time experimenting with Water colours. I am super pleased the way they turned out except for the abundace of bleeding. Any more Crits?
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[spooge demon]

bb asked me to crit this work.

I think is the strongest in both drawing and technique, #5. It is the simplest with the most information carried by a solid gesture and good silhouette. The others I feel you are trying to do too much, or render it.

This is a good excercise because you are looking and seeing shape, but you have to be aware of the basic masses or it won't make sense. Seeing these two ways at the same time is hard so you have to practice at it a lot.

Don't try to draw the edges of the shapes, go ahead and make a solid silhouette and break it into light and shadow, similar to #5. Try to be simple and accurate with the shapes, that is what you should spend the time on , not detailing things. If you find yourself wanting to detail it, you know that you missed a bigger truth somewhere. When you get it right, you will want to leave it alone.

Water color is so much fun to see it bleed and run, it is easy to let this prettiness make up for lesser work. I know I lean on that too much when I do the WC thing. Properly done, it makes you think, plan then commit.

#4 and 7 are the weaker of the bunch, for all the reasons stated above.

One tip about seeing shape, look back and forth at your paper and the model very quickly. The afterimage will really show you the differences.

hope this helps

[Basement bound]

Thank you spooge, that does help a bunch. I am afraid that I find myself not knowing when to stop. I am always trying to 'fill' in the remaining time in 5, 10 or 15 min poses.
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[spooge demon]

That is the trick, take the time in the beginning to get things RIGHT, then you a)won't be tempted, b)won't be able cause time ran out:)