Artworks by Filip K., Drawing Academy student

Artworks by Filip K., Drawing Academy student

I’m trying to improve my drawing techniques

Please see my drawings below

Artworks by Filip K., Drawing Academy student

Artworks by Filip K., Drawing Academy student

Feedback from Vladimir London and Natalie Richy,
Drawing Academy Tutors

Hi Filip,

Many thanks for your drawings. There are few things you may consider:

1. Constructive drawing principles

When making portraits, build your drawing using virtual helping lines. For example, if you mark a vertical central line of the face, you would see that the face is not symmetrical and eyes, nose and mouth are shifted horizontally from that line.

Artworks by Filip K., Drawing Academy student

2. Human anatomy

Draw what you know, not what you see. For example, model’s eyes might look natural to you for now. However, when you learn that a human eye does not have a symmetrical “tuna” shape, you would depict a realistic eye with the top point 1/3 from its inner corner and the bottom point 1/3 from its outer edge.

Artworks by Filip K., Drawing Academy student

3. Linear perspective

Work on linear perspective. In your still-life, the top book has the vanishing point on a different horizon level than the table’s vanishing point.

Artworks by Filip K., Drawing Academy student

The bottom book has a “reverse” perspective.

Artworks by Filip K., Drawing Academy student

4. Rendering techniques

When drawing in graphite, use a well-sharpened pencil to render tonal values. Apply strokes along object’s contours (contours are not the same as outlines).

We hope this helps.

Natalie-Richy-avatarTo your creative success,
Natalie Richy and Vladimir London
Drawing Academy tutors

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This Post Has 5 Comments

  1. Chris says:

    I really thought your portraits was good. I would have never even noticed had she not pointed it out ..and I’m not quite sure what she was saying about the last one … But none the less. I thought they were good . Plus I’m no artist myself…. It’s just one of my hobbies… Guess one can only dream about going to art school. Anyway. Nice artwork & good luck to you….

  2. Raju says:

    Always keep in mind that there is an eye level and there are vanishing points. They don’t have to on your drawing surface but you must think in that way.
    And try to differentiate between hard or soft shadow. Your type of light source will tell you that. Just some points.

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