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@Ramona Thank you! I think the natural curves in female bodies help the gesture flows.
@PaulDidier Thank you Paul! All of your advises help so much! Glenn Vilppu course might have something to do with it too haha
@Davidcarter & @Jean-Pierre Thank you for the kind words. I’m trying to get better everyday!
Day 12: feels like one of those days where I’m back where I started. 2 steps forward, one step back?
Great progress here. I think it’s good that you’re separating the light from shadow side but if you do make sure to do a core shadow (darker than the rest of the shadow side, wide a soft on round corners, narrower on sharper changes of plane).
Chi, don’t see why you’re saying “one step back”. These have really improved! Your ballpoint pen sketches especially are really nice and WAY better than where you were just a few days ago! More like “ten steps forward, then I’ll be too hard on myself?” ; )
@Joshua Thank you! I will pay attention to that next time.
@PaulDidier Maybe they felt worse than they look haha. Sometimes my hands just feel like they are struggling. Thanks Paul!
Day 13: Feeling quite good about these. Struggle a bit with the pose on the right.
Looked through some old sketches when I just started on NMA and feeling better about my progress. Thinking of posting some before-after.
Yes, definitely know that feeling. As I’ve mentioned on my feed, sometimes I’ll think something looks bad, then I’ll look at it weeks or months later and think, “Hmm, that’s not bad at all. Why did I get so discouraged? I should have kept working in that direction.”
That’s what’s so great about this challenge. We get input from other people who are looking at what we do with a fresh perspective and without the perfectionist tendency, (but will still give honest, constructive criticism).
I find the “one step back” feeling is fairly reliable when learning something new. Sometimes it’s even true and I temporarily get worse at it. But after a few days or weeks, the thing that felt so hard suddenly becomes second nature. I believe the feeling is the result of the brain rearranging neural connections. When this reconstruction is going on, things feel hard. Once it’s done, the brain has a much more efficient way to execute the skill in question.
I think there’s some evidence to support this, but at the least thinking so keeps me away from the deep end of frustration. 😉
@PaulDidier Yes, I’m so inspired by everyone in this forum and thankful for all the comments. I learned so much in 1 month than I have been alone.
@TiinaKuusama That’s a great way of looking at it! Never thought of it that way. I will keep this in mind from now on 🙂
Day 14: woah two weeks went by so fast! I almost wish this quarantine lasts longer so I can learn like this full time haha.
Done with Pilot drawing pen.
Studied Glenn Vilppu’s Modeling tones lesson yesterday and this is the 20 min assignment. So fun!
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