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  • July 25, 2020 at 9:24 am in reply to: Painting a Figure after Eakins #642982
    Jim C
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    What an extraordinary teacher! Thank you Steve Huston and New Master’s Academy.
    One of the many, many useful lessons that Steve delivers across his videos on NMA is that of interpretation. We can copy but it’s better and more interesting and more fun to interpret. This is apparent in Steve’s words and demonstrations. It’s very useful to the student (such as me) to be given “permission”, even encouragement, to avoid strictly copying. Through interpretation we learn the lessons more deeply. It’s enlightening to see Steve do this throughout his demos.

    April 20, 2020 at 4:22 pm in reply to: Gesture figure drawing critique please #482586
    Jim C
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    Hi Sanyal,

    I have a few comments / thoughts.   First – and most importantly – good for you for seeking feedback!

    To me, this drawing seems to be developed quite a bit further than a typical “gesture” drawing,  (it has a lot of shading, some close attention to musculature, etc.

    The toes of his left foot appear to be off the ground – which makes the entire pose somewhat unstable..  I think this is a minor perspective error.

    There is a lot of good work & thinking represented throughout the figure.   You captured a strong masculine form in a pretty convincing pose.   Good job captureing the side plane of his body, the several rythms of his upper body (especially), the suggestion of his head and face.   I think the propoertion fo his head & face to his torso and hips is strong.

    To me, his legs might benefit by a little bit or lengthening and you might consider making his left hand (nearer the knee) and his right foot a bit longer .

    I really like his left hand 0 it doesn’t matter (to me) that it is not more finished; the suggestion is plenty.

    I find the shading to be a bit on the heavy and patchy side.    Though it’s great to be bold with your darkest darks, there is kind of a ton of information you have put into the shading and i think the piece would  be stronger if it were simplified and overall lighter – reserving the darkest accents where they are most needed.    (I only add this comment because you included so much shading)

    Probably the essential thing for this piece was to capture a very strong, masculine pose.   Your drawing definitely brings that home.

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