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Published: 2018-12-23 17:53:11 +0000 UTC; Views: 423; Favourites: 37; Downloads: 0
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This is my first value (and edge) study. I used 2 values for the dark and 3 for the light.
Inspired by the course and exercises of Jonathan Hardy's Essentials for realism (at Schoolism). Many doors seem to open now, it's like he is revealing art secrets! I am taking it all in and hope to use it in my future work. I could have rendered for more hours or even days....but then it wouldn't be a study
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Good exercise in the technical application. That said, the purpose of value in this kind of work is (or should be) to describe form. It should clarify, not obscure. It does the latter in places, as at the neck. There is an ambiguity about the position of the torso with respect to the anchoring of the sternocleidomastoids (the muscles that turn and otherwise move the head). It seems that the perspective reads both as face-front and three-quarters side. This is a matter of anatomical understanding as much as technical application, I think.
In general, I think you rushed the process with too much attention to finish and not enough groundwork with regard to structural foundation. In any event, the ambiguity could be reduced by 1) applying that tight analytic thinking used to delineate the head to the area below where the neck joins the collar bones and 2) using value to accurately describe form. For the latter it's often necessary to think in terms of form, instead of lighting. That is why artist's like Hogarth and Vilppu call sculptural modeling with value "arbitrary" tonal modeling.
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Thank you for the feedback! You're right, the form is not as clear as it could be.
No, I didn't rush it at all, I tried the whole new approach and that took ages. Yes, a lot is missing and prone to desinterpretation, I wanted to follow the different approach of the course. The emphasis is not on structure or anatomy here, but blocking in purely in values. I am not that far in art that I can combine former knowledge and new stuff immediately
This was a totally different approach for me and I let go of the structure entirely. Even the setup was a different way (see first picture below). It's good to try out different methods to learn from failure and success. I prefer working from structure, but this was an interesting exercise. A learning curve for me. The funny thing is, that one artist says one thing, another says something else (the discussion about value is interesting from both sides). I am figuring out where I belong on my journey. I put my three digital portraits/studies of this year in a row an I am happy to see that on each of them I worked on something totally different.
Can't wait what I will learn next year! Drawing makes me happy
Thank you for all your feedback this year. Always honest, I appreciate it so much! Have a great art year in 2019 full of strength, good health and beautiful art! Big hug from me
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Yes, it's confusing at first. The thing to remember is that if the instructors know what they are talking about, then they're all talking about the same things!
When I say "rushing" I don't mean it as "working with haste;" I mean it as short-circuiting the necessary steps that make any process work. A well trained artist can "see" something (like gesture, or structure) without making notations of it. He can, for example, draw the finish directly on the paper without placing measurements, indicating the gesture, or delineating the a structure. However, that does not mean he isn't "seeing" them and making use of them. Like a mathematician holding numbers in his head, he can visualize without notation. So, he can block-in basic forms, or values or anything else without touching his pencil to the paper. And that is precisely how the experienced artist works. He appears to skip steps, though in reality, never skips them.
Same as with magic. One doesn't simply wave the wand to saw the lady in half. The illusion is set up meticulously, exactly, behind the scenes, engendering far more steps and conditions than the audience can guess.
It's good to explore, to try new things, to expand one's repertoire. I would never say otherwise. I simply want you to get honest feedback that focuses you on fundamentals. And it's true, as you indicated, that much depends on combining (i.e. integrating) former knowledge with new learning. In fact, without adding anything new to your knowledge base, much "new" ability comes simply from taking the time to truly understand what you have. i've discovered that what looks or sounds like a new approach is, in fact, the same old thing dressed up with different words or concepts; if it works, however, it follows principles that underlie the fundamental skills.
Nothing great was ever accomplished without enthusiasm, so I would never want to break that spirit. All the same, fundamental means fundamental. There is no way to dispense with it if one is to succeed to the goal.
Anyway, artwork speaks for itself - it can't be diminished or increased by anything we say of it (same for the artist). Unfortunately, though, the critic may be judged by the accuracy and value of a critique! 
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I like the magic analogy!
Don't worry, my enthusiasm will not be tampered by feedback. I want to improve and than I must be ready to learn from my mistakes. Let's see in a few years and look back!
I am already so happy that I can still draw and drawing makes me happy. It is a balancing act sometimes physically, but I am gratefull.
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Aye! Stay the course.
I love to see the process unfold for others. It's not only about art; it's a measure of character. Determination, persistence, pride and humility are the essential ingredients. If we can work intelligence into the equation, so much the better; heart and head. Hands are optional!
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Thank you very much! Have a merry Christmas too
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Thank you!
It is an online artschool: www.schoolism.com/
You can subscribe to watch (cheap version) of feedback per course (a lot more cost!). I really enjoy the courses, working on three right now I wish I had more hours in a day!
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No problem!
Ooooh! That's interesting. I shall have to look into it. 
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