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Self-Made Painting/Drawing Syllabus

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~theThirdCartel Jun 12, 2012
Has anybody made a self-study plan? I put one together on my journal [link] to keep track of areas I need to brush up on and various learning resources. It has been really helpful for covering topics in a systematic manner.

If you've got a plan, I would love to see/hear about it.
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`ziinyu Jun 13, 2012  Student Interface Designer
Definitely! - a collection of exercises and homework pieces at any rate that I work through.

I wrote them all done as a lesson plan on devART, I think you can find the old collection at [001 Figure - Technical Study]. That's the first two lesson plans put together with resources linked in tutorials. There were a few more weeks worth to come, but I haven't finished structuring those yet. Eventually I want to teach, so I've been compiling little collections of resources, techniques, and exercises for a while now. Eventually I want to put everything together into a group format here, and then branch out to its own website. Something like like #deviant365, except with serious projects designed to teach (probably running on a weekly schedule).
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Mood: Astonished ~theThirdCartel Jun 13, 2012
Your plans are quite detailed. I tend to keep mine more high-level and not drill down too much, otherwise the length gets discouraging. :iconlazycryplz: I applaud your diligence!
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`ziinyu Jun 13, 2012  Student Interface Designer
I know! :faint:

My own personal ones are way less stringent and more post-it-notes-on-screen referencing a few pages of art books here and there. These ones were for the benefit of other students though (somewhere in those forums are a record of about a dozen people who did all the homework assignments, posted, discussed, and critiqued). It was a sort of an online class I ran through the devART forums and groups systems.
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~Sodayaka Jun 12, 2012  Student Digital Artist
This sounds really awesome, but I have no where to start! I really want to, it sounds so helpful!
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Mood: Zeal ~theThirdCartel Jun 13, 2012
The fundamentals are a good place to begin. I see a still life in your gallery, so that's already a start. Think about line and perspective first. If you're weak in these areas, address these first, because everything else will build on them. Then look at form and value (not colour yet). Once you've got a pretty good handle on those, move onto colour. These fundamental skills will inform your work regardless of medium or technique.

I sorta went at it out of order because I was figuring out this stuff by myself, and started working on line, form, and anatomy with Vilppu. My linework got pretty decent, and I have a passable conceptual knowledge of anatomy, but found that my values were never quite right because I didn't have a working grasp of form/perspective. So I went back and did perspective from Loomis, then used that new knowledge as part of simple value studies. Now I'm working on value and form (and a bit of colour) with painting, before venturing once again into anatomy. After that, it's intensive colour study, starting to build up my visual library, and composition.

Hope this helps! :meow:
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~Sodayaka Jun 13, 2012  Student Digital Artist
I'm working on a few of these elements, my still lifes were done in values first~ ^^
I think my form, lighting, and value need the most work, then perspective! Thanks so much for responding! :D
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Mood: Sociable ~theThirdCartel Jun 13, 2012
It'd serve you better to address perspective before focusing on value. Granted, perspective is not very exciting, but getting it right is fundamental to having values read correctly and essential in giving any drawing/painting solidity. Many people don't realize this and are immediately drawn to the flashier elements like colour and light effects, which they then focus on and often pick up quite quickly. However, while the resulting work might be well rendered, it often looks flat and lacks a sense of reality, regardless of style.

Going from the pieces in your gallery, of the four elements you mentioned, perspective is the weakest. Don't take this the wrong way--just some honest advice.
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~Sodayaka Jun 13, 2012  Student Digital Artist
Thank you so much for that, I wouldn't take it wrong, I rarely take it into consideration, but I really appreciate your commentary~ thanks again!
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~TaylerHughes Jun 12, 2012  Student Traditional Artist
It's a really good idea, I need to set something up and block out time to actually sit down and get work done. Especially when I start my BA! Thanks for the idea!
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