Week 15 - Stone study

[granite gull]

Welcome to Study groups!!
weekly study challenge to practice art fundamentals

for anyone who wants to join - here's reference!
Try to observe simple shapes, proportions and focus on drawing the reference accurately

WHEN POSTING INTO GALLERIES PLEASE ALWAYS ATTACH ORIGINAL REFERENCE WITH IT

general rules: use any technique, any medium and don't trace or over paint the reference!

this week study ends : <t:1752958800:f>

I will be here to help so feel free to ping me anytime
Have fun!

Reference photo source : Pinterest

you can turn on ping for studies here id:customize

• start with big shape first, simple shapes will help you to figure out overall shape
• if you struggle with finding the shape, redline the reference picture before you start and trace the shape in red line
• check the values, if you need to switch the ref pic to black and white to see values better (I do that all the time, can recommend)
• there's no need to copy ref 1:1 with every detail, try to study from shadows and how light works on this picture
• if you use colors, notice color variations and reflected color

here's my result
definitely could have done more color variations and focus on some details more
might try it again and post it here later

here's timelapse!
pretty much focused on shape first, then added some biggest shadows and started adding details

Week 15 - Stone study

[woven oyster]

Back in the day when I was doing traditional I loved to draw rocks

[granite gull]

someone in chat mentioned they might try it in ink, could be fun too!

[brave cosmos]

me 🙏

i'll post it here if i do

[granite gull]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/595741715504037898/1364200649381904394/image5.gif

[slender locust]

Can we do mountains next week

I’ll do charcoal later

[granite gull]

oh sure I will write that down!

[slender locust]

Lmao funny emoji

[dim aspen]

How do I contribute to this study

[slender locust]

Draw it

[dim aspen]

Oh ok

[granite gull]

you can join whenever you like, just try to draw the reference picture I've included and post it here^^
feel free to post wip too and ask anything!

[dim aspen]

Okay

[brave cosmos]

Sketch

[timid fox]

Ohh can we do water at some point, I really love water and oceans and beaches but i never got to figure out how to draw it pretty

[granite gull]

https://tenor.com/view/spongebob-patrick-star-noted-notes-gif-26231953

[timid fox]

this type of stuff

[brave cosmos]

@granite gull what do u think

[granite gull]

I would add some more darker values into shadows, also try to notice the direction your lines would go'

[brave cosmos]

uhm

noted

Very messy

I'm not used to doing backgrounda ugh

I think I'll ink it anyway, and have faith

[granite gull]

yeah go for it!! finished work is always a great work

[brave cosmos]

Should I call it done?

[granite gull]

https://tenor.com/view/awkward-im-out-byee-ok-gif-15304701432226785572

[brave cosmos]

Any thing I need to work on, yor? For next time

I did it kinda quickly tho

Like 40min

[granite gull]

Would try to experiment more with values, it will give it more depth and u can work better with textures. Overall shape is nice so u can focus more on shading/adding values!

[brave cosmos]

Thanks

[modest crystal]

I cant figure out how to draw it :C gonna make the Little Rock next

[glacial pollen]

wip !!

I'll try to refine it later

[manic path]

Can yall do an urban reference next? I have a lot of trouble drawing urban settings at a normal pace.

Like a big city and allat

[modest crystal]

Same

[glacial pollen]

Finishedd

I'll see if I can render it any better

[last blaze]

Metal, especially torn/exploded metal is an idea

[short galleon]

After missing 2 studies in a row, I managed to do this one

[glacial pollen]

Prettyy

[violet dust]

this one was funnn

[granite gull]

hii if u want to work on it without water I would recommend u to delete only the bg and work on all the rocks at once (try to find overall shape when they are together)

[granite gull]

we did metal study in week 3 you can check that one too!

[granite gull]

can't promise it will be in the next study week, but I will write it down!

[violet dust]

would love to see a study about an object reflecting an environment

[paper elm]

what dark sorcery is this from 0:07 to 0:08??

[granite gull]

hii it's liquify tool!

[paper elm]

i'll try that out! thank you

[hot dove]

A critique is welcome

Bruh

the image keep getting blurred

[last blaze]

Ok thanks!

[modest crystal]

It looks so good!

[hot dove]

Ty but the water does seem a bit high

There is definitely room for improvement

And it seems my texture and shadow shapes need more work

[granite gull]

I like it!! I would add more values into this area since it is a bit flat. overall it looks great

[slender locust]

@granite gull

[latent granite]

I've never been so afraid to draw a rock.....
All jokes aside, I'm almost done with last weeks study, I'll post it here when I'm done! Then I'll attempt this.

[granite gull]

Nice values, could have added more texture into shadow side but overall great!

[ember flower]

this my first time actually sitting down to do a study like this and holy, it was so fun

i really struggled with those rocks on the bottom right, i kind of gave up, so any crits are appreciated!

[torn elbow]

This is so cooll

[loud tangle]

lol

[granite gull]

I am glad it was fun!!💖
I think you could have added more texture to them but overall nice values and I don't think it's taking away from the piece
great work

[wooden flint]

Here's mine. First time doing this study though

[ember flower]

thank you so much! I wasn’t sure on how to do the textures tips would be appreciated though!

[wooden flint]

Is there any way I could have done better?

[olive nacelle]

Does it matter if u do it on vr koi?

[granite gull]

hi, no xd

[granite gull]

hello, I think u could have added more darker values for shadow side of the stones, it would add to the 3d feel

[granite gull]

you're welcome!
easiest way how to add texture to stones would be with textured brushes, the idea behind it is to show that the rock is not smooth so u don't have to over do it, just few strokes (in this case with lighter color) to show light on it

[ember flower]

ohh okay! thank you!!

[wooden flint]

Those were my darkest shades

[slender locust]

see how u had much darker values on the cracks on the big rick

rock

use those for the other areas as well

[dreamy holly]

what a mess ☹️

[stuck flicker]

So happy I can do this one this time !

didnt have time to do the last one

[dreamy holly]

good luck with that I think the rock has too much information just play colors with ur artstyle

[granite gull]

not at all! now u can look for other values and slowly add details to it! I would start with darker values at the bottom of the rock!

[dreamy holly]

i know... however it's too big what if the colors didn't harmonize each other

[granite gull]

if it helps you can color pick from reference picture so u can have clearer idea about color choices!

[stark elk]

@granite gull not related to study but is it bad to use color picker while drawing with references?

Or search up related colors to what we are drawing

[granite gull]

no it is not bad, I would even recommend it when starting with studies because when u don't really know much about color theory it is super hard to even guess correct colors and it takes some practice to recognize shades of colors and how they interact with each other. for example sometimes u might think that u are using correct shades (especially with grey) but when you color pick you will realize it is actually very low saturated brown instead of flat grey. Good exercise could be trying to guess the shade and then color pick it to fact check yourself while drawing ofc it won't help much when u color pick without some effort to understand the colors and why do they work this way, that would be only copying without understanding

[stark elk]

Oh okay. I usually color pick only the main color then try selecting good colors that matches with main one and Im using HSV slider for shades

[granite gull]

yeah there are many ways how to achieve some good color choice skills!

[stark elk]

Thanks for taking your time to explain btw

[steep venture]

Would like some feedback on the texture and anything else in general

[stark elk]

Wip

[slender locust]

[stark elk]

@granite gull I got an study idea, what about we study on skin a week? Smooth skin, fur, hard skin, armored animal's armor etc.

[granite gull]

hii this one would need some extra preparations so I will write it down but can't promise the exact date for this study!

[granite gull]

hii I like how u did the texture on the biggest rock with bigger brush strokes, however the smaller rocks on the bottom lack 3d feel so they would need some more adjustments to give them proper depth, but overall I like it!!

[stark elk]

No problem, Im fine with every topic of study just came to my mind and thought maybe you would want to do it some time

@granite gull finished my study!

[granite gull]

amazing work!! I love that u were able to keep the values clear 💯

[stark elk]

I drew on reference to get the main frame of it then drew rest of the lines myself

[unreal kiln]

Also the rock looks softer than it should be :(((

I cant get those stupid cracks 💔💔

[granite gull]

I think u are rushing a bit, try to find the overall shape with hard brush and then add soft brush only where is it necessary. for example here you can keep the hard edge just fine!

[unreal kiln]

I think the brush is the issue

I'm layering them with a low opacity brushe

Hm

[granite gull]

yeah I think u can try something with high opacity so your values don't blend with each other that much

[unreal kiln]

I think I added way too much values

Like for a part I used like 3 different values

I should scratch that and just use one maybe

[granite gull]

yeah I've started with one color and then added values with hard brush for example

[unreal kiln]

Man ts so hard 💔💔

At least my colors aren't that bad

I think I'm gonna use a pen brush

This fade one ain't ittt

[granite gull]

u are losing the overall shape so u will need to get rid of these lost edges

yeah pen brush might work!!

[unreal kiln]

OOOH I was too focused on the bigger rock I kinda just did whatever for those little guys

[unreal kiln]

Dies a bit

[indigo geyser]

nah the brush is the issue

[slender locust]

Shape is a off and it looks smooth not hard and rocky

[unreal kiln]

I don't think the shape is that important tho right

I know it looks smooth

Idk.

I'm gonna fix it later in the week

[slender locust]

Shape is very important

It doesn’t matter too much for rocks cuz no matter how u draw it its still a rock

But you should still be drawing that rock correctly or else ur dogs or trees will look sped

Cuz rocks have jagged turns and edges and u completely left them out

[latent granite]

Sorry about the late post, I've been really tired this week. (Last weeks art study) It's missing some windows on the sides, and the house itself is too tall. Any feedback would be nice.

[manic path]

you put the big rock too far left the small rocks come before the big rocks on the contour

[granite gull]

Extending deadline by 24h!

[sinful sleet]

Oblirated by a rock figuretivly 😓

I got a long way to go, please critisize!!

[slender locust]

Needs
More contrast

[slender locust]

Ur darks need to be darker

[slender locust]

Uh those rocks at the bottom needs work and the outline makes it look cartoonish which is fine if that’s what ur going for

[stark elk]

Cracks need some sharp turns they are too straight

And smooth

[sinful sleet]

Thank you ill keep it in mind

[honest bluff]

Here's my attempt