Week 28 - Landscape study

[solid pumice]

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:1760821200:f>

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

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my result with timelapse

I usually start with simple shapes, blocking out with one color and gradually add details
don't overcomplicate it from the start, it looks complicated but make it easier for yourself and start with simple shapes first!!

[wheat olive]

I’m scared 😟

[solid pumice]

Draw it scared 💅

[glass rune]

Wow looking forward to this one

[severe yarrow]

im not ready for this

[cobalt stream]

OH Shi- its my 2nd week here..

[rare pebble]

Oh god I am going to suffer

Should I traditional paint, or krita or procreate

I feel like I'll fail miserably either way 😭😭😭

[low zodiac]

Lmfao I didn’t even finish the last landscape one yet

[north patio]

Sorry man. I actually can’t draw backgrounds at all

So ima skip this one

[twilit marsh]

I skipped the last one and I finally have time so let me do this

[granite peak]

glad to see I’m not the only one scared of backgrounds lmao. I’ll try anyways

[short pagoda]

Do we need to fish this till oct 19 or today im confused

[granite peak]

finish before oct 19th

[granite peak]

something about it is just off but I’m not bothered to figure out what (pastel)

[wheat olive]

The front looks amazing. It’s just the back area seems hard to figure out

[granite peak]

I seee. now that I look at it I dont think I did enough shading so everything just blends together

[worthy hinge]

Yay landscape I can finally improve myself.

[distant coyote]

OH MY😭.... can't draw background 😭🫠, but.. maybe I'll try it later

[sacred geode]

With the studies are we allowed to put our own twist on it as long as we do the study itself?

[sacred geode]

I've got a similar issue, my style is too cartoonish for it

[solid pumice]

Go for it

[distant coyote]

Maybe you can try simplifying the details into a your style

[queen jewel]

Think I messed up the foreground and water

Too less contrast

[wheat olive]

Don’t think I did good with this one. It just feels like I don’t know how to add details. Would greatly appreciate any sort of advice

[inland crane]

If you are done with the base , you can zoom in the pic and focus on the details

[wheat olive]

Yea but I kinda don’t know how to really add it. I feel like I’m just throwing random stuff out on the canvas

[inland crane]

wdym?

Im confused 😭

[wheat olive]

Like you can see the leaves are unfinished, I have no idea how to approach them when it comes to detailing.

[oak valley]

Why does yours look so good

So many different colors

How do I know which colors to add?

[rare pebble]

I'm really struggling with the leaves on the left rn how do y'all do it, I feel very stupid attempting to line art every leave rn 😭

[solid pumice]

I've started with adding only few base colors and gradually added more for each section! my trick is taking a moment to spot some interesting colors in reference and push them a little. for example the yellow and white tones in the bg are already in the ref but I've decided to push the colors even more to create interesting details with white tones

[solid pumice]

yeah lineart will be exhausting xd usually general shape is enough instead of drawing each leaf!

[rare pebble]

Ah

So I could just block in the colour after?

[granite peak]

feels more right now. can’t add any more layers of pastel now anyways lmao

[valid elk]

i don’t really draw landscapes but i tried my best😭

[solid pumice]

Hii I have 2 tips for u

1. cleaner format
2. checking values - I usually look for some big shapes in values to create more depth. especially top part in your work is in the same value so it looks a bit flat because of that, I added more darker tones into your drawing creating better contrast. with this clearer base it is easier to add more details and still keep the values separated for each part!
   for the plant in the middleground it has some nice light details however overall value should be a bit darker
   you can check values by switching it into black and white (new layer > fill it with black color > layer settings to 'color')

all of you are doing a really great job I am happy to see such a nice results

[rare pebble]

This isn’t finished at all but any tips for the large bush to the right?

[daring coral]

(if what you mean the bush on the water,) if you look closely there are several shapes with the values; lighter values for the straight grass and flat leaves, and the rest are bush shaped with darker values

[rare pebble]

ah okay I’ll try be mindful of that

[rare pebble]

I just realised why it wasn’t working,,,,, my width was wrong …….

[glass rune]

Omg WHATTT HAVE I DONEEE I DIDNT MEAN TO MAKE A. COLOR PIRÁMIDE

[rare pebble]

*gives up

[frosty tartan]

I've never participated in any of the study groups before, do I have to do the previous weeks first or can I still draw this one?

[daring coral]

idk iim kinda new and just straight up do this one lol

you are studying for youself afterall

[frosty tartan]

fair point

I've never done a background study sooo I'm very confident it's going to look bad lol

[daring coral]

I believe you'll learn one or two things at least when study despite the result

[frosty tartan]

I hope so 😭

[solid pumice]

yeah it's for fun, feel free to join any study week u want
you can post here if it is related to study topic but if u need feedback on previous weeks feel free to make #978708583090892830 post and ping me there

[frosty tartan]

alr, thank you :D

[wheat olive]

Thank you thank you I’ll redo this piece

[frosty tartan]

I got too frustrated and gave up.

I'm not good enough with backgrounds to do something this complex right now. it's way too hard for me

I'm honestly at that point where I feel like I'll never get any better, but thinking that way won't help

[solid pumice]

honestly I think u did a great job!
you were able to lay down all important shapes and your work has good values too. It would certainly look more complete with more details/render however if you feel it's too much I would leave it as it is and consider it complete work. It's good to recognize your weaker points in drawing because that way you can work on them and improve faster. Give yourself credit for trying and keep up the good work!!

[frosty tartan]

thank you, I get very frustrated with plants every time I draw them, so it's very reassuring to know I'm doing ok, thank you!!

[solid pumice]

I think the most tricky part in drawing plants is that it IS complicated form but we need to simplify it to have easier time drawing them. You did a good job with keeping the general shape first.
when you look at my work I also focused on general shape and for details I've added only few shadows to indicate form in that plant. If you want to practice it more definitely choose reference photo with 1 plant only instead of whole landscape

[frosty tartan]

alright, thank you! I'll make sure to do that before the next week.

[solid pumice]

you're welcome! feel free to work on stuff at your own pace since study weeks are for fun and topics will vary.
If you need feedback on studies/works outside of study week topics you can make a post in #978708583090892830 and ping me there too!

[frosty tartan]

okay!

[cobalt stream]

Pretty happy with my values but getting the perspective right feels impossible also second hardest thing is not getting lost in the details...

[trim nest]

Sketch to paint 🎨 kinda gave up on trying to make it look good bc I got too lazy

[pliant sequoia]

i just dont know color theory

[wheat olive]

I redid the piece but feel like I’m stuck on the same problem again. I don’t how to detail foliage at all. Would appreciate if someone has any tips regarding that

[gleaming shadow]

Yay

[quaint sedge]

Mhm I'm not much of an artist

But I'll try this

[uneven bison]

Hi, first time in here o/
This took about 5 hours... I struggled the most with the big leaves on the left, since I couldn't do them as random blobs like the smaller ones. I'm not sure how to handle the detail there properly. I'm happy with the background and water though :)

[brave berry]

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[vapid nimbus]

this is testing me im going to crash out

[radiant drum]

The illusion of detail :)

[burnt sail]

Ngl I hate landscapes

[solid pumice]

great job everyone, see ya in next study week!