Draw 50 Things
One of the hardest things for artists to do is draw a jam-packed scene. Pro illustrator Will Terry breaks down his strategy for drawing lots of STUFF.
Design an image with ONE strong focal point with at least one figure or animal that tells a visual story. Include 50 different recognizable objects in your illustration.
Your choice.
Have you ever wanted to create a complex image but didn't know where to start? If you haven't you will probably be asked to create such images for books, magazines, adverts one day. One of the most difficult assignments is illustrating crowd scenes, interiors of bookstores, toy stores, party scenes, laboratories, and stadium shots filled with people, objects, vehicles, etc. Learning the tricks and process that other illustrators use to organize drawings like this is invaluable.
Will Terry has been teaching this assignment for his UVU classes in Utah for the past 6 years. He is launching this as an open challenge to anyone in the world! Can you draw 50 things in one illustration with one main focal point? Only you can answer this question!
Even though this class is presented in a digital format it is valid for any medium including: pencil, charcoal, pen, digital, etc.
How to plan the objects in your drawing
How to draw the room shape
Cropping your room space
Drawing thumbnail sketches
Drawing comp sketches
Planning grouped, overlapped, and cropped objects
Value grouping objects
Planning your focal point
Refining your drawing
Adding value to your drawing
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Understanding the challenge
Make a list and gather reference
Draw interior space shape
Thumbnail sketches
Value thumbnail sketches
Enlarge thumbnail add objects
Plan cropped and overlapped objects and character design
Plan grouped objects
Add final objects
Refine drawing
Finished Drawing
Downloads
This is an intermediate to advanced video. Experience with composition is recommended - please watch:
This course answered soo many of my questions. I had some questions after watching the composition classes and the creative environments class, even the pers...
Read MoreThis course answered soo many of my questions. I had some questions after watching the composition classes and the creative environments class, even the perspective and building backgrounds class. How do you go about drawing interiors that are more interesting than your standard square and how do you fit interesting elements into them. Will Terry’s explications have progressed my skills to a whole new level. I also appreciate how he takes his time with the explanations and breaks things down step by step. These videos are about more than just how to do a drawing challenge, they teach you a lot of different things that are helpful when working on other pieces as well.
Read LessI've found my new artistic goal, to become good enough to do that kind of painting.
I've found my new artistic goal, to become good enough to do that kind of painting.
Read LessWill breaks down this daunting challenge into manageable chunks. Lots of useful tips for building your game plan and workflow. I feel ready to tackle the cha...
Read MoreWill breaks down this daunting challenge into manageable chunks. Lots of useful tips for building your game plan and workflow. I feel ready to tackle the challenge now!
Read LessWill is great at explaining complex concepts simply and understandable. He knows how to feed his students an elephant by giving them bite size lessons that a...
Read MoreWill is great at explaining complex concepts simply and understandable. He knows how to feed his students an elephant by giving them bite size lessons that are easy to digest.
Read LessReally enjoyed this and was able to pick up some very valuable tips on putting together a complex image.
Really enjoyed this and was able to pick up some very valuable tips on putting together a complex image.
Read LessI am excited to continue to work on my project and this class is chuck full of little gems of wisdom and helpful tips to keep me improving on my journey to i...
Read MoreI am excited to continue to work on my project and this class is chuck full of little gems of wisdom and helpful tips to keep me improving on my journey to improve!
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