Comments on: 25 Days to Better Drawings – Day Twelve – Texture Study #1 https://thevirtualinstructor.com/members Members Thu, 02 Apr 2026 21:20:20 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 By: Frankie Martin https://thevirtualinstructor.com/members/25-days-to-better-drawings-day-twelve-texture-study-1#comment-10033 Fri, 29 Aug 2025 16:04:43 +0000 http://thevirtualinstructor.com/members/?page_id=26941#comment-10033 this was great! Loving the calmness in your voice. I was surprised that white pencil wasn’t used and that you used white paper although it did look gray to me 🙂

]]> By: Marianne Post https://thevirtualinstructor.com/members/25-days-to-better-drawings-day-twelve-texture-study-1#comment-9010 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 17:58:40 +0000 http://thevirtualinstructor.com/members/?page_id=26941#comment-9010 Thanks for emphasizing PATIENCE! Something I really need to embrace.

]]> By: matt https://thevirtualinstructor.com/members/25-days-to-better-drawings-day-twelve-texture-study-1#comment-8796 Mon, 18 Dec 2023 12:59:03 +0000 http://thevirtualinstructor.com/members/?page_id=26941#comment-8796 In reply to David Goddard.

Hi David,

Yes, absolutely.

]]> By: David Goddard https://thevirtualinstructor.com/members/25-days-to-better-drawings-day-twelve-texture-study-1#comment-8776 Sun, 10 Dec 2023 13:58:33 +0000 http://thevirtualinstructor.com/members/?page_id=26941#comment-8776 Can an Acrylic wash be placed over a Pencil drawing?

]]> By: matt https://thevirtualinstructor.com/members/25-days-to-better-drawings-day-twelve-texture-study-1#comment-8059 Mon, 09 Jan 2023 14:04:52 +0000 http://thevirtualinstructor.com/members/?page_id=26941#comment-8059 In reply to Peter Poggi.

Thanks Peter! This is a good approach to learning from the videos.

]]> By: Peter Poggi https://thevirtualinstructor.com/members/25-days-to-better-drawings-day-twelve-texture-study-1#comment-8053 Sun, 08 Jan 2023 18:08:40 +0000 http://thevirtualinstructor.com/members/?page_id=26941#comment-8053 In reply to matt.

I find the best method that works for me is to watch the entire video all the way through once. The second time through, I stop, look at the reference, look at how YOU are interpreting that same reference, and then I try it myself from looking at the reference. This exercise in particular, I ended up not looking at the reference enough- and the result was obvious. While it looked kinda/sorta woodlike, i wasn’t happy with it.. I made a 2nd attempt, this time forcing myself to stop, look again at the reference MORE often throughout, and the result was much much better. It proved to me that I need to SLOW DOWN. Thanks for a great lesson!

]]> By: matt https://thevirtualinstructor.com/members/25-days-to-better-drawings-day-twelve-texture-study-1#comment-7941 Wed, 16 Nov 2022 13:51:18 +0000 http://thevirtualinstructor.com/members/?page_id=26941#comment-7941 In reply to Richard Iturbe.

Hi Richard,

If it helps, you can draw from the drawing. At some point, you’ll want to start looking at the reference photo so that you can begin to recognize the shapes, lines, values, etc. on your own.

]]> By: Richard Iturbe https://thevirtualinstructor.com/members/25-days-to-better-drawings-day-twelve-texture-study-1#comment-7939 Tue, 15 Nov 2022 16:43:28 +0000 http://thevirtualinstructor.com/members/?page_id=26941#comment-7939 Hi Matt
I find myself using what you are drawing as my model rather than looking at the picture and trying to do it from that. Is that a good approach, or is it better to do it on my own and not rely on your interpretation as my model? With the skull in the previous exercise I didn’t easily see the things you were talking about until I saw you draw them.

]]> By: Mary Bushey https://thevirtualinstructor.com/members/25-days-to-better-drawings-day-twelve-texture-study-1#comment-7781 Thu, 18 Aug 2022 10:01:03 +0000 http://thevirtualinstructor.com/members/?page_id=26941#comment-7781 Thanks for your excellent instruction. I adore wood and have been trying to get it to look right and after this lesson, I feel it came out pretty good. I’ll practice this one all day. Thanks again.

]]> By: Maureen Blackmore https://thevirtualinstructor.com/members/25-days-to-better-drawings-day-twelve-texture-study-1#comment-6993 Thu, 19 Aug 2021 21:34:38 +0000 http://thevirtualinstructor.com/members/?page_id=26941#comment-6993 I really liked this exercise. The wood in my completed drawing looks very realistic. Thank you.

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