Tutorial Critique 3: Eyes

I went to YouTube for this tutorial . I chose YouTube because wanted to see how a video based tutorial stacked up against one with still images. Interestingly enough, they’re quite similar, the main difference being that videos allow for audio (I would also say moving frames, but artists could use a gif for image progression). Again, I will give a little info on the artist. He went to New England Institute of Art, he has several sites that he uses to showcase his work (which in my opinion is excellent). For those interested, his sites are on YouTube, deviantART, and Blogger .

On to my critique of the tutorial.

Pros

• He shows visual progression.
  
  
• The text is short and concise.
  
  
• He accepts criticism, and allows feedback from his viewers.
  
  
• The final product looks good (in my opinion), suggesting he knows what he’s talking about.
  

Cons

• The text doesn’t go too much into detail about how he does what he does.
  
  
• From what I can tell, the tutorial is more for people who already have an understanding of how to draw an eye. So this isn’t really for beginners.
  
  
• He skips how he did his line art, which some people might find helpful (though he does link to a previous tutorial he’s done that goes over how to draw the eye from scratch).
  
  
• The audio consists solely of background music. This isn’t necessarily a con. Some viewers may find it enjoyable, others may not.
  
  
• The title is a little deceptive. The tutorial is more focused on shading the eye, rather than drawing.
  

The tutorial is helpful, but like I said before, not for beginners. An artist has to understand how shadows and lights fall onto the eye (or any subject) for them to fully take anything from the tutorial. Although to his credit, I am not a beginner, and I don’t think I have ever drawn an eye as good I have before following this tutorial.

Here is my product.



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Cited Works

coldsnapkiller. (2011). 1.gif picture by coldsnapkiller. Retrieved November 29, 2011 from http://s1098.photobucket.com/albums/g371/coldsnapkiller/?action=view¤t=1.gif

Isaiah. (2011). Eye Drawing Tutorial. Retrieved November 29, 2011 from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvKBWaOQ28M

Isaiah. (2011). IsaiahKS on deviantART. Retrieved November 29, 2011 from http://isaiahks.deviantart.com/

Isaiah. (2011). isaiah's Channel - YouTube. Retrieved November 29, 2011 from http://www.youtube.com/user/isaiahs

Isaiah. (2011). Sick Sad Story :). Retrieved November 29, 2011 from http://isaiahks.blogspot.com/