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@anta_1234
I'm new to drawing human bodies. Which one should I learn first? The anatomy or the figure drawing? PLease help me out.
@crobe
3yr
My advice would be to take the figure drawing fundamentals course. I think that learning anatomy in depth would be more useful after you already have a good grasp on drawing bodies.
Marco Sordi
Asked for help
2022/3/16. Good morning everybody. Here’s some hi lights from my daily 30 minutes warming up exercise. 2 mins poses. Thanks and have a good day.
@crobe
3yr
Wow these are so good! I love the third drawing in the first picture and the second one in the third photo. you are really effective at drawing the feet -- something I want to improve on.
Ioana Raducanu
I've been thinking a lot whether to post these or not. But I will post my exercises because I'd really love your critique. I would very much like to learn and grow, so your opinion is much appreciated! Here are some 2 minutes exercises, 30 seconds exercises and 5 minutes exercises:
@crobe
3yr
I am no professional, so let that be known as I give you critique. It looks like you have been doing a good job of preserving the sense of motion in the poses! The thing that stands out the most to me is that there seems to be some redundant lines, resulting in that "chicken scratch" effect. It's not a huge problem, but you might hone in your line work by trying to make every one of them count.
@crobe
Here's some drawings! I don't think I timed myself. Some of these may have taken more than two minutes, but I tried to stay true to the principle of not getting bogged down in detail. tips, suggestions, and criticism would be appreciated!
Jesper Axelsson
Hi @crobe, these are really nice! Strong gesture and good line quality! - I would recommend getting into the habit of drawing through the forms (Top 5 Drawing Mistakes). Apart from yielding a more cohesive drawing it also makes you aware of how there is a flow passing through and between, connecting, the body parts. - Watch out for symmetrical contours in the limbs. Symmetrical contours can kill the flow. You could think of the gesture as a stream of water passing through the body, which the contours should push from side to side to keep it flowing. A curve on one side is followed by a curve on the other side, creating an asymmetrical pattern. You might appreciate watching this video How to Draw Dynamic Shapes – FORCE Series Part 3 (parts 1 & 2 are great too). - I attached an image with some practice tips that helped me a lot when I took the course. Hopefully they can be of some help to you too :) Cheers!
@crobe
Asked for help
Here's some of the drawings I did after watching this first lesson. I am wondering if it is absolutely crucial to draw the motion of the center line down the torso, or if it suffices to merely draw the motion of the silhouette. The first picture is three iterations of Aaron006. There was improvement between my first and third attempt, but it still looks awkward. Criticism/tips would be appreciated!
Claire Johnson
I like how you simplified your gesture. Was your drawing session the 30 second gesture. I always struggle with keeping things simple. I have been using a drip pen to force me to use less lines.
@powpow
3yr
I'm just getting started myself so take my criticism with a grain of salt. I think your drawings look good and you're on the right track! That second photo especially does a great job of conveying motion. In the last photo you uploaded, it looks like your proportions are not balanced right which is taking away from the image. The body on the left has such a big torso and head, and the legs look much too small in comparison. I can tell there's some foreshortening happening in the image, so naturally, it does have to look "smaller", but I think you can foreshorten it without losing the balance. (But nice job on the foreshortening of that front leg!) How can you avoid losing that balance? Since I'm a beginner, I can only guess that this balance of the image happens from further observations of the size relationships between various body parts, and from practice. Maybe making the upper body a touch smaller in comparison to the legs, or maybe making the head smaller. Look at the size of the head compared to the shin area in that image I was talking about, and compare how they relate to one another. Again, I think all your uploads look awesome for someone that is just starting! Keep going! :)
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