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Oyindamola Adeniyi
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3yr
added comment inLandmarks Assignment Example 1: Back
Does anyone know how I can learn these muscles by heart? It's confusing for me trying to draw using landmarks I don't even know.
@davewisniewski
3yr
I think it just comes down to practice and constant repetition, but something to keep in mind is that a lot of incredible artists use references. I'm not sure if it's super important to know them by heart, but rather learning a rough idea of where certain anatomical points are helps to give you a guide when drawing the structure of the body.
In another lesson on the Loomis head Stan actually mentions that once you have a good understanding of how the Loomis technique is used, you don't have to use it every single time as a formula (although if you wanted to you could) but rather let it inform the rest of the drawing. I imagine this is something similar! That's just my opinion though, so I could be super off the mark.
In short, just keep at it. We'll all get there eventually! :)
Is it just me or does the drawing of these gestures seem very situational? For example, sometimes Stan will follow the gesture of the pose using the center line, and other times he'll start with the contours of the shoulders, or draw the arms first etc. I feel like I pay more attention to broader strokes of CSI that I miss these smaller details. But I thought the point of this exercise was to look past detail? If anybody is able to provide some clarity on what to look for I'd really appreciate it :) here are some of my better gestures that I've done recently
Yeah the pose matters? Your proportions look nice! Something to practice might be cleaner lines?
