Figure Drawing Critique
3yr
@yeej9354
Gesture with some anatomy.
I've been slowly trying to add anatomy to my drawings. It looks slightly off to me though for some reason.
Critiques greatly appreciated!
look at the negative shapes (not the person, but the space between) for easy self critique. The space between the right arm and the ribcage, or that lovely interrupted triangle between both legs with a heel in the center. Use plumb lines, vertically the breast is barely forward of the knee. i know they seem too simple, but the bean and "gesture" will give you indications of where the form should sit. using dailysketchreference, set the timer to 1-2 minutes, and get 10-20 simple line drawings in. and THEN attempt something as bold as this (: keep going!
Focus on the gesture and proportions, add anatomy after. Sorry to say, but you are a lot off not slightly. Maybe try more simple pose. Good luck :)
Sadly, I have to agree with Steve however. When it comes to drawing, anatomy is still ranked third, next to gesture and structure. Don't bother with anatomy for now. Keep learning gesture and structure, and then you'll gain something from anatomy. Keep up!
Hey yeej9354,
I think your getting a little ahead of yourself here. There are some very important steps that you have yet to master before moving on to anatomy. It doesn't do us any good to move forward in a drawing if the pose and structure are not accurate. That is why the gesture and structural drawing is so important, that's where all the hard work is done. That is where we work out all are problems and issues. Only after we have done that, do we move on to the more refined parts of our drawing like anatomy and rendering. I did a drawing to show you what I mean. I hope it helps you :)