Figure Drawing Fundamentals
Gesture
The Bean
Structure
Landmarks
Robo Bean
Mannequinization
Balance
Exaggeration
Proportions
Measuring
Shading
Figure Drawing Demo
Closing Thoughts
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Marco Sordi
4d
2024/11/2. Good morning everybody. Here's my latest illustration: "The Showdown" (acrylics on Fabriano watercolors paper, 30.5x 45.5 cm). Thanks for any comment or critique. Have a nice weekend!!
Marco Sordi
14d
2024/10/23. Good morning everybody. Here's another acrylic painting I realized for the incoming Halloween.
"Welcome to the Hotel Transylvania" (acrylics on Fabriano watercolors paper, 35 x 45 cm).
I wish you all a fantastic Halloween!!
Marco Sordi
24d
2024/10/13. Good morning everybody. Here I am again with a new illustration (acrylics, acrylic gouache on Fabriano watercolors paper 30.5 x 45.5 cm). Thanks for your comment or critique.
Marco Sordi
1mo
2024/10/2. Good morning everybody. I've finished the course "Fantasy Figure Drawing Wizardry" by @Patrick Jones. Drawing along with Patrick listening his comments, stories and advices has a great experience. If you are a fantasy art fan you can't miss it. In the same time I started to study from his "The Anatomy of Style 2" after I spent almost a year copying his "The Anatomy of Style Revisited" during 2022/2023. Now there's no section for assignment so since the course is about figure drawing I hope you don't mind if I post here my "homework". Thanks for any comment or critique.
Marco Sordi
1mo
2024/9/27. Good evening everybody. Here's some preliminary studies I realized for my new incoming artwork. They are not intended to be refined works but if u find something about gesture or anatomy that really looks strange feel free to leave a comment or a suggestion. Thanks!
Marco Sordi
1mo
2024/9/25. Good afternoon everybody. Here's again a fantasy illustration I made in the last two weeks. Thanks for any comment or critique!
"Silent Consoler" (30.5 x 45.5 cm, acrylics and acrylic gouache on 300 gr Fabriano watercolor paper).
Marco Sordi
2mo
2024/9/8. Good morning everybody. I've just finished this long drawing after watched the course from @Jeffrey Watts and @Watts Atelier instructors. The course provides some general information about Reilly figure drawing method but honestly is too short compared to the price. For those who are thinking to buy it keep in mind that is just an introduction: interesting but not enough to learn how to apply the method to different poses. Also there's no section where you can upload your assignment and, apparently, there are no feedback or critique. Anyway I'd like to have the opportunity to study at Watts Atelier from life someday so I had an idea about the environment and the course contents. Fair enough.
Marco Sordi
2mo
2028/8/31. Hello everyone. It's been a while since I posted my work but only because I'm studying a lot. I just finished one of the two artworks that I will exhibit in the September exhibition that will be held in one of the two schools where I started working as a drawing teacher. As always I would like to have your opinions, advice or criticisms. Thank you and have a nice day.
"Iron Lady", 30.5 x 45.5 cm (acrylics on 300 gr Fabriano watercolor paper).
Marco Sordi
4mo
2024/7/8. Good morning everybody. This illustration it's a master study from a painting of a great illustrator, one of my favorite: Scott M. Fischer. In particular I like his fantasy characters and his angelic creatures. As you can see from the photo of the original (right) that his touch is extremely powerful and rough and this gives greater expressiveness of the character's strength. I, however, opted for a more regular and fluid touch, especially in the drapery and details of the armor. I had a great time. I used acrylic colors on 300 g Fabriano watercolor paper 45.5 cm x 30.5. Thanks to everyone and have a good day.
Marco Sordi
4mo
2024/6/25. Good morning everybody. This is a drawing I've just finished few days ago (graphite pencils on Kent paper A3 size). Thanks for your comments or critique. Have a good day.
Marco Sordi
5mo
2024/6/11. Good afternoon everybody. Here's another attempt with acrylics (on Fabriano watercolor paper 300gr, 30,5 x45,5). Once again I've verified how acrylics are a complex medium: perfect for textures, very difficult to create shades and color transitions. Thanks for any comment or critique.
Marco Sordi
6mo
2024/4/23. Good morning everybody. Here's another tribute to my favorite Disney movie ever: "Clash of Spirits" (acrylics and acrylic gouache on Fabriano watercolors smooth paper, 30.5 x 45.5 cm, 300gr). Thanks for your comment or critique. Have a good day!
Marco Sordi
7mo
2024/4/21. Good evening everybody. Here's my latest figure drawing. "Young Novice in Prayer" (pencil, pure graphite and charcoal pencil on Kent paper A4 size).
This time I arranged and fixed an AI generated image. It has been the first time to me and I have to say that I had to work a lot for fixing anatomical mistakes and the face was a little bit too idealized. That's why the final result looks more an illustration than a realistic figure drawing. Anyway, on the other hand the lighting was very believable. I also redesigned the folds and the wrinkles of the fabric. Thanks for any comment or suggestion. Good night!
Marco Sordi
7mo
2024/4/6. Good morning everybody. Here's my latest long drawing: "Girls Just Wanna Have Devilish Fun". Pencils (Hi-Uni, Faber Castell Pure Graphite 2900, Staedtler Mars Lumograph Black) on Kent Paper A3 size. Thanks for any comment or critique. Have a good day.
Marco Sordi
7mo
4/3/2024. Good morning everybody. Here's my latest painting. "Aurora" (30,5 x 45,5 cm)
(Holbein acrylics, acrylic gouache, Faber-Castell and Pigma ink pen on Fabriano "Artistico" watercolor paper "grana satinata" 300gr). Thanks for any comment or critique.
Marco Sordi
8mo
2023/3/5. Good evening everybody. Here's my latest long drawing/master study. This time I've chosen a painting of one of my favorite painter. "The Touch of the Angel" by Roberto Ferri (detail). Pencils and pure graphite on Kent paper (A4 size). Sorry for the pic's quality. Thanks for any comment or critique.
Marco Sordi
9mo
2023/2/12. Good morning everybody. Here's my latest long drawing: "Big Horn" (pencil and pure graphite on Kent paper A4 size). Thanks for any comment or critique. Have a good week!
Marco Sordi
9mo
2024/2/7. Good morning everybody. Here's my latest painting. A tribute to one of my favorite Disney movies ever (acrylics on Fabriano watercolor satin paper 297mm×420mm). Thanks for your comment or critique. Have a good day!
Marco Sordi
9mo
2023/2/4. Good afternoon everybody. Here's my latest long drawing. Thanks for any comment or critique.
("Warm hugs", pencil and pure graphite on Kent Paper, A3 size).
Vera Robson
9mo
I don't feel like I am ready to do a very detailed rendering of the kind that Stan did, and my time is better spend on practicing individual skills at this stage! I still gave this exercise a smaller scale try.
It was helpful, as it got me thinking about shading, and what is the best way to continue learning.
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