so, the first week of school's over and done and here are some of the fruits of my labors. i'm in a figure drawing class on saturdays (what?!) from 9-4 (double what?!) that carries with it an additional 3 hour nude figure workshop (so...a hat-trick of whats?!). that's a whole lotta nekkid ladies, lemme tell you. the instructor jumped on me ("you've got an illustration background, right?") and has got me working on transitioning style from sketchy to a single outlining contour line (the fashion aesthetic v. the fine artist). *whew* i can't even remember the last time i was this busy...ps. any sexy hints on figure work? i seem to recall that being your bag
2 comments:
hot DAWG that is one heckuva long time to be figure drawring....but it looks like you're already quite well versed in this dealy-o
Tips n tricks, eh? Well, I doubt it's the best method, but my usual Modus Operandi is as follows:
1. Face - Block in the head shape and facial features. I like to really get in deep detail on features before moving on because in my opinion if I don't nail the face i've failed at capturing the whole figure (logical fallacy, yes...inextricable hang-up, yes)
2. Structure - Make sure that basic structural elements are there. The body should be about 6-7 head lengths (ah the Greeks!) and the shoulders and hips should be symmetric.
3. Blocking - Cast logic aside temporarily and block in the parts of the figure that you think are really recognizable (like caricature/animation style). If there's a cool angle in the outline, catch it and emphasize it to make the pose distinctive. Then make sure that these blocks are hopefully within the logical structural bounds you previously made.
4. Lighting - To me the most important part of figure drawing is being able to see figures in really great light. It emphasizes the dimensionality of the figure in a way that is really difficult in front of a screen or from a book. Shade or adjust your line widths to show where the light is coming from, and check yourself to make sure the source is consistent.
Ex.
Process: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v280/electrolight/process-1.jpg
Completed: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v280/electrolight/Untitled-39.jpg
I've got a load of this junk online here http://members.lycos.co.uk/pupal/pics/draw/Figure%20Drawing/figure%20drawing.htm and on the ol photobucket from the sweet 2005-6 era. ahhh $3 figure drawing...thems were the days!
p.s. i love the second one especially! Great job capturing her pose
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