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I'm posting this to show you I'm doing my homework. Tonight I tried my hand at the human figure and after two hours I only produced this absolute cowpat of a sketch. I realize I have much, much to learn about humans, a subject I rarely drew but which is important to transformation artists. I shall study!
Category Artwork (Digital) / Human
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Size 358 x 800px
File Size 40.2 kB
I can offer some critique... the biggest thing that leaps out at me is the head. You've not given his skull enough room. For reference, the eyes are exactly (with variance) halfway between the jaw and the crown of the head. The shoulders are generally two heads wide. The legs are also too short. In general, the top of the head to the base of the pelvis is equal to the base of the pelvis to the soles of the feet.
I would also seriously recommend drawing without clothing. You don't have any detail on the feet, and have instead hidden them in shoes.
You did great with the arms, the elbows usually come down to about the base of the ribcage, and hands around the middle of the thigh when extended.
The upper legs look good, but the lower legs seem to be a bit dicey on the anatomy. I'd recommend a page or two of detail studies, or better yet some Life Drawing if you can find any around. My local art supply store offers them every Tuesday and Thursday, and I'm allowed to visit the life drawing sessions anytime for freshman or sophomore classes now.
A final bit of advice is to not spend two hours on a sketch. Spend five minutes on a sketch, and then move on to the next spot on the page, or the canvas or whatever you choose. Spend two hours and have 24 sketches to show for it. They'll start getting better in a hurry. :)
I would also seriously recommend drawing without clothing. You don't have any detail on the feet, and have instead hidden them in shoes.
You did great with the arms, the elbows usually come down to about the base of the ribcage, and hands around the middle of the thigh when extended.
The upper legs look good, but the lower legs seem to be a bit dicey on the anatomy. I'd recommend a page or two of detail studies, or better yet some Life Drawing if you can find any around. My local art supply store offers them every Tuesday and Thursday, and I'm allowed to visit the life drawing sessions anytime for freshman or sophomore classes now.
A final bit of advice is to not spend two hours on a sketch. Spend five minutes on a sketch, and then move on to the next spot on the page, or the canvas or whatever you choose. Spend two hours and have 24 sketches to show for it. They'll start getting better in a hurry. :)
You are so right... I started drawing without any reference and cobbled together what "seemed" to work, piling up gross mistake after gross mistake. I am self taught and have no knowledge of the human body. When I draw dragons I can get away with it, but on humans any weirdness will spring to the eye immediately. I will do some research, I'm sure there's plenty of classes about figure drawing and proportions and fill a page with simple figures, just to get them "right".
I itch to produce "palatable" art but I'm not ready. I don't know if I'll ever be. The talent is little and I have to make up with lots of training. I regret not starting earlier in my life. Thanks for your advices. If you see me on the messengers and fancy drawing together sometimes, I'll be happy.
I itch to produce "palatable" art but I'm not ready. I don't know if I'll ever be. The talent is little and I have to make up with lots of training. I regret not starting earlier in my life. Thanks for your advices. If you see me on the messengers and fancy drawing together sometimes, I'll be happy.
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