03-07-2014, 01:21 AM
Nice start to your sketch book. You should check out Andrew Loomis's book on figures Figure Drawing for all its Worth. As well as Michael Hampton's book Figure Drawing: Design and Invention. Also look up Proko on youtube and watch all his figure drawing tutorials. And theres a resource thread in the forums with tons of links to helpful information.
The advice I'd give is to start with a single line down the center axis of where the body is. This establishes the space the figure is going to be occupying. Then draw a line to show the tilt of the shoulders and hips and a circle for where the head is. Then a line for each limb. Try to do all that in 30-60 seconds. It will be harder to do it quickly at first but try to take what time you need to place the lines as accurately as you can. Speed will come with practice.
After you get the hang of that then draw in the basic 3d forms of the body as cubes, spheres and boxes. You never want to skip ahead and start drawing the contours of the anatomy before you've practiced simplifying the bodies complex forms. Always remember that you're doing these drawings to improve your drawing skill not to create a finished looking presentable drawing. So dont feel bad if it comes out looking like a hot mess. But do try to think before placing each line and make one smooth line exactly where it should be. Avoid hairy, scratchy looking lines.
Keep practicing!
The advice I'd give is to start with a single line down the center axis of where the body is. This establishes the space the figure is going to be occupying. Then draw a line to show the tilt of the shoulders and hips and a circle for where the head is. Then a line for each limb. Try to do all that in 30-60 seconds. It will be harder to do it quickly at first but try to take what time you need to place the lines as accurately as you can. Speed will come with practice.
After you get the hang of that then draw in the basic 3d forms of the body as cubes, spheres and boxes. You never want to skip ahead and start drawing the contours of the anatomy before you've practiced simplifying the bodies complex forms. Always remember that you're doing these drawings to improve your drawing skill not to create a finished looking presentable drawing. So dont feel bad if it comes out looking like a hot mess. But do try to think before placing each line and make one smooth line exactly where it should be. Avoid hairy, scratchy looking lines.
Keep practicing!