05-27-2014, 09:29 AM
To loose your line a bit in your figure drawings, I suggest you to do some 1 minute gesture drawings, calmy, and paying attention to what you see and without concerning about the time you got left to draw.
Try to explore the values a bit further in you drawings, darker tones darker, and highlights brighter, instead of a general grey tone; having a higher value contrast helps building up the volume.
Also, to get your proportions and angles right, I recommend you to watch this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-37NjWqAzrU
Should try to study the shapes of the body constructively, it helps understanding the shapes in a tri-demensional way. To do so, you should read/study George Bridgeman's "Constructive Anatomy".
Secondly, it's a great idea to study each feature of the face separately, altough I'd say that these studies look a bit flat. Try to think in its 3D shape; try to draw it like if they were geometric solids, and again, darker tones and highlights help a lot to get this 3D look.
Anyway, you're on the right track! It's awesome to see so many interest and a lot a varied efforts! Hope this helps, keep pushing! :)
Try to explore the values a bit further in you drawings, darker tones darker, and highlights brighter, instead of a general grey tone; having a higher value contrast helps building up the volume.
Also, to get your proportions and angles right, I recommend you to watch this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-37NjWqAzrU
Should try to study the shapes of the body constructively, it helps understanding the shapes in a tri-demensional way. To do so, you should read/study George Bridgeman's "Constructive Anatomy".
Secondly, it's a great idea to study each feature of the face separately, altough I'd say that these studies look a bit flat. Try to think in its 3D shape; try to draw it like if they were geometric solids, and again, darker tones and highlights help a lot to get this 3D look.
Anyway, you're on the right track! It's awesome to see so many interest and a lot a varied efforts! Hope this helps, keep pushing! :)