10-26-2013, 04:41 AM
@kikindaface Thanks for the advice. Yeah I've looked up Kevin Chen, I wish there were videos of him instructing though - pictures are nice for getting an idea of his figure construction, but seeing him apply it from start to finish would help a lot.
And I kind of realized after talking to someone about figure drawing that anatomical knowledge is helpful, but perhaps not the most valuable depending on what you want to be drawing - for example, Marvel superheroes, or petite females. The former would benefit the most from anatomical knowledge, the latter the least. I'm aiming to draw more of the latter, and in a stylized way (manga) which reduces visible anatomy even more.
Oh and I got the model references from proko's website. Costs $10 but I've found it to be hard to find quality model photos with little/no distortion like his.
@darktiste Thanks, I've already found a lot of those places though since I've been habitually looking for things..
I figure I'd upload something here: notes I've taken on Erik Olson's perspective course. The notes really don't make sense to anyone other than me, but it's supposed to be a guideline so I can learn to reconstruct the perspective on my own to understand it.
And I kind of realized after talking to someone about figure drawing that anatomical knowledge is helpful, but perhaps not the most valuable depending on what you want to be drawing - for example, Marvel superheroes, or petite females. The former would benefit the most from anatomical knowledge, the latter the least. I'm aiming to draw more of the latter, and in a stylized way (manga) which reduces visible anatomy even more.
Oh and I got the model references from proko's website. Costs $10 but I've found it to be hard to find quality model photos with little/no distortion like his.
@darktiste Thanks, I've already found a lot of those places though since I've been habitually looking for things..
I figure I'd upload something here: notes I've taken on Erik Olson's perspective course. The notes really don't make sense to anyone other than me, but it's supposed to be a guideline so I can learn to reconstruct the perspective on my own to understand it.