Elderscrollers Sketchy Stuff
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(03-13-2013, 05:25 PM)foxflake Wrote: Ha, cool thing you're trying facial expressions! Adds quite some depth to the faces. But I notice the majority of your heads tend to be in that look-left-down dircetion, maybe try to get some different angles?

(02-19-2013, 12:31 AM)Elderscroller Wrote: Sketching on. Some ok stuff with some crappy :) I don´t know what it is with anatomy. Sometimes I kind of get a decent pose and sometimes it just doesn´t work and ends up stiff...

I'm totally there with you :) But what I find helpful is to think about what the person is actually doing. Apart from "I want her standing and turning to the right" maybe that she is reaching for something she wants to have etc. And sometimes it helps me to imagine that pose as just a snapshot of a movement, so all the bodyparts have a reason for being at the place they are, apart from an aesthetic choice. Well, I don't know if that makes sense, but maybe you know what I want to say :)
Anyway, I actually just wanted to congratulate you on your first place over at gnomon, you really deserved it! Have a nice time sketching and painting!

Thanks Foxflake, I actually never thought I´d win something there :) !
Facial expressions is really fun to do. In the past I shyed away from that, because they seemed so complicated to get right. But actually, they are not, there are just some basic rules :)
You are right, I should practise more different angles, I stay in my comfort zone too much!

It really helps to imagine what your character does or is about to do. That is also one of my flaws, I jump into a pose just for the sake of a pose, no purpose attached. One thing I found for myself: I always tended to start with the head in a figure drawing. At least for me, it works better starting with the ribcage! The figure kind of flows better for me, when I do that.

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Elderscrollers Sketchy Stuff - by Elderscroller - 01-07-2013, 09:58 PM
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RE: Elderscrollers Sketchy Stuff - by Wolkenfels - 02-19-2013, 01:08 AM
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