Sketchbook

[Jan Kloidt]

thanks!
here's a page where I just drew something from the top of my head, noticed how little I knew about mechanical joints and then did some joint studies afterwards. I'm skipping the pencil underdrawing now, which forces you to think completely different about your drawing, but it's also way more fun because it's always open for spontaneity. It's also the best exercise for practicing visualization, you just need to know what you do before you do it or it'll be just noodles and ramen. makes you dig in your head for what you already know instead of just copying reference and having it drop from your short term memory afterwards. this approach feels way more rewarding in the long run.
all the pages I'm not posting right now are just anatomy studies, maybe I'll post some of them when I've worked my way through all the main muscles. Btw almost done with my first 200-page sketchbook, yay :D still not feeling the need to go digital again, but I'll have to go back to it when I'm confident with anatomy and design; then I'll do a couple of months with just rendering (boooooooring :D)