Hi there Ciciliang, welcome to the forum :).
Nice start here, keep on doing sketches of the human body like you are and you will soon build up a good visual library. You could also try using a bit more construction in your sketches, like Proko does in this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRHfcqjbPq8&t=325s
Good luck - keep it going :)
(01-23-2018, 10:02 AM)Artloader Wrote: [ -> ]Hi there Ciciliang, welcome to the forum :).
Nice start here, keep on doing sketches of the human body like you are and you will soon build up a good visual library. You could also try using a bit more construction in your sketches, like Proko does in this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRHfcqjbPq8&t=325s
Good luck - keep it going :)
Thank you for the warm welcome! I just watched this video and I am going to give this a go. I think adding construction exercises might be the key to help me get going. :)
Here are some sketches from yesterday. I tried using the construction method on the first page in pencil and went back over the main parts in black pen. I outlined the structure of the torso in pink... I also alternated between the bean method and using boxes for the hips and chest.
Also, more hands! I still don't feel 100% confident tackling them. :( The only way to get better is to practice more!
So yesterday I attempted drawing the body as a mannequin as Proko demonstrated in the video linked above and I realized I needed to do studies of the torso in simpler terms. So, I did two pages of "bean" studies and it helped me understand the mass of the torso much much better. I think my two biggest issues are; 1. how the torso folds and 2. seeing the torso as a 3D object in space and translating that to a 2D drawing. All the beans were referenced from photos and even Proko's interpretation himself (to help me get started).
Normally when I draw the figure, I start with the head and work my way down to the feet. I attempted to draw the figure starting with the torso and I like my results so far.
And some stuff from imagination
I love the expressiveness of your faces.
Also, I love the proko figure videos--they helped me a lot with drawing people! His portrait series is good too.
You're on the right track, all I can currently say is you need to get more mileage (just keep drawing more)
@Tygerson: Thank you! I feel like that is an area that I need improvement though.. I would love to draw more dynamic expressions rather than static ones. What I posted was my comfort zone. And Proko is extremely helpful!
@HIRVIOS: Thank you for stopping by and leaving a comment! I agree. Putting in the time is best way to keep moving forward.
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Finally an update. I wanted to keep this a daily thing, but unfortunately I had a family emergency that required me to travel out of state on very short notice. For now things are stable but I feel discouraged by not meeting my daily goal. Rughhhhh. I need to get over it and get back on it.
Here are a few older pages from the "drawabox" website. I noticed in mid-January that my lines aren't as confident and discovered this website while browsing reddit.
I hope you guys all had a great start to your month so far! I'll be back tomorrow with more studies!~
You've done the planes,
Now do tons of boxes!
Awesome! Grab a perspective book from the library like "perspective without pain" by Metzger or "drawing perspective: how to see it and how to apply it" by Brehm and read a bit between your sessions drawing "in the wild." It helps!
I still can sense some hesitation with you line making i encourage you to train doing simple line exercise use a pen because it will force you to be more aware of what you put on the page.I see you doing the drawbox exercise that a great start just keep doing it on a more regular basis to keep that confidence in line making.What i recommend is to be aware of the speed you drawing each line not to fast and not to slow i would say you seem too be to slow when using a marker and to fast when you using a pen.