07-23-2015, 07:19 AM
Adam, nice figures, really tough pose on that last one!
I think a great study to do, would be to take one or two of your life drawings, and do an ecorche of the same pose. I realised recently how amazingly little i know about the musculature even though my figures can turn out fine. After studying the musculature in a pose, I am starting to be able to visualise it underneath, and it makes my drawing process so much more confident. It really is worth doing!
I can't say anything about different processes at ateliers, but I have a general philosophy that there is no absolute right way to do anything in life. There are only opinions, and i can't I have one in that debate as I know nothing. Tristan does have a point that is interesting that I can see that gestures might take away from proportional accuracy and landmarks especially for beginners, but I can see how they would be useful to nail a pose for imaginative work or if you are short on time and already have a good handle on proportion and anatomy.
Tristan. I find twisting torso poses obscuring connection points on limbs very easy to screw up. Anyway I should refrain from posting unless I have some images to post as well. :)
I think a great study to do, would be to take one or two of your life drawings, and do an ecorche of the same pose. I realised recently how amazingly little i know about the musculature even though my figures can turn out fine. After studying the musculature in a pose, I am starting to be able to visualise it underneath, and it makes my drawing process so much more confident. It really is worth doing!
I can't say anything about different processes at ateliers, but I have a general philosophy that there is no absolute right way to do anything in life. There are only opinions, and i can't I have one in that debate as I know nothing. Tristan does have a point that is interesting that I can see that gestures might take away from proportional accuracy and landmarks especially for beginners, but I can see how they would be useful to nail a pose for imaginative work or if you are short on time and already have a good handle on proportion and anatomy.
Tristan. I find twisting torso poses obscuring connection points on limbs very easy to screw up. Anyway I should refrain from posting unless I have some images to post as well. :)