Zizka's Sketchbook (Nudity and Vulgarity, NSFW)

[darktiste]

So i look at how you go about constructing a figure from nothing and i have to say i was doing pretty much the same thing which i find to be bad since you don't have construction method you simply draw the contour of the subject taking much more time to get the figure down correcting the outline.Luckly for you that you shown us your process because i think warning you again will save you alot of time.I would say work on the bean bag method thing about the torso ignore the rest of the body for the moment.Forget pretty drawing a minute.Good thing you did is put the arrow to indicate the direction of the twist which can help you be reminder as you work.

The problem with how you work now is you don't isolate you big shape first since you started by the outline this make it that your progression is alot more abstract and disorderly. There is a concept that say that when approching drawing a copy of a subject we should start prioritize with the big form first. The logic behind this is that by focusing on the big form first it will save you time.If you would start with smaller form your margin of correction would be much higher because those smaller shape have less of an importance in the construction as the bigger one. Also a thing to understand is that to see proportion correctly you see error much easly when you have two object to compare it the constrast between those two form volume that help you see if one need be corrected or not.Now what i am talking about when i mean big form that where observation come into play.The body can be separated into is various component such as the (head,neck)(Torso)(Limb) those are all your most likely to be big form to start with you can divide the body in much more section as you learn the transition.The problem with starting a drawing with big form is the ability to identify an order of importance. Each drawing is it own problem.This mean that the order of importance can vary but the big rule is big form first.

As you see i have barely start to scratch the surface.But the main idea i am trying to share is not to think that there is a sacred order to how thing are done but rather that there is a logical order of importance you can utlize to construct your figure faster.That become important as you draw more as you want to be more effective and deliberate.Don't focus about i am fast enough but rather how can i do x y z faster.