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Rebeccak 09-14-2006, 11:43 PM Welcome to the Anatomy Lesson Series - Body Part 2: The Torso. All are welcome to join in this 1 month long Workshop!
Anatomy Lesson Series - Body Part 2: The Torso
2D: Draw / Paint 50 Torsos in 1 Month!
or
3D: Sculpt 10-15 Torsos in 1 Month!
Friday, September 15, - Saturday, October 14, 2006
Post your work here and/or to your own Personal Anatomy / Sketchbook Thread! (http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=341167)
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The goal of this Workshop is simple:
2D Artists: Draw and paint 50 torsos in 1 month from the provided selection of 110 torsos.
3D Artists: Sculpt 10-15 torsos in 1 month from the provided selection of 110 torsos.
Post your work to this thread and / or to your own Personal Anatomy / SketchbookThread (http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=341167).
RULES FOR THE THREADS
1. Photographs are the property of The Web Gallery of Art: http://www.wga.hu/ (http://www.wga.hu/)
2. The work created from the reference provided here MUST be TASTEFUL,SINCERE, RESPECTFUL, and for the purpose of serious study of the human figure. Those who post silly, disrespectful, or tasteless work will have their posts deleted immediately and will no longer be allowed to post on this thread. Rebecca Kimmel reserves the right to determine which drawings are considered to be in poor taste and / or disrespectful to the Reference used here in the Anatomy Lesson Series.
3. Please only post a completed image (no WIP). This will keep the number of posts to a manageable level.
4. Artists who post comments and critiques of other artists' work on this thread must be RESPECTFUL, POLITE, and offer CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM. Flaming will be NOT be tolerated, and constitutes dismissal from this and other threads.
5. I will be offering the occasional comments / critique ~ however, the main focus of the Anatomy Lesson Series threads should be on Group Critique and interaction. :)
6. ANY MEDIUM or STYLE may be used: Traditional or Digital Drawing or Painting, Gestural, Sketch, Finished Render, etc.
7. You may post 1 finished piece at a time, or you may post a set of finished pieces.
8. Please limit the SIZE of your POSTS to 800 pixels WIDTH x Appropriate pixel LENGTH. No huge posts, please!
9. I encourage those of you who already have a Personal Anatomy / Sketchbook Thread to post your work here as well as to your own Personal Anatomy / Sketchbook Thread. For those of you who wish to create your own Personal Anatomy / Sketchbook Thread to document your progress, you are welcome to do so here (though this is not a requirement for participation in this Workshop):
Personal Anatomy & Sketchbook Threads (http://forums.cgsociety.org/forumdisplay.php?f=200)
See this thread for information about creating a personal Anatomy Thread first:
FAQ: Can I Create My Own Anatomy Thread? (http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=341167)
10. Have fun, enjoy, and create great art! :)
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PLEASE NOTE!
The Drawings / Paintings / Sculptures created from these Reference images may be of any level of finish ~ quick sketches / gesture studies, fully drawn / painted renders, or even 3D renders. I only ask that you do your BEST work! :)
PLEASE NOTE: WIP (Work In Progress) images are less important here than your final pieces. Please post limited WIP unless you are working on a full painting or model.
ANY USE OF PAINTINGS WHICH ARE RELIGIOUS IN NATURE IS IN NO WAY AN ENDORSEMENT OF RELIGION OF ANY KIND.
TRACING IS NOT ALLOWED!
Tracing constitutes cheating on CGTalk, and traced work is not accepted into CGTalk's Galleries. Please freehand draw and paint. Use of a Grid is accepted. :)
EDIT: EVERYONE PLEASE NOTE:
Please only post work here that has been specifically done for this Workshop - no older work, please. Thanks! :)
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Rebeccak
09-14-2006, 11:52 PM
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LIST OF WORKS:
001:
MICHELANGELO Buonarroti
A Man: Study for a figure in Battle of Cascina cartoon
1504-05
Pen and brush, 42 x 28 cm
British Museum, London
002:
MICHELANGELO Buonarroti
Bacchus
1497
Marble, height: 203 cm
Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence
003:
MICHELANGELO Buonarroti
Bacchus (detail)
1497
Marble, height: 203 cm
Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence
004:
MICHELANGELO Buonarroti
Battle
c. 1492
Marble, 84,5 x 90,5 cm
Casa Buonarroti, Florence
005:
MICHELANGELO Buonarroti
Battle of Cascina (part)
1505
Cartoon
Private collection
006:
MICHELANGELO Buonarroti
Christ Carrying the Cross
1521
Marble, height 205 cm
Santa Maria sopra Minerva, Rome
007:
MICHELANGELO Buonarroti
Christ Carrying the Cross
1521
Marble, height 205 cm
Santa Maria sopra Minerva, Rome
008:
MICHELANGELO Buonarroti
Christ Carrying the Cross (detail)
1521
Marble
Santa Maria sopra Minerva, Rome
009:
MICHELANGELO Buonarroti
Christ on the Cross
c. 1541
Black and white chalk, 368 x 268 mm
British Museum, London
010:
MICHELANGELO Buonarroti
Crouching Boy
1530-33
Marble, height: 54 cm
The Hermitage, St. Petersburg
011:
MICHELANGELO Buonarroti
David
1504
Marble, height 434 cm
Galleria dell'Accademia, Florence
012:
MICHELANGELO Buonarroti
David (rear view)
1504
Marble, height 434 cm
Galleria dell'Accademia, Florence
013:
MICHELANGELO Buonarroti
Dawn
1524-31
Marble, length: 203 cm
Sagrestia Nuova, San Lorenzo, Florence
014:
MICHELANGELO Buonarroti
Dawn (detail)
1524-31
Marble
Sagrestia Nuova, San Lorenzo, Florence
015:
MICHELANGELO Buonarroti
Day
1526-33
Marble, length: 185 cm
Sagrestia Nuova, San Lorenzo, Florence
016:
MICHELANGELO Buonarroti
Ignudo
1509
Fresco
Cappella Sistina, Vatican
017:
MICHELANGELO Buonarroti
Ignudo
1509
Fresco
Cappella Sistina, Vatican
018:
MICHELANGELO Buonarroti
Ignudo
1509
Fresco
Cappella Sistina, Vatican
019:
MICHELANGELO Buonarroti
Ignudo
1509-10
Fresco
Cappella Sistina, Vatican
020:
MICHELANGELO Buonarroti
Ignudo
1511
Fresco
Cappella Sistina, Vatican
021:
MICHELANGELO Buonarroti
Ignudo
1511
Fresco
Cappella Sistina, Vatican
022:
MICHELANGELO Buonarroti
Last Judgment
1537-41
Fresco
Cappella Sistina, Vatican
023:
MICHELANGELO Buonarroti
Male Figure
1530s
Chalk
Musée du Louvre, Paris
024:
MICHELANGELO Buonarroti
Male Figures
1530s
Chalk
Musée du Louvre, Paris
025:
MICHELANGELO Buonarroti
Male Nude
1504-06
Black chalk with white highlights, 40,5 x 22,6 cm
Teylers Museum, Haarlem
026:
MICHELANGELO Buonarroti
Medici Madonna (detail)
1521-31
Marble
Sagrestia Nuova, San Lorenzo, Florence
027:
MICHELANGELO Buonarroti
Night
1526-33
Marble, length: 194 cm
Sagrestia Nuova, San Lorenzo, Florence
028:
MICHELANGELO Buonarroti
Nude Man Turned to the Right
1510-11
Chalk
Musée du Louvre, Paris
029:
MICHELANGELO Buonarroti
Nude Man Turned to the Right
1510-11
Chalk
Musée du Louvre, Paris
030:
MICHELANGELO Buonarroti
Palestrina Pietà
-
Marble, height: 253 cm
Galleria dell'Accademia, Florence
031:
MICHELANGELO Buonarroti
Sacrifice of Noah (detail)
1509
Fresco
Cappella Sistina, Vatican
032:
MICHELANGELO Buonarroti
Slave (bearded)
1519-36
Marble, height 248 cm
Galleria dell'Accademia, Florence
033:
MICHELANGELO Buonarroti
Slave (dying)
c. 1513
Marble, height 229 cm
Musée du Louvre, Paris
034:
MICHELANGELO Buonarroti
Slave (rebelling)
c. 1513
Marble, height 229 cm
035:
MICHELANGELO Buonarroti
Study for a Nude
1504
Pen and ink over black chalk, 408 x 284 mm
Casa Buonarroti, Florence
036:
MICHELANGELO Buonarroti
Study for Adam
c. 1510
Red chalk, 19,3 x 25,9 cm
British Museum, London
037:
MICHELANGELO Buonarroti
Study for Haman
1511
Red chalk, 25,3 x 119,9 cm
Teylers Museum, Haarlem
038:
MICHELANGELO Buonarroti
Study for the Colonna Pietà
c. 1538
Chalk
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
039:
MICHELANGELO Buonarroti
Study for the Libyan Sibyl
1511
Chalk on paper, 29 x 21 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
040:
MICHELANGELO Buonarroti
Tomb of Giuliano de' Medici (detail)
1526-33
Marble
Sagrestia Nuova, San Lorenzo, Florence
041:
MICHELANGELO Buonarroti
Twilight
1524-31
Marble, length: 195 cm
Sagrestia Nuova, San Lorenzo, Florence
042:
MICHELANGELO Buonarroti
Victory
1532-34
Marble, height: 261 cm
Palazzo Vecchio, Florence
043:
RUBENS, Pieter Pauwel
Bacchus
1638-40
Oil on canvas, transferred from panel, 191 x 161,3 cm
The Hermitage, St. Petersburg
044:
RUBENS, Pieter Pauwel
Christ on the Cross between the Two Thieves
1619-20
Oil on panel, 429 x 311 cm
Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp
045:
RUBENS, Pieter Pauwel
Cupid Making His Bow
1614
Oil on canvas, 142 x 108 cm
Alte Pinakothek, Munich
046:
RUBENS, Pieter Pauwel
Descent from the Cross
1616-17
Oil on canvas, 425 x 295 cm
Musée des Beaux-Arts, Lille
047:
RUBENS, Pieter Pauwel
Descent from the Cross (outside left)
1612-14
Oil on panel, 421 x 153 cm
O.-L. Vrouwekathedraal, Antwerp
048:
RUBENS, Pieter Pauwel
Jupiter and Callisto
1613
Oil on canvas, 202 x 305 cm
Staatliche Museen, Kassel
049:
RUBENS, Pieter Pauwel
Lamentation (Christ on the Straw)
1617-18
Oil on panel, 138 x 98 cm
Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp
050:
RUBENS, Pieter Pauwel
Pan and Syrinx
1617-19
Oil on oak panel, 40 x 61 cm
Staatliche Museen, Kassel
051:
RUBENS, Pieter Pauwel
Prometheus Bound
1610-11
Oil on canvas, 243 x 210 cm
Museum of Art, Philadelphia
052:
RUBENS, Pieter Pauwel
Silenus (or Bacchus) and Satyrs
c. 1616
Drawing, 383 x 266 mm
Musée du Louvre, Paris
053:
RUBENS, Pieter Pauwel
St Sebastian
c. 1614
Oil on canvas, 200 x 120 cm
Staatliche Museen, Berlin
054:
RUBENS, Pieter Pauwel
The Abduction of Ganymede
1611-12
Oil on canvas, 203 x 203 cm
Schwarzenberg Palace, Vienna
055:
RUBENS, Pieter Pauwel
The Consequences of War (detail)
1637-38
Oil on canvas
Galleria Palatina (Palazzo Pitti), Florence
056:
RUBENS, Pieter Pauwel
The Discovery of the Child Erichthonius
c. 1615
Oil on canvas, 218 x 317 cm
Sammlungen des Fürsten von und zu Lichtenstein, Vaduz
057:
RUBENS, Pieter Pauwel
The Drunken Hercules
c. 1611
Oil on oak panel, 220 x 220 cm
Gemäldegalerie, Dresden
058:
RUBENS, Pieter Pauwel
The Entombment
1611-12
Oil on wood, 88 x 66 cm
National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
059:
RUBENS, Pieter Pauwel
The Fate Spinning Marie's Destiny
1622-25
Oil on canvas, 394 x 153 cm
Musée du Louvre, Paris
060:
RUBENS, Pieter Pauwel
The Four Continents
c. 1615
Oil on canvas, 209 x 284 cm
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
061:
RUBENS, Pieter Pauwel
The Holy Family with Sts Elizabeth and John the Baptist
c. 1614
Oil on panel, 138 x 102 cm
Wallace Collection, London
062:
RUBENS, Pieter Pauwel
The Three Graces
1639
Oil on wood, 221 x 181 cm
Museo del Prado, Madrid
063:
RUBENS, Pieter Pauwel
The Triumph of Victory (detail)
c. 1614
Oil on oak panel
Staatliche Museen, Kassel
064:
RUBENS, Pieter Pauwel
The Union of Earth and Water
c. 1618
Oil on canvas, 222,5 x 180,5 cm
The Hermitage, St. Petersburg
065:
RUBENS, Pieter Pauwel
Venus Frigida
1614
Oil on wood, 142 x 184 cm
Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp
066:
RUBENS, Pieter Pauwel
Venus, Cupid, Baccchus and Ceres
1612-13
Oil on canvas, 141 x 200 cm
Staatliche Museen, Kassel
067:
BERNINI, Gian Lorenzo
Aeneas, Anchises, and Ascanius
1618-19
Marble, height: 220 cm
Galleria Borghese, Rome
068:
BERNINI, Gian Lorenzo
Neptune and Triton
1620
Marble, height 182,2 cm
Victoria and Albert Museum, London
069:
BERNINI, Gian Lorenzo
Truth
1645-52
Marble, height 280 cm
Galleria Borghese, Rome
070:
PONTORMO, Jacopo
Hermaphrodite Figure
1538-43
Drawing
Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence
071:
PONTORMO, Jacopo
Kicking Player
1530s
Drawing
Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence
072:
PONTORMO, Jacopo
Moses Receiving the Tables
1546-56
Drawing
Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence
073:
PONTORMO, Jacopo
Three Graces
c. 1535
Sanguine, 495 x 213 mm
Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence
074:
PONTORMO, Jacopo
Two Nudes Compared
1530s
Drawing
Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence
075:
BANDINELLI, Baccio
Laocoön
1525
Marble
Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence
076:
CELLINI, Benvenuto
Ganymede
1545-47
Bronze, height: 62 cm
Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence
077:
AMMANATI, Bartolomeo
Leda with the Swan
-
Marble
Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence
078:
GIOVANNI DA BOLOGNA
Rape of the Sabines
1581-83
Marble, height: 410 cm
Loggia dei Lanzi, Florence
079:
VITTORIA, Alessandro
Neptune with Sea-Horse
1580-85
Bronze, height: 50 cm
Victoria and Albert Museum, London
080:
VITTORIA, Alessandro
St Sebastian
c. 1600
Marble, height 170 cm
S. Salvatore, Venice
081:
ALGARDI, Alessandro
Beheading of St Paul
c. 1650
Marble, height: 286 cm
San Paolo Maggiore, Bologna
082:
AMMANATI, Bartolomeo
Parnassus
c. 1563
Marble
Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence
083:
BERNINI, Gian Lorenzo
Aeneas, Anchises, and Ascanius
1618-19
Marble, height: 220 cm
Galleria Borghese, Rome
084:
BERNINI, Gian Lorenzo
Saint Jerome
1661-63
Marble, height 180 cm
Cappella Chigi, Duomo, Siena
085:
BRACCI, Pietro
Neptune
after 1759
Marble
Piazza di Trevi, Rome
086:
CAMPAGNA, Girolamo
Man of Sorrows
1577-78
Marble, 85 x 115 cm
S. Giuliano, Venice
111:
Milon of Crotona
-
Oil on canvas, 261 x 200 cm
Groeninge Museum, Bruges
088:
GIOVANNI DA BOLOGNA
Mercury (rear view)
1567
Bronze, height: 180 cm
Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence
089:
GIOVANNI DA BOLOGNA
Mercury (front view)
1580
Bronze, height: 180 cm
Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence
090:
Study for Adam
c. 1509
Black chalk, 357 x 210 mm
Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence
091:
Nude Study
c. 1515
Red chalk over metal stylus, 410 x 281 mm
Graphische Sammlung Albertina, Vienna
092:
Psyche Offering Venus the Water of Styx
1517
Red chalk, 263 x 197 mm
Musée du Louvre, Paris
093:
Kneeling Nude Woman
c. 1518
Red chalk, stylus underdrawing on paper, 279 x 187 mm
National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh
094:
LEONARDO da Vinci
Leda
1510-15
Oil on panel, 112 x 86 cm
Galleria Borghese, Rome
095:
RIBERA, Jusepe de
Apollo and Marsyas
1637
Oil on canvas, 182 x 232 cm
Museo Nazionale di San Martino, Naples
096:
RIBERA, Jusepe de
Martyrdom of St Philip
1639
Oil on canvas, 234 x 234 cm
Museo del Prado, Madrid
097:
RIBERA, Jusepe de
Saint Onufri
1637
Oil on canvas
The Hermitage, St. Petersburg
098:
RIBERA, Jusepe de
St Jerome
1637
Oil on canvas, 128,5 x 102 cm
Galleria Doria-Pamphili, Rome
099:
RIBERA, Jusepe de
St Jerome and the Angel
1626
Oil on canvas, 262 x 164 cm
Museo e Galleria Nazionali di Capodimonte, Naples
100:
RIBERA, Jusepe de
St Jerome and the Angel
1626
Oil on canvas, 262 x 164 cm
Museo e Galleria Nazionali di Capodimonte, Naples
101:
CARAVAGGIO
Amor Victorious
1602-03
Oil on canvas, 156 x 113 cm
Staatliche Museen, Berlin
102:
CARAVAGGIO
Christ at the Column
c. 1607
Oil on canvas, 134,5 x 175,5 cm
Musée des Beaux-Arts, Rouen
103:
CARAVAGGIO
David
1609-0
Oil on canvas, 125 x 101 cm
Galleria Borghese, Rome
104:
CARAVAGGIO
Flagellation
c. 1607
Oil on canvas, 390 x 260 cm
Museo Nazionale di Capodimonte, Naples (loan)
105:
ARAVAGGIO
Sleeping Cupid
1608
Oil on canvas, 71 x 105 cm
Galleria Palatina (Palazzo Pitti), Florence
106:
CARAVAGGIO
St. John the Baptist (Youth with Ram)
c. 1600
Oil on canvas, 129 x 94 cm
Musei Capitolini, Rome
107:
CARAVAGGIO
The Crucifixion of Saint Peter
1600
Oil on canvas, 230 x 175 cm
Cerasi Chapel, Santa Maria del Popolo, Rome
108:
CARAVAGGIO
The Entombment
1602-03
Oil on canvas, 300 x 203 cm
Pinacoteca, Vatican
109:
Nude Viewed from Behind
1810s
Black chalk with white highlights on blue paper
Forsyth Wickes Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
110:
Charon Ferrying the Shades
1735-40
Oil on canvas, 135 x 83 cm
Musée du Louvre, Paris
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Rebeccak
09-14-2006, 11:56 PM
Tutorial: How to use the (http://www.wga.hu/index1.html)>>WEB GALLERY OF ART DATABASE<< (http://www.wga.hu/) to search for the images you select from the thumbnails:
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Rebeccak
09-15-2006, 12:16 AM
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I look forward to seeing everyone's work! :)
Cheers,
-Rebeccak
Rebeccak
09-15-2006, 12:16 AM
EVERYONE PLEASE NOTE:
Please only post work here that has been specifically done for this Workshop - no older work, please. Thanks! :)
EDIT:
New image link added:
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>>The Raising of the Cross<< (http://www.wga.hu/art/r/rubens/11religi/03erect1.jpg)
Rubens
About 1610
Louvre
Rebeccak
09-15-2006, 12:18 AM
Demo Links:
Opposing Curves Article (Nudity): (http://features.cgsociety.org/story_custom.php?story_id=3346&page=)
http://features.cgsociety.org/story_custom.php?story_id=3346&page=
Opposing Curves and Traditional Drawing Materials: (http://forums.cgsociety.org/showpost.php?p=3860629&postcount=82)
http://forums.cgsociety.org/showpost.php?p=3860629&postcount=82
Drawing Principle - Lay-In: (http://forums.cgsociety.org/showpost.php?p=3862483&postcount=121)
http://forums.cgsociety.org/showpost.php?p=3862483&postcount=121
Traditional Drawing Progress Shots: (http://forums.cgsociety.org/showpost.php?p=3863678&postcount=152)
http://forums.cgsociety.org/showpost.php?p=3863678&postcount=152
MechaHateChimp's Guide to Quick and Easy Tonal Studies (http://forums.cgsociety.org/showpost.php?p=3882761&postcount=332)
http://forums.cgsociety.org/showpost.php?p=3882761&postcount=332
ytresu's Digital Coloring Demo (http://forums.cgsociety.org/showpost.php?p=3883415&postcount=338)
http://forums.cgsociety.org/showpost.php?p=3883415&postcount=338
Intervain's Step By Step Gif Progression (http://forums.cgsociety.org/showpost.php?p=3923417&postcount=559)
http://forums.cgsociety.org/showpost.php?p=3923417&postcount=559
HuiTzu's Step By Step Gif Progression (http://forums.cgsociety.org/showpost.php?p=3931910&postcount=591)
http://forums.cgsociety.org/showpost.php?p=3931910&postcount=591
Cavematty
09-15-2006, 01:43 AM
Wohooo! Rebacca you rule! Haha!
I only got thru about 15 heads but i learned so damn much, not just from the 15 heads but from watching everyone elses progress.
So I'm SO in :)
Thanks again for all the hard work you put in rebecca, much appreciated :)
this could be fun. i really want to participate :). the references look inspiring too.
Johny
09-15-2006, 02:36 AM
i doubt ill make it but im in !
P.S - great organization , good job ;)
kunal
09-15-2006, 02:36 AM
I was waiting for this :twisted: although compilation of all images like we had last time will help save some time and surfing:shrug:
Hope to finish and do better this time :)
RobertoOrtiz
09-15-2006, 02:57 AM
Considering how busy I am, I must be out of my mind.
Rebecca's last minichallenge helped me A LOT.
WTH I am in!
-R
Rebeccak
09-15-2006, 03:29 AM
Hi all,
Great to see the enthusiasm here! Please just search the images on the database, as they belong to the Web Gallery of Art - unfortunately, individual images are not assigned links via the database. It's really very simple to do a search, by just copying and pasting the artist's name and the title of the work in the appropriate search fields.
Looking forward to everyone's entries!
Cheers, :)
-Rebeccak
Womball
09-15-2006, 03:41 AM
I'm going to try to do as many as I can. Just probably not all of them, and I might not meet the deadline. No guarantees yet. I have a senior thesis to do! Will there be more female bodies to draw and anatomy studies? I could use work in both areas.
Hi y'all
you can count me in ofcourse
if you have trouble finding
029:
MICHELANGELO Buonarroti
Nude Man Turned to the Right
1510-11
Chalk
Musée du Louvre, Paris
search for text Nude Study at Web gallery of Art
Have fun everyone! And thanks Rebecca for this :thumbsup:
Rebeccak
09-15-2006, 04:55 AM
Originally posted by NR43:
if you have trouble finding
029:
MICHELANGELO Buonarroti
Nude Man Turned to the Right
1510-11
Chalk
Musée du Louvre, Paris
Hey there NR43, :)
If you put in both the name of the artist and the TITLE IN QUOTES (" ") as shown below, you should come up with just the one, correct image:
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b380/rebeccak5/00_Anatomy%20Lesson%20Series%202%20-%20The%20Torso/WGA_Search-Tutorial-2-H.jpg
By entering the Artist's Name and the TITLE IN QUOTES (" "), you should get the exact match:
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b380/rebeccak5/00_Anatomy%20Lesson%20Series%202%20-%20The%20Torso/WGA_Search-Tutorial-2-I.jpg
Sometimes terms are too broad, so the quotes are necessary for the title entry.
Cheers, :)
-Rebeccak
Holy Batman Educational Series!!! Sign me up woman. (For as many as I can do :P)
HugeHarhar
09-15-2006, 05:10 AM
I'm definitly in. This is exactly the thing I need right now.
Redsand1080
09-15-2006, 05:45 AM
I'm in for this challenge! Definitely gonna try and make it the whole way!! I posted my first drawing on my anatomy and sketchbook thread...but I figure I will post it here as well since it appears that that is allowed. :)
http://www.empyreal-animation.com/Michelangelo2.jpg
Rebeccak
09-15-2006, 05:46 AM
Originally posted by HugeHarhar: I'm definitly in. This is exactly the thing I need right now.
HugeHarhar, welcome! Glad to see you here. :) As a new CGTalk member, your first 2 posts are manually validated, so it may take just a bit of time for your second post to show up - after that, your posts will appear immediately. I look forward to seeing your work!
I don't know what image host you use, but please be advised that Photobucket does not allow nude images. I recommend as a free image host imageshack:
www.imageshack.us (http://www.imageshack.us)
Also, you may wish to set up a Personal Sketchbook Thread in the appropriate forum. See this thread for details:
FAQ: Can I Create My Own Sketchbook or Anatomy Thread? (http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=341167)
http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=341167
I encourage those who have or who wish to create their own Personal Sketchbook or Anatomy Thread to post their Workshop work both here and to their Personal Threads.
EDIT:
Kudos to Redsand1080 for being the first to post!
There will be far too many entries here to critique individually - people who post both here and to their Personal Sketchbook Threads (http://forums.cgsociety.org/forumdisplay.php?f=200) are likely to get a broader range of critique - but as in all group situations, everyone here is likely to learn the most by seeing others' work. I look forward to seeing a lot of group critique and interaction!
Also, be sure to subscribe to this thread if you want to receive notification of updates (once the thread is no longer on the front page).
Cheers, :)
-Rebeccak
saint-max
09-15-2006, 05:59 AM
hi all
And I am in. I will start working from today. I was working alone trying to build my skill in anatomy but here I can improve really fast
I will post here asap :thumbsup:
HugeHarhar
09-15-2006, 06:04 AM
Rebeccak- Thanks.
001:
MICHELANGELO Buonarroti
A Man: Study for a figure in Battle of Cascina cartoon
1504-05
Pen and brush, 42 x 28 cm
British Museum, London
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y224/KShearerArt/anatomy%20lesson/01finish.jpg
Rebeccak
09-15-2006, 06:11 AM
HugeHarhar,
You're welcome! If you can edit your posts so that all of your images appear inline, that would be great. :)
Looking forward to seeing more work tomorrow.
Cheers,
-Rebeccak
ytresu
09-15-2006, 06:42 AM
016:
MICHELANGELO Buonarroti
Ignudo
1509
Fresco
Cappella Sistina, Vatican
http://img105.imageshack.us/img105/3361/ignudo1zc8.jpg
Intervain
09-15-2006, 06:42 AM
:bounce:so excellent - I hope I'll be able to join in soon :) at least for a little something :scream:
Cavematty
09-15-2006, 06:49 AM
Hah and i was hoping to be first! You gotta get in quick around here :P
Good luck everyone :)
here's my attempt at #060 in photoshop.
http://cavematty.com/Dump/060.jpg
mazalo
09-15-2006, 07:08 AM
uh.. :) nice :):)
Overchord
09-15-2006, 07:46 AM
I must be mad :bounce: But I'll give it a shot too. I'm starting a Figure and Life drawing evening class next week, so hopefully along with this challenge it will hopefully help me improve my drawing of human anatomy.
Ok here's my first (and hopefully worst):
http://users.telenet.be/nr43/images/cgtalk/bodyparts/torso/torso_01_resize.JPG
What did I learn?
1. don't start drawing at 7:30 in the morning
2. don't rush in overanthousiastically
Note to self:
crappy hatching
left leg is weird
lines not too bad
Great to see this thread has started at full speed already :)
Nice work you guys are quick!
ps: Rebecca: I was only mentioning the search thingie because the thumbnail of ref29 doesn't apply to " Nude Man Turned to the Right" as mentioned in the list, but to "Nude Study" for everyones convenience ;)
Mal-1
09-15-2006, 09:00 AM
Here is one that I did a while back, a Caravaggio Study in pencil from the "Crucifixion of St Andrew".
Thought it would fit in here.:thumbsup:
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b87/Mal-1/CarravagioCrucifixionCustom.jpg
paolodelarosa
09-15-2006, 09:16 AM
Nice work everyone, i'll try to finish as much torsos as I can. here's my first.
014:
MICHELANGELO Buonarroti
Dawn (detail)
1524-31
Marble
Sagrestia Nuova, San Lorenzo, Florence
http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/7546/2db0.jpg
Frejasphere
09-15-2006, 10:20 AM
Hi all :bounce: great to have another workshop up and running and to see the enthusiasm and speed that work is appearing! Nice Caravaggio Mal-1, I like your self-critique NR43 :) great start to the challenge everyone :)
:D not overly happy with this one, bit of overexcitement in wanting to get started
Michelangelo - crouching boy #010
pencil and charcoal on A4 sketch paper:
http://abolinaart.abolins.net/Sketchbook/images/page42.jpg
cheers all
a. :)
jojo1975
09-15-2006, 11:15 AM
Hope to be in :) Love Old school tutorials ;)
Hey, everyone :)
First torso:
102:
CARAVAGGIO
Christ at the Column
c. 1607
http://spacific.net.nz/yms/102_FLAT_christ.jpg
ytresu
09-15-2006, 11:55 AM
018:
MICHELANGELO Buonarroti
Ignudo
1509
Fresco
Cappella Sistina, Vatican
http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/2915/ignudo4ns9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
ytresu
09-15-2006, 12:28 PM
048:
RUBENS, Pieter Pauwel
Jupiter and Callisto
1613
Oil on canvas, 202 x 305 cm
Staatliche Museen, Kassel
http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/7790/callistolo4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
oDDity
09-15-2006, 12:32 PM
No one's concerned at all of the chosen peices being entirely Italian renaissance-centric? (almost half are Michelangelo alone)
What about all the great neoclassical sculptures and paintings?
80% of the pieces on display seem to be classical male torsos made within 40 years of each other by a few artists with similar styles.
I'm not having a go at Rebecca, but is seems a little bit of a narrow window to be looking at.
Agostinuke
09-15-2006, 12:49 PM
No one's concerned at all of the chosen peices being entirely Italian renaissance-centric? (almost half are Michelangelo alone)
What about all the great neoclassical sculptures and paintings?
80% of the pieces on display seem to be classical male torsos made within 40 years of each other by a few artists with similar styles.
I'm not having a go at Rebecca, but is seems a little bit of a narrow window to be looking at.
LOL narrow window
Rebeccak
09-15-2006, 01:57 PM
Great to see the number of pieces so far! It's funny, the focus here is on the TORSO, but everyone seems to be drawing / creating full figures - which is fine with me, that's up to the individual artist. :)
NR43,
If I may, I might suggest taking a sheet of tracing paper and overlaying it on top of the leg area, then redrawing both legs, which seem small / short relative to the rest of the figure. While 50 is a good goal, I think that it's more important to correct mistakes as this is purely a learning exercise, and we're not out to make finished pieces, necessarily. I look forward to seeing much more of your work and your progress! :)
HugeHarhar,
Nice to see your work here. I will just repeat here what I mentioned on your Personal Sketchbook Thread:
One thing I would say is to slow down a bit in your execution - and create your marks always in the direction of the topology of the form - and sort of finish your thoughts with respect to each stroke. If you really take time to look at a Michelangelo drawing and to analyze it, you will see how every mark that is made is supported and completed by another mark - for more on this, see the ARTICLE - Nudity link in my signature - it's about a drawing principle called Opposing Curves which is seen throughout all figurative art, but most strongly in the work of Michelangelo, who was a profound master of this principle. You see it carried out to the utmost in all of his works, drawing, paintings, and sculptures.
I look forward to following your thread and seeing your progress!
ytresu,
Lovely work, though work posted here should be work done for this Workshop exclusively. :) You know I like your linework a lot and I think you have a lot to teach here!
Cavematty,
Nice to see your first piece, and thank you for your enthusiasm! I would encourage you to focus on a single torso so as to get greater detail and depth of form. You may wish to lightly sketch the entire form, then really render the torso to a greater degree. It's a good opportunity to really explore a single aspect of the body in depth, but I won't prevent anyone from going further and recreating the entire figure. :)
Mal-1,
Lovely to see this work, but please only post work that is done specifically for this Workshop. :)
paolodelarosa,
Welcome, and it is a pleasure to see your work. I like that you have sketched in the face, but really rendered only the torso here. I think that is a good approach! The omni directional method of shading you have is working quite well. Nice start here!
Frejasphere,
A pleasure to see you here! Nice emotional quality to this piece - I would recommend to you also perhaps focusing on the torso while sketching in the rest of the features - up to you entirely, but I think it will allow you more disciplined study of just one feature of the body. :)
YMS,
Great to see you back here, and a really strong start! The figure seems to be leaning too much, perhaps a bit of tweaking could really enhance the tension in the pose. :)
Originally posted by oDDity: No one's concerned at all of the chosen peices being entirely Italian renaissance-centric? (almost half are Michelangelo alone)
What about all the great neoclassical sculptures and paintings?
80% of the pieces on display seem to be classical male torsos made within 40 years of each other by a few artists with similar styles.
I'm not having a go at Rebecca, but is seems a little bit of a narrow window to be looking at.
Hey there oDDity, I don't know if 'concern' is the right word - you are more than welcome to recommend artists to be included, or to find work which you would like to see included and post the relevant information here - unfortunately, the Web Gallery of Art does not assign unique URLs to images, so you will have to, like me, post the information about the individual artworks you find so that others can search for the images (so as not to impinge on copyright).
This is a Workshop that is for everyone's benefit, and I am always open to ideas and suggestions. So I hope that clears up your concerns. :)
Bear in mind that there are only so many body parts to be gone through, so in all likelihood, this Workshop will be repeated in the future, with a different set of artists and styles. But if you would like to see more of a mix, then I am happy to add more to the selection (with your suggestions, which you are welcome to post here). :)
EVERYONE PLEASE NOTE:
Please only post work here that has been specifically done for this Workshop - no older work, please. Thanks! :)
Also, generally, I recommend that people focus on the TORSO, and that those working in 2D lightly sketch in the rest of the figure. (But if people wish to render the whole figure, then I certainly won't stop anyone!)
Cheers,
-Rebeccak
Hey all!
Great workshop. I'll try and do 50 in a variety of media: pencils, photoshop etc. Great way to practice!
Here's my first post and image, it's 008 michelangelo; detail of christ carrying a cross.
http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/5881/01tp6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Crit's and all are welcome. Wait...that's the whole point.
Good luck practicing everyone! :)
On to neptune..
ytresu
09-15-2006, 03:32 PM
027:
MICHELANGELO Buonarroti
Night
1526-33
Marble, length: 194 cm
Sagrestia Nuova, San Lorenzo, Florence
http://img124.imageshack.us/img124/5467/nightpfc6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Hi RebeccaK, thanks for your nice words... I'm trying to your lessons and your drawing style to improve my skill.
Sorry for the first post... from now I will send only original work.
Thanks
This new anatomy thread is a good idea. I'll do some as soon as possible before next week - I'll be too busy then.
Good start everyone!!!
Frejasphere
09-15-2006, 04:07 PM
Thanks for comments Rebecca :) I agree that it's a good idea to focus on the torso, got a bit carried away with the 2 first ones :D... so from now on I will... added to that, drawing at 2am after long day... well, say no more! Keep looking at the original of this one, thinking he must have used a young man... and added breasts, like I said, it's late :rolleyes:
Great work everyone, and this is FUN! :)
http://abolinaart.abolins.net/Sketchbook/images/page45.jpg
cheers all
a. :)
Hi all.
Good idea, but i have only 1 hour per day and not every day. :sad:
1-st speed paint. about 20-25 min.
http://www.dimm3d.mail333.com/baron_test/torso_01.jpg
paolodelarosa
09-15-2006, 04:15 PM
Jvdz - Great work.... love the shadow of the arm on the torso...
ytresu - Very nice lines. nice shadows as well, that must have takes hours...
Here's my second attempt... changed the shadows a bit from the original.. don't know why... crits are welcome...
thanks
091
Rafael
Nude Study
http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/9418/backpost2fr7.jpg
CgIcecube
09-15-2006, 04:48 PM
Count Me in:thumbsup:
50 torso...in a month...great lesson...ll try to use both 2D/3D
Iridyse
09-15-2006, 05:03 PM
I have just one thing to say...
WHEE!!
Thank you so much for the compilation, Rebecca! :D This should be so much fun.
redehlert
09-15-2006, 05:42 PM
ok.
i'm gonna give this one more love than the head project.
thanks for the...um....heads up on this, rk. :)
cheers!
d
All right I followed Rebecca's advise and put a chalk paper on top of my drawing and started comparing my drawing with the ref.
I found out that having the right proportions on the torso is extremely important if you want the other body parts to be scaled correctly. What I'm trying to say is that due to the torso I first drew being too narrow, I drew the subjects left upper leg too short. Because I estimated the size of the left lower leg using the upper leg as a indication, this too was too small, etc
Same for the arms (biceps of right arm too short, right lower arm too narrow and too short ) and the head (too narrow).
Conclusion: I'll focus more on getting the torso proportions right in my future studies for this challenge... Thanks Rebecca ;)
Here's the revised version of my first study, which is getting in the right direction
http://users.telenet.be/nr43/images/cgtalk/bodyparts/torso/torso_01_revised_resize.jpg
paolodelarosa nice lines!
DiM for a quicky that's really nice. His right leg seems a bit short though
Frejasphere charcoal? actually my girlfriend came home with a charcoal stick today and i'd like to try it out for a couple of torso's, so if you got any tips on using that (never did before, eg does it matter on what paper you use it? do I sharpen it like a pencil? etc) I'd be happy to hear from you :)
ytresu man you are fast :)
YMS I love your first!
Great work peepz, excuse me now, gotta do one more :)
edit: typo
CgIcecube
09-15-2006, 06:43 PM
Nice work everybody:)
My first update...
089:
GIOVANNI DA BOLOGNA
Mercury (front view)
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f173/cgicecube/mercure1_089copy-1.jpg
batte812
09-15-2006, 06:47 PM
Just to say that i am in. Here's my number 1:
http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/4638/bart999iq5.jpg
Djampa
09-15-2006, 06:53 PM
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e259/SculpMan/50%20Torso%20in%20a%20Month%20-%20Anatomy%20Studies/torso_1_final.jpg
Djampa - Torso 001
002:
MICHELANGELO Buonarroti
Bacchus
1497
Marble, height: 203 cm
Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence
Tools:
Sketchbook Pro and Photoshop CS2.
45 minutes.
Rebecca, first thing to say here is THANKS once more for another great opportunity to be here!
I felt kinna sad not being able to participate on the OFDW 19 due to my computer crash and huge business commitments, but now I got back onto my personal studies, and here we go !
My personal anatomy thread is still bugged because my server is still down, will fix that ASAP.
Hi and my best wishes to everyone, I see everybody around did a nice start and it's going to be really nice to learn more with such great artists around !
SulaMoon
09-15-2006, 06:57 PM
Horray for anatomy lesson! =D
Hope this is a big learning experience, like the last one was! Too bad I didnt have time to finish the last one, lets hope I have best luck with this one.
BTW!
Time to stop already! I could go the whole night retouching this.
More to come tomorrow!
(yay, so happy about the workshop ^^)
From #102
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v451/SulaMoon/torso-01.jpg
mazalo
09-15-2006, 06:59 PM
first two...:)
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g93/mazalo/Torso_012.jpg
Djampa
09-15-2006, 07:23 PM
HugeHarhar, nice drawing.
CgIcecube, Great Mercury, I liked the style you did it, nice highlights and contrast.
SulaMoon, hey there ! Nice to 'see' you ;) Great torso you did to start it !
Let's keep it up !
Hey Djampa, nice one, allthough I'd love to see your next a bit less blurry :)
mazalo wow I should create more contrast in my work now that I see yours
SulaMoon nice start and hey, even if you only get to learn a teeny weeny bit, it's worth it ain't it true :)
batte812 good to c ya here man! your crist looks a bit skinny
http://users.telenet.be/nr43/images/cgtalk/bodyparts/torso/torso_02_resize.jpg
sorry if I miss anyone
ha-dou-ken
09-15-2006, 07:55 PM
I just posted another head lol. *Cough*, now that I got that out of my system, I will definitely start on some torsos! I'm in. Great work so far. Can't wait to see more. Rebeccaks last study really helped me out. Actually, it was the whole reason I began painitng. I've learned so much.
sulamoon, you are one of my favorite artiss here. I love your technique...beautiful.
Maidith
09-15-2006, 08:13 PM
Here's my first one...
http://img369.imageshack.us/img369/3139/dienachtkl0.jpg
027:
MICHELANGELO Buonarroti
Night
1526-33
Marble, length: 194 cm
Sagrestia Nuova, San Lorenzo, Florence
This kind of thread is a really good idea, Rebecca. :applause: I need to improve my anatomy and so I will try to make a little master copy every day now.
Rebeccak
09-15-2006, 08:13 PM
It's nice to see everyone's participation so far. :) Thanks everyone for the kind comments - this should be a great Workshop. :thumbsup:
Here's a first one from me. Now that I look at it, the right shoulder needs a lot of work.
045:
RUBENS, Pieter Pauwel
Cupid Making His Bow
1614
Oil on canvas, 142 x 108 cm
Alte Pinakothek, Munich
I've redone this piece here (http://forums.cgsociety.org/showpost.php?p=3859798&postcount=70).
I might revisit this.
JvdZ,
Welcome to CGTalk and to the Anatomy Forum. :) Nice sensitive touch to your drawing. I look forward to seeing more of your work.
Cheers,
-Rebeccak
001:
MICHELANGELO Buonarroti
A Man: Study for a figure in Battle of Cascina cartoon
1504-05
Pen and brush, 42 x 28 cm
British Museum, London
http://users.telenet.be/nr43/images/cgtalk/bodyparts/torso/torso_03_resize.jpg
argh Rebecca nice one.. why am I scared of contrast so much?
Hey Maidith wow, only prob you have with this one is like I have with mine... a bit of highlights would spice things up
Wiggin
09-15-2006, 09:48 PM
Wow!!! 1'st day and so many posts already!
I just have 1 question. Do we have to use the provided reference, or may we find our own, or use no ref.?
Either way you can count me in. Thanks RebeccaK.
D-Hawk
09-15-2006, 09:49 PM
hi!
Im also in and ill try to draw/paint one torso daily...so i just picked the first image and focused more on the anatomic building of the torso with its muscle groups and bones and how the appear tropugh the skin and through the light...therefore my drawing lack in proportion and accuracy since i exxagerate or will exxagerate torso areas...hope that will be understood if lost too many time with silly art copying now i want to do it seriously...
20 mins on this all done in photohsop with only a 3 px thick brush with pen pressure on thickness and opacity...thanks :)
Rebeccak
09-15-2006, 09:50 PM
Originally posted by Wiggin: I just have 1 question. Do we have to use the provided reference, or may we find our own, or use no ref.?
Either way you can count me in. Thanks RebeccaK.
Wiggin, you're welcome - and I would prefer that you use the provided reference, as the strength of these Workshops comes from comparing your work done from the same reference to someone else's. Hope this makes sense. :)
D-Hawk,
Welcome! :) One thing to note in your drawing is that there is a small mark that is reading as the navel, which I don't think you have intended. You might want to remove that which will be simple since you are working digitally. I look forward to seeing more of your work.
Cheers,
-Rebeccak
HugeHarhar
09-15-2006, 10:05 PM
I have a question. For this thread, should I add each new picture to my first post with art, or does each one have its own post?
Rebeccak
09-15-2006, 10:13 PM
I have a question. For this thread, should I add each new picture to my first post with art, or does each one have its own post?
HugeHarhar, it's best to post sequentially (vs. editing) since no one will be aware of when you have edited, and thus will never see your work. ;)
Cheers,
-Rebeccak
Wiggin
09-15-2006, 11:33 PM
Thanks Rebecca. It makes total sense.
So here's my first, verything but his head and arrows. XD
Ref: #53
http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/6569/153rn2.jpg
coCoKNIght
09-15-2006, 11:49 PM
wow, so many posts already... way to many to comment on everyones work but you're all doing an excellent job :applause:
http://v5.fabianhernandez.ch/wp-content/uploads/2006/09/torso01_bacchus.jpg
Well, we're at it again :)
this one is kinda crappy but it can only get better :)
002:
MICHELANGELO Buonarroti
Bacchus
1497
Marble, height: 203 cm
Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence
vincent1
09-16-2006, 01:17 AM
Kind of interesting to draw the masters again, the last time I did it was 20 years ago on a wall in my small little rented room, it was Michaelangelo's study of Adam of the Sistine Chapel mural.
This time it's Leonardo Ref:94:
http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/8876/anatomy1kx0.jpg (http://imageshack.us/)
HugeHarhar
09-16-2006, 02:12 AM
Here's my second piece.
Rebeccak- I replied to your crits on my personal page.
002:
MICHELANGELO Buonarroti
Bacchus
1497
Marble, height: 203 cm
Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y224/KShearerArt/anatomy%20lesson/02finish.jpg
Hello Rebecca,
I hope you are well :) I think I am going to join the workshop, to keep my creative ka alive :)
This is my first sketch.
Rebeccak
09-16-2006, 03:32 AM
I couldn't resist revisiting this piece traditionally:
045:
RUBENS, Pieter Pauwel
Cupid Making His Bow
1614
Oil on canvas, 142 x 108 cm
Alte Pinakothek, Munich
http://anatomy.cgnetworks.com/00_Anatomy%20Lesson%20Series/My%20Torsos/Torso-02.jpg
Irina, it's great to see you here, as well as everyone else. :)
Cheers,
-Rebeccak
FateBringer
09-16-2006, 03:36 AM
I'm in.
1/50
002
pencil
http://home.comcast.net/%7Emlarlham/002R.jpg
Mark
Edit: Rebeccak wow awesome work :scream:
Thomasphoenix
09-16-2006, 05:34 AM
Hi Rebecca,
I have a Question. If I have better pictures of the same subjects albeit slightly different angles can I use it? since its rather difficult for me to sit in front of the comp and draw with a pad on my lap, thats what I usually do! I prefer to draw on a slanted table :).
rgds
Siju
ytresu
09-16-2006, 06:18 AM
Hi RebeccaK, I really love you drawing style. It's dramatic and dark... Can you explain me your work (modus operandi)?
What kind of paper, format and graphite or so on...
I must realize some figure painting for an exposition and I'm thinking to use graphite on large format paper. So any tip & tricks are appreciated.
Thanks to all.
paolodelarosa
09-16-2006, 07:30 AM
3rd torso...
Michaelangelo's Ignudo..
http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/4646/ignudo2post2aw0.jpg
JosefK
09-16-2006, 08:40 AM
Nice work everybody! I'm definitly in - its so great that this community really helps people and shows em' how to brush up their skills - no way i'll miss that
Frejasphere
09-16-2006, 10:25 AM
Hi all :) been sketching in the sun today
NR43, sorry about delay... :
Frejasphere charcoal? actually my girlfriend came home with a charcoal stick today and i'd like to try it out for a couple of torso's, so if you got any tips on using that (never did before, eg does it matter on what paper you use it? do I sharpen it like a pencil? etc) I'd be happy to hear from you :)
Charcoal comes in a variety of shapes & sizes and ranges from soft to hard... there's compressed and natural (or unevenly shaped sticks in different thicknesses depending on the size of the branch...) I adore working with charcoal because it's so versatile :) You don't need to sharpen a stick, just work it on an angle to get a finer edge for detailing. To get a feel for the medium I'd suggest working on larger paper and let broad strokes flow... By turning the stick on it's side you can build up large areas quickly, lose pressure will give lighter shades that you can rub back with your hand or a cloth, then work the stick to build up more detail with slightly more pressure. Charcoal needs to be fixed to the paper or it will come off... so it's quite smooth and powdery to work with. you can work on any paper really, newsprint, sketching paper, thicker paper... they'll all have a different feel, but well worth exploring :) hope there's some answers in there - and love to see what you do with it :)
http://abolinaart.abolins.net/Sketchbook/images/page48.jpg
033-Michelangelo-Slave (dying)
- pastel and Charcoal on paper
http://abolinaart.abolins.net/Sketchbook/images/page43.jpg
011-Michelangelo-David
-quick pen sketch on paper
http://abolinaart.abolins.net/Sketchbook/images/page44_02.jpg
012-Michelangelo-David(rear view)
-dry pastel on paper
cheers all and take care
a. :)
vincent1
09-16-2006, 11:18 AM
Anatomy 2. When drawing after masters, one quickly realises that not one stroke can be left out without it being detrimental to the picture.
My drawings will always be a vastly inferior effort.
Reubens ref 095
http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/3169/anatomy2sy3.jpg (http://imageshack.us/)
JosefK
09-16-2006, 01:45 PM
@vince
nice study man
here is my first one so far
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v413/JosefK/zeichnungen/01tstudie.jpg
HuiTzu
09-16-2006, 02:00 PM
hard to paint the hand
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v661/huitzu/cgt060916.jpg
097:
RIBERA, Jusepe de
Saint Onufri
1637
Oil on canvas
The Hermitage, St. Petersburg
Frejasphere
09-16-2006, 02:05 PM
here's one more
Rubens - Jupiter and Callisto (Callisto)
pastels and graphite on sketch paper
http://abolinaart.abolins.net/Sketchbook/images/page49.jpg
a. :)
Rebeccak
09-16-2006, 02:38 PM
Hello everyone, :)
It's nice to see the new entries that have been posted - I won't be able to address everyone, but I really do appreciate seeing everyone's work here - please continue to post! :)
Wiggin,
Good to see your piece. I would recommend trying a slightly darker pencil - a 4B or 6B, to really get a darker line. While you don't want to draw darkly at first, you want to eventually be able to get a stronger, more expressive outline once you are confident of the placement of major features. :)
HugeHarhar,
Good overall sense of volume. What you next need to work on is finesse. Before drawing, look at the master study, and look at the lines first. Notice how they intermingle and relate to one another. Try to mimic not only the overall sense of volume, but the lines themselves. The best way to do this is to copy Master Drawings first - they will show you exactly how it's done, whereas with copying a sculpture or painting, the lines are sometimes a bit more blurred or subsumed within the medium of the work. Copying Drawings will really get you into the original artist's primary language.
coCoKNIght,
Lovely start. :)
Mark,
Thank you! :)
vincent1,
That's a very nice start - I might recommend working against a toned background of a mid neutral color - working against white makes it unnecessarily harder to establish the full range of values. Would love to see you continue to post, there is a lot of potential with your use of opposing curves in your work.
paolodelarosa,
Lovely sensibility to your drawings and a nice touch.
HuiTzu,
Welcome. :) Your painting is gorgeous - I agree that the hands are a bit small, but you could easily fix that by scaling them up a bit. The navel seems a bit misplaced, you might consider moving it to the center line of the body. Otherwise, really lovely job with this, I hope to see more work from you. :)
Frejasphere,
Nice to see your pieces. One thing I really recommend is focusing on the big shapes and perhaps working less tonally than linearly - something really revealing is that artists like Michelangelo often drew in the equivalent of a crow quill pen:
http://users.wfu.edu/elyjm5/FYS%20100/Cross%20hatch.jpg
http://users.wfu.edu/elyjm5/FYS%20100/Cross%20hatch.jpg
You can see how strong the lines are - even though they are reinforced by tonal cross hatching, the exterior lines are really dominant and the most important thing. Particularly with charcoal, lines are easily obscurred and blurred with too much tonality, and the great thing about a master drawing from the Renaissance or from an artist like Rubens is the subtle interplay of dominant line and the less dominant tone:
http://www.csudh.edu/dearhabermas/rubens.slide.5.jpg
http://www.csudh.edu/dearhabermas/rubens.slide.5.jpg
I might recommend using black Carb Othello or General's 6B Charcoal Pencils - and sharpening them in a way that I'll show below (using an exacto knife, and sandpaper pad).
Or really dark conte crayon.
I look forward to seeing more of your work. :)
Cheers,
-Rebeccak
Rebeccak
09-16-2006, 02:51 PM
Hi RebeccaK, I really love you drawing style. It's dramatic and dark... Can you explain me your work (modus operandi)?
What kind of paper, format and graphite or so on...
I must realize some figure painting for an exposition and I'm thinking to use graphite on large format paper. So any tip & tricks are appreciated.
Thanks to all.
Ytresu, thanks a lot! :) As you know I very much admire the work that you are doing. If you are going to do a large drawing, you will want to use good quality paper - I tend to use just newsprint, since it is cheap and I don't feel too badly if I screw something up. :)
Here is a picture of the basic materials I use for traditional drawing:
6B General's Charcoal Pencils (http://www.dickblick.com/zz204/18/) (or Carb Othello Pencils (http://www.dickblick.com/zz200/09/))
Exacto knife to sharpen pencils / shave away the wood
sandpaper to refine the point of the pencil
paper towels
I use 18" x 36" newsprint (http://www.dickblick.com/zz103/84/) on a drawing board with clips.
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a35/rebeccak4/CG_Talk_Anatomy_Workshop/tools_of_trade.jpg
For anyone interested, here is a gif of some general principles to bear in mind when drawing:
Disclaimer: I certainly don't think my drawing is perfect, the following is just to highlight some useful general principles which I always try to keep in mind when drawing. :)
First, I realized with my copy how much I had distorted / elongated the figure, so I fixed that in Photoshop by scaling it vertically.
The gif also shows how I use the principle of Opposing Curves in all Drawings / Paintings - for a full Article on Opposing Curves, click here (Nudity). (http://features.cgsociety.org/story_custom.php?story_id=3346&page=)
Also shown is how artists should think around the form instead up just around it. The mistake many artists make is to draw an outline of the body and never address the interior. The figure is volumetric and very much rounded. Try to express this in your work by drawing ACROSS the form as much as possible.
The other key consideration is the direction of the light. Shading is as much about describing the direction and effects of light as it is to simply fill space in to show form.
I hope this demo is useful:
http://anatomy.cgnetworks.com/00_Anatomy%20Lesson%20Series/My%20Torsos/Torso-Demo-01_small.gif
EDIT: Please remember to bookmark and / or subscribe to this thread if you would like to keep track of updates.
Cheers, :)
-Rebeccak
Wow Rebecca
You know.. you should write a book, I'd buy it and I'm sure I wouldn't be the only one :)
Thanks for the info
Dear Frejasphere, thanks for your input :)
Biggest paper I have at the moment is 36cm x 27cm but next time I'm at the store I'll buy a bit bigger format and some additional charcoal pens
In the mean time I've tried to imitate this charcoal on rough sketching paper look, which I really really love. To be honest I was also stimulated to do this by seeing zhuzhu's wax pencil sketches
http://users.telenet.be/nr43/images/cgtalk/bodyparts/torso/torso_04e_resize.jpg
011:
MICHELANGELO Buonarroti
David
1504
Marble, height 434 cm
Galleria dell'Accademia, Florence
Wiggin
09-16-2006, 04:49 PM
Hey Rebecca,
Thanks for the tips. I'll have to try that. I'm at work all day today do I only have a couple of pencils with me, but I'll definitely use darker ones when I get home.
Also on the list of artists #87 is missin the author name. It's SUVÉE, Joseph-Benoit. And the number is wrong, it says #111 at the moment.
HugeHarhar
09-16-2006, 06:00 PM
Rebeccak- I have been thinking that drawing the sculptures first has been a little backwards. Once again your demo is incredable.
003:
MICHELANGELO Buonarroti
Bacchus (detail)
1497
Marble, height: 203 cm
Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y224/KShearerArt/anatomy%20lesson/03finish.jpg
Thanks for the kind comments paolodelarosa and Rebeccak!
My 2nd post here will take another 24 hours, so apologies for the late reply..
Didn't have much time today so I couldn't draw. I'll post my 2nd torso tomorrow :)
And wow! this thread is moving fast! Keep it up everyone :thumbsup:
Maidith
09-16-2006, 06:26 PM
http://img53.imageshack.us/img53/1381/thedoomedonewu8.jpg
024:
MICHELANGELO Buonarroti
Male Figures
1530s
Chalk
Musée du Louvre, Paris
CgIcecube
09-16-2006, 06:44 PM
Rebecca great demo as alwaz:)
NR43: Very nice shading of David!..
102:
CARAVAGGIO
Christ at the Column
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f173/cgicecube/56christcopy.jpg
PremiereBoris
09-16-2006, 07:20 PM
Wooo, good opportunity to learn Painter too =P
Michelangelo
Slave (dying)
http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/5249/michelangeloslavedying1ew4.jpg
Nazirull
09-16-2006, 07:25 PM
Hey Beckie....:)
Hey people....:)
Great job guys:thumbsup:
....here's my shot at 080...second attempt.
http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/6941/080fk6.jpg
Nazirull
09-16-2006, 07:56 PM
My shot at 099
http://img78.imageshack.us/img78/1558/099lj7.jpg
Rebeccak
09-16-2006, 08:24 PM
Hi Nazirull,
Good to see you here. :)
I hope you don't mind that I took the liberty of doing a paintover - I hope this helps. :) Basically I just created a layer of black and set the layer to 75-80% (working against white is generally not a good idea as all values are relative, and white distorts the relationships amongst your values. You want to work against a midtone, in this case, a mid gray). I then created swatches, white, gray, and black, and used a soft brush set at 50% opacity to create the range of values.
As much as possible, simplify major areas of light and dark before going in to define details. Work from large shapes to small shapes, and from a mid tone to dark and to light:
http://anatomy.cgnetworks.com/00_Anatomy%20Lesson%20Series/Nazirull_01.gif
For additional links to Workshops and Tutorials on Grayscale Shading, and how to turn a Grayscale painting into a Color one, see this thread:
Personal Sketchbook Primer and Tutorial / Workshop Guide (http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=403198)
http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=403198
I look forward to seeing more of your work! :)
Cheers,
-Rebeccak
Nazirull
09-16-2006, 08:53 PM
OOOOooo..please do paintover!!:)
Im blessed if you do so.......:scream:
Got that! Will try that on the next one! Thanks becca...ure the greatest......
Heres my shot at 042
http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/5936/042pt4.jpg
Vidar3d
09-16-2006, 09:53 PM
Hopefully this will be a good way to get me up and drawing again. What a great grouping of references. This should be a real challenge.http://www.borderlandgraphics.com/ofdw/torso/torso1.jpg
Nazirull
09-16-2006, 09:59 PM
Psst....Becca....like this?? :sad:
No. 032
http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/1539/032au5.jpg
Womball
09-16-2006, 10:02 PM
109
http://img361.imageshack.us/img361/3397/nudefrombehindql8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Rebeccak
09-16-2006, 10:03 PM
Vidar3d,
Good to see you in this. :) My suggestion would be to emphasize the tension between the major shapes and to place the most emphasis on the outline, and the interior shapes to a lesser, supporting degree.
Nazirull,
Heya, much better. ;) Slow down a bit - go for quality over quantity - though the goal is 50 torsos, I'd rather see you do fewer studies that are to a greater degree of finish than all 50 torsos to a lesser degree of finish. Try to use lesser opacity brushes to blend some of the areas (for example, the dark black on the thigh). Keep pushing yourself, and with each one, you will get better. :)
EDIT:
Womball,
Good to see you in this as well. I think that drawing traditionally will really be a great thing to help you with your ZBrush work. :) My suggestion would be to try to shade consistently in the same direction, taking each stroke to be an expression of how light is falling across a form or casting a shadow upon or beneath it.
Cheers,
-Rebeccak
architectus
09-16-2006, 11:20 PM
Here is my contribution, I am busy lately, so not sure how much I will be able to participate. As I was painting this, I thought it looked pretty darn close. I was thinking hey man this is right on, they are going to think I traced. Then I matched it up with the painting, over lapping them, and omg, my eye is not what I think it is. So many parts are way off, oh well, from a glance it look pretty close.
I had a hard time matching the colors. But it was a fun study, considering the tummy muscles are the hardest thing for me to acheive.
#102
http://www.manfacedgods.com/forums/torsostudy.jpg
Rebeccak
09-16-2006, 11:21 PM
Good to see everyone's entries.
PremiereBoris,
Welcome. :)
Womball,
Hope you don't mind, I did a paintover of your piece which I hope points out a few things that might help: :)
http://anatomy.cgnetworks.com/00_Anatomy%20Lesson%20Series/Womball-01.gif
The best thing to do when approaching an figure is to simplify by finding the major axes - of the shoulders and hips in particular, and also find the graceful centerline of the figure first. Then build opposing curve structures around these basic axes, thinking always of the major forms - alway think in terms of big shapes first, vs. the details.
Also, shade according to the topology of the form and the direction of the light, vs. to fill in the space that the form and shadows create.
Hope this helps. :)
Cheers,
-Rebeccak
maritok
09-16-2006, 11:45 PM
Hi everybody -- so much nice work!
I followed the past couple of ODFW's but didn't have the time to join in the fun, but now I've actually done it -- my first post! I'm really excited about getting back into drawing and improving my skills -- thanks Rebecca, for the great opportunity!
I've taken Rebecca's good advice and am starting with the drawings first. I'm trying to reproduce them as faithfully as possible to start with, so I can figure out how to shade and crosshatch. Started it with my new Wacom and Painter, but got extremely frustrated and reverted back to good old pencils on newsprint. Will have to try the Wacom again ... soon.
http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/6967/93rafaellokneelingnudewomanuploadfm2.jpg
093:
Rafaello
Kneeling Nude Woman
PremiereBoris
09-17-2006, 12:14 AM
Thanks for the welcome! I am amazed that you take so much time to respond to everyone!:thumbsup:
Wiggin
09-17-2006, 12:54 AM
Great work everyone.
So here are my attempts at #s 64 & 87:
http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/7402/187ck5.jpg
(Sorry, this one came out kinda purple.)
http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/2677/364py9.jpg
PremiereBoris
09-17-2006, 02:19 AM
I can NEVER EVER get the breasts right.... WHY?
Help me, Ms. Kimmel!:banghead:
#64
http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/7571/rubensunionfx3.jpg
FateBringer
09-17-2006, 03:17 AM
2 more
2/50
003
http://home.comcast.net/%7Emlarlham/T0030001R.jpg
3/50
006
http://home.comcast.net/%7Emlarlham/T006R.jpg
have seen alot of great work here already :thumbsup: keep it up everyone
Mark
TimonQ
09-17-2006, 03:35 AM
Here's a couple I just did. Started my own sketchbook but I'll put some here too!
#79
http://img60.imageshack.us/img60/5694/001079copyju3.jpg
#33
http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/7796/003033copygs4.jpg
Nazirull
09-17-2006, 04:59 AM
Great going everybody! :)
One thing ive learned this far is to aim for proportion with big brushes first, when we are satisfy with it, then we go down to details...like post #92...
I found out working on details without getting the basic form right is counter-productive as you end up redoing and redoing the same detail over and over while the main problem is the proportion.
Just my two cents!
Becca.....gotcha! I do hope i'll improve more...:). Thanks for the discount on the torso count! :bounce:
vincent1
09-17-2006, 06:38 AM
RebeccaK,
Thank you for your pointers about drawing from a mid tone, encouragement and your hard work putting this thread together.
Nazirul, good to see you here again.
JosefK, thank you for your comment, seeing your drawing reminds me of the last time I did a master study 20 years ago on a wall in my small rented bedroom.
rende
09-17-2006, 08:57 AM
haai, nice pose so i had to try. shouldve cropped off the legs prolly ;p
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c56/rouanvde/003_anatomycopy.jpg
architectus
09-17-2006, 09:37 AM
Alright, I got some time to make some comments, although maybe I am not qualified to do so, I will just give oppenions.
I really want to submit a pencil drawing and some sketches, but no scanner right now. Maybe I could just scan them at kinkos, yeah I might do that.
Rebeccak thanks for the workship I hope I can make a contribution. So far I have only posted one.
Redsand1080 - Nice job with Michaelangelo, he has a unique style of doing humans. Personally I am not sure I will do any of his sketches, because I think they have their problems, and often look funky, I like Leonardos sketches better. You did a good job on making it look like his. The one with Jesus on the cross is good.
Hugeharhar, not sure if it is the scanner or not, but the pencil seems to ruff. You got the form though. Some parts look off, but then again I think michaelangelos sketch looks off.
Ytresu - cool reminds me of the older asian style. The style of drawing, not the subject. I really like your 27
cavematty - with such simple brush strokes you really captured his back muscles nicely, well done.
NR43 - his legs and feet seem very small compared to his upper body.
palodelarosa - cool, I have always liked this line work, although I would have changed the direction of some of the lines. I would have the lines slowly moving direction towards her legs at the bottom of her torso. hey your number 91 is that painter X or traditional?
Frejasphere, you chose a hard one, were the values will make his arm look like it is actually between his legs, and not flat, I think you pretty much pulled that off, good job.
YMS - cool you chose the one that caught my eye most, and it is the first one I ended up doing. Nice job.
jvdz, good job, maybe use a light pencil to bring out highlights, or add darker tones to bring out the contrast more.
dim - nice job in a short time
Cglcecube - your 89 entry, are you going for a metal look, just wondering?
Batte812 - a little ruff but the shapes look good, is this a normal pencil, or art pencil?
Djampa 02, hey that looks like marble, fantastic.
sulamoon - 102, all I see is the chest up, is that right? Good job though, you have nice digital bursh strokes.
Mazzalo - kicked butt on the giant, and you are rocking on the torsos, good job. You use photoshop right, what brushes did you use for hte skin?
Maidith, good job. I think they did boobs funny back then.
vincent- maybe add some shading to her torso, after all it is a torso study. Nice drawing so far. 94, number 95 great job, good colors.
ICY - good job on first sketch, are you using 100% hard brushes, if not give it a try, opacity turned down to about 25% and click the noise option. I think it usually gives a better paint feel.
Rebeccak - 45, nice job. Hey you like that contorted body look that michaelangelo and rubens do huh? Maybe it is just me, but I think at times they make some funky looking people. You did a great job with contrast and pencil movement.
Fate bringer 002 - I would add some darker areas in his body, where the shadows are darkest.
huitzu 97- rock on man, this is very nice. Nice color. The hands are way to small though, they should be large enough to cover his whole face, and he some what looks to be lacking a wrist.
rende that is very good.
Malanjo
09-17-2006, 09:43 AM
Here's my first try... =)
008:
MICHELANGELO Buonarroti
Christ Carrying the Cross (detail)
1521
Marble
Santa Maria sopra Minerva, Rome
http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/1295/008ng5.jpg
025:
MICHELANGELO Buonarroti
Male Nude
1504-06
Black chalk with white highlights, 40,5 x 22,6 cm
Teylers Museum, Haarlem
http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/6160/025dd5.jpg
And my Sketchbook Thread:
http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=350402
Darktwin
09-17-2006, 10:31 AM
Here is my first torso (done with wooden graphite pencil), very rusty, but I believe the journey will be fun, everyone is off to a great start. I'm truely motivated by everyones positive energy to learn. I just couldn't miss out on the fun. Thanks a lot rebecca for putting this together. :)
001:
MICHELANGELO Buonarroti
A Man: Study for a figure in Battle of Cascina cartoon
1504-05
Pen and brush, 42 x 28 cm
British Museum, London
http://onajii.com/d_sketches/torso1.jpg
GoRocco
09-17-2006, 11:16 AM
I'm new here, but when I saw this thread I had to do something. I've been learning Maya and ZBrush lately, and so I did a sculpture based on a Caravaggio painting using Maya to create the base mesh, and ZBrush to do the sculpting.
Thanks for the inspiration.
http://gorocco.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2006/09/CaravaggioByRocco01.jpg
Nazirull
09-17-2006, 11:22 AM
Hey there Vincent1!:)
Great to see you here too! Lets post up some...:)
Here is my workflow animation of the mighty neptune...079...cant resist....im weakest when i comes to the back areas....
http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/6402/079animatedmm9.gif
I outlined the shapes of the muscles to make sure theyre in a somehow correct form and all....im bad with blotching initial form with brushes....
Im quite comfortable with the front torso...coz i see it all the time....unfortunately not the back....its a pain....:sad:
saint-max
09-17-2006, 11:36 AM
Hi all
This is the first image I will upload here....
I noticed that the chest is slightly bigger and it took me more time than I thought..
I would like to hear you comments
006:
MICHELANGELO Buonarroti
Christ Carrying the Cross
1521
Marble, height 205 cm
Santa Maria sopra Minerva, Rome
mazalo
09-17-2006, 11:42 AM
Mazzalo - kicked butt on the giant, and you are rocking on the torsos, good job. You use photoshop right, what brushes did you use for hte skin?
Thanks Architectus...:) I am not using Photoshop...I do everything in Painter and use just few brushes..pencil for quick sketch, artist oils dry brush, chalk and palete knife...
mazalo
09-17-2006, 12:48 PM
next 3 - 4
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g93/mazalo/Torso_03-04.jpg
Frejasphere
09-17-2006, 01:21 PM
Hi all :)
A lot of torsos going up here :thumbsup: Great commenting Architectus!
Mark - good work, esp 006 (your #3) lovely!
Malanjo - First try ;) Nice sketches and I like your line-work on the one you've added all the comments to! keep those torsos coming!
Maritok - Nice drawing!
Gorocco - that torso looks soooo smooth! haven' compared to original, but head seems a bit off, then again the torso is the main thing and it does look lovely!
Heaps more great ones to comment on, big thums up to all, and thanks too Rebecca for comments and enthusiasm all around!
Today's ones:
Got frustrated working on small paper - I much prefer working at an easel (which is hard to accomplish in front of the computer *scream*) so printed off a number of the images and did some larger drawings. The thing I like about these workshops (apart from the enthusiasm and seeing everyone's work) is the freedom of doing a multitude of drawings/paintings/sketches... that take me in different directions to own and commissioned work... You can never do to much figurative drawing (in my mind), and you never stop learning.
http://abolinaart.abolins.net/Sketchbook/images/page51.jpg
093-Raffaelo Stanzio-Kneeling Nude Woman
Chalk pastel on sketch paper - 51x76cm
http://abolinaart.abolins.net/Sketchbook/images/page50.jpg
090-Raffaelo Stanzio - Study for Adam
Chalk pastels and Charcoal on sketch paper 51x76cm
http://abolinaart.abolins.net/Sketchbook/images/page52.jpg
094-Leonardo da Vinci - Leda
Charcoal on sketch paper 51x76cm
http://abolinaart.abolins.net/Sketchbook/images/page54_02.jpg
110-Charon Ferrying the Shades
chalk pastels and charcoal on sketch paper 51x76cm
cheers all and take care
a. :)
coCoKNIght
09-17-2006, 02:18 PM
my second torso.. I think the belly area shoud've been larger in height.. oh, and I didn't care to copy the cloth exactly, just wanted to get it there fast.
http://v5.fabianhernandez.ch/wp-content/uploads/2006/09/torso02_christ.jpg
006:
MICHELANGELO Buonarroti
Christ Carrying the Cross
1521
Marble, height 205 cm
Santa Maria sopra Minerva, Rome (http://www.wga.hu/art/m/michelan/1sculptu/2/4christ.jpg)
mazalo: those 2 are great, I wish my paintings had more of that quick strokes look
Nazirull
09-17-2006, 02:19 PM
020.......Im trying to familiarise myself with the workflow....it teaches you to understand what youre drawing, unlike what i did few post before, just trying to imitate the master copy.
http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/5224/020oe0.gif
Womball
09-17-2006, 02:51 PM
http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/7465/nudefrombehind2py2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Update to 109
http://img66.imageshack.us/img66/7674/crouchingnudepi3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
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Rebeccak
09-17-2006, 03:04 PM
Hello all,
Fantastic to see all of the new work and new people in the Workshop! :) To everyone who is new here, welcome! I will comment in just a bit, but wanted to post first a paintover I did yesterday:
PremiereBoris,
There are different approaches to take when just learning the figure, and the main thing to recognize is that the best way to approach any figure or form is to analyze it, not just copy it. :)
What do I mean by that? Well, to analyze is to break apart form according to basic drawing principles.
Drawing Principle - Lay In:
To find the lay-in of the figure is to go through a number of steps where you break the figure down sequentially.
1. Find the center line of the figure - from the front view, this is the line that runs from the pit of the neck (the center of the clavicles / collarbones) down the sternum, through the navel, to the pubis. From the back view, this center line follows the spine. This line should always be a fluid, gestural line. It serves to establish the major action of the figure.
2. Find the gestural axes of the shoulders, the waist, and the base of the hips.
3. Find the lines that represent the sides of the figure's torso. These lines will always be parallel to the figure's center line and should represent the narrowest width of the waist.
4. Find the lines that represent the box shape of the pelvis. The torso can be thought of as a cylinder, and the pelvis as a box. The pelvis will often be shaped like a trapezoid:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b7/Isosceles_trapezoid.jpg
depending on whether the figure is male or female, the trapezoid will be more or less exaggerated in shape.
5. Find the Opposing Curves of the figure. For more on Opposing Curves, see this article:
Opposing Curves Article (Nudity) (http://features.cgsociety.org/story_custom.php?story_id=3346&page=)
This in a nutshell represents a way in which you can approach the figure to break it down into simple components.
Do you use Photoshop as well as Painter? I think you might try to work in Photoshop initially since it's a lot more straightforward - at this point let's focus on drawing principles generally vs. learning Painter as an app. I'm much more comfortable with Photoshop and think that for beginners it's a better tool for basic drawing / painting purposes.
I recommend also working traditionally - this will really reveal what the artist knows, and as such, will be more useful at this stage. I recommend working in 2B or 4B pencil in a sketchbook, or using a ballpoint pen.
Hope this demo helps: :)
http://anatomy.cgnetworks.com/00_Anatomy%20Lesson%20Series/PremiereBoris_01_small.gif
I recommend trying the approaches outlined here, and posting your work. This lay in idea is something that it has taken me a long time (years) to really get down traditionally, but it's an important and central principle to figurative art, so it is well worth learning. :)
EDIT: Guys please note that I've linked demos to post #6 here (http://forums.cgsociety.org/showpost.php?p=3857008&postcount=6). :)
Please feel free to post your own demos as well! This Workshop is not just about my crits, I completely appreciate and value when others post constructive critique - thank you, architectus, and others who have commented on others' work. :thumbsup:
Please note however to ask the artist before doing a paintover for their work.
Cheers,
-Rebeccak
Iridyse
09-17-2006, 03:07 PM
Wonderful work everyone!
Here's mine :)
110:
Charon Ferrying the Shades by Pierre Subleyras
http://img63.imageshack.us/img63/7424/1104finalsmallva0.jpg
detail:
http://img112.imageshack.us/img112/2245/1104detailjg1.jpg
Great demo Rebecca! I sort of work the same way too :D
Rebeccak
09-17-2006, 03:18 PM
I'm new here, but when I saw this thread I had to do something. I've been learning Maya and ZBrush lately, and so I did a sculpture based on a Caravaggio painting using Maya to create the base mesh, and ZBrush to do the sculpting.
Thanks for the inspiration.
http://gorocco.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2006/09/CaravaggioByRocco01.jpg
GoRocco, welcome to CGTalk and to the Anatomy Forum. :) I think you have a great start with the torso here - it's up to you as to whether you want to develop the head further as well. Since the focus in this Workshop is on the torso, I would encourage you to really develop the torso to a greater degree of depth than to spread yourself too thinly and work on the head as well - though I certainly won't stop you should you decide to do so. :)
Right now there are some problems with the head and neck, but I prefer to keep the focus in this Workshop on the torso. I look forward to seeing much more of your work!
EDIT:
Nazirull,
Nice to see your gif! I would suggest drawing the initial sketch digitally in pencil - scanning it in, and working with it in Photoshop. What do you say? :)
Cheers,
-Rebeccak
HuiTzu
09-17-2006, 04:12 PM
HuiTzu,
Welcome. :) Your painting is gorgeous - I agree that the hands are a bit small, but you could easily fix that by scaling them up a bit. The navel seems a bit misplaced, you might consider moving it to the center line of the body. Otherwise, really lovely job with this, I hope to see more work from you. :)
Rebeccak
Thank you very much.:thumbsup:
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091:
Nude Study
c. 1515
Red chalk over metal stylus, 410 x 281 mm
Graphische Sammlung Albertina, Vienna
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v661/huitzu/cgt060917.jpg
Rebeccak
09-17-2006, 04:21 PM
HuiTzu,
You're welcome. :)
Some updates from me (apologies for the poor picture quality):
054:
http://anatomy.cgnetworks.com/00_Anatomy%20Lesson%20Series/My%20Torsos/Torso-03.jpg
095:
http://anatomy.cgnetworks.com/00_Anatomy%20Lesson%20Series/My%20Torsos/Torso-04_small.jpg
http://anatomy.cgnetworks.com/00_Anatomy%20Lesson%20Series/My%20Torsos/Torso-05_small.jpg
Cheers,
-Rebeccak
Thomasphoenix
09-17-2006, 04:42 PM
Great going everyone! Lots of new faces ! Terrific response!
These are the first ten Torsos! done today evening!
001http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a74/thomasphoenix/001.jpg
006
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a74/thomasphoenix/006.jpg
009http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a74/thomasphoenix/009.jpg
010http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a74/thomasphoenix/010.jpg
011
http://www.ccxstudio.com/sijuGallery/011.jpg
012http://www.ccxstudio.com/sijuGallery/012.jpg
015
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a74/thomasphoenix/015.jpg
020
http://www.ccxstudio.com/sijuGallery/020.jpg
025
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a74/thomasphoenix/025.jpg
042
http://www.ccxstudio.com/sijuGallery/042.jpg
mazalo
09-17-2006, 06:17 PM
Nice drawings Thomasphoenix as always...
Can enybody help my with the signature in my post...i have to many caracters and how do I write an word for expl. web site and make that a link to my web site ...thanks