Rebecca Kimmel's Anatomy Review 001: GESTURE

#81

Same the blue is the quick marking down and second is using single strocks for lines to define the shape. Ill add one per day I think.

#82

Desp#2/Rog,

It’s a great idea to use separate colors for different types of drawing analysis systems ~ it’s a good alternative to using tracing paper, which gets cumbersome.

And, of course, there’s Photoshop, which is perfect for keeping these layers separate, but as I mentioned in a previous post, drawing on a Wacom is a bit more tricky than painting can be…but that is a personal preference.

You should use whatever system works best for you ~ the purpose in doing these types of gestural / analytical drawings is to build and reinforce your understanding of form ~ so keep this kind of thing up, looks good so far, I will later post my review.

Thanks,
~Rebeccak

#83

Sup rebbeca,i got sum gesture sketches i did today,and a b and w section of my digi painting i’m working on,was hoping to get sum tips. mainly on foreshortening and more in depth anatomy…when u get to it that is.the first two figures here are actually boys,they where from sum drawing studies i did at a museum,the had very feminin poses for sum reason.

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#84

NOOB,

great to see you here, I’m glad you liked my suggestion and posted your painting WIP here in B/W form. A painting is, after all, just a drawing with color :slight_smile: so it’s cool to see your stuff.

Looking forward to reviewing your work. Keep on checking back :slight_smile:

Thanks,
~Rebeccak

#85

ah crap is my art that bad??? heh jus kiddin,i’ll check back when i can,thanks in advance.

take ur time :deal:

#86

Hi gang,

I drew this yesterday on my wacom. I just started doodling and this (strange) gesture came to be… just imagine it’s a superhero about to shoot …something :smiley:
No doubt there’s lots wrong with it. I didn’t use a ref, I’ll do that next time and come up with a believable gesture, heheh…

Great sketches all! :thumbsup:
And this is one extra :thumbsup: for Rebecca!

#87

Whoa, art2!

Rockin’!

~Rebeccak

#88

hua!:eek: Only lines? Err… ok. Well, anatomy is my weak page. So I am going to do some skatches. I wish you luck rebeccak with this thread, I really wish you luck because this seem to be very fusy on time.:slight_smile:
sorry, my English is not perfect:shrug:

#89

Rebecca let me ask you a question. I own and have read all of Burne Hogarths books and look to his instruction in them for most of my drawing techniques. In his dynamic anatomy (figure drawing? can’t remember which one) book he seems to really pound on the idea of not needing references and models to still draw realistic characters. I’ve been working with that mantra now for at least 2 years working at improving my technique. How important is that to you and I’m curious how he really approached the subject in his formal classes. Personally I always use references but I try to do as much as I can without.

BTW, I’ll be posting probably tomorrow. I definately want your input.

Thanks
Wyatt Harris

#90

:blush: Thank you…

Like Wyatt I never use ref, well only myself especially for the hands (… why didn’t God just give us stomps and telekinesis huh?).[size=2]
But I really need to use ref more or else I’ll be stuck where I am now…
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#91

Flame on! :stuck_out_tongue:

#92

Awesome! This comes at the perfect time! Just graduated, school’s out, summer’s starting, and want my drawing to become much stronger so I can go 2D all the way in the AnimationMentor.com animation program. I should be uploading some stuff in one or two days… I hope that’s not too late :s

Superidea, and supernice of you to start this!

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#93

WyattHarris and art2,

The question about using REFERENCE is a good one ~ I doubt it has a “right” answer.

They still say in art school that you should learn to draw without reference ~ but that is only after having learned from various references - be it the model, a book, a statue, or a photograph - what to EXPECT. The purpose of telling students to learn to draw without reference is to get them to study ENOUGH REFERENCE in the first place to be able to draw without it. No one is psychic, and it is purposeless to shoot oneself in the foot when you are stuck on a problem.

If reference helps ~ use it! :slight_smile:

Burne was indeed a larger than life character who would bellow at us in the classroom that we knew nothing about the world and were basically a bunch of dunces (and duncettes) :slight_smile: and I have to say that the lunches we would have with him were pretty entertaining. The guy was amazing, but he was also in his eighties and had been drawing and teaching his dramatic method for breaking down form for YEARS. So yes, he could draw without reference because of his YEARS of practice. The rest of us have to build up those years and years of practice in the first place.

I agree, however, with the following concept: when you are drawing from the model or reference, DO NOT COPY the model or reference by drawing every little detail and hair. [color=white]Try hard NOT to think, in the initial stages when you’re learning to draw, of creating a beautiful, finished drawing ~ rather, think of “Drawing” as a process of breaking down form and figuring out how things work. Concentrate on gaining mileage (drawing A LOT), as much of drawing is memory stored in your hand and arm, in combination with the ideas which you have come to store in your mind about the figure and project onto the page. “Drawing” is therefore a richter-scale of what you see and know.

Think of drawing as a process over time of developing your archetype of a figure and superimposing this archetype over the model to “draw” – consciously using what you see as inspiration to aid you in constructing on the page a “drawing”: your idea of the pose combined with your pre-conceived idea/knowledge of the figure.

You can think of Drawing also as “Analysis of Form” ~ [color=white]Your thinking process in terms of breaking form down is as important if not more so than what you actually achieve on the page.[/color]

Hence, the emphasis on GESTURE, BOX shapes, CYLINDER shapes, and AXES of the body.

IN BRIEF: Think of Drawing as a long-term process, not just as what you do on one page.

Hope this helps :slight_smile:
~Rebecca
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#94

thanks a lot for doing this for everybody, i know a lot of people really appreciate it :smiley:
i don’t know if i’ll have time to participate , but i definitely intend to keep watching this and other threads…um on that note…emberassed how do you subscribe to a thread?
thanks again,

-loren

#95

at the top of this thread u shud see “thread tools”,click on it,then u shud get a scroll down menu,then click subscribe to thread.

and rebecca whens ur book coming out? lol.

#96

Good one, I’m planning to use ref to know where that particular muscle belong (or not belong :slight_smile: ) or how it flexes in certain situations etc. Also if the character is balanced right, where the weight is and so on. Figuring how things work… :slight_smile:

LoteKK: :stuck_out_tongue: :smiley:

#97

This is exciting… time to get back into drawing :slight_smile:

#98

first I thought when i saw the title “oh no anatomy, HIDE!” and didnt look in here, now that i took time to read it my hands are burning with wishes to draw … anatomy! Soo… ill get right to that and post as soon as i have access to my scanner!

GREAT POST

#99

:thumbsup: Beka - Keep up the good work :buttrock:

#100

Solomon!

Excellent to see you here, buddy :slight_smile:

How is le petit king? Fully rendered ~ now animated!

Cool drawing, can’t wait to give you a hard time about it, dear ‘brother’! :slight_smile:

Best, :slight_smile:
~Rebeccak