Rebecca Kimmel's Anatomy Review 002: OPPOSING CURVES

#81

Wow wow wow! Thank you very much, stipick_S!!

Man, the work being posted is phenomenol ~ and I have to say ~ looking at the work of stipick_S, I have to say ~ [color=lemonchiffon]Go stipick_S ~ it’s your birthday! (Yeah, that last comment will make NO sense anywhere else but the US - but suffice it to say that your drawings are really, really nice_.[/color]

And I think the same of the other drawings posted today. Whew! Lotsa work to do! Better get crackin’…

Thanks everyone! Keep up the posting! This helps everyone! :slight_smile:

~Rebeccak

#82

[color=DarkOrange]RebeccaK:[color=#002502] I asked in the first thread something. I see it was too late (sorry) , so I am asking once again if you don’t mind.

what was it you said you have some design stuff? Where can I find it?:drool: I love graphic design!

[/color][/color] To one thread (one lesson) - should we post one or more sketches (or all sketches)?:curious:

 Than - should we post daily?[:curious:](misc.php?do=getsmilies&wysiwyg=1&forumid=0#)

New lesson - does it mean that we should be doing both daily gestural sketches and those new thingies?:curious:

to all - I am really amazed by quality of work in this new lesson - It means I am quite shy right now to post my works because of that:blush:

#83

Thanks I appreciate the compliment rebecca. My head just swelled up and I fell out of my seat… cant get up…feet flopping around in the air!

  Shaun

To mirwen, I have watched these forums for a long time. For years i have observed and in that time I have posted only 4 times. Twice in this thread, and never have I posted any work, till now. I emplore you, please post, dont be shy, this is a learning thread and you may find you are a lot better than you believe. I understand that sometimes it can be intimidating! Dont let it get to you, jump right in and do it! It is fun!

#84

Hi all -

   Heres my first go at the new topic.  Its a bit laboured I'm afraid.

Can someone PLEASE sort out “DAVID’s” hand in front of his face - the perspective is driving me nuts! (I spent as much time on that hand as the rest of the image, it’s too small and has no form even after countless re-draws - I just couldn’t nail it.):scream:

The reference is off a google image search for “Michelangelo.”

   Anyway here it is...
   
   [img]http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/5282/michelangelosdavid5ld.jpg[/img]
#85

Mirwen wrote:

>RebeccaK: I asked in the first thread something. I see it was too late (sorry) , so I am asking once again if you don’t mind.

Mirwen, no problem! I missed your post ~ sorry about that! Glad to see you here! :slight_smile:

>what was it you said you have some design stuff? Where can I find it?:drool: I love graphic design!

Gack! In fact, I am working on my Website tonight with a friend. I am hoping it will be up in a few days to a week :slight_smile: Please stay tuned.

[color=wheat]WARNING: I am not a trained Graphic Designer! I really love Design, but my major was Illustration, and I’m sure this is obvious :slight_smile: ~ I consider myself more of a Multimedia Designer whose main experience of all things digital has come through work and not (undergraduate) school. So, I’ll have some stuff on my site that is “Design” related ~ you can be the ‘teacher’ then :wink:

>To one thread (one lesson) - should we post one or more sketches (or all sketches)?[/color]

You may post several sketches ~ but use your best judgement as to how many. If you post an initial sketch, then begin to improve as the lesson progresses, [color=orange]PLEASE [color=yellow]DO post improved sketches.[/color] However, I would limit the number to maybe 5-8 MAXIMUM, so the thread is not overwhelmed.[/color]

>Then - should we post daily?

Post as often as you like, so long as you do not post more than 5-8 MAXIMUM.

>New lesson - does it mean that we should be doing both daily gestural sketches and those new thingies?

Should the new Sub-Forum “Artistic Anatomy and Figurative Drawing” under WIP start ~ which I hope it will :slight_smile: ~ I would like to have a whole THREAD FOR GESTURE DRAWINGS. However, due to the constraints of this thread, I would like to keep the focus on ONE TOPIC PER LESSON / THREAD.
By no means stop doing GESTURE Drawings because of this ~ please continue to do them! ~ in fact, you may want to continue to do GESTURE DRAWINGS and save them to be posted at a later date should the “Artistic Anatomy and Figurative Drawing” Sub-Forum begin!

>to all - I am really amazed by quality of work in this new lesson - It means I am quite shy right now to post my works because of that

POST YOUR WORK. Let me say this again…POST YOUR WORK!!

Thanks Mirwen!

~Rebeccak

#86

stipick_S,

lol! Mirwen, I could not agree more. I think there is a NOOBIE REVOLUTION going on here.

Our mantra: POST! POST! POST! POST! :slight_smile:

~Rebeccak

#87

hell, if i can do it, you can post dude :stuck_out_tongue: i’m sure noone will eat you :smiley:

#88

NoirQ~

Exactly the right attitude!

:slight_smile:

~Rebeccak

#89

stipick_S, in his great story, has given me an idea:

Don’t get carried away, but:

POST YOUR SIGHTINGS OF OFFSET CURVES IN NATURE OR IN MASTER DRAWINGS:

[left]Unlike the Lochness Monster, [color=orange]OFFSET CURVES can be seen EVERYWHERE IN NATURE.[/color][/left]

Only if you want to:

POST 1 (ONE) EXAMPLE OF OFFSET CURVES YOU FIND IN NATURE OR IN A MASTER DRAWING.

Let’s see who can find the most dramatic examples…

NOTE: This should [color=orange]NOT replace posting your DRAWINGS.[/color]

Thanks everyone!

~Rebeccak

#90

Rebecca, have you got any tips on keeping lines really clean? I have a habit of going over my drawings too much, usually because I find I am not happy with my first line.

#91

Whoa! This thread is making me happy and keeping me busy ;)…but it’s Time to go to bed now so… Good night to all :wink: and see you tomorrow!

#92

Sphere wrote:

>have you got any tips on keeping lines really clean? I have a habit of going over my drawings too much, usually because I find I am not happy with my first line.

Sphere, it depends on the medium which you are using to a degree. I have gotten rather Photoshop / Wacom pen - happy as a direct result of revising folks’ drawings on this thread ~ but I can tell you how I was trained traditionally, and maybe that will shed a bit of light on the inquiry…

Back in the day, when I walked to school with no shoes in the snow…

We basically learned to draw using clean, sweeping strokes of charcoal pencil. [color=lemonchiffon]We were NOT allowed to erase (or erase much). This may seem strict or stupid, but in fact it helps you to concentrate on not making as many “mistakes”. [/color]

I would always recommend [color=lemonchiffon]drawing with single strokes in ONE direction - be it up or down, or sideways. I would NOT recommend drawing across the page “sketch” style, where one moves the pencil/pen eratically across the page/tablet. Your hand literally “forgets” where it was and what it was doing, and your drawing loses cohesion (and beauty) as a result.[/color]

If you are using Photoshop (or Painter) [color=lemonchiffon]I would NOT recommend ERASING as a method of Drawing ~ that, I believe, is a PAINTING technique, and, when used to DRAW, enables you to cheat in an unhealthy way. The purpose of learning to DRAW is to be able to express what you see quickly and economically, without having to PAINT everything laboriously to achieve Form and Expression.[/color]

[color=lemonchiffon]Just to RECAP: [/color]
[ol]
[li]DRAW IN ONE DIRECTION, and NOT ERRATICALLY.[/li][li]THINK ABOUT WHAT LINE YOU CHOOSE TO EXPRESS AND DO NOT LET YOUR HAND GO ON AUTO - PILOT.[/li][/ol]Hope this helps :slight_smile:

~Rebeccak

#93

sphere,

Here is an example of what I meant about drawing SMOOTH LINES IN ONE DIRECTION ~ NOT DRAWING SKETCHY LINES:

Hope this helps :slight_smile:

~Rebeccak

#94

First post… I know it is not a figure but hey you got to practice hands sometimes :slight_smile:

Blue quick drawing and brown is more controlled.

edit: Yeah that is my hand :slight_smile:

#95

As I was getting ready to post a study my scanner went kaput, so I’m out of action for the mean time, but I wanted to post some studies I did not to long ago, they sort of apply to the curves. This is very disappointing, this is why I can’t wait to get my wacom tablet. Here it is.

I’d also like to add, I really am enjoying everyones hard work and effort, everyone keep up the great work. Its truely motivating and inspiring, thanks again Rebeccak.

#96

One last post for today and this lesson, I’ll keep practicing though.

#97

Thanks very much for that Rebecca! That was very helpful. I will practice some more and apply that technique.

stipick_S, very nice work!

#98

Thanks for running these lessons, Rebecca! I’ve already begun to realise how little I understand about anatomy.

Here’s a start from me - the most basic curves. I’m going to come back to it and add the sub curves (arm muscles, etc.). I had to add the hair or else the arm position was kind of silly looking. Everyone is doing such inspiring work, I’m definitely going to follow these lessons.

#99

@ stipick_S:

WOW! I really love that sketch of the over-weight woman at the bottom of your first post! ex-cel-lent!

some really great stuff guys and gals!

  • Somhairle
#100

Here is something i did a little while back I thought it pertained to lesson 2. Let me just say that I really love Conte crayon and after viewing your work Rebecca I love it even more.