Anatomy Thread of Kallisti

#1

So I’m finally getting around to making an anatomy thread to fill my figure studies with. Right now I feel I’m struggling but with what exactly I don’t know, so please help me. ;_;




#2

more~






#3



Thanks for looking!

#4

hi kallisti! Welcome to the sketchbook threads! Some nice work you have here, I’m guessing they are life drawings? If so how long have you been doing them? I have to say, i really like the sense of movement in this one:

The movement arcs in the legs are lovely. There seems to be a tendancy for the legs to be a little on the short side in some of the drawings, in comparison to the torso, but that might be attributed to a short model… great stuff!

#5

Welcome, Kallisti! :slight_smile:

Looks like you have some nice gestures here - that’s a great starting place, gestures are really key to drawing generally.

First off, it would be nice if you introduced yourself to us and told us a bit about where you come from artistically - are you currently in school, or learning on your own? One thread from which you really might benefit is:

If You Want to Draw Figures - READ THIS: Frank Reilly Method of Figure Drawing

Also check out these great links:

Figure Drawing 1

Figure Drawing 2

I look forward to seeing more of your work! :slight_smile:

Cheers,

-Rebeccak

#6

you’ve got a nice flow in your lines… something I am still searching for…
thanks for reminding me I should work harder on that :slight_smile:

#7

Very very nice line flow. What could use improvement is overall proportions. Perhaps some proportion studies will help you out.

#8 
           Ah, sorry about that. I am completely learning on my own, it's scary and exciting at the same time! It was only recently that I've become very passionate about drawing, keeping up the habit of drawing a little everyday, reading lots, and attending life drawing sessions once a week. I've already graduated from university with a ba in communication design, specifically print media, and this is kind of a hobbby of mine. During the 3 years in university I never had any time to draw so I'm picking it up again. I've been drawing for a couple months now, since september. My goal is to turn my skills into something more where I can integrate it into my design or even open up newer possabilities! 
           
           Since I don't have any sort of real major, I guess it comes down to likes and dislikes. I really like game concept design, but I dislike conventional digital painting, rendering doesn't excite me.  
        
        The first time I really wanted to draw was when I was a kid and saw the works of yoshitaka amano in the manual to final fantasy 3, it was like nothing I'd ever seen before, I was so excited. He's pure gesture. I guess to give another example..
           [img]http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r310/kalikopia/mana3.jpg[/img]
           This is one of my most favorite conceptual game designers akihiko yoshida, he also did the character work for final fantasy 12, vagrant story, and final fantasy tactics. I absoloutely love his aesthetic, structure, silhouettes, costuming and style.   
           
    Because of this I prefer japanese concept design to u.s. for its variety in unique style, the u.s. just doesn't have anything like katamari damacy or viewtiful joe. I feel naturally attracted to stylization and lean towards an animation philosophy in my work. I am mostly interested in gesture for its speed, passion and zen nature. 
           
          Sorry, I know that was a thinly veiled rant and I don't expect everyone to agree with me, it would have been a lot easier if I were simply going to a school and doing what I was told. ;) Rendering is just the opposite of fun to me unless it's fast and minimal. I have been studying some anatomy and volume though and plan on continuing. 

At least I know what I want, it keeps me focused, now it's just getting there. It's all in fun, so I mostly do what drives me, and when I do what drives me, it drives me even more. For now I'd like to really get gesture down and then move on to character design and outfit studies. 
     
     Thank you for the critique and comments, they mean a lot.  :)
#9

Hi…Kallisti…:slight_smile:

I like those gesture drawings…alot of fluid motion in them…Was wondering if you have ever tried CONTI CRAYONS…they would really enhance your drawings I think, and when used properly…the side of the crayon with pressure applied to the tip of crayon, you can get a full rendering with volume and all, with just one stroke of the crayon…these crayons are made for SPEED…:scream: I think you would really enjoy using them in your model drawing class…they work great on a large pad of newsprint paper.
Some GREAT examples of their use on the human figure can be found in DYNAMIC FIGURE DRAWING by BURNE HOGARTH…FANTASTIC BOOK …THINK YOU WOULD LOVE THAT BOOK…:slight_smile:
All of the figures in it are fully rendered using CONTI CRAYONS, and took him less than five minutes for each figure.
Would be worth your while to check that book out, and those conti crayons also. I think they are just what you need at this point in your journy into figure drawing…:slight_smile:
LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING MORE OF YOUR WORK AND PROGRESS…:thumbsup:
TAKE CARE
Glenn

#10

That sounds really exciting, that speed of value. :slight_smile: I did sort of that for a while initially when I was going to longer study sessions, 30 minute poses for 3 hours, maybe I’ll go back next week and do some more longer stuff to study value, I just seemed to learn leeps and bounds when I started going to pure gesture and reading hogarth (and I do love it!) because I get way more bang for my buck. But when I was doing 30 minutes I was working with nupastel for a while and it felt way too big for the finer detail even in a large 1 page study, so then I started combining charcoal pencil with nupastel for the value washes. I guess I should scan my larger works too, these are from the past 2 weeks and I’ve kept everything from the very beginning.

So right now I’m working with charcoal pencils and black pastel pencils because I’ve been going to the pure gesture 5 minute sessions and tend to work smaller for economy, maybe I should stick to at least 3 poses per page to study a little value too. Conte does seem a lot thinner compared to a nupastel stick though, I have some kicking around, so I’ll give it a shot and experiment. thanks. :slight_smile:

#11

Hi…Kallisti…:slight_smile:

The thing about the conti crayons, is that they are a lot harder, being compressed more, and hold an edge longer,…allowing you to get a nice crsp edge where desired on your drawing, and at the same time giveing you a softness on the inner side of that crisp edge…the wideness of that soft inner area depends on the length of the piece of crayon your working with…shorter lenght for smaller drawings…longer lenght for bigger drawings.
I learned how to use them by Burne Hogarth himself, while attending his class on figure drawing years ago…you hold them at arms length away from your drawing, between your thumb and first two fingers…this allows you to use the whole side of the crayon to creat that wide edged
stroke, that is crisp on the edge, and soft away from the edge…you can also get a fine line, just by applying more presure towards the end of the crayon as you make your stroke…all in a single stroke,…thats what makes them so great.Pastels tend to loose their edge fast because of their sofness…whereas the conti crayons keep forming a new hard edge on the crayon and the drawing as you make your strokes…makes a huge difference in the outcome of the drawing.
And like I said, with them, you can creat a lifesize drawing of the figure, rendered with full volume, weight, ect. if you so desire, in five minutes or there abouts depending on your knowledge of the figure,…allowing you to keep the spontanaity alive in your drawing.:slight_smile:
Just trying to give you a usefull tip here, for your figure drawing class.
Those conti crayons work great for the type of drawings that you are doing, once you get the hang of them…they are a little more expensive than the pastels, but last longer, and are well worth it…:thumbsup:
REALLY looking forward to seeing more of your drawings, and thanks for stopping by my thread also…glad you enjoyed the visit…:slight_smile:
TAKE CARE
Glenn

#12

studies

wacom sketches

more life drawing soon

#13

Did these just today, I feel like I made a huge breakthrough and I’m really happy with this direction. :slight_smile:

#14

Wow! I like it! Great motion and speed drawings.

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