Monster_General,
Hey, no problem! Actually, there are animals in that thread, too. 
If you want to find your own Reference, which is totally encouraged, just google something like “dog” + jump or “dog” + run and you should get more active poses than just googling “dog”. Hope that helps.
Cheers,
~Rebeccak
squirms in her seat behind her desk at work Ohhhh…must draw…can’t take it…any…longer…NEED TO DRAW!!
picks up a piece of paper and examines it, then notices a pencil on her desk HEY! I CAN draw at work! Heh heh…yes…the wacom will have to wait…rubs hands together evilly
MUAH HA HA HAAAAA!
(sorry, just a burst of late afternoon craziness…)
Meredith
MIX3XIM,
First of all, welcome aboard! It’s nice to see your artwork ~ it gives me a good idea of where you are coming from, and what you want to learn.
Secondly, I am going to say verbatim (my apologies) the exact same thing that I said in response to Kelob:
I would really recommend doing the same as what I would recommend anyone here to do ~ which is to try out the exercises that are posted at the beginning of this thread. Feel free to either use the provided Reference that accompanies each exercise, or to draw Reference from the:
I5 Minute Sketchathon - Thread 1: Reference
http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=298699
thread, or to choose your own Ref. :) The only limitation that I would ask that you impose on yourself is to give yourself no more than 1 week for each exercise. :) Post your exercises / work here, and we will review it!
Looking forward to seeing more of your work! :thumbsup:
Meredith,
LOL, you remind me a lot of my good friend Ava Ann…she’s hiliarious! 
Let’s see that drawing, chica!
Cheers, :)
~RebeccakWhoa Monster General! You’re churning these things out like butter! Nice work!
Rebecca: Heh heh…thanks! And unfortunately, the gymnast I was working on got an arm and a leg before I got called to help with a computer issue…so much for drawing at work when you are in tech support. :shrug:…
Here’s my latest 15 cough25cough minute session on the ballet dancer. I am not sure if i made it better or worse. I think I fixed her rear end a bit…I suddenly realized that the movement in that area just wasn’t jiving with what I thought I was painting. I think the curve of her spine has improved though. I will work more on this though cause it…well it really needs more work. HAHA!
In fact, I might just cheat and do more tonight! Heh heh…just try and stop me!:twisted:
Meredith
p.s. I started to work on her face and made myself smudge it out to force myself to focus on the figure…aren’t you proud of me?? 
lmao!
You might have noticed that I even posted some of the things I drew on my statistics sheets at work!
btw, your dancer is really getting in shape and shade. Wonderful.
I would love to see her other hand, though. Does your software support resizing the canvas so you have enough space on the left side?
You see… we will never stop you… we’re here to shove and push you:scream:
Elaeria ,
Thanks for the opinion , and your dancer looks cool aswell 
Here another one
Meredith,
The dancer is looking really good! If you’re liking your progress there, don’t worry about the 15 minute thing ~ just continue with it if you feel you’re learning from the piece!
I would suggest toning down the bright highlights by adding a layer of low opacity gray over top of the areas of greatest brightness on the figure, as you’ve run out of value range toward the lights ~ reserve your brightest brights and also your darkest darks for key areas, for emhasis.
Monster_General,
Good progress, and great to see your enthusiasm! Looking forward to seeing more updates from you. If you feel like taking any one piece further, also feel free to do so, though you certainly don’t have to. The gesture’s the important thing.
Originally posted by Mr. Mu: You see… we will never stop you… we’re here to shove and push you:scream:
Exactly!
Cheers,
~Rebeccak
Rebeccak ,
Thank you , its easy to work iwth references but when I work without them , I can’t do anything orderly , I think I need to work on those reference images more until I learn :wip:
Well I’ll start posting… I know that the arms proportion are wrong and the torso is too large… I still working to get better with reference to try something from mind …so is it… cya…
Originally posted by Monster_General: Thank you
, its easy to work iwth references but when I work without them , I can’t do anything orderly , I think I need to work on those reference images more until I learn :wip:
Definitely working from reference images will help you…people make the mistake of thinking they should be able to draw from imagination without a proper foundation in drawing from life, from reference, from something they can see. The more you draw from life and reference, the better able you will eventually be to draw from imagination as well.
leonard_davi,
Hey, welcome aboard, and I’m glad you’ve decided to post your work here. I think you’ve got a good start, and that trying some of the exercises posted at the beginning of this thread would be really useful…try the 2 / 5 / 15 minute format and see how you like it.
Looking forward to seeing more of your work!
Cheers,
~Rebeccak
Hello all. 
I’m new to the forum, but definitely not new to drawing. I have been drawing (dabbling, really) off and on for the last few years. I took a drawing class, a sculpture class, and a painting class my senior year of college (many moons ago :eek: ), though I don’t know how much I took away from them. lol, my art was horrible when I got into drawing 3 years later. Probably not the best time to pick up beginners classes…senior year is hectic enough. Anyway, there’s a little info on me - now I’ll stop rambling.
Here is some of my art:
This is the last thing I did that I considered ‘finished’. I just got to a point where I thought doing anything else would make it worse, so that’s all she wrote. I know there is plenty that could be fixed. Used a magazine ad for toothpaste or something as reference.
This is something I am currently working on…about a year and a half between the two pictures. Based on a picture of Goran Visnijic, though I’m not trying to make it look like him. Just thought it would be a good exercise for me to learn how to render the planes and shapes of men’s faces. Trying to advance ye olde pencil skills. oh, and don’t mind the logo thingy…I added that when I found out that there were sites that hotlinked to images posted in livejournals.
Adventures in digital: I got a wacom a long time ago and have yet to figure out how to make it obey me. This is my first fully digital drawing done in Painter Classic. The scribbliness was not intended, just what the tablet decided it wanted to do…lol.
And finally, I just decided that I am going to learn how to use Photoshop for cg cause I want to add some color into my artistic endeavors. I am following an eye tutorial by Linda Bergkvist…I’m about halfway through. I know the eye is a bit mishapen, but I decided to leave it as is since I’m really focusing on technique more than anything. I have actually done more work on this, but it’s looking ten kinds of crazy, hehe. Oh, and I am doing this with a mouse because of the whole disobedient wacom thing. 
If any of these are too big, let me know and I’ll post a smaller version
Edit - erm…didn’t realize this thread was in the artistic anatomy and figurative art forum - I followed a link from another post. I don’t really think these would qualify. Should I delete this post and start a thread in the general wip forum? Forgive the clueless newbie.
mystikaal,
Welcome aboard! You are more than welcome to keep the work which you’ve posted here! I’ve only been able to take a brief look at your work, but will definitely take a better look later on! Thanks for posting here, and I hope you’ll be able to benefit from trying some of the exercises at the start of this thread!
tizianoadmirer,
Great to see your work here, and I think this is a really great piece! I’ll have to take a better look later, but I think this is quite nicely developed, and I hope you as well will try a few more of the exercises that are at the beginning of this thread.
Looking forward to seeing more of everyone’s work!
Cheers,
~Rebeccak
Hiya Rebeccak!! Thanks for the welcome. I have to admit I have been feeling intimidated and overwhelmed here, but you are so nurturing (I’ve noticed on my lurking sprees). I just looked at the assignments…gah…the time limits. I’ve never drawn anything that looked remotely viewable in so little time, lol. Quite the challenge, I’ll have to stick my toe in and give it a try.
Elaeria - I really like how your dancer is starting to take shape. I agree about the arm…my eyes want to see the rest of it too, lol.
leonard_davi - A very nice start. It is looking really good, with a little fixing of the proportions on the extremities, it will be great. I’m hoping you will continue with it.
tizianoadmirer - I know the feeling, I’m notoriously slow myself. I like she shaping you have done in the latest sketch. The rest of the body looks a little out of proportion with the rear (yay for the bubble booty! lol). You have an interesting technique. Keep up the good work.
Looking forward to see updates from everyone!
mystikaal,
You’re quite welcome! Thanks for telling us about yourself…and I’m glad you’ve come out of the shadows and posted your work!
With respect to trying the exercises, what’s to lose? You need only commit 22 minutes to the 2/5/15 minute exercise ~ very simple to do. Let’s see you try just one set ~ chances are, you will become addicted.
Looking forward to seeing your work!
tizianoadmirer,
I quite like your drawing! I really recommend, if at all possible, to buy a small wacom tablet ~ it is nearly impossible to paint with a mouse (I think I remember your saying that you did on the 15 MS thread) ~ not only is it tedious and like ‘painting with a brick’, but ergonomically it can be damaging, and the last thing you want is carpal tunnel. If you absolutely can’t get a tablet, I recommend working traditionally, as that is less stressful to your hand and wrist, and just as useful if not more so in terms of learning the figure than the digital medium.
Cheers,
~Rebeccak
