Xillion
I just love ballpoint sketches 
seth1
I really like your 3 min sketches, I remember those were great fun.
Hereās a ādigitalistā anatomy study from a lovely RF photo.
Itās been a while, but I enjoyed it so Iām posting.
Love this thread, I promise thereāll be no flaming or negativity from me.
Spin99,
Nice one! No worries, all is cool, we all have our moments 
~ thanks for posting this, as it is a really nice drawing.
Probably wonāt be posting any more reviews until tomorrow, just for everyoneās information, as even THIS CGTalk addict needs to go have a life :rolleyes: ā¦thanks for posting, everyone!
~Rebeccak
Somhairle:Considered the bad quality of my last two images I bet the message is for me ā¦soā¦ Thanks for the advices!
Funny part: You knowā¦I really know my photoshop - I used to do a lot of photo retouch - and also I understand a little about photographyā¦ plusā¦ I have a scanner !!!.. ^_^) what I REALLY NEED is a tip on how not to be so bored ā¦ maybe itās only summerā¦ Sorry for the crappy photos, I promise Iāll change them with better versions soon.
@Xillion:
By no means was that aimed at you! I was looking back through the āgestureā thread and the start of this one and it seemed a good idea to give everyone advice on improving final images. itās a technique iāve been playing about with and it gives me the best results (that I can control) ā¦I never liked those āauto ā¦ā options. anyone got any better techniques feel free to share! we can always learn from one another.
Xillion, youāve posted some nice work in your compilation image (#50)ā¦I really like the digital but traditional brush you made. kudos! the girl in the middle/bottom reminds me of loomisā style! Nice!
Noob! I was not trying to go for crit on tye 3 minute picture i posted it was just a little sketch because i do not like showing nothing when i post:_)
Spin99: Thanks manā¦ I took them off so no one get madā¦ lol
Another one charcoal this time! Spent a little more then 3 minutes:P
thx Somhairle! The photofix tips can be realy helpfull, I will try them out on my next drawing
as i have become quite lifeless lately tooā¦im wondering aroundā¦
i have a question,your drawing assignments seem quite advanced,i was wondering if
there is a possibility of starting with something a little more elementry,i can never find
those,how to threads seem to always start somewhere in the middle.
i was wondering about it,since i never took a single drawing classā¦ever,and i found that
if a person is not properly and basically trained,it showsā¦
i meen,theres no problem faking itā¦drawing poses youre comfortable with,hiding parts you
cant figure out,avoiding prespective,or contrary-deliberately"over" prespective to avoid
correct proportionsā¦ive managed every trick.
and somehow could get away with itā¦much in the same way pretty girls can get away
with being stupidā¦its all on the surface,and you can defenately see the art is not
proffesional.
i actually got to realise that when i got a job at this huge studioā¦and there where those
ppl sitting next to meā¦graduates from sheridan,and stuffā¦i actually sat next to this
old guy that painted for marvel befor thatā¦
and i was likeā¦āok,ill go sit in the corner nowā¦next to the bathroomā
ahā¦i guss my question is,are there any threads like this that are more basic?
and anyways,i was wondering if its actually possible to reach that level on self teaching?
i guss it works on computer stuff,but im not sure about actual art.
it always seemed to me something you should get a proper training at(its irrelevant for me
for financial reasons).
or,maybe any advices about where to start,so you can clean up and build normal basic
reasonable foundations.
thank you.
Here is my try at opposing curves. I am glad to have this thread available. iāve always had trouble with line quality. i tend to move straight from gesture to smudging and āpaintingā with my media. Thanks for helping us all out.
edit: now that i see the two side by side and small i see that my drawing looks like shes about to fall over. lol
Havenāt posted on CGTalk for a long, long time. Finally, after a few years and puberty, Iāll post my first sketches inspired by this excellent anatomy lesson and all of the exceptional sketches posted here. I used free photos from 3d.sk that I downloaded a couple of years ago.
Hope they arenāt too clunky. I can post thumbnails of requested.
Cheers,
Tom
@jerry123:
I think this thread of Rebeccas is a very good starting point in learning to draw. Thereās a lot of people here with varying levels of abilty. You should post a drawing if you have it so that Rebecca can best advise you. But if you are new to life drawing, some local classes would be very benificial. At least a DVD or something would really help in the learning processes.
@Melissa:
Very nice drawing. although youāre right about the balance.
It would be nice to see it with the head, hands and feet as its a very nice piece. what software are you using? (Painter?) ā¦the wet brush looks very realistic.
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What are peoplesā thoughts on how long this particular topic ~ āOpposing Curvesā ~ should run? Do you guys want a new lesson on Monday, or do you want to wait a few days before beginning a new lesson?
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Well, Iād prefer a short break. I just moved and my internet connection wonāt be installed until next Tues. :sad: So Iām stuck with whatever I can borrow at the moment. Besides I need to work on my proportions before I post anything else. All my drawings look like Mr. Fantastic at the moment.
Originally posted by Rebecca
ashrumm,
I think you posted a lovely drawing and are quite advanced in your drawing skill ~ thank you for posting. As you are rather advanced, I am going to take this opportunity to delve a bit deeper into a review so that you and others may get something out of it. So here it is
Iām sorry about not checking back to this thread sooner. Thank you very much for the review Rebecca, it has made my day that you liked my drawing. And about that torso drawing iād like to think it was a bit of luck on my part. My drawing skills need alot of work Iāve taken a couple of figure drawing classes but i still feel it isnāt enough. This thread has been a wonderful resource and i will try to get something new posted here pretty soon.
I donāt suppose any of you chaps could direct me to a ready source of photo references? Iāve already exhausted my knowledge of anatomically accurate sculpture, and nudie magazines just donāt offer the same depth of stance. I would try my hand at an original composition, but I would prefer accumulate a touch more experience before venturing into such tenuous territory.
Hope to get my hands on one of those new-fangled scanner do-hickies some time soon - I could certainly use the commentary!
rebeccak,
you rock! for several reasons:
after i saw your drawover of stipick_Sās work, i was hooked! i would pay lots of money to have that kind of service! and you are doing it for free, you crazy monkey!
anyway. thats all i wanted to say. just another praise message, with a thank you. people like you are what make this board the amazing community resource that it has become.
-pete
Rebecca, I want to ask somethingā¦just to get an idea of general preference. Iāll try to ask it properly but sorry if Iām unable to xplain it properly:shrug:
You always talk of building through head, finding the pit, establishing the peanut shape and then defining the gestural flowing curves for limbs and line of action.
What if the neck pit isnāt in my view i.e. back view or some twisted pose. I have no problem in thinking all way around of the neck pit but for the middle line. Do the middle line has to run through an imaginary middle axis of torso or should I figure it out as the spinal cord?
Thnx
hi
a trochanter is a bony bulb on the femur. there is the distal greater trochenter and the proximal and medial lesser trochenter joined together by the inter trochanteric crest at the posterior side. both these surfaces are rough indicating that they are sites of muscle attachements.
INTERESTING FACT: the femur is the longest bone in the body.
he he he. sorry jus trying to be a smart alec. canāt help it. had an entire semester on skeletal anatomy in first year.
more than nuff said,
shreyas
Somhairle:
photoshop is what i used. thanks for the comments. youāre right i should have taken the time to put the hands and head in.
Hereās my latest one:
Reference: http://www.abcgallery.com/M/michelangelo/michelangelo11.html
Hope you like
