Will do. I should have it arranged in a folder on my desktop.
Finals sucked.
Did a bird skull. Hereās the unfinished correction:
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I also drew a āworldā and created my own universe for another drawing, but my teacher said it looked like dicks.
Literally, dicks every where. It was a tree that creatures lived in, and they were protected by mushrooms that shoot out toxic forms that poisoned their enemies but the creatures were immune to. The mushrooms were every where, and they were shaped funny. I had no idea these creature were sounded by penises sprouting from the ground while spitting out toxins ;_;
NO!!! SHAMEFUL DISPLAY!!!
Iāll post it 3 months from now 
Post it right now.
No. Iām too ashamed and Iām sad.
Iāll submit it to porn hub or something.
Itās funny, cause our teach showed us several examples of dicks being shown in various Disney titles. Kinda hilarious.
Small bump, I guess. Hope you guys are at your studies.
After finishing up with Dynamic Drawing at the CGMA, Iām thinking of re-doing all the assignments on my own time after I do a little more studies.
Iāve came across a site http://drawabox.com/ and it has some neat exercises. Granted, it isnāt very depth, and the guy has some of the info wrong, but for the most part itās okay. However, Iād say youād have to be more familiar on the subject heās teaching before taking up said assignments. Still, itās nice to see another point of view when reviewing the exercises.
Otherwise, re-doing Scott Robertson How To Draw and Vilppuās Manual.
Picked up a book āDynamic Figure Drawing - Burne Hogarthā and starting again on āSketching The Basicsā. Gonna pick up āHardings Lessons on Drawingā when I got the time to look more into the subject on drawing from life. Currently my summer until my next CGMA class starts. Otherwise, happy drawing.
Iām still practicing figure drawing, but I wanted to start more concepts for my comic.
I used a mannequin technique - drawing the pose as a mannequin and then drawing the character over it. I get really bored of stick figures, and mannequins feel moreā¦ progressive.
Iāll be practicing standalone body parts (hands, feet, heads, torso) before I do more full body work.
Stick figures help with gestures in a sense of finding the motion.
The figure in your drawing comes of as very stiff andā¦ strange. The action is displaying, not sure what itās trying to do. Is it jumping off of something, is it standing on one leg? Regardless, the figure wouldnāt take that pose with neither of those actions.
Look at some of the old masterās work, and see how they made their poses.
Hereās an example (NSFW I suppose):
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You know, I never told myself EXACTLY what she was doing (jumping I guess), so I never thought about how her body was suppose to behave. And youāre right she is stiffā¦ if sheās jumping back then her torso should bend a litteā¦ along with some other things.
At well, Iāll redraw it until I get it right. Iāll give the gestures another shot.
Always, always plan ahead when gesture drawing.
Before tackling the contour, understand how the anatomy is formed by simply using shapes.
Read this:
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Personally, I find Vilppu Glenās method on drawing gesture figures a lot of fun.
Try doing his version of Chapter 1 (where via video, or book), and do about 150 of those gestures. Remember to stay within proportion.
Also, when creating animal creatures, use reference.
What fur is the animal coming from? What ear is the animal coming from? Etc, etc.
Combine elements to make up your own. Peter Han has exercises that teaches you how to combine plants, making up your own.
Now that Iām almost done writing the first few chapters of my story, Iām really eager to draw it. But Iāve been skipping steps and ignoring my figure drawing lessons from collegeā¦
It probably explains why my style changes often. When I started writing, I did tons of research cause I had never wrote a legitimate story before. When I draw, I just go at it because I figure āIāve been drawing all my lifeā, but I forget that I donāt draw very well despite what 90% of people tell meā¦
But hey, learning about things I like is fun, and with that I can make a comic thatās drawn decently instead of horribly.
Being a writer is very beneficial when it comes to drawing. It gives your character a sense of life and meaning as to why they are there. And because of that, your gesture drawings will look more āaliveā. Keep at it.
ehhh imma disagree. being just an artist you can get a character to be more alive by giving it a dynamic appeal. just cause it has a backstory doesnt mean it will look good.
Read the image I posted above, and read this image posted here:
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Everyone says this, every artists states it in bold many, many times. Whether they are professional, decent, or beginners, people who are just simply getting in, they all explain how your characters Need a back story in order for them to come to life. And itās painfully obvious when a character has no story. And with no story, they cannot live. And thus, looking completely lifeless.
What is my character doing?
Why is it here?
Is it making this pose because itās avoiding something?
Maybe heās walking somewhere.
Where is going?
Why is he going there?
You can disagree with the philosophy, thereās nothing wrong with that. But if you want your characters to improve, youāll need this strategy implemented into your figures. Truth be told, a lot of people ignore this, and Iām not sure why. I think itās fun thinking up many possible stories for random figures drawn out. But I never knew anyone who actually disagreed with it. Perhaps no one has stepped up in front of my teachers and stated otherwise. Iād like to see their explanation.
This isnāt the same pose, but I like how this turned out more than my last one.
What do you think? The torso probably needs to longer cause sheās not a short character. Handbra is a challenging pose tooā¦
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I touched it up.
The gestures on the side are great.
The contour drawing in the middle isā¦ iffy. I canāt explain it, and I wish I knew how, but I used draw it out the same way. Teachers told me to learn anatomy by reading up more on the subject. There were 3 books, but I could only remember 2. Burne Hogarth Dynamic Anatomy and Anatomy for Sculptors.
Try this, do the gesture yourself. Cover your own breasts, chest, whatever. Notice how difficult it is to keep your Deltoids straight up as you cross your arms.
Thanks! I knew something looked off about the upper halfā¦
Iām looking up multiple guides on figure drawing again. Iāll add anatomy to the list. Some errors I donāt see until I do the contours, but hopefully that stops the more I practice.
My figure drawing teacher said to consider exaggerating with the gestures to really sell the pose.
Exaggerating works, but be sure to stay within proportions.
I did the same thing too in my figure drawing classes, kinda exaggerate, only to be bitch at by not staying within proportion and I cried (sad face). But yeah, best advice is to do the pose yourself. Get a āfeelā for it. Speaking of āfeelā, look up Vilppu Glenn. Heās where I started and ended (well not really ended. Iām still on the subject). And seeing as how you have some good experience on ya, he should lead you in the right course. His Drawing Manual book is good, but I find his videos better since it goes more in-depth and he even shows examples of Old Masterās work (which is quiet helpful).