LIFE DRAWING

THIS IS A TERRIBLE PICTURE

WEEK 1 I GOT A LITTLE BORED AND BEGAN DESIGNING MY OWN SUPERHERO AND CHARACTER STRIP

TO BE HONEST - IT COULD HAVE GONE BETTER

THIS WEEK WENT SLIGHTLY BETTER

I USED MY SKETCHBOOK FOR THE FIRST TIME INSTEAD OF LARGE SHEETS ON AN EASLE, IT'S SLIGHTY EASIER TO HANDLE.

THERE ISN'T VERY GOOD PROPORTIONS OR UNDERSTANDING OF ANATOMY

THIS WEEK WAS LOOKING AT USING 'RICHARD SMITHEMAN' VIDEO TUTORIALS TO LOOK MORE AT ANATOMY AND THE DIRECTION OF CERTAIN ELEMENTS OF THE BODY

HIS VIDEOS WERE INTERESTING AND USEFUL - I WILL REUSE THEM TO ENHANCE MY DRAWING SKILLS

I THINK THE BACK FACING PERSON IS ONE OF MY BEST DRAWINGS SO FAR

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(53) Richard Smitheman - YouTube

THIS WEEK WAS ALL ABOUT LOOKING AT FITTING THE FIGURE INFRONT OF US INTO A LANDSCAPE FRAME

THIS WEEK HE WAS ALSO WEARING CLOTHES WHICH WAS A DIFFERENT DYNAMIC TO CONSIDER

IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO TRY AND KEEP SOME PROPORTIONS WHILST FITTING THEM INTO THE RECTANGLE

AT SOME POINTS MY NATRUAL IMAGINATION STILL GOT AWAY WITH ME AND I HAD TO DRAW CARTOON VERSIONS OF HIM BECAUSE THAT'S ALL I COULD SEE

THE LADY THIS WEEK ALSO SAID TO TRY AND INCORPORATE SOME OF OUR OWN STYLE - HOWEVER I WAS UNSURE OF HOW TO DO THAT AS MY STYLE IS ANIMATION AND ILLUSTRATION AND SHE WAS LOOKING FOR LIFE DRAWING REALISM

THE LANDSCAPE FRAME FITTING IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING TO CONTINUOUSLY WORK ON

THIS WEEK THE MODEL STILL HAD CLOTHES ON BUT WAS ASKED TO USE PROPS TO CREATE A DIFFERENT DYNAMIC TO THE BODY

STILL, IT WAS HARD NOT TO CREATE CHARACTERS OUT OF WHAT I WAS SEEING SO I TRIED TO FIND AN INTERMEDIAN OF CARTOON AND REALISM

MOST OF THE DRAWINGS SO FAR HAVE ALL BEEN UNDER TIME PRESSURE - LIKE 2 min POSES AND 5 min POSES

THIS IS VERY DIFFICULT TO TRY AND MAKE THE PERSON IN PROPORTION OR USING THE TECHNIQUES WE HAVE LEARNT BEFORE

LIFE DRAWING ISN'T REALLY THAT FUN AND IS VERY STRESSFUL

THIS WEEK, OVER A MORE CONSIDERED PERIOD OF TIME, I LOOKED AT MUSCLE MASS AND WHERE IT LAYS UNDER FORM, USING SMITHEMAN'S TECNIQUE 

THE TEMPTATION TO CREATE A CARTOON SUPERHERO WAS STILL THERE BUT THE LIFE DRAWING BECAME MORE INTERESTING WHEN THE SHADING WAS ADDED

IT WAS HARD TO TRY AND APPLY THE TECHNIQUES WITHOUT GUIDANCE HOWEVER IT WAS VERY SELF-DEVELOPING

HOPEFULLY I WILL GAIN MORE CONFIDENCE WITHIN THIS AREA