Casual studies

30 secs My goal for these is to be able to notice the curvature of the body / improve my gesture drawing ability overall (especially in the connecting joints and torso) I usually do not request critique but am now willing to give it a shot. :

Line September 14, 2018 11:58pm

Hey Will, try keeping your poses a bit clearer - it's hard sketching with ballpoint but you can still use pressure to control the lineweights. Another thing is that you seem to draw the spine in two curves instead of one, try using a C curve to convey the curvature of the spine - in short try simplifying as much as you can

LoveTheBic September 15, 2018 11:48pm

Hi

Nice figures. The lines of action carry well the movement, and the proportions are correct.

Regarding your goal, I guess you can practice a bit more to feel confident then move to the next phase: To draw the body volumes.

Will September 16, 2018 3:20am

Just to confirm, but drawing body volumes is basically describing the basic shapes/form of the body, right?

LoveTheBic September 16, 2018 2:05pm

Yes correct.

Polyvios Animations July 22, 2023 4:32pm

Nicest job on your range of flow, fluidity, and life in your quick story sketches. I think that they are all seemingly clearest to me in my mind, but I feel that they need even more boldest and powerful knowledge of cartooning and caricature. How would you like to go for 12 more minutes of 28 second storytelling sketches of poses? (720/28≈26 quickest storytelling drawings)

The reason why you should do this suggestion is because, your storytelling figure studies will become the least stiffest, and the most dynamic, energetic, but fluidest. For most info, kindly look into the Vilppu Drawing Manual PDF here.

Good luck from me to you, and your fantastic marches of progress.