As a follow up to last week's reposting of http://thepunchlineismachismo.com's tutorial on the head and body, here's the second tutorial with a spotlight on the abdominal muscles and body type. Again, please direct your thanks to http://thepunchlineismachismo.com ... 继续阅读
想要自学成才的画家面临许多挑战。面对一无所知的领域，你接下来要学习什么？你如何确保没有走弯路？什么是正常的进步速度？试试这些资源来进行日常练习，寻找知识和灵感，不断提升画技。
亲爱的同学们： Juan Grande, 24, aspiring comic artist
Juan Grande is a 24 year old artist. Born in Mexico, his family moved to Houston Texas when he was two years old, and there he lives to this day. He's now in his senior year at Houston Community College, working on earning his Associate degree in Applied Arts in Digital Gaming and Simulation. "I love everything and anything that has to do with art. I am an ARTIST!!" - Juan Grande Juan's mother... 继续阅读
深度理解人体： Muscle tutorial from "The Punchline is Machismo"
This tutorial comes from http://thepunchlineismachismo.com. It is PACKED with excellent information. Whatever your problem drawing area is, it's sure to have something for you. 继续阅读
深度理解人体： Proportions: measuring the human body against itself
This fantastic video from Merrillk is chock full of rules of thumbs that can help you keep your figures looking perfectly proportioned. From so much great advice, it's almost impossible not to find one or two tricks that fit your style of thinking and working. 继续阅读
改进技术： Gesture basics #3: Joints
The most mobile bones of the body attach to one another in a series of "ball and socket" joints, around which they can pivot and rotate. These joints are often deep inside the body, and not visible to the naked eye. For example, consider the thigh connecting to the hip. A small protrusion of bone known as the "Femoral head" joins the femur to the hip socket. This socket is so ensconsed in muscle... 继续阅读
改进技术： Gesture basics #2: Head, ribcage and pelvis
Once you have established the line of action (See Gesture basics #1) you are ready to place the three major ovals of the body: The head, ribcage and pelvis. Noting their locations should take you 5 to 10 seconds. When viewed from the outside, it's harder to see the underlying skeletal structure, and beginners are often tricked into thinking of the human trunk as being one shape like so: But... 继续阅读
改进技术： Gesture basics #1: Line of action
Whether from life or from imagination, the first mark made in most figure drawings is the line of action. You can think of the line of action as an imaginary line that runs down the spine. The more curve you put into that line, the more attitude, force and/or movement the image will communicate to your viewers. When drawing from life, begin by finding the line of action and noting it down. If you wish,... 继续阅读
其他资源： The Figure In Motion
If you're looking for a book of high-energy poses a real live model couldn't provide you with, this book could be the spice that you're looking for. 继续阅读
其他资源： Anatomy For the Artist
Anatomy For the Artist by Sarah Simblet is not an exhaustive encyclopedia of anatomy. You can certainly get more complete books. It chooses instead to explore a few foundational areas of anatomy, and does an excellent job of it. It gives just enough depth to help obtain a more intuitive understanding of underlying anatomical structures and how they are useful for artists without overwhelming. 继续阅读
改进技术： Focused practice: an exercise for real improvement in 33 days
Simply sitting down and banging out a few gesture drawings every day is a great way to stay in drawing shape, but it will rarely propel you to a new level of artistic achievement. If your goal is to simply "get better," your progress is likely to be slow and demoralizing. Studies show that people who get to be top in their field, from artists to computer programmers to Olympians, nearly all... 继续阅读