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Panic At The NuclearPlant

PostPosted: Thu Sep 16, 2010 9:42 pm


First off let me begin with stating I actually can't hold a pencil still without my hand shaking or spazzing are random intervals. It's a condition I have, I don't want to go too deep into it. Erasers help a lot and I've managed to get around it, but it's mainly why I don't ink with real ink. That is why none of these are inked; it's a tad embarrassing honestly. I've worked with ink before, but yeah...

Anyway! Here are some of my drawings, first off is a WIP:

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The body is still being work on, but the head probably won't change

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I was trying to play with flow, but I think I messed up.

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A side shot I did, I think I made the head too thin...

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These two drawings are of a little girl I just started drawing during art class.

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PostPosted: Fri Sep 17, 2010 8:14 am


First off, I would suggest choosing out a wip or sketch you want to work on more and highlighting that for crits. You will get something more in depth if its something you are currently working on. I'm sorry to hear about your condition - its great to see that you have kept drawing regardless! You could try, instead of inking, using darker pencils to do a more fine outline and scanning that in. Working on the computer is a nice option too, the undo button is seriously magic.

You could benefit from learning more about the human body, anatomy, form, etc. I like the drawing where you wanted to get 'flow', its a challenging pose! But keep trying those dynamic poses out, it will keep your brain working about how the body moves. In that drawing I think you have twisted the torso a bit farther than it can go. Try out poses with your own body and see your limitations, keep these references at the back of your mind.

One of the things you should try out is doing gestural drawings to gauge the form of a body. Think about the body in 3D space, not just from the front or side profile. Think about the organs the body contains. Try drawing a skeleton/stick figure base and slapping on muscles and fat and think about how they build up underneath the skin. To quote my anatomy teacher, "Know Thyself". wink

Hope that helps you out.

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