Back to basics II.

Okay, onto old lifedrawing number two. This is still from my second year animation program:



Moving onto gouache (a type of paint), brush pen (a pen with a brush like nib) and pencil (col-erase).

Hands are the hardest thing on the human body to draw. If the artist is hiding a characters hands its a good indication that they are a poor artist. A true measure of an artist is their ability to draw hands. When the artist draws the hands behind the back or in the pockets, or in a fist it is heavily frowned upon. It's considered weak. Sounds very elitist but really its about a good drawing vs. a bad drawing. I still struggle with drawing hands but force myself to try and include them as much as possible. The hands I have here are done in brush pen and col-erase.

Below that we have two different types of gestures.

The 15 second exercises were an attempt to get a "strong line of action," that is, a line that goes right through the body and denotes a movement. Line of action is important. Without it, character's look stiff and static. Lines of actions, usually "C-curves" and "S-curves", are a big part of laying down a drawing. Strong lines of action can make or break a pose.

The longer poses were done in brush pen. Just a general lifedrawing exercise. Didn't help that the model wasn't very good.