Three Easy Steps Towards A Significant Figure Drawing Improvement
Posted: Monday, June 16, 2008
by Todd Harris
Arthog
Drawing a circle, a car, a tree, ball all these are basics that we all might be able to draw with our eyes closed but drawing a human head to toe correctly is priceless.
For an artist, if he can master the art of figure drawing then that's the pinnacle of a difficult art. There are many reasons for this but in simple words it should be understand that can be no carbon copy of one person. The features of a human being are so varying in each individual that replicating a person is a tough task. The head, eyes, features, body structure, etc are different for all humans.
Primarily close observation of faces and people leads to perfect drawing. The capability to view and observe correctly is what will help you do a long way in improving you artistically. Have you been able to figure out the right outline of the actress's eye? Is the outline of the eye quite thin? Are her eyebrows dipping in the same manner? Is the positioning of her chin right where it should be? Have you drawn the neckline a bit to curvier? Is everything that you have drawn a true representation of what the actress looks like or have to missed something?
To be a good figure-drawing artist such observations must be precise. All that matters is how carefully to make the observation.
The subsequent step in the direction of being a figure-drawing artist is that your beginnings must be big. Admittedly it could sound simple but a large section of artists commit the mistake of placing in a number of details. Begin with - block-in process and place in big shapes. Leave the intricate details such as eye area shading to be done at a latter stage. When you happen to be drawing the large sections focusing is needed on proportions. Is it that the male's body is approx. 7 heads tall etc. Such question should bother you, not the color or shade of the eye area. These are the queries that you would like to find answers for.
Last but not the least - practice makes a man perfect. When you happen to drawing on a daily basis, a good artist is the biggest critic of his/her own work and knows that steps have to be taken to iron out the flaws. Do attempt to study the features which you aren't at ease with. Be it the eyes or the hands or whatever section you feel hesitant about keep drawing it and certainly there shall be marked improvements. Keep practicing repeatedly. Purchase a nice sketchbook for yourself and carry it along with you and whenever you have the time to draw just do the same.
Now you know these steps are simple for anyone to follow and surely you shall witness huge improvements in your drawing abilities immediately.
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Top-level comments on this article: (1 total)Tips for the aspiring artist. I needed you 40 years ago. Oh well better late then never. Thanks, good job.
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