Id figure since Ive been drawing for a while that Id post some tips that are helping me get more progress,in hopes that it helps people.WARNING:MIGHT NOT WORK WITH EVERYONE
So,drawing tip number 1:Simplify The Body
I keep telling myself that bodies are the hardest thing to do,AND THEY ARE,so one thing I do is simplify it.Get it down to its most basic structure and draw that.The more you draw it in a simple way,the more of the human body you can get stuck in your head and be able to do it in youre head.
So,how do you go about doing this?Well one way would be the stick figure method,drawing a well proportioned stick figure and build a body on top of that.One way to see it in action is by seeing Mark Crilleys take on the method.
So,after looking at that,how can one really practice this method and see if it works?Well,recreating is what I usually do.
Example,recreating a character from a stillshot of an anime,thats what I do.
For those who have trouble not being sure if their stick figure,or whatever your variation,is proportionate or not,one thing you can do is draw the stick figure ontop of your shot.
Like this.
As you can see,I simplified it into something that I can sure definetly draw.
So I draw the simplified figure,and build on top of it to make it an actual drawing,like this.
As you can see,I drew the basic figure,and with that,built the details on top.
Its not my best drawing,but it gets my point across.
With the stick figures approach,or however you simplify the body(like I did with giving her chest an actual shape)you can build ontop of it,and get a better drawing.
So yeah,thats it for my tips,hope this helped someone out there.
Id figure since Ive been drawing for a while that Id post some tips that are helping me get more progress,in hopes that it helps people.WARNING:MIGHT NOT WORK WITH EVERYONE
So,drawing tip number 1:Simplify The Body
I keep telling myself that bodies are the hardest thing to do,AND THEY ARE,so one thing I do is simplify it.Get it down to its most basic structure and draw that.The more you draw it in a simple way,the more of the human body you can get stuck in your head and be able to do it in youre head.
So,how do you go about doing this?Well one way would be the stick figure method,drawing a well proportioned stick figure and build a body on top of that.One way to see it in action is by seeing Mark Crilleys take on the method.
So,after looking at that,how can one really practice this method and see if it works?Well,recreating is what I usually do.
Example,recreating a character from a stillshot of an anime,thats what I do.
For those who have trouble not being sure if their stick figure,or whatever your variation,is proportionate or not,one thing you can do is draw the stick figure ontop of your shot.
Like this.
As you can see,I simplified it into something that I can sure definetly draw.
So I draw the simplified figure,and build on top of it to make it an actual drawing,like this.
As you can see,I drew the basic figure,and with that,built the details on top.
Its not my best drawing,but it gets my point across.
With the stick figures approach,or however you simplify the body(like I did with giving her chest an actual shape)you can build ontop of it,and get a better drawing.
So yeah,thats it for my tips,hope this helped someone out there.