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Second Homework Submission!

Added 2021-09-17 19:46:39 +0000 UTC

Happy Friday Everyone!

This week during my Figure Drawing course with Will Weston we focused basically on overall construction methods with a little extra focus on the front torso area.

Many of these were a struggle simply because trying to do something a different way than you are used to is challenging. However, I was always focused on trying not to rely on the shape/contours that I saw in the reference to get the drawing right.

I've drawn over 350 figures last year from references like these and It taught me that I need to focus on using techniques to build up form and gesture that I can take with me to draw from imagination later on.

Therefore, I am trying to start with bigger torso/pelvis shapes and add in the head later, and also to build up flat surfaces that I can turn into 3d forms as I continue with the drawing. These are things that I see Will doing often but ofc it s going to take some time for them to become second nature.

One other thing that I wanted to share, was that he knew it would be overwhelming to many after the first live class. There's like 10 different things to think about when starting to draw a person. Eventually, we will be able to casually understand them all but right now we the students need to be self aware and focus on one, maybe 2 of those things, and let Will critique which ones we forgot so that we can think even deeper next time. This is why I always say things are learned in layers. There's now 'how long do I need to study X before I get good?" It depends on how many passes you need to become skilled, and how well you have learned to apply it into the final product you want to make.