Download - Human Anatomy/Drawing Methodology/Manchu
APPROACHES TO DRAWING
&HUMAN ANATOMY
C R E A T E D F O R Y O U R E N T E R T A I N M E N T
WARNING!!!!
THE FOLLOWING PRESENTATION HAS BEEN CREATED PRIMARILY AS ENTERTAINMENT! Thus not all points made in this program are to be taken serious. Which areas you do take into serious consideration is entirely up to YOU!!
APPROACHES TO DRAWING
PREPARATION
Before you go on ahead and just start drawing there are many factors one should consider
Drawing requires a well trained body, mind and soul!
Drawing is actually more dangerous than it lets on, here are a few things you may want to consider before you pick up that pencil
PHYSICAL CONDITION
Many may not know this, but drawing requires intense rigorous physical fitness, not just for control and stamina but also safety
Here are some prerequisites you should achieve before drawing:
Bench Press : 200 pounds
Squat: 300 pounds
A mile run under 6 minutes
Beat Ninja Gaiden in 10 minutes
EXERCISE: WORKOUTS TO STRENGTHEN YOUR DRAWING BODYDrawing requires every single muscle your body has so here
are some exercises you should always do as a warm up to drawing :
100 push ups a day
100 sit ups a day
500 wrist curls with 50 pound dumbbells
A mile run
Fight a bear
Punch through concrete
Defeat Gravity
TOOLS OF DRAWING: THE SERIOUS STUFFConsider the kind of drawing you’re doing:
A Sketch A Lengthy Drawing
SKETCH
Sketches tend to be our quick drawings we do on a whim
• These are good for actual warm ups to more time consuming drawings
• But they also function a good measure of your own drawing intuition
• Here’s where you can see what you can draw with relatively little set up or thought
• You can also think of these as subjects that are relatively in your comfort zone
• Ideas for more refined drawings can be inspired from these
MOVING TO LONGER DRAWINGS
Longer drawings tend to take more time not only in the drawing of the picture but also in preparation.
Here are tools to consider using when engaging in this kind of drawing
• Thumbnails
• References
• Studies
THUMBNAILS
These are smaller sketches used to set up composition of a drawing
They are good for placing objects in the drawing
REFERENCES
Images taken from reality or other material to shape a particular portion of the drawing
Also good practice for sketching as well
STUDIES
A Series of sketches on a particular aspect of the drawing
If there is a particularly challenging or important portion of a drawing this can be used to practice that particular portion
THE THREE MODES OF DRAWING: MODE 1 Mode 1: Recreational (Calm)
Just draw whatever you want
Multitask
A nice way to experiment
MODE 2: SERIOUS
Mode 2: Serious (determined)
The longer drawing
No distractions
Challenging oneself
MODE 3: YOU ARE A WEAPON OF MASS CREATION !!Mode 3: Assault Mode (Intensity to the MAX!)
ATTACK ATTACK ATTACK!!
Be sure friends and loved ones are cleared from the area
EXERCISES THAT MIGHT ACTUALLY HELP…You can challenge yourself in many ways to help improve your
drawings
• Draw subjects you’re not accustomed to
• Draw on a bus to work on control
• Draw with material you’re not used to
• If you work small try working large ‘
• If you work large try working small
• Find a worthy rival and challenge them to a drawing death match
• Take drawings you’ve done in the past and draw them again
• Draw fan art to see how you interpret other artist’s work
HUMAN ANATOMY
UNDERSTANDING ANATOMY
A figure drawing is reflective of how the artist understands the human body
What features do we choose to give attention to, and what do we simplify
WAYS TO STUDY HUMAN ANATOMY
Books:
Anatomy books
How to books
Take a Figure Drawing Class:
Sessions
Websites
SIMPLIFYING THE HUMAN FIGURE
Breaking down the human structure:
Use of basic shapes to structure the figure
Gesture Drawing: Drawings that quickly capture weight, movement and tension in the human figure
CONTOUR
Line/Outline
Complex Simplicity
Curves
TONE
Use of Light Values to push and pull features of the body
Understanding of how light travels over the surface of the body
PARTS AND THE WHOLE
The Human Body is comprised of many recognizable parts
• Head
• Torso
• Hips
• Arms
• Legs
Not to mention each of these parts have their own subsection
How does one create a singular body out of these distinct features?
GOOD EXERCISE
Take your favorite comic artist
Study how they approach these problems
What do they emphasize
What do they simplify
Can you identify what they consider the most important features of the body
How do they compare to your own
Do this with lots of artists you know
CRUEL REALITY
Realistically speaking:
• Understanding the human body in drawing takes years
• Drawing requires an intuitive understanding
• Even if you logically understand how drawing the figure is done it must be carved into your muscle memory to achieve results
BUT THEN AGAIN…
Remember that drawing is a representation of reality through the use of mark and tone
• In the end you’re not trying to replicate the human body
• You are aiming to create a representation that is recognizable to others
• This is what gives us the degree of variation in style
• Everyone sees the figure differently
• Take what you consider to be the most important parts of the figure and refine those features
• Drawing is a continuous process, you will discover new things all the time
MANLY PIKACHU: THE TUTORIAL
The Quick 3 step process to drawing a manly Pikachu of your very own
STEP 1: MANLY BASE
Get the manliest character you can possibly muster and draw him out
STEP 2:REMOVING
Remove any unnecessary features such as hair and ears (you can keep the hair if you think it makes it manlier)
STEP 3:COMPLETION
Add the essential Pikachu components
• Ears
• Red Cheeks
• Electricity
• Death aura
HOPEFULLY I HAVEN’T WASTED YOUR TIME Thank you for watching