I think most of the learning happens in the first few minutes of a figure drawing. These drawings are all from two minute poses. I just observe and make mental notes for the first 10 seconds or so. Then I try to link an emotional description to the pose with a single word. Sometimes it can be as simple as angry, funny, or powerful, but sometimes it can be complex like patriotic, evasive, or inertia. This little exercise converts the act of drawing into storytelling, and this is at the base of everything I try to do.
After that, I attack it with reckless abandon. Sometimes I go more linear and just use the tip of the drawing tool, but other times I'll lay the tool down and try to get every mark the tool will surrender. I never correct myself on the two-minute drawings. This is not about getting it right, but more about discovering what I have a tendency to get wrong.
6 comments:
with those few lines now I can see what you saw when you drew the sketches...very impressive...love your art.
"This is not about getting it right, but more about discovering what I have a tendency to get wrong."
See, stuff like this is why you're the most useful man on the face of the planet if you're looking for art advice.
These are great, what a good exercise.
Thanks for a fascinating insight. It would have never occurred to me to attach a single word to a pose before trying to draw it. Very keen to try that for myself to see if it influences the mood of a sketch.
I really love the last one, thanks for sharing
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