Whatever it is you want to learn to draw, learn the:

  • Perspective for it
  • Life study related to it
  • People and pose study related to it
  • Light study for it (form, then volume, then placing shadows etc)
  • Layouts/Panelling related to it, so copy comics (includes manga/manhwa/manhua)
  • And (privately) copy from other artists related to it
  • Mix these up daily to avoid boredom :P

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Book recs:

  • Color and Light: A guide for the realist painter - James Gurney
  • marshallart.com's perspective lectures
  • Sycra on YouTube
  • Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain - Betty Edwards
  • Anatomy: A complete guide for artists - Sheppard
  • Anatomy for the Artist - Daniel Carter & Michael Courtney
  • Atlas of Human Anatomy for the Artist - Peck
  • Colour: A Workshop for Artists and Designers - Hornung
  • Human Anatomy: The definitive visual guide - DK

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Example of an artist workshop course

Week 1

  • Lecture: gesture drawing and the element of process
  • Homework: 100 gesture drawings (half should be from life, the other half from Old Masters drawings, paintings or sculptures). Choose 5 of your best gestures to submit for critique and instructor feedback.

Week 2

  • Lecture: Connections, shape, and understanding the skeletal landmarks. Differences in gender, range, and mechanics of movement, and design of the bones.
  • Homework: 25 construction drawings. Choose 2 for critique.

Week 3

  • Lecture: Head drawing, skeletal construction, design, and anatomy of the human head.
  • Homework: 25 head constructions. Choose 2 for critique.

Week 4 and 5

  • Lecture: Muscles: Torso/Trunk. Placing the anatomical shapes of the upper and lower torso based off of the understanding of the skeletal landmarks.
  • Homework: 25 construction drawings per week. Choose 2 for critique per week.

Week 6

  • Lecture: Structure and Anatomy of the Leg and Foot
  • Homework: 25 leg and pelvis constructions. Choose 2 for critique.

Week 7

  • Lecture: Structure, design, and anatomy of the upper arm and shoulder
  • Homework: 25 shoulder and arm constructions. Develop the anatomy of the upper arms together with the anatomy of the upper torso. Choose 2 for critique.

Week 8

  • Lecture: The structure, construction, and design of the forearm and hand
  • Homework: 25 shoulder and arm constructions. Develop the anatomy of the upper arms together with the anatomy of the forearms. Choose 2 for critique.
jan 4 2021 ∞
apr 16 2021 +