Life Drawing #1
May 15th, 2007
… and it really is. This is my first real life drawing and I want to improve my skills in this area of drawing as much as I can.. I want to show Cal Arts something impressive when I apply. So above is the giraffe I drew and below is the original giraffe. You can see many thing’s are off and I need to improve on tightening it up alot. Of coarse it being my first life drawing it’s FAR from perfect and maybe you can help. Any tips, advice, and recommendations you have about how to approach life drawing and tips to help me with it would be greatly appreciated!
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More to come!
Steve
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On May 15th, 2007 at 12:00 am
Nice work bro.
The best way to practice life drawing is to actually go out and draw real life things, drawing from photos can be a great way to practice but wont give you the real understanding of weight and movement. You can get a better understanding of the underlying shapes if the object/person/animal is right there and you can look around it. What would that giraffe look like if it turned it’s head? etc. Go sit on a park bench and watch people, do quick 10sec sketches, get their basic shapes down, get their basic line of action. This will help tremendously with improving drawing in general.
You’ll do great.
On May 15th, 2007 at 12:00 am
I had to draw a giraffe character for work the other day - I recognized that image right away from my Google search. Just as mukpuddy said, life drawing is all about actually getting out there and drawing from life. Go to the zoo, coffee shops, etc…try drawing in pen because it makes you commit to your lines and not spend so much time rendering. Avoid details, go for the gesture, draw draw draw.
On May 15th, 2007 at 12:00 am
Steve, CalArts is great and it’s a good school to shoot for. Just know, though, that there are lots of good animation schools out there. Keep an open mind, and check out what others have to offer. Some folks will tell you to forget school altogether. You’re not shy about getting opinions, so talk to all those artist friends you’ve made and get their two cents. Plus, the internet doesn’t lack message boards debating the issue of animation colleges. In the long run, though, I’m sure any school will be eager to have you as a student.
On May 15th, 2007 at 12:00 am
I’m a proud art school dropout myself so of course I have to throw in my 2 cents.
I didn’t go to CalArts–as a school it seems fantastic. But school will only get you so far. Your drawing ability improves through drawing, not from anything a teacher can tell you.
On May 16th, 2007 at 12:00 am
Yeah it’s been said, life drawing means actually drawing from real life not photo’s.
The big difference is you’re learning from a real 3d object rather than a 2d abstraction of it, and it’ll make it easier to understand what you’re drawing as a tangible object, coupled together with learning to draw quick and having a lot more fun outdoors, just keep at it since it’s going to take some getting use to, you may want to consider surgically attaching your sketchbook to you since it gives you the opportunity to draw stuff in those odd moments during your day.
I look forward to hearing about how you go. =)
On May 17th, 2007 at 12:00 am
I suggest Burne Hogarths Anatomy books.
http://www.amazon.com/Dynamic-Anatomy-Expanded-Burne-Hogarth/dp/0823015521/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/102-8933000-3940127?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1179434097&sr=8-1
http://www.amazon.com/Dynamic-Figure-Drawing-Practical-Books/dp/0823015777/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2/102-8933000-3940127?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1179434097&sr=8-2
-Clint
http://clintkisorstudios.blogspot.com/