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QuestionsfromSaninny,DrawingAcademystudent

IrecentlyobtainedaccesstolifemodelsessionsandalthoughIamcurrentlynotfarintheDrawingAcademy,I WatchFREEDrawing
decidedtoproceedforwardandtakeadvantageoftheopportunitytodrawlifefigures. VideoLessons
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IwouldlikeyouropiniononhowtoimprovemygesturedrawingssothatIcandepictalongposemore
effectively. Email:

Irealizeindividualsdifferonhowtheybelieveagesturedrawingshouldbeaccomplished(forexample,some Yes,SendMeNow!
believeintheusageofscribblyfreemovements,sparelinesthatcapturemaindirectiononly,etcetera),butI
welcomeyoursuggestionsandadvice.

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AnswersfromVladimirLondon,DrawingAcademyTutor NatalieRichy

ArtCommunity:

HelloSaninny, WintheDrawingAcademyCourse
CompetitionWinnersSummer2016
Manythanksforyourquestions. CompetitionWinnersSpring2016
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Youmayfindthefollowingarticle(thesecondhalf)abouthowtoapproachlifedrawingsessionstobe
CompetitionWinnersAutumn2015
interesting:
CompetitionWinnersSummer2015
http://drawingacademy.com/gamutofpencilstrokes
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Inresponsetoyourquestionaboutgesturesketches,mindlessscribblingistheleastusefulapproachonecan CompetitionWinnersWinter2015
employ. CompetitionWinnersAutumn2014
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Whenusedbyaprofessionalartist,itmightresembleafreeflowingandanalmostautomagicalgesture CompetitionWinnersSpring2014
sketching.However,itisnotachievedbyaccident,butisaresultoflengthyandindepthstudiesofhuman ArtCompetitionArchive
proportions,bodydynamics,andanatomy.Virtuosityinhandlingdrawingtoolsandunderstandingprinciplesof PublishArtArticles

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beautyandgolden AskTutorsQuestions
proportions StudentsGallery
(achievedby CritiqueMyArtworks
extensivepractice) DrawingAcademyReviews
isalsorequired.

Nexttimeyouhear FineArtResources:
advicetoa
beginneron
drawingwith
closedeyesand
anabsentmind,
rememberthatitis
fromanamateur
instructor.Thisis
notaproper
methodto
achievingexcellent
resultswhen
learningtodraw.

Instead,youneedtodrawwhatyouknow,notcaptureyourobservationsinquickmovements.

Copyingwhatyou
seewillinevitably
resultindrawing
mistakes.Undera
timepressureof
quick25minute
poses,mistakeswill
onlybecome
exaggerated.You
maynoticethison
yourownexample.
Your45minute
figurativeartwork
achievedbetterresultsthanyourquicksketches.

Youwillgetfinerresultswhendrawingwhatyouknowaboutthemodelsbody.

Forexample,
knowinghuman
bodyproportions
willhelpyouto
establishcorrect
sizesforvarious
bodyparts.
Knowingthatthe
pubicbonedivides
ahumanfigurein
half,youmustbe
sureyoursketch
reflectsthisfact.
Usetoyour
advantagethatthe
elbowcoincides
withtheendofthe
ribcage.Thelength
ofthehandfrom
thewristlinetothetipofthemiddlefingerisequaltothefaceheight.Therearemanymorerulesofahuman
bodyproportions.Drawingwiththisinmind,youwilldepictaproportionatelookingfigures.

Thesamegoesforknowledgeofthehumananatomy.Forinstance,withoutunderstandinghowthekneejoint
isconstructed,youwillbecomeveryconfusedbysurfaceshapesinthekneeregionandhaveasmallchance
ofdepictingthelegsinarealisticmanner.Needlesstosay,otherpartsofahumanbodyarenoteasytodepict
withoutanatomyawareness.

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Evenwhenmakingadrawing,youneedtoplanyourartworkfromacompositionpointofview.Thinkabout
howmuchspacethefigurewilloccupyonyourpapertoproperlyaddressspatialconcernsregardingbody
parts.Suchplanningmighttakeonlyacoupleofseconds,ormaybeyouneedtospendafewminutesfor
preliminaryoutlines,todefineyourfuturedrawing.

Itdependsonyour
creativetask
whetheryoumust
drawafulllength
figure,aportrait,or
someelementsofa
bodysuchas
handsandfeet.
Dependingonwhat
youarelearningat
themoment,you
canconcentrateon
achosentopic(for
instance,youmay
decideondepicting
afullfigureora
croppedimage).

Togetthemostdesirableresultsfromyourlifedrawingsessions,Iadviseyoutodothefollowing:

Thehomework:

1.Forasecondtime,reviewtheDrawingAcademyvideolessonsregardinghumanbodyproportions
andmemorizethemainpoints.

Ialsosuggestyoureadarticlesonthissubjectandutilizingthoseproportions,makesketchesfromyour
imaginationinyoursketchbook.Thiswillallowyoutobetterrememberproportionrulesduringalifedrawing
class.

2.Learnhumananatomyincludingmajorbonesandmuscles.

Youdonothaveto
memorizetheir
Latinnames
however,youneed
tohaveathorough
understandingof
whatformsthe
bodyshapeHelpful
tutorialsonhuman
anatomyarefound
intheDrawing
Academycourse.

Intheclass:

3.Usethe
knowledgeabout
theproportions
andtheanatomy
ofthehuman
bodyinclass.

Imaginethatyouhavetheabilitytoseebonesandmusclesundertheskin.Insteadofdrawingwhatyousee,
besuretodrawwhatyouknow.Youmayactuallydrawaspinelineoraribcageoutline,pelvis,skull,etcetera
inyourdrawing.Youcandepictitasanoverlayornexttothefigure.Withtime,youwilldevelopanabilityto
drawanatomyinyourheadandconstructthebodyshapeonpaper.

4.Setmeaningfultasksandworktosolvethem.

Itmightbethatyourtaskistopracticedepictingbodyproportionstoachievetheconstructionoftheshoulder
girdle,orperhapstoconveyhowtheaxesofthepelvisandshouldersarepositionedincontrapposto.Always
haveataskandavoidinsufficientscribblingofthepose.

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5.Drawingoccursinyourheadandnotonthepaper.
Free Drawing Video Lessons - Watch Now! Email YES! SHOW ME NOW
Duringasession,continuallyrunaquestionsandanswersselfdialogueinyourmind.Askyourselfquestions
suchasWherewilltheouteredgesofmyfigurebelocated?,Whatistheheighttowidthratio?,Howmany
timeswillabodypartfitintoanotherpart?,andHowwillthevirtuallinethattravelsthroughthesetwopoints
intersectotherbodyparts?OtherexcellentquestionstoaskincludeWhereisthebodyscenterofgravity?
andWhereisitprojectedonthefloor?

6.Donotstriveto
completeshort
sketchesby
drawingina
speedymanner.

Itismoreusefulto
drawslowly,but
thoughtfully.With
timeandpractice,
yourdrawingspeed
willincreaseasa
resultofknowledge
andconfidence.

7.Donotstart
shadingifyouare
notfullysatisfied
withthe
constructionof
yourdrawing.

Itissimilartothe
decoratingwallsof
apoorlybuilthouse
infalsehopethatit
willimprove
construction.Ifyou
havetime,findand
fixmistakesfirstor
avoidsuch
mistakesinafuture
artworkiftimeis
limited.

Ihopethese
suggestionswill
aideyouinthe
future.

LetmeknowifyouhaveanyquestionsasIwillbehappytohelp.

Bestregards,
Vladimir

Thankyousomuchforthisadviceonhowtoapproachthefiguredrawingsessions.Ireallyappreciatethe
careyoutakeinhelpingthestudentsintheDrawingAcademyandIwilltakeyouradvicestartingthisweek.I
knowIamjumpingthegun,withfiguredrawingbeingsonewtotheprogram,butasmentioned,the
opportunitycametodrawalifemodelandIdidnotwanttomissit.
Thankyou.

Tolearnhowtodrawskillfully,

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