tailieunhanh - Figure Drawing Basics (1) - Action & Structure

Tham khảo tài liệu 'figure drawing basics (1) - action & structure', văn hoá - nghệ thuật, điêu khắc - hội họa phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | Part 1 Figure Drawing Basics Action Structure Cartooning-Concepts and Methods Part 1 Figure Drawing Basics and Don Simpson 2000 all rights reserved. For individual use only. Classroom use without express written permis- sion is strictly forbidden. Please email fiasco@ for information. Published by Fiasco Comics Inc. PO Box 64 Wexford PA 15090. The Stick Figure In our methodical approach to building up your confidence as an artist we re going to tackle something simple at first our friend the stick figure. Go ahead draw one right now A reasonable stick figure at this point should contain a midline for the spine two arms two legs and a circle for the head. Fingers for hands and lines for feet are optional but being the conscientious craftsman that you are I know you ll want to include them. Now draw your stick figure running jumping falling walking running climbing see how many poses you can come up with. The record is 4096 Don t worry about niceties like exact proportions at this point. Getting your point across is everything. We ll be getting fancier a little later on. 2 Cartooning-Concepts and Methods Part 1 Figure Drawing Basics and Don Simpson 2000 all rights reserved. For individual use only. Classroom use without express written permis- sion is strictly forbidden. Please email fiasco@ for information. Published by Fiasco Comics Inc. PO Box 64 Wexford PA 15090. Okay so anybody can draw a simple stick figure. But the point I m trying to get across here is that more importantly everyone recognizes what a stick figure represents a person Isn t that amazing Cartoonists are able to communicate even with the most elementary of pictures. Show your drawings to your friends and see if they can tell what your stick figures are doing. If they misidentify some of your drawings that s okay. Many poses will be open to interpretation. Just compliment them on their keen perception and head back to the drawing .