/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

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>>3137169
and one more for good measure

>>3099834
I just want to say I appreciate you didn't make a new thread for this post, there are way too many idiots that would do that.

Now that you know you need to work on proportions, work on them. Copy some charts. Measure everything by heads until you get a sense for it. I have the same problem honestly, usually in the gesture stage, I make everything longer than it should be, but drawing a circle for the heads usually helps getting things correct if you're not drawing something with extreme foreshortning/perspective.

>>3031589
Ohhh okay lol those aren't tips and tricks dawg but I get what you're asking about.

Start by reading Figure drawing for all it's worth by loomis (it's in the sticky!), or bridgman's constructive anatomy. See which one you like more and go with it. I'm guessing it'll be loomis until you're more advanced.

The only major caveat I have with loomis is that when you're looking at his sheets for proportions, they are stylized (makes sense for the time period he's from though) so look around at other sources as well.

Pic related is from atlas of human anatomy for the artist by peck.

When you've gotten past beginner stage and want more in depth knowledge or need help with how muscles will look in a pose, my favorite book is anatomy for sculptors by Sandis Kondrats and Uldis Zarins.

Hope this stuff might help some

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