/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

>>6976462
you're too kind, anon. I think your work is actually better than mine, in terms of proportion. That's a weakness of mine, always elongating things.

For anatomy, most of it is instinctive hand movements, like I'll just flick the line in the right way in the right place. I think this came from copying Bridgman twice, doing the memory drawing pass. Forcing yourself to draw something you just observed from memory really makes the visual information sink into your subconscious. You don't have to do Bridgman, btw, I think the Taco anatomy books are good.

As for proportions, I'm trying to block in my figures first with straight lines. I learned this from Rad Sechrist's lecture on his online school. Starting with straight lines helps you see proportion more clearly, versus rhythm curves that Vilppu and Hampton recommend. It's just another way to draw. After you lay in straight lines, then you can bring in form and rhythm