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6534830 No.6534830 [Reply] [Original]

So when I draw with a specific reference (left) I get a solid result with life, but when I try and do something out of mind it comes out motionless as (right)
how do I fix this

>> No.6534833

draw more

>> No.6534836

>>6534833
no shit but some in depth thing I can practice might help.

>> No.6534840

>>6534830
Go there anon >>6523589

>> No.6534843

>>6534840
>>6534830
Wrong link,fuck
>>6533021

>> No.6534846

>>6534843
thanks bro, sorry for taking up unneeded space in the board

>> No.6534867

>>6534830
If you are drawing from imagination, first you need to think about what the figure is doing. It's fine to draw the "standing at attention" pose when you start out, but if you want action, the figure has to be doing something. So start with that. Think of yourself as a storyteller or entertainer and put your figures into interesting situations. Avoid drawing "practice figure no. 247 floating in the void." Don't pose the figure randomly or in a haphazard way. Think about yourself performing the action you want your figure to perform, and it helps to assume the pose yourself to get a feel for it. Draw a vertical line to the ground from the pit of your figure's neck to represent the center of gravity. If the figure is balanced (not falling or flying or walking or running), this vertical line should fall near the foot of the weight-bearing leg or, if the weight is distributed evenly on both legs, between the two feet. If the figure is leaning on a cane or against a wall, the center of gravity should be adjusted accordingly.
Hope this helps.

>> No.6534871

>>6534846
Don't worry,at least you have a genuine question

>> No.6534966

>>6534830
It looks to me like you think that nature has straight lines; it doesn't.

>> No.6535183

>>6534966
have you heard of crystals

>> No.6535564

>>6535183
So because some crystals have straight lines, that means bones and muscles and limbs go straight like in OPs pics?
As humans that learned math, straight lines are easier to compute, but as artists, we need to ignore that comfort and adapt a new one, one that recognizes the gentle curves and slopes that best represent a bare leg, standing balanced, and holding up weight, as well as a relaxed leg, keeping balance, but has less weight.
Even an arm stretched out doesn't have a single straight line, it has muscles arcing up and down, almost braiding into each other, fingers outstretched with sinew and bone and fat, none of it straight lines like our lazy mind initially imagines it.

>> No.6536449

>>6534830
your mind is empty

>> No.6536488

>>6535564
why didn't you just say that then you fucking retard

>> No.6536530
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6536530

>>6534830
Well of course drawing a guy standing straight is going to be less interesting and dynamic that a man dramatically putting on his coat.

Draw interesting poses, and use action lines, don't draw a person just standing straight.

>> No.6537641

>>6536488
Because we weren't talking about fucking crystals, now we're we? The subject was a guy's standing pose, and how it was too straight. His body holds no straight lines NOR crystals, so why didn't YOU use that crystal of a brain and think about how what I said applies to the OP?

>> No.6537665

>>6537641
You sound angry bro

>> No.6537681

>>6536530
oh so that's why Squidward has felt so out of character nowadays, his character doesn't reflect his posture and movements

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6537717

>>6534830
The human body is not stacked on top of each other like crates, it is in constant tension and antagonism with itself.

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6537727

>>6534830
vilppu

>> No.6538623

OP here, guys, the line thingie helped me a lot
>>6536530
just llike these squidward drawings, the directing lines really help me dictate the movement better.

>> No.6540881

>>6537641
you didn't answer the question. why didn't you just post your second post to start with instead of saying nature has no straight lines, which isn't true?

>> No.6541024

>>6540881
I did answer the question, your just too crystals for brains to understand the answer.
YOUR the one that dodged MY questions.

>> No.6542728

>>6534830
Use more curved lines instead of straight lines for the body, for construction lines and for motion lines.