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So, what the hell is it exactly, and is it any good? The people who practice it don't seem to agree with each other; they all seem to be doing some variation. Why is this?

>> No.6628033

>>6628028
Looks like advanced symbol drawing to me

>> No.6628040

>>6628028
It's not the ultimate method to drawing the figure, you can safely ignore

>> No.6628049

>>6628028
It just doesn't feel right. There's something very autistic about it.

>> No.6628050

>>6628028
Read the sticky.

>> No.6628059

>>6628028
Essentially, it's about carrying straight or curved lines through the forms to help relate the different parts and establish a sort of rhythmic design to underlay the finished drawing. These lines are sometimes structural (based on planes) but sometimes purely linear.
Is it good? I learned about it from Jack Faragasso's book, and didn't find it very practical. I think it could result in unintended stylization/distortion if the student isn't already experienced with figure construction and anatomy. Some artists swear by it, though.

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>>6628033
Can you rotate the symbols? If so, good enough for me

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>> No.6628121

>>6628028
Why is the cock so small?

>> No.6628604

REILLY METHOD GENERAL FUCKING WHEN?

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>>6628028
I haven't studied yet but I've seen Hampton talk well about it and he knows his gesture

>> No.6628644

>>6628049
Same feeling here, the faces with all the circles looks like some phrenology shit.

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>Vilppu doesn't use the Reilly Method
>Steve Huston doesn't use the Reilly Method
>David Finch doesn't use the Reilly Method
>Yoh Yoshinari doesn't use the Reilly Method
>Mangakas don't use the Reilly Method
>Animators don't use the Reilly Method
>Michelangelo didn't use the Reilly Method
Into the trash it goes.

>> No.6628894

>>6628102
What the hell am I even looking at here? It looks like squiggles over the figures. With the other images I can see the method to the madness, but this just looks like bondage gear drawn over the figures

>> No.6628947

Overly elaborate construction feels like a paradox. If you can learn complex construction then you are intelligent enough to learn how to draw the body with simple construction.

>> No.6629359

For me, it's Will Weston

>> No.6629389

>>6628033
All drawing is symbol drawing

>> No.6629403

>>6629359
>Will Weston
What do you like about Will Weston's method?

>> No.6629405

>>6628049
>>6628644
As Huston says “simple, yet characteristic “. Reily is neither.

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It's a pretty efficient method desu. I use it a lot. Really I just use parts of it. I rarely build out the full figure using the full Reiley model. Watts is probably the best place to learn it since he is part of the "lineage".
IMO a combination of Reiley and Vilpu is the best method.

>> No.6630446

>>6629403
It just makes sense to me and I find I get my best results with it. Seems very practical and simple.

>> No.6630485

>>6630446
NTA; that's not a great selling point. How do you know it's Weston's course actually making it click rather than you having already studied from multiple sources before, and those sources starting to infuse?

>>6630395
Yeah, it can be efficient for quick sketches, but isn't suited for every pose

>> No.6630502

>>6630485
then don't use it bitch idgaf

>> No.6630505

>>6630395
>It's a pretty efficient method desu.
even better is actually knowing the anatomy, rather than using an elaborate grid system. It's a crutch, and you know it

>> No.6630512

>>6630502
> /ic/ gaping butt

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>>6630485
Yes thats where Vilpu comes in. I always feel the from for more complex, foreshortened parts of the figure.

>>6630505
A crutch? I mean... it's a method for simplifying the figure. You combine it with knowledge of anatomy to get the most out of it. Not sure what point you are trying to make.

>> No.6630527

>>6630520
> Yes thats where Vilpu comes in
Thought you were replying to >>6630512

>> No.6630579

>>6630520
>Not sure what point you are trying to make.
my point is.... I'm not sure... Anyhoo, you don't need the Reilly method!

>> No.6630583

What do you mean Reily method, did she become an artist?