Fg workshop, sketchbook

From model:

From photo, trying to locate bones and muscles 

From Sheppard anatomy book:

Figure from imagination/no reference:

Figure process

I need to follow a procedure when figure drawing to keep everything organized/not become overwhelmed. First I have to find the 2d shapes, rhythms, angles. Next is construction. Then anatomy. Finally design choices- straights against curves, interesting negative spaces, lines that start somewhere and go somewhere... Lots to practice.

Heads- expressions!

Some Leyendecker heads:

In Karl Gnass' class we worked on expressions (3 min each):

Wondercon!

Went to Wondercon and picked up the fractal method to figure drawing books by Marcelo Vignali. With his concepts I tried to do this figure from photo:

I also got this beautiful print by the inspiring artist Pascal Campion:

Karl Gnass seminar

In his seminar, Karl emphasized: shape, direction/volume, centerline, skeletal landmarks. Need to practice these concepts. Drawings from life and photo-

Lots of arms! And quick sketch before/after

More arm studies using Bammes, Bridgman and master copies

Here are some quick gestures to test myself

Compared to gestures from 3 mo ago ...

Drawing from Titian, arms

Arms

Starting to work on arms, very confusing

Figure from photo

Figure sketches from photo

Heads

From class and photo

Doodle from imagination; orthographic projection 

Drawing from imagination

My friend challenged me to draw figures without reference/from imagination
Here are my attempts:

Trying to understand legs