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Alysin-Hope [2007-08-10 02:09:44 +0000 UTC]

I think you did a great job with the porportions for the most part. I especially like the way that you could draw the arms and legs and make them look so relaxed and natural (and this is obviously a problem with my drawings! lol) I would love to see someone with your skill draw a closeup of a face. I do agree with the last comment that the body does look slightly broad for the pose, but then again I guess I dont know, since I have no clue what your model looks like in real life! lol
Seriously, though, this is really good!

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numennu [2007-08-09 17:40:16 +0000 UTC]

Ah, the model-in-motion. Yeah, that can be a pain! I swear some models can detect which part of the body you're attempting to draw and start moving it. But my life drawing prof reminded us that's why it's "life drawing", not "dead drawing".
Anyway, to the critique! It's difficult for me to give specifics, since I haven't seen the post myself, but I will try a few.
For one of your first forays into drawing from life, the proportions are overall pretty good. I often botch the leg-length to torso-length ratio, but you seem to have gotten it. A couple parts which look off: the hand seems a little small and the head a large; that's a really common thing to do (I sometimes overcompensate by giving people pin heads and gorilla hands, yikes! ). Another thing I notice is that her torso seems a bit broad, like we're seeing it as though she's turned more towards us than her shoulders and leg might suggest. Any time you have foreshortened areas, your brain will try to trick you into drawing them from a more "normal" angle, so you have to fight that.
In general, I'd like to pass along some tips I've learned:
-If you just want to get the gist of a pose, using gesture drawing (it's a loose technique that aims to capture masses rather than contours; you can google it for more info if needed ) is quick, so you can get lots of practice in less time!
-While it is important to pay attention to contours, your brain probably gets as much or more information about forms from the way light hits them and shadows are created. Trying to get this information into your drawing by shading masses instead of drawing outlines is very useful.
-When your brain would fool you into drawing what it [i]imagines[/i] you see rather than what your eyes [i]actually perceive[/i], you can use a pencil or your fingers or a small stick to check proportions. If you hold a pencil straight up in front of the model, you can judge proportions by comparing the length of certain objects against each other by noting how much of the pencil they take up (oh, dear, I think that was rather confusing).
Soooo, anyway, I hope that was somewhat helpful.
Good luck with your drawing adventures. The more practice you can get in drawing from life or references the more trained your hand, eyes, and brain will become.

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