Sova Fanart 5: Class Unit 2 Day 2

UNIT TWO: Dynamic Figure Drawing | Day 2 – Copy a pose from memory, trace, and correct original

I am going to interpret this as just using real life references.

Again, since we had so much success last night we are going to break things down again.

Suggested time: 90 minutes (30 minutes per unit, 10 minutes per part)

Unit 1: Gather images

  • Part 1: Look for reference photo sources
  • Part 2: Brainstorm action poses
  • Part 3: Brainstorm perspective poses

Unit 2: From memory

  • Part 1: Pose 1
  • Part 2: Pose 2
  • Part 3: Pose 3

Unit 3: From life

  • Part 1: Pose 1
  • Part 2: Pose 2
  • Part 3: Pose 3

Unit 1: Gather images

Part 1: Look for reference photo sources

Artist Reference – Ultra High Resolution Photo References (artist-reference.com)

10 Best Free Pose Reference Sites For Figure Drawing – Improveyourdrawings.com

Part 2&3: Brainstorm action and perspective poses

Human Anatomy for Artist – ShowSet Photos – Ultra-high resolution human photo references – Human-Anatomy-for-Artist.com

Human Anatomy for Artist – ShowSet Photos – Ultra-high resolution human photo references – Human-Anatomy-for-Artist.com

Human Anatomy for Artist – ShowSet Photos – Ultra-high resolution human photo references – Human-Anatomy-for-Artist.com

Human Anatomy for Artist – ShowSet Photos – Ultra-high resolution human photo references – Human-Anatomy-for-Artist.com

023 Male Action Pose — Characterdesigns.com

011 Gun Action Pose Male Model — Characterdesigns.com

*Not a pose, but a really cool course I might want to check out

(155) The 6 Types of Joints – Human Anatomy for Artists – YouTube

Now I need to decide on the specific poses I want to try:

Pose 1
Pose 4
Pose 7
Pose 2
Pose 5
Pose 8
Pose 3
Pose 6

Unit 2 & 3: From memory & life

So the poses I most want to choose in order of precedence are:

  1. Pose 7
  2. Pose 3
  3. Pose 1
  4. Pose 2
  5. Pose 6
  6. Pose 8
  7. Pose 5

I’m going to try the first four (7, 3, 1, 2).

Part 1: Pose 7

Pose 7

Part 2: Pose 3

Pose 3

Part 3: Pose 1

Pose 1

Part 4: Pose 2

Pose 2

Overall Takeaways

Rough Sketch

  • Recreate the pose as itself instead of memorizing the image
  • Visualize the twist of the torso
  • Try to visualize the space they are holding with their arms (like a beach ball) and space with their feet (like a pyramid)

Refined Sketch

  • Focus on the different sides of body parts, what side is facing where
  • Mark the attachment point of the neck

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