Figure Work NSFW

Here is the work i did through out the semester in my figure class.  We did anatomical studies of the human figure but we also did a few: hands and feet, drapery, and as my instructor  Ron Lemen calls them "quick sketches" studies.

each image represents a weeks work so it goes week by week... can never do enough figure.  of course as time goes on one has less time so practice practice as much as you can now.  its part of the reason why i chose to repeat this semester again before i moved on.

basically each class began with a warm up.  then we would have lecture over certain material.  then we would have a few examples where we would draw along in class.  and of course there is homework.  so each image consists of all of these for the week and go in chronological order.

the subcutaneous points help in the initial gesture and placement of the figure.

head studies

back studies

Front studies

Front and back studies

arms and Legs Introduction

Hands and feet studies

drapery studies

Quick sketches

applying everything at once

so the class basically divided each week by the parts of the human body (some parts we spent more on because there was more information to be covered).  we began with initial gesture and placing the torso with the pillow shape and cylinder legs and arms with ellipses to help show perspective, then moved on to add muscles and rhythyms.  As time moved on, we had to include the information we had learned the week before.  This class basically covered  construction  of the figure and these studies help allow us to place the figure correctly and to even draw from our imagination if we wish to. 

thanks for stopping by. 

PS if you have any questions about any of the methods i have done here feel free to email me or comment on here.  Also, feedback is also always welcome as i am trying to get better.