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Drawing the Human Form Accurately
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Posted about 1 month ago I am in need of some help this morning. I am begining a portrait of my Grand Daughter as a Ballerina. I know there are certain rules that we should follow to achieve an accurate rendition. Such as How many head lengths to the height, how many head widths to the shoulders,etc. How do these things apply to different ages? Any help would be appreciated. |
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| Posted about 1 month ago trust your eye if the works in your portfolio were done from life, your eyes should be well trained. getting too caught up in measuring and trying to adhere to prescribed rules will not necesarily yield more realistic results. unless it is a straight on portrait, or you are copying a photograph, perspective will sort of make all 'standard' rules useless. using a rendered feature--such as an eye, to measure distances across the face, a hand to measure the lenght of an arm or so--is a better trick. a mirror will also reveal inconsistencies. if you are working from a photograph, you can just draw a grid over the image, mark key points and transfer the grid to the canvas; or, easier yet, use a slide projector to display the image on the canvas and just trace the outline. good luck ~ S@TyAM _ SHiVAM _ SUND@RAM ~ |
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| Posted about 1 month ago There are rules, but everyone differs. I find that I tend to draw by eyeballing. Observe where things meet or where they are in relation to another point in your figure. Draw what you See not what you think or know is there. A huge thing is to look at the shape of the negative spaces. For instance: an arm on a hip, etc. look at the space Inbetween things and that will tell you the shape of the edge of the thing you are drawing (in this instance, the arm. Always remember that Nothing is flat, all things such as thighs, arms, necks, etc. Turn and recede, etc. So, keep edges and soft and hard edges where needed, in mind. What you can do first, is a loose gesture, to get placement and perspective and size proportions down, then you can go in and refine specific shapes that your subject poses and are unique to her. That way you'll have down the pose and then you can go from there with specific shapes and details. Joss |