Dynamic Figure Drawing: The Body

DrunkShaman · Apr 2011

Greetings Polycounters;

I have been looking for 2d figure drawing tutorials that are in the detail. I have Drawing Dynamic Hands, Drawing figures by force and all sort of random books that are used as reference.

I came across this DVD and wanted to know if its worth buying.

I also wanted to know if there is any similar version of Dynamic figure drawing for free.

http://www.thegnomonworkshop.com/store/product/823/

Thanks.

jakelear · Apr 2011

http://alexhays.com/loomis/

Here you can download all of Andrew Loomis' books. They are absolutely excellent resources for drawing.

shotgun · Apr 2011

This is the best book i've come across:
[ame]http://www.amazon.com/Figure-Drawing-Invention-Michael-Hampton/dp/0615272819[/ame]

Anatomy has 2 sides: the dry side, which explains the insertion points of muscles to bones and their shape in detail, and the mechnical side, which explains how the body works as interlocking forms. Hampton's book is for the latter.

DrunkShaman · Apr 2011

jakelear wrote: »

http://alexhays.com/loomis/

Here you can download all of Andrew Loomis' books. They are absolutely excellent resources for drawing.

I know how loomis work, almost everyone (including myself) start off with loomis before they sketch the actual concept. (thats what I meant by "way past loomis)

I am looking for anything comic related that helps me understanding the stylized porps of a figure of a male, a female and a possible demon like figure. AKA, Dynamic figure drawing.

loomis has to do with armature drawing before you start the actual drawing.

Many thanks though

conte · Apr 2011

[ame=http://www.amazon.com/How-Draw-Comics-Marvel-Way/dp/0671530771]this[/ame]

pior · Apr 2011

Nitewalkr wrote: »

I am way past the loomis.

Suuuure...

Anyways - Bridgman is king. And thanks for the link Cont

Bigjohn · Apr 2011

I have to agree with Pior. Bridgman = King.

Loomis is way too stiff, and I don't recommend going off of that.

The other book that I recommend is the [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Atlas-Human-Anatomy-Artist-Galaxy/dp/0195030958/ref=sr_1_1/187-9964372-1228509?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1303409184&sr=1-1"]Peck book[/ame].

Bridgman+Peck = All you ever need to know. Peck's book is good on the technical stuff of where everything goes, where it comes from, and why it looks the way it looks. It also has great simplification in shape form. Bridgman has the most amazing gesture and flow of anything I ever seen, and it's in the public domain by now (I think).

Between the two of those, you're settled. But I can't recommend the Loomis book. It just falls short in my personal opinion.

Joseph Silverman · Apr 2011

Study the loomis again, and again.

konstruct · Apr 2011

honestly your best bet is to just enroll in a life drawing class. Its not rare to find session open to the public, and un-affiliated with any sort lesson plan or school credits.

Draw from life says I. Anatomy books are great and will help digest some key concepts, but do that on tandem with drawing from life/experience. Theres no substitute for having the real deal, right in front of you.

Avanthera · Apr 2011

Yep, you can find life drawings for super cheap if you loook, like 7 bucks a session.

also, Hogarth is the f'n man.
[ame="http://www.amazon.com/Dynamic-Anatomy-Expanded-Burne-Hogarth/dp/0823015521/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1303433584&sr=1-1"]Here[/ame]

Bigjohn · Apr 2011

Just thought I'd show an example to illustrate why I feel the way that I do about those guys. It's just my personal preference though.

On the left is what Loomis does. It's fine. But the gesture is weak, and it's really just a combination of things fitting in together.

At the center is Bridgman, which I think is the king of this shit. You can tell the man understand the flow of the shapes like no other. If I'm going to learn from someone, might as well be this guy.

On the right is Peck. What's interesting about him is that he takes a more clinical approach, talking very specifically about individual muscles, bones, origin and insertion, etc, but he also overlays a Bridgman-like level of simplicity. He'll show you how it's structured, but also how the shapes behave.

So in my personal opinion, between Bridgman and Peck, you should be all set. Sprinkle some Frazetta in there for good measure.

Edit:
How do you show an attachment as an image? It just shows a bunch of text to me.

jarrede · Apr 2011

Bigjohn wrote: »

Just thought I'd show an example to illustrate why I feel the way that I do about those guys. It's just my personal preference though.

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On the left is what Loomis does. It's fine. But the gesture is weak, and it's really just a combination of things fitting in together.

At the center is Bridgman, which I think is the king of this shit. You can tell the man understand the flow of the shapes like no other. If I'm going to learn from someone, might as well be this guy.

On the right is Peck. What's interesting about him is that he takes a more clinical approach, talking very specifically about individual muscles, bones, origin and insertion, etc, but he also overlays a Bridgman-like level of simplicity. He'll show you how it's structured, but also how the shapes behave.

So in my personal opinion, between Bridgman and Peck, you should be all set. Sprinkle some Frazetta in there for good measure.

Edit:
How do you show an attachment as an image? It just shows a bunch of text to me.

It pains me to say this, but I'm gonna have to agree with you on this one

bizarr0 · Apr 2011

http://www.alienthink.com/ the structure of man series is very impressive for the price
or anything with Glen Vilppu http://vilppustudio.com/ whom is a genius actually

XenoKratios · Apr 2011

http://www.archive.org/stream/constructiveanat00briduoft#page/n1/mode/2up

http://www.archive.org/details/humanmachinethea009564mbp

http://www.google.com/search?client=opera&rls=en&q=Robert+Beverly+Hale&sourceid=opera&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&channel=suggest

http://www.pixelovely.com/tools/gesture.html

Have fun

Bigjohn · Apr 2011

For Bridgman, the [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Bridgmans-Complete-Guide-Drawing-Life/dp/1402766785/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1303443766&sr=8-1"]Complete Guide[/ame] is probably his best. Has everything in one book. Pretty sure you can find it for free online (legally).

Dylan Brady · Apr 2011

Yeah I can vouch for the life drawing.
You'll improve as an artist in every way, just training your observation skills is huge.

Ace-Angel · Apr 2011

Loomis if you want to create the Nanosuit from Crysis.

Bridgeman if you want to create the soldier from Brink.

Peck if you like Fatalities in MK.

conte · Apr 2011

Pior, cheers friend!
also i highly recommend [ame=http://www.amazon.com/Natural-Way-Draw-Working-Study/dp/0395530075]this[/ame] book

DrunkShaman · Apr 2011

conte wrote: »

this

Thank you!! For understanding this thread and pointing me to the right direction. So far, yours is the only reference similar to the stuff I was looking for. Thanks again!!

Are there any other dynamic tutorials, any pre-dynamic figure drawing studies that I should be aware of?

shrew81 wrote: »

Yep, you can find life drawings for super cheap if you loook, like 7 bucks a session.

also, Hogarth is the f'n man.
Here

I have this book along with Dynamic hands, but thanks for posting this. I'll review

Bigjohn · Apr 2011

Oh, almost forgot about [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Strength-Training-Anatomy-3rd-Frederic-Delavier/dp/0736092269/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1303796848&sr=8-1"]Strength Training Anatomy[/ame]. One of the best for straight-up reference.

XenoKratios · Apr 2011

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=drawing+cutting+edge+anatomy&x=0&y=0

Same stuff here:
http://www.chrishartbooks.com/anatomy.html

Dynamic Figure Drawing: The Body

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