How to Draw Figures - Part 4
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How to draw figures from imagination
In this video, we will continue the topic of anatomy for artists and how to use it for drawing figures from life, memory and imagination. Here's one of my sketchbooks with female figures sketched from imagination. To make such drawings, an artist must know not only anatomy, but also construction and proportions of a human body. All these things you can learn in the Life Drawing Academy course. In the previous video, I demonstrated how to make a small model of the upper torso with accurate proportions and realistic anatomy. This model features numerous muscles with correct points of origin and insertion. And in this video, I will use this model to draw sketches of the upper body from various points of view.
I will draw in pen and ink to speed up the process and make every line definite and final. Sketching in ink is a great way to polish your drawing skills because there is no room for errors as ink is not erasable. Such exercises train your hand and eye like no others. I will depict the shoulder blade together with the collar bone.
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