Figure Drawing Fundamentals
Gesture
The Bean
Structure
Landmarks
Robo Bean
Mannequinization
Balance
Exaggeration
Proportions
Measuring
Shading
Figure Drawing Demo
Closing Thoughts
The first example of drawing the human figure with a focus on structure.
Newest
@gdiana
1d
Here is my attempt!
@bland
2mo
help
Phil
8mo
Did my attempt before watching the video.
aside from stan having way more anatomical detail, I jotted down some major shortcomings of my attempt.
- too much space between my torso and pelvis boxes
- handling of shoulder plane needs work
-legs need to be foreshortened more in this pose!
-could have exaggerated pose a bit more
-should add more detail to head, maybe attempting loomis method
Filippo Galli
10mo
Assignment from yesterday that I unironically didn't have time to post.
I decided to double check if I was right before committing to draw on some parts but most of it was done on my own; pretty sure I followed the contours a little too much.
Emma X
11mo
Tried following along, very difficult! Any feedback is welcome!!
Gannon Beck
1yr
Following along.
Hanna Looye
1yr
Doing the lesson and then adding watercolor and pen.
Jean-Nicolas Bouchard
2yr
you are truly a great drawer @Stan Prokopenko !
Andres Torres
2yr
Tips? Advice?
Eveline Rupenko
2yr
Hi, before taking the assignment I was drawing along with Stan to understand the Method better! here and below the next videos I'll be attaching my copies
Samuel Sanjaya
2yr
My second attempt at mannequinization. I still have some trouble with proportion, especially on the tapering in the leg area. I need some feedback and help on this..
Eugene Constable
2yr
Hey - Im using willow charcoal sticks to draw (on cheap newsprint paper) , I love the softness (and the rub-out your mistakes ability!) but really hard to control. What to people use most to draw with for these exercises? Ta
Chris Martin
2yr
First attempt - feedback welcomed
Douglas Duffy
2yr
second attempt during my follow along session. phew
Andres Torres
2yr
I would recommend doing one per page instead of shoving two or three on a page. By manually limiting how much space you have to draw you’re not really giving yourself the space to fully grasp the concept because drawing bigger is always a good way to learn.
Gian Amir Calibuso
2yr
💀
@prymitywizm
2yr
Its awesome. You clearly understand what you are doing.
I love the way you are attaching an arm to a torso - this is for me the hardest part of mannequinization and I couldnt make it look not-wonky. I am sooo stealing this idea
Isaiah
2yr
Accurate. Good gesture. And very clean lines. Quite inspiring!
Mark Manthorpe
3yr
Another set of Mannequinization studies.
As the studies go along I begin to focus more on the shoulders as I struggle with drawing the shoulders. :)
Allison TerBush
3yr
I totally got lost on the neck/back muscles and between that and the hair helmet my drawing really got muddied… I think I’ll stick to the basics before trying to add muscle volume again. I might also need to sharpen my pencil.
I’ll echo those saying that this is a big leap from the robo bean- I totally agree. Hopefully it’ll get better with some more practice.
@vahn84
3yr
Hi guys! This is my work on the first assignment...i did watch how Stan solved a bunch of thing though. What do you think? Is it good enough to keep exercising on the mannequin?
Sandra Süsser
3yr
mannequin exercise #2
Barbara Lentes
3yr
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