Figure Drawing Fundamentals
Gesture
The Bean
Structure
Landmarks
Robo Bean
Mannequinization
Balance
Exaggeration
Proportions
Measuring
Shading
Figure Drawing Demo
Closing Thoughts
Bean Examples – Tilt, Lean, Twist and Foreshortening
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Finding the motion and simple volumes of the torso.
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Christopher Gavarrete
1d
Trying to get used to twists and turns, first time doing these types of beans so any critique would be welcome :)
Yuliia Poperechna
1mo
reina1999
1mo
here are my first attempts at drawing the bean in the first set of examples. I’m still trying to figure out the various movements and folds of the torso. I hope to improve with more practice this week
charliev
1mo
Almost did not want to post this. First attempt at these beans and it is a Struggle! #4 & 6 are very different poses but you can’t that from the beans. I will have to rewatch the video a few more times and see what I can learn..
charliev
1mo
Practiced more, then re-did beans in blue. Comparing the two I liked that I was able to exaggerate more, but still don’t know if I’m doing this exercise correctly or not. I have trouble determining the center line, especially if the hips. Please feel free to advise/critique.
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angelina andreas
2mo
ladyfae
3mo
I think I’m getting the hang of it thought the twist motion is hard to draw for me. Critique please
Micaza
4mo
Do you think I did the Bean practices right? Please let me know any areas I can improve on :) Thanks~
brianhargan
6mo
Can anyone explain to me how you decide which way the tilt lines overlap at an angle straight on like this? first pic is prokos example and second is my attempt. I dont know how you can tell the difference in a pose like this. Thanks.
Lynn Fang
5mo
I remember I dew the same way as yours. I thought the way the two ovates overlap in this image wasn't so clear to tell apart.
Benjamin Green
6mo
More bean exercise.
Benjamin Green
6mo
Some bean practice. About 1/2 way through the examples. I first did this exercise when Proko put these on Youtube some 9 years ago or so. I didn't think I would have any trouble, but it showed me that I don't exaggerate poses enough. Linework is getting better since I switched to digital only. Anyways, critiques always welcome.
nusso
6mo
Hmmm... bean salad.
I honestly liked drawing these, though I did feel like I've exaggerated a bit too much on some. Gotta practice the twist a bit more (no I won't dance)
Critique is always welcome!
Johnathan
6mo
Your beans are nice. I notice some beans have scratcy lines, Good job though.
B.chandra sekhar reddy
7mo
hai sir chandra sekhar
Hector Marti
8mo
In this one I think the model is not twisted enough as to see part of the front. Instead, the model is showing her back, what is not shown in the bean presented. Am I right, or the bean is correct for the sake of exaggeration?
mcarp
7mo
I think the center line should run down the left side of the bean (upper back) and then continue to show the pinch from the buttocks that you are showing.
Dwight
8mo
Just my idea, but I think it's correct because of exaggeration. If you were to "continue" the pose, you'd twist the body more and show more of the front of the body, and less of the back.
I've tried showing what it'd look like without the exaggeration, and notice how difficult it is to place the shoulders (without using the robo-bean).
And ultimately, the bean isn't the final product in a drawing (unless specifically practicing it). Instead, it's to build muscle and form on top of, and it's easier if you exaggerate so you know exactly what the body is doing, instead of having to guess what your lines mean.
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4bypunk
8mo
hmm
im curious too
levinsond
9mo
Chris Martin
9mo
Following along with Stan
Zoungy Kligge
10mo
A page full of leans, twists, tilts, and foreshortened bean poses
qcy
10mo
More beans. Really having trouble with the relative placement of the two ovals.. is the pelvis oval suppose to follow the contour of the buttocks?
Zoungy Kligge
10mo
Generally I think the answer is yes, that is how I did mine. But sometimes Stan is pushing the positions to help exaggerate a bend, lean, or a twist
a_dead_gpu
10mo
I've drawn 6 beans and would like some critique as to what might be wrong or what i can do better. I dont know how to organize pictures but i hope you will be able to see which bean corresponds to which picture.
Denitsa Dineva
11mo
I went almost through the entire course and now I go back through the videos and I try different exercises - Here I'm trying to guess the bean and I'm expanding it to a whole figure drawing. I don't know how much OK these are, but as far as I couldn't even draw a simple gesture at the beginning I think I have some progress. I still struggle with measuring and finding the correct proportions but I'm on the way.
Sorry for the bad picture, but my baby is sleeping and I hurry to draw as much as I can while having this precious time for myself.
Luan Chan
11mo
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