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I can see this exercise being beneficial when I progress to the figure drawing course. To ease into drawing, I want my first marks of a session to be playful and free from expectation. This exercise meets this criterion, but there is also an opportunity here for more consequential practice.
I began page 1 with random marks and shapes, since this is how I normally begin my warmup sessions; it represents how it might look if I actually incorporate the exercise into my routine. I did use a reference to redraw the rotating figures on page 2, as the original proportions were somewhat embarrassing.
LESSON NOTES
In this lesson, I show you a fun design exercise designed to help you make dynamic poses and forms using only boxes. Don’t feel the need to think inside the box when working on these box men-- this exercise is meant to flex your creative muscles!
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Now that I've shown you how I draw box men, it's time to try this exercise for yourself. Let your imagination and designer mind take over as you work through this exercise. Experiment with size, as well as the amount of box men you draw on a page!
I really appreciate what you're saying here about "just" drawing the box men. You mention that it's a common exercise but when I search online about it, I can't seem to come up with any other instruction about this type of exercise. The reason I'm asking is that I feel like I need a bit more foundation to understand how to make a "box man". I'm really struggling here. Can anyone point me in a good direction?