Figure Drawing Fundamentals
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Mannequinization Assignment Example 2
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The second example of mannequinization.
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Eveline Rupenko
1mo
Samuel Sanjaya
1mo
my mannequinization assignment. I think i'm starting to get it, but something's still feel off, i think it's the shoulder length. I need some critiques and feedbacks on this.

draft_al
1mo
Hi Samuel! your drawing looks really good. If I may give you some feedback, watch the rotation of the body. Your is turning too much to the front. Your ribcage is a bit too small, and what that did was affect the placement of the breasts. I would suggest checking out the chest and beast Videos in Proko's Anatomy course. I like your cross countour lines.
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Helen Ali
4mo
Chris Martin
5mo
How do you feel about this messy quick gestural approach? Should I polish them? Work slower?
Avşin
4mo
i feel like you skipped really important parts of the pose's spirit such as the twist at the torso bottom camera angle with wide lense perspective and left leg coming forward right leg going back. you can try takıng notes of the pose's vibe and what are the important parts of the pose before starting. Nice drawing <3
Diana Mata
5mo
I think it's alright to make multiple lines, as long as they are not random.
Gian Amir Calibuso
5mo

murmur
9mo
Just finished a second time practising mannequinization - far from great but I feel like it is getting easier. I would love some feedback!

John Harper
9mo
Hey Murmur, here is my attempt at your 3rd model.

John Harper
9mo
So, good try. Sometimes your mind may try to think about the pieces too much, when you start drawing the mannequin. That is normal. The thing you've got to do is remember what you did with the bean, robo-bean, and gesture. Gesture should ALWAYS come first. Think about the force series. Don't give up. This journey should be enjoyable and may, if it is anything like mine, be a long one. I will, about every six months or so, revisit beans, robo-beans, and gesture, even though I've been doing this for ten years or so.
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faye zhang
10mo
This was so hard, I spent 30 mins just figuring out the robo bean before I could even start mannequinizing. I definitely overcomplicated the legs by adding muscles, which messed up the perspective in certain areas. And the knees…I redrew them a bunch of times and they were still off in the end.

John Harper
9mo
Awesome blossom.
Maayan
1yr
study/draw along
Sandra Süsser
1yr
Mannequin exercise 3
Barbara Lentes
1yr
I guess i am getting somewhere. I need some extra training with the hands feet and head. Faces in perspective is a disaster…

Yu Chen
1yr
I tried to draw from a random pose after watching proko's assignment examples and this is how it turned out. While I don't think it's the worst in the world, everything just feels off.
For some reason I just can't see the volumes and their perspective in the reference pose until I draw it and make a mistake. Is this a natural part of the learning process or am I doing something horribly wrong?

Nathanael Tendam
1yr
i feel my lack of ability in perspective and draftsmanship are really hurting me here.
Melissa Gebauer
1yr
My attempt, feedback is highly appreciated!

Simeon Kotov
2yr
I will welcome your advice and comments =)
Marco Sordi
2yr
Love it. Lines, gesture, proportions. This is exactly the way I would like to draw my mannequins. Can I ask u a couple of. I usually practice mannequinization once a week and I usually draw it with graphite.I noticed that you use digital. Is there a specific reason? The second question is do you stylize a reference model or draw from imagination? Thanks Simeon! And great job!!
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Simeon Kotov
2yr
Happy Halloween =)
Philippe Girard
2yr
staggering
dat ass tho
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Marco Sordi
2yr
Love it!!
Matt Haslett
2yr
Instead of diving into balance, I just practiced mannequins all week. I have a specific question: With the last two on the last pic (with the bow staff) I started with gesture, whereas on all the others I didn't. To my eye, they are the standouts because of that. I'm curious to see if they stand out to any of you as well? That would confirm for me the importance of starting out with gesture. As always, any and all other feedback is welcome and appreciated.@Brandon Miele @Jesper Axelsson
2yr
Hi @Matt Haslett, nice work! Great to see you experimenting with many different poses!
- I think you're showing form pretty well, but I would recommend simplifying more; In some of these I'm sensing an ambiguity in the forms. 4th image, top middle drawing: When looking at the arms I'm not sure if I'm looking at cylindrical forms or only contour lines. It might be that when drawing them you weren't really sure yourself. Drawing a clear cylinder or box for the arm, will force you to analyze it's placement in space. It can be really tricky sometimes; if you're unsure wheather a form is going toward or away from you, it could help to imagine touching it.
The level of simplicity might vary from pose to pose; the important thing is to be in control of the forms. Spheres, cylinders and boxes, or a modification of them, are great for that.
- The arms in the second image have a very nice level of simplicity; a box for each part. Though the angles of the boxes are a little off. It might help to separately practice drawing some boxes, as suggested in the structure lesson. Or maybe it's a matter of constructing the boxes more carefully.
- I think what would make the greatest improvement in these is to make them more gestural. I couldn't see any gesture drawings in you albums. Would you mind doing a bunch of 30 sec and 2 min poses, then tag me in your next post.
Hope this helps :) Keep up the good work!
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Brandon Miele
2yr
Would really appreciate some critique on these, thank you.
Matt Haslett
2yr
Brandon, with your first pose, it looks like there are some excess lines, particularly around the neck and shoulders. It looks like you might have tried to sketch the scapular spine to help identify landmarks. The impulse is right, but it takes away from the mannequization feel, which is meant to be simplified shapes. Your second one feels more deliberate, and obviously the lines are clearer, what I would critique about this one is that some of the cylinders (ie the legs) could use more dimension. Marshall Vandruff gives a great tip on this in the mannequin critique video. Your leg rhythms are great, try layering a box on top of it to give it that 3-D feel. Nice work, keep it up!
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Yura Hulpa
2yr
great work!
Nihi Sus
2yr
This one was fun
Peter Tinkler
2yr
This is my second effort at this exercise. I feel tentative and unsure still with the elbow, shoulder, and the positioning of the greater trochanter and iliac crest. And the relationship between those last two. Is it right?
persona937
2yr
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