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⌈ Secret Post #2250 ⌋

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[code lyoko evolution]

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10. [SPOILERS for Homestuck]

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12. [WARNING for rape]

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[SNSD/Girls' Generation]

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[One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest]

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So lately I've been trying to get back into drawing. I'm not great at it, but I have a decent understanding of anatomy etc, so I can draw people that don't, y'know, look broken. Problem: I suck at drawing interesting things. Like, my people are always just standing around sorta casually, and while that can be nice once in a while, it's not so nice when EVERY PICTURE COMES OUT LIKE THAT.

*deep breath* So. Any suggestions for how to draw more dynamic pictures? Action shots and such? I can't pull those poses off myself, and I'm not comfortable asking my friends to pose for me (I'm comfortable asking my family, but they can't pull them off either, hah). I've tried drawing from some stock shots I've found (senshistock etc), but they still seem bland and I don't know why agh help

http://www.posemaniacs.com/ is a pretty good!

Also find pictures (preferably from different artist) that have the qualities that you're looking for and copy them. Obviously don't post these online, but it's excellent practice!

Also, find time draw daily! 30 art challenges are fun!

OP

Bookmarked! I keep telling myself I should draw more and I never quite manage to do so... art challenges might just be what I need to keep me going, so thanks for the suggestion! Gonna go hunt some down now...

i would suggest image-searching "parkour" because that is always fun to draw, although there is also a fair amount of unhelpful crap as well

OP

Oh, good idea! Comes pre-packaged with interesting backdrops too, I guess. I think half my problem is I'm not too great with foreshortening, and the other half is I can never come up with fun backgrounds - this should let me practise both.

The 7camels blog has art tutorial resources, and they recently reposted some stuff including advice on pushing the pose:

http://sevencamels.blogspot.com/2013/02/more-great-comic-book-resources.html

OP

Thanks, that's a blog I've not come across before! Definitely seems helpful; gonna go try out some stuff now~

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OP

Huh, there's actually no one in my family who reads magazines of any sort. O.o I'll pop down to the library soon and see what I can find...

Wellll, when I started out in art school, one exercise we did early on was gesture drawings. The model would strike a dynamic pose, and we'd have like five seconds before they would change to another one, so we'd have to capture the essence of that pose in just a few quick lines, the major arcs and angles. Then we'd choose some of our favorites, and flesh them out into actual figure drawings.

Since my focus at the time was on the idea of drawing comics someday, this was REALLY useful.

OP

That sounds interesting! I've never had formal art training, so I always find these sorts of exercises really helpful. =D No models for me, but I suppose I can do something similar by finding a bunch of pictures and sketching them in a set, short time-frame, to get a sense of the flow of movement etc...? I'll give it a shot~

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