Figure Quick Sketch: Week 2 of Vilppu’s Drawing Class
February 1, 2010
This week we focused on drawing the spherical forms of the figure on top of our gesture/lines of direction. Vilppu likes to use the Shmoo as an example of how to do this. It is basically two balls joined together that can go in any direction. It is then helpful to add the center line to the ’shmoo form’ to show either the spine (if it is a back pose) or the linea alba (if it is a front pose). If you can draw the Shmoo from imagination, it is the beginning of drawing the figure from imagination.
And here are my drawings. The first page are 3 minute poses and the second page are 5 minute poses. I found that drawing the ’schmoo form’ for the torso and pelvic area a fun way to add movement and action to a pose.
