Figure Quick Sketch – Torso Study

This tutorial is an introduction to figure quick sketch drawing. Quick sketch is a name for short, gestural drawing from life or figure model. The poses can generally range from 1-5 minutes. Topics covered will be the fundamentals of gesture drawing, laying-in the figure and an introduction to the Reilly Method. The approach to Reilly Method I use is a synthesis of three teachers: 1. Step 1: Capture the ribcage The torso is the largest mass of the body and the ribcage is the largest mass of the torso. The important points to look for are the landmarks (seen as pink dots in Fig. 1 above). The numbers in the drawing represent the stroke order. Step 2: Abdomen Once we’ve established the ribcage we can then capture the shape of the abdomen. Step 3: Hips The last segment of the torso are the hips. Step 4: Centerline Since the shoulder, ribs and hips gave us our horizontal gesture, centerline gives us our vertical gesture. Step 5: Anatomy Step 6: Separate light and dark Step 7: Adding tone 1. 2.

How to Sketch - Sketching techniques (Elaborated) | Drawing Lessons Hello all! Today's drawing lesson will be on everything about sketching. What is sketching? Why would we want to sketch all the time? What are the benefits of improving this skill set? What are some useful techniques to improve? Before we begin, I recommend you to check out my other drawing lesson on Sketching and Shading techniques (link will open in a new window), which will give you some more valuable information on these skill sets. 'Aight, lets get to work! What is sketching? "A sketch (ultimately from Greek σχέδιος – schedios, "done extempore") is a rapidly executed freehand drawing that is not usually intended as a finished work. Wikipedia is very accurate [= So basically, sketching is a quick / fast drawing, that isn't necessarily going to turn into a finished work. Why would I want to practice sketching? You might ask yourself, if I can draw finished artworks all the time, from beginning to end, why would I want to sketch? 1. just do it! 2. 3. 4. 5. Example B - A chameleon: People: