Spartan Camp #150 - 50 gestures + Optional "Mirror Image Study"

[Anthis]

Spartan Camp #150 - 50 gestures + Optional "Mirror Image Study"

The aim is to produce 50 gestures by Sunday the 20th of September.

- The gestures can be of anything, human, animal, cavorting capybaras.... You can draw full figures, but you can also go for heads, arms, eyes, or anything specific. All media can be used, both digital or traditional. Coloured or black/white. Quick scribbles or long studies. Imagination or referenced. Clothed or nude. Specifics are up to you!

- In addition to this, participants can choose to do an Optional "Mirror Image Study", in any medium.
Additional notes on this weeks’ Optional Study:
Take any pose or figure, either from reference or a figure done by yourself. Then draw the mirror image of that figure by yourself. (without using a mirror, that is). If you want, you can post the reference source link or original image along with it to allow for critiques!
Colour, medium, time frame, any specifics are up to you! Have fun!

50 poses is a challenge, but don't hurry or stress yourself reaching it! Focus on drawing, as practising is the main goal of this exercise.

Critting each other is highly encouraged!! Share constructive criticism, reference and resources!! Let's help each other get better!

Come on soldiers! Flex those muscles!!

HALL OF FAME - SPARTAN CAMP #149

[krisCrash]

It was so quiet here last! I didn't want to be the only one to post, but then.. this should not continue being empty x3

Since I easily draw my Spartan quota each week any way... :P

I have not scanned it all yet, but here goes, some of the life drawing from today...
left+right hand 30 second drawings
http://kriscrash.dk/art/2010/sep/croquis3/vh1.png http://kriscrash.dk/art/2010/sep/croquis3/vh2.png http://kriscrash.dk/art/2010/sep/croquis3/vh3.png

and then teach said to like.. knit the lines out? It was fun, I don't know if it's good, but it was fun. So ideally one puts extra squiggles where the body has more detail
http://kriscrash.dk/art/2010/sep/croquis3/vh4.png http://kriscrash.dk/art/2010/sep/croquis3/vh5.png

1 minute: with left hand only (my 'wrong' hand) I kept on squiggling away...
http://kriscrash.dk/art/2010/sep/croquis3/v1.png http://kriscrash.dk/art/2010/sep/croquis3/v2.png http://kriscrash.dk/art/2010/sep/croquis3/v3.png http://kriscrash.dk/art/2010/sep/croquis3/v4.png

2 minutes; right hand: more sort of a shadow focus.. at first she said to simply block the figure out ...
http://kriscrash.dk/art/2010/sep/croquis3/h1.png but then she also said to give it volume so I switched over to only crosshatching (not the right word here?) the shadows themselves and leave the lights white.
http://kriscrash.dk/art/2010/sep/croquis3/h2.png http://kriscrash.dk/art/2010/sep/croquis3/h3.png http://kriscrash.dk/art/2010/sep/croquis3/h4.png
I think that made more sense to do any way.

and then we did some really quick gestures... 15 seconds is amazingly little time, ouch
http://kriscrash.dk/art/2010/sep/croquis3/g1.png http://kriscrash.dk/art/2010/sep/croquis3/g2.png http://kriscrash.dk/art/2010/sep/croquis3/g3.png

[krisCrash]

Back with the rest!

We drew the gesture and fleshed out on top / 3 minutes
http://kriscrash.dk/art/2010/sep/croquis3/gh1.png http://kriscrash.dk/art/2010/sep/croquis3/gh2.png http://kriscrash.dk/art/2010/sep/croquis3/gh3.png
I don't know if I like this method BUT it really helped those who had difficulty fitting the drawing onto the paper get it in proportions.

And then what is becoming my favourite part :yum: the crayon/chalk/graphite 'get rid of contour lines' stuff / 5 minutes
http://kriscrash.dk/art/2010/sep/croquis3/k1.jpg http://kriscrash.dk/art/2010/sep/croquis3/k2.jpg http://kriscrash.dk/art/2010/sep/croquis3/k3.jpg
here I'm just mixing it up a bit...:
http://kriscrash.dk/art/2010/sep/croquis3/k4v.jpg
http://kriscrash.dk/art/2010/sep/croquis3/k5.jpg http://kriscrash.dk/art/2010/sep/croquis3/k6.jpg
http://kriscrash.dk/art/2010/sep/croquis3/k7v.jpg
http://kriscrash.dk/art/2010/sep/croquis3/k8v.jpg
http://kriscrash.dk/art/2010/sep/croquis3/k9v.jpg
http://kriscrash.dk/art/2010/sep/croquis3/k10.jpg

end of life drawing for me this week :) I've noticed something funny... this is the second time we're drawing this guy and now I notice what is on his tattoo. Before my busily scribbling brain was just registering it as a tattoo of SOMETHING :lol:

[Anthis]

krisCrash; Mmmm, I really should pick up figure drawing as well. These seem fantastic exercises and you are really improving too. Things like the 'squiggly lines', left-handed, volume-only and such really put your focus onto a specific subject. I'll give some of these exercises a try for the next spartan camp, with some photo ref or from imagination. Thanks for posting these! Also, love the crayon/chalk/graphite ones.

first scan from ref, rest is just figures from imagination and trying things out. Need some more focus ;/

http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb12/Anthis_/spartan%20trainings/150-1.jpg
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb12/Anthis_/spartan%20trainings/150-test2.jpghttp://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb12/Anthis_/spartan%20trainings/150-3.jpg
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb12/Anthis_/spartan%20trainings/150-test4.jpghttp://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb12/Anthis_/spartan%20trainings/150-6.jpg

[surus]

Anthis: Wow! The imaginated ones are awesome! Without ref in these perspectives!? :wtf: Great!

[aprat]

krisCrash - The crayon drawing drawings look nice again. I really should try something like that too.
Anthis - The imagined drawings are just wonderful. I really can't imagine how you do it.


Mostly dip pen and mostly 60 second gestures.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v440/aprat/1qqqqq.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v440/aprat/2qqqqq.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v440/aprat/3qqqqq.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v440/aprat/4qqqqq.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v440/aprat/5qqqqq.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v440/aprat/6qqqqq.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v440/aprat/7qqqqq.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v440/aprat/8qqqqq.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v440/aprat/9qqqqq.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v440/aprat/91qqqqq.jpg

[Anthis]

surus; - I always keep inspiration nearby, such as game concept art or illustrations. Just to keep me focused towards higher quality stuff. But although using reference is nice, the real fun is at doing figures on your own, righ? :)

aprat; My education and knowledge on drawing is limited, I can only do this "by doing it". Just try and learn as you go. Yours are coming along very nice, and many seem to be from imagination unless you use a reference source I do not know of. Some of them are very solid and you could easily 'build' upon them. Sometimes it's a challenge not to stick to the things you usually do. And have fun along the way!

[krisCrash]

Anthis: Yes that is a good idea, we should have an added challenge like that. For instance, say "draw in at least 3 styles/methods", attach example of such methods.

I have been meaning to ask you how long you spent on the shaded drawings in your first image? And Aprat is right, your imagined ones are really well defined!! When I imagine the body, I think I tend to omit many of the bumps I'd notice when I had a reference.

Aprat: very lively!!
Yeah, do try crayons, they are more controllable than most "paint" mediums when you want to use less contour lines.

[Anthis]

That would be an interesting idea for an optional challenge. Or perhaps to simply study or explore a certain style. I'd have to look up on that because I know very little of it, hehe.
The shaded drawings should be between 10 and 20mins - I tend to lose track but I should be more aware of the time I spend.
I think you worded it correctly, omitting those details happens easily. It's usually the more subtle ones too. But its actually muscular structure, bones, skin folds and such that translate in those 'bumps'. I think it really breathes life into a figure. I can also notice them in your life drawings.