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akarudsan — Figure practice 15 minutes sketch
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Published: 2018-04-29 02:35:26 +0000 UTC; Views: 819; Favourites: 84; Downloads: 5
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Facebook || Instagram || Reddit || BuyMeACoffeeI’m trying to resume my figure drawing practices so that I keep getting better at faster sketches.
Charcoal pencil (2b).
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Ha! Derwent pencil holder - I love these things. They have a black one, too. For really thick, large core pencils, I use a chalk clutch. And I have a broom handle clutch holder for graphite and conte sticks. But nothing beats taking a piece of something directly in hand and going to it. The messiness is half the fun.
For timed practice of gesture and figure drawing with live models try www.youtube.com/user/onairvide… I have a bunch of other practice websites listed in the Resource Center on my profile page. For learning anatomy while doing timed pose practicing there is posemaniacs.com.
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Thanks for the info! I use DrawThis YouTube channel a lot for timed practices and whatever else I can find on Pinterest.
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Aha. Yep. That's linked in my Resource Center. Not crazy about all the distractions at Draw This, the way they split the screen after the timer sounds, the music, etc. Still, I got used to the format and I sometimes do my warm-ups there.
For gesture, don't be afraid to get abstract, to go for action (instead of the actor). Glenn Vilppu and Karl Gnass have some great demos and lessons on that (some should be linked in the Quick Picks on my profile page).
Don't want to overload you, just share the resources where it's obvious they'll do most good. It's nice to find artists that actually practice drawing and train their skills through methodical, rigorous exercise.
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Yup, very good resources. I used some of them before and definitely watched Glenn Vilppu and Karl Gnass....I like watching quick sketches by Jeff Watts, they are so elegant and really quick, so the Railly method for quick sketches is quite good. I also learnt a lot from Nathan Fowkes and Steve Huston (have books written by them too).
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Whoa! You really made up for lost time! Thanks for the tips- I have to check out some of them - learned a few things. 
Are you interested in comic book/strip illustration? Graphic novels? The pen and brush illustration of the turn of the 19th/20th Centuries?
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You're welcome! No, I'm not that interested in comic book/strip illustrations at this point...maybe later but it was never my preferred style to look at, let alone to draw.
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I think I know what you mean. Okay.
I should have used a more neutral term like "sequential art" instead of comic books. Because it's about the modus - sequential art. The purpose (i.e. cartoons, novels, instruction manuals) and styles (caricature, realism) vary. Any style can be used.
Mind if I ask if you write? For example, short stories? Fiction? Do you do any technical writing?
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Well, I do write a lot for work (emails obviously and technical documentation when needed) but it's more work related things. Besides, English is my second language so I tried to write some fiction a long time ago but failed to keep it going. That was way before I started drawing though.
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Aha! The beauty of sequential art is that it transcends the written word. You can tell a story with only pictures. Sounds like this may be an avenue for you. It may be that, one day, the two paths cross and you find that art provides a vehicle for telling stories.
I would not be surprised if it began as suddenly and strongly as did your grasp of art.
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Sure 
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Tragical face.Knee to tweak and it will be perfect.
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thanks for the fav ..I see that you are doing a very nice art .....think you have a good hand and a good eye ...
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Ooh, that looks amazing! Realistic people and that style happens to fascinate me, it takes a lot of skill and practice that you clearly have
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Well done.
Maybe you are interested in www.quickposes.com to practice? I have sometimes done it myself. It helps to be faster in sketching.
Greetings to you
LoonaLucy
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Thanks! I'll check it out for sure.
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real nice. you should try putting darker tones under the legs for better shade effect.
nice job!
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Thanks
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im sure everybody would feel the same way
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