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Fourth part (if excluding facial proportions) in my tutorial series. Probably my favorite thing about drawing.Dynamism
Dynamism is what makes the drawings so lively. Even a drawing without any real action should be dynamic. Dynamism makes your drawings look more natural and interesting to look at. It can also make up for many mistakes and even make them look intentional and part of the drawing.
Line of action is the manifestation of dynamism. It's a sort of invisible line that (I believe) everyone can see subconsciously. I find that there are two types of line of actions: primary and secondary line of actions.
The primary line of action, like the name suggests, is the most important thing in your character. It gives the backbone to the whole pose. That's why it's really important that it's found very early in your sketches. Without this line, your poses will end up plain, boring and unjustified. The secondary line of action is more like a compositional guideline. It helps to justify the positioning of the sub-elements of the drawing, such as clothing, accessories, hair, limbs and shapes.
Regardless the role of the action line, it's main purpose is to add feel of flow in your drawings. This flow is then perceived as dynamic drawing. A good line of action is long, strong and as continuous as possible. These are prerequisites for illustrating dynamic action.
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Ah, I see, thanks so much.Β I'll start using the line of action from now on until I get more comfortable.Β Thanks for taking the time to reply.
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Oh, that's what I need now, many thanks sir!
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That helpes me alot! Thanks for your tutorials
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i need so much practice lol thanks for making these i have alot to to learn but i feel like your tutorials help ALOT
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Hello!
I just wanted to tell you I've been following your advice on the line of action, and it's working like magic! It's liek suddenly my drawings became a lot more vivid and natural, and not so stiff. Thanks a lot for making this, it helped me a lot
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This tutorial is really helpful,and you do like Cirno!
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One obsevation about this technique:
Β "Take care of your anatomy skills"
Your examples haven't anatomy problems. I'm only advertising that when we're starting playing with these lines, we use to lack on anatomy skills.
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Oh I'm sure my examples have their share of anatomical problems. But that aside, yeah, this technique doesn't make up for lack of anatomy skills and knowledge. There are no tricks, but dynamism is a great way to justify things in drawings.
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I think that so too. The drawings made with this technique have something more fantastic to see.
I was advising about when I was starting to use this.
I was to focused on dynamism that I'd let aside important anatomy fundaments.
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Thank you. I've been looking for this kind of tutorial for ages.
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This is wonderful! I've been teaching myself much more about poses, and have only recently began to come out of my shell and into more action filled scenes like the ones you've explained. This is incredibly helpful and I'm very excited to use this with my new pictures! Thank you for sharing! Β Β
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This is one of the most intersting tutorials I've ever seen c: You explain it so well~
And I think this is a very important part of the composition of a drawing, because it gives so much more "life". It's a point that a lot of artists should work. But I suck at proportions xDD
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yeah sure, just link to the original
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thanks for the great tutorials
you really help me much~
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This is one of my biggest weaknesses in art. Thank you for the inspiration.
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So. When drawing. Which would come first? Would you normally draw a rough light sketch and keep the dynamic line in consideration as you sketch out what you want? Or would you picture what you want first and use the line as your path line? I've tried to use the dynamic concept, but it's not always as "ordered" and doesn't look fully correct. The dynamic line is definitely something I want to consider in my drawings, but I just can't seem to grasp how or when to incorporate it into the drawing itself
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First I need a pose idea so that I can figure out what kind of dynamic action line represents that pose the best. Then before I draw anything else, I draw my intended line of action and follow it as I sketch the pose. It's just a reference line though, so I may deviate from it a little if it doesn't seem to match with the pose. When I'm done with the rough sketch, I adjust the sketch for optimizing the dynamism.
Dynamism isn't just about adding a random line, It takes a lot of understanding about many other fields before dynamism becomes particularly useful and effective. It's such a concept that you will understand later on as you keep using it. I suggest reading Nsio explains: Advanced Dynamism tutorial as well.
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Thank you so much for making these kinds of tutorials!! I don't draw humans, but all your help applies to drawing animals too~~ I still have a load to learn, but reading your tutorials has helped me catch a sense of movement into some of my personal works that I could have never have done by myself!
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hey, is there anywhere on here for muscle anatomy?
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I heard "Blow me Away" from Breaking Benjamin when looking at the last Pic and the text above... I mean like, immediately
(sorry for my english, when it has flaws... IΒ΄m german)
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Kagerou Patchouli and Cirno Great tutorial, really helpful
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Question, how do i implement this?Β
Like, do i stick a line of action in before I do anything else when I start a drawing, or does it just kind of happen if the person drawing is skilled enough?
I always know to keep dynamism in mind but I can never ever obtain it,even if i set the pose up to be dynamic. I dunno what Im doing wrong...
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Ideally, you would plan your intended line of action before anything else. But since you aren't familiar enough with the concept (yet), you can't plan something you don't know. You can still keep trying and experimenting regardless.Β I didn't know how to use dynamism properly myself either when I started drawing. But I just kept using it. At some point I just realized how it really works. Tutorials and tips are usefull yes, but you will get proper understanding trough trial and error.
In addition to dynamism, you need to know how human body behaves, in order to draw a natural pose. For example, if you are standing, you likely put your whole weight on one leg while the other is only making sure that you keep your balance. This causes your pelvis to twist, so you need to adjust your upper torso in opposite direction to keep your shoulders in level. Due to these facts, your body forms subtle S curve, which has dynamic flow in it. If you were drawing such a pose, you then should strengthen the presence of this flow by posing the arms and head harmoniously. The pose could end up looking quite similar to Michelangelo's David Β (note how the direction he is looking at continues along the line of action).
That said, just keep drawing. Look for inspiring tutorials and analyse other peoples works, especially those you find appealing.
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That makes sense, thank you~ The whole balance on one foot thing makes sense, the contrapastto concept. But yeah, it really is difficult for me right now to just "see" a line of action when thinking of a pose, i just think of the body in that pose, so I might not be quite ready yet to make use of it. Though I can try it with gesture drawing practice for now to get a pattern.
I know line of action also does not ALWAYS involve the head, but i find it hard to think of a pose where the LoA the head is not part of. Thats also a bit tricky, I think. Easy to see with the examples given but when drawing from the mind or observing any picture it's hard to really say for me if it should involve the head?
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When I'm drawing, I'm just thinking what kind of posing would look most appealing. I analyse the arcs on my drawing and try to follow them in harmony.
Basically, everything should follow some sort of dynamic idea, but it doesn't have to be the primary line of action. There are many other types of dynamism other than line of action, although it's the most prominent one. I usually just pose everything in a way that I find most appealing. I find dynamism appealing, so I follow it
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Your tutorials are so helpful!!!! I love them so much!
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OOOH super helpful! Well explained too, arigatou! I never knew how to add dynamism to my characters before; I'm hoping I can learn well from this.
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Thank you so much for your tutorials I was getting very frustrated beforeΒ becauseΒ I was stuck .thanks to your awesome tutorials I am able to move forward in my art journey in stead of abandoning it.Thank you!
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Thank you. I have to learn the sciences of art someday, too
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