Drawing the Human Figure & Expressive Poses

Overview

“Now let's take a closer look at how to move forward with the mannequin sketch to impose an element of style. I will show you how to represent the pose in a more cartoon-like way. ”

In this video lesson Alexander Steenhorst addresses the topic: Style and Proportions, which is part of the Domestika online course: Drawing the Human Figure & Expressive Poses. Fill your sketchbook with expressive artwork by learning a variety of drawing techniques to illustrate characters with dynamic poses.

Partial transcription of the video

“In this lesson we're going to talk about style and proportions. So far our mannequin is pretty realistic. And in our previous lesson we already stepped away from the reference making decisions of our own. And that is style. Now, when we think about dynamic poses we assume they need to be realistic. Like we see in this drawing by Kim Young Gi. Those figures are realistic and anatomically correct. But Kim Young Gi has a wider style. He also draws in a more cartoony style like we see over here. Cartoons are more fun and basic. But it doesn't mean they have less value. Let's have a closer look ...”

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Course summary for: Drawing the Human Figure & Expressive Poses

• Level: Beginner
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• 10207 students
• 4 units
• 16 lessons (2h 21m)
• 1 download

• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

  Drawing, Figure Drawing, Fine Arts, Sketchbook, Sketching