How accurately did you depict the overall proportions of the figure? Proportions of standing and lying figure look ok. One of the sitting figures (sketch 2) is also ok, but the first sketch and the worked out drawing of the sitting figure are not accurate for proportion. The upper part of the body is too […]
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Structure
The task – Make three drawings, take 30 to 60 minutes time for each – Positions: Standing, sitting and lying – Observe o Attitude and movement o Centre of gravity, angles of the limbs, perspective foreshortening o Skeleton and muscles – Make very quick sketches and notes in the sketchbook – Make some two minute […]
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Research point: Anatomical drawings
I began this research point by skimming through my drawing book by Gottfried Bammes, “Zeichenschule” (Complete guide to Life Drawing). Gottfried Bammes was a drawing professer at the Dresden National Fine Art Academy. His books have become classics in German academic art education. The book is not exactly an anatomy book, but it presents a […]
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More Artists: Georg Kolbe
Georg Kolbe (1877 – 1947) was a German painter and sculptor. I saw one of his drawings in the textbook on drawing the human figure by Gottfried Bammes which I studied for the research point on structure. I was impressed by the energy and lightness of these drawings. Reading the Wikipedia article on Kolbe, I […]
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