• About This Syllabus

Goals

• [ ] Improve fluidity & flow of figures
• [ ] Improve 3D believability
• [ ] Improve basic anatomy
• [ ] Learn the landmarks of the human body
• [ ] Improve line quality & confidence

Resources

Proko Figure Reference Timer

Radiorunner’s Self-Taught Artist Curriculum

Assignments

Gesture Drawing

• [ ] How to Draw Gesture (9:31)
• [ ] How to Draw Gesture Step By Step (14:54)
• [ ] Gesture Drawing Examples - 2 minute poses (4:40)
• [ ] Figure Drawing Critiques 1 - Gesture (35:45)

The Bean

• [ ] How to Simplify the Motion of the Torso - The Bean (10:44)
• [ ] Bean Examples - Tilt, Lift, Twist and Foreshortening (4:58)
• [ ] Figure Drawing Critiques 3 - The Bean (11:34)

Structure Basics

• [ ] Structure Basics - Make Things Look 3D (11:11)
• [ ] Figure Drawing Critiques 2 - Structure Basics (17:03)

Landmarks of the Body

• [ ] Landmarks of the Human Body (7:48)
• [ ] Landmarks Example - Step By Step (6:23)
• [ ] Figure Drawing Critiques 4 - Landmarks (6:07)

Robo Bean

• [ ] How to Draw Structure in the Body - Robo Bean (11:01)
• [ ] Robo Bean Examples - Step by Step (9:11)
• [ ] Figure Drawing Critiques 5 - Robo Bean (15:02)

Mannequinization

• [ ] Mannequinization - Structure of the Human Body (13:02)
• [ ] Mannequinization - Drawing Example 1 (8:10)
• [ ] Mannequinization - Drawing Example 2 (7:24)
• [ ] Mannequinization - Drawing Example 3 (3:30)
• [ ] Figure Drawing Critiques 6 - Mannequinization (16:05)

Drawing Balanced Poses

• [ ] How to draw balanced poses - Figure Drawing (8:00)
• [ ] Top 5 drawing mistakes (12:41)

Figure Proportions

• [ ] Human Figure Proportions - Average Figures - Dr. Paul Richer (6:57)
• [ ] Human Figure Proportions - Cranial Units - Robert Beverly Hale (8:50)

Drawing Supplies

• [ ] Drawing Supplies I use for longer drawings (8:09)

Shading

• [ ] How to Shade a drawing (12:00)
• [ ] Top 5 shading mistakes (14:36)
• [ ] Yoni Figure drawing timelapse (8:02)
• [ ] Figure drawing critique - Shading (10:56)

Inking

• [ ] Sketching with ink from imagination (9:24)

Line Quality

• [ ] Draw using Reilly rhythms (10:38)
• [ ] Drawing dynamic figures - the FORCE method (14:12)
• [ ] Improving Line Quality and Rhythm - FORCE Series Part 1 (20:40)
• [ ] Drawing Gestural Forms - FORCE Series Part 2 (19:37)
• [ ] How to Draw Dynamic Shapes - FORCE Series Part 3 (20:10)
• [ ] Drawing Like a Sculptor - Stephen Bauman Sketch Tour Part 3 (11:46)

Bridgman Drawings

• [ ] Understanding Bridgman Drawings with Jeff Watts (40:56)

Measuring Techniques

• [ ] Drawing Measuring Techniques (13:22)