Posts Tagged ‘perspective’

Hi Guys

The first mistake that people make is to draw guys with huge muscles ALL the time. This often defeats the purpose of the story. How can a super hero be super if everyone is as big as him? Where are all the normal people?

It is often easier and more fun to draw muscled up heroes, than to draw normal people, but your work will lack perspective.

The other mistake is to put the wrong body and head together. Choose a body type that is best suited to the face you are drawing. Have a look at this week’s pics.

common mistakes to avoid - the worng head and body combo or too much buff

The top character has a kid next door face, the muscled physique doesn’t suit him at all. He needs a smaller frame.

The bottom character, on the other hand, works better muscled up.

You might find that normal people are fun to draw too and sometimes more challenging.

Experiment and have fun! And let us see some of your work.

Hi guys

This week we take a look at one of the most difficult things to do in illustration. Perspective drawings.

Examples of how to work out perspective

Perspective drawings have both foreground and background elements.

A good thing to remember is that the closest thing to the viewer is usually the focus point and the largest object.

In all of my examples the focal points of the character are closest to the viewer.

Firstly you need to decide on a pose for your character. Take the superhero that is flying towards us. His hand is the largest object and his body tapers away from us.

Tip: Use a shape as a reference, with lines that come closer together the further away they go. In the case of the superhero, it could be a triangle.

A good guideline to follow is the series of circles on the side of the page. Use something like this to do the superhero’s arm, for example.

Or turn them vertically for a guideline for the standing guy.

It really helps to know your anatomy before you attempt this as it can be very frustrating.

But keep practicing, experiment and let’s see what you come up with!

Hi guys

This week’s blog is a short one. I’m basically going to discuss what making your pic dynamic means.

Have a look at the example.

Ninja guys from differnet angles

I’ve drawn a random ninja guy (because ninjas are cool) in the same sort of pose but at two different angles.

The one on the left is static and a little boring. The one on the right is done from a low angle and looks a little more exciting.

The moral of the story here is to keep pushing yourself to make your drawings more exciting.

A 3/4 view of a face is more fun than a straight-on shot.

Play with your angles and try to make each drawing better than the last.

Also look at how much of the character you actually need to have in the frame. Sometimes just having a half a face or a hand, chest arm or leg can be far more expressive. So, look at what you are trying to express and experiment with different story telling options.