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1). 3 Easy Steps to Measuring and Proportions in Figure Drawing
Copyright 2006 Todd Harris
Proportion is a word often associated with another word for artists, stress. But I’m here to share with you that it doesn’t have to be a stressful word. Can this really be true? A simple way to warp speed techniques when measuring proportion? Yes, I'm here to say that it is true.
Proportion…How big should the head be? How long should the legs? How long should I draw this line? These are questions, we as artists, face everyday.
Article tags: how to draw people, figure drawing, how to draw, learn to draw people, sketching faces, how to draw proportions, life drawings, sketching people, how to figure draw, drawing nudes
2). Exploding Secrets to Breaking Dangerous Icons in Your Art
Copyright 2006 Todd Harris
You may be surprised by what I am about to tell you, at least partly. The two lines with the least variation are a perfectly straight line and a circle. A perfectly straight line has obviously no variety at all. But, the circle, you ask? Yes, the circle. A circle curves at exactly the same ratio all along, has no variation of its curvature, it is of all curves the one with the least possible variety.
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3). How to live life
Is life worth living without a dream?
We all need dreams and goals to get us through the days and years. If they are big and take years to achieve or rather 5 mins is insignificant, they are all important!
Can you truly be satisfied living someone elses dream?
NO, If you can be satisfied then it isn't someone elses dream but rather your own!
What.
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4). Great Gesture Drawing in Minutes, Breathe Life into Your Drawings
Copyright 2006 Todd Harris
So what is Gesture? Some people define gesture as action. I think that it is action and a little more. It is the energy or life force of the character or person you are drawing. Essentially, it is the personality and make-up of the subject you are drawing. This helps us get the definition life drawing. It is exactly that! Everything and everyone has a gesture.
Article tags: life drawing, figure drawing, how to draw, learn to draw, gesture drawing, how to draw faces, sketching, line variation, drawing, art, charcoal drawing, drawing eyes
5). Easy Tips For Figure Drawing Like the Masters in Minutes
Copyright 2006 Todd Harris
Drawing people and faces is not very hard to do. Well, that’s not one hundred percent accurate if you want to achieve a likeness to the person that you are drawing. This is very challenging and hard to do because each person is unique and poses their own individuality. Figure drawing and drawing faces is an artists ultimate challenge because of this uniqueness, everyone is different.
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6). Simple Steps to Shading Like the Masters
Copyright 2006 Todd Harris
Shading is an important skill for every artist to develop. Every artist realizes or should realize the importance shading makes in his/her drawings. Without good shading techniques, drawing people and faces masterfully, is a moot point. Shading is a technique that every artist should attempt to master and practice continually.
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7). 3 Easy Steps to Get Started Drawing!
Copyright 2006 Todd Harris
To get started in drawing and learning to draw the human figure, the resources you use to draw with are a big key to your success. Let's see what the 3 easy steps to drawing are.
Let’s Get Started!
So…You’re ready to start drawing! Let’s talk tools, right for the job. You need to realize as you read this article that artists are experimenters.
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