/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

Forcing myself to do some timed (loosely at least) studies of male torsos since I've been slacking in that department and been focusing more on ladies. It's been pretty hard, but it helps when I remind myself not to copy contours and rely more on things I've learned from other artists.

>>5153988
This looks really good, anon. I don't think I'm good enough to suggest anything other than whatever I can regurgitate from what I've heard. Maybe the trees are too evenly shaped and spaced together? I kind of like that look though, makes it a bit creepy.

>>5153871
I haven't studied Nicolaides so I can't say how his method should look like, but I suppose the first step is making some sense of those gestures by adding some basic construction method on top or just going straight to adding anatomical meat on it. I find that once you start drawing anatomy on top you begin to lose the initial gesture over time, so it's good to learn how to let the gesture "pop through" once you add all the bones, skin, and muscles.
...Not that I can do that well of course, but it's something I've been trying to study.
>>5153946
>So what fundies should I be focusing on? I forgot
Whatever you find weak and want to improve on. That's how I pick and choose my studies for the day/week. Gesture, proportion, and appealing shapes seem super important for figure drawing I'd say. Anatomy too, of course. I think it's a mistake not to begin studying anatomy early so long as you don't go too overboard with it.