These videos cover the basics of drawing the human figure from memory and imagination. They can get you started illustrating people and are a good refresher for the experienced graphic novelist, illustrator, cartoonist, and fine artist.
Friday, November 12, 2010
More About The Basics of Drawing the Nose
How to draw the lower part of the nose.
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
How to Draw Noses, the Basics
This tutorial is a good starter for drawing noses and has a few helpful tips for even the advanced illustrator.
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Learn to Draw Teeth
This is an introduction tutorial to drawing teeth. More tutorials at solomation.com
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Introduction to Drawing Eyes
This tutorial is a continuation of my last drawing tutorial. It covers the basics for drawing eyes: the general shape of the eyelids, how the eyelids fold into the face, the placement of the tear duct, etc.
Friday, October 29, 2010
How to Draw Eyes, an Introduction
Think in 3d when you draw. This tutorial teaches you the basics on how to draw eyes.
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Look for Over-All Head Shape to Get a Likeness When Drawing People
When drawing someone the first thing to do is look at their over-all head shape. If you want to get the likeness of someone you are drawing or want to draw someone you have seen and want to draw them from memory, this tutorial offers the first tip on how to do so.
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Learn Mouth and Jaw Shape for Drawing Faces
This tutorial describes the basic planes and shape or the scull around the mouth and jaw. Illustrators/ artists don't need to know scull and skeleton in detail but an understanding of it's over-all shape can improve your drawing greatly.
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Learn to Draw Faces: The Bone Structure Around the Eyes
Draw along with this video lesson and learn how the brow and the bone around the eyes help shape the way the eyes look.
Friday, October 8, 2010
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Thinking in 3D Helps Drawing a Human Head
Even in a drawing the 3D factors of a human head play a big part. Thinking of the person you are drawing in 3D will improve your drawing a lot.
Saturday, October 2, 2010
A Introduction to Drawing People As You Imagine Them
Drawing People Can be use for illustration, to entertain and to convey stories.
Human Figure Drawing Lesson: Shoulders Part 1
The movement of the arms start with the clavicle.
Anatomy for Drawing: Shoulders Part 2
Movable shoulders make for a more convincing drawing.
Intro to 3d Perspective
Drawing is about seeing in 3d while changing it in 2d.
What it Mean to Draw from a Perspective
Like in film, drawings are from different "camera angles." Examples: birds eye view, dog's eye view.
3/4 Perspective from Above
Learn to draw people as seen from above, bellow and from all angles.
Starting a Figure Drawing Part 1
Start by drawing the general form before adding details.
Figure Climbing Ladder Drawing Example
Move the central mass to create a feeling of 3d.
Best Way to Sketch Dynamic Posture
Draw the action first to draw figures showing natural movement.
Drawing Chest Barrel and Hips Part 1
A little extra care with drawing chest and hips position can make your drawing look more natural, in motion and 3d.
Drawing Chest Barrel and Hips Part 2
Drawing the human figure often starts with the chest.
A Video on How to Draw Movable Shoulders
Draw movable shoulder for a more convincing human figure. Good for action.
Beginning Stage of Drawing Arms and Legs
Using anchor points to draw legs and arms.
Drawing Arms and Legs
The basics of positioning arm and legs when you draw figures.
How to Draw 3d Arms: Part 3
Advice for making your 2d drawing space work more like a 3d environment: drawing arm from scratch.
Basics to Drawing Legs Part 1
Simple approaches to drawing legs from any angle.
Basics to Drawing Legs Part 2
With some practice drawing the human figure can be second nature.
Drawing the Human Head Part 1
The first steps of drawing the human head without need for a model.
How to Draw the Human Head: Part 2
Learn to "rotate" the human head while drawing.
Drawing the Human Head Part 3
Adding "Handles" to your drawing can help you position the head in 3d space.
Drawing the Human Head Part 4
These are ways of drawing a head from any angle.
Introduction to Drawing Hands
Point/ Counter Point Applied to Drawing Hands
Preliminaries of Drawing a Human Fist
Action drawing: drawing a human fist.
How to Draw a Fist From Any Angle
The form a human fist is much simpler once grouped into simple shapes. These can be drawn from any angle.
How to Draw Hands: Drawing a Fist
The shape of a fist follows some very basic forms.
Some Tips on Drawing Thumbs
Drawing a convincing hand depends mostly on the position and gesture of the thumb.
How to Draw Hands: First Things First
Hands are complex forms. There is a hard way of going about drawing hands, and an easier way.
Drawing Hands: Getting the Overall Form Down
Guides to making it easier to start adding the hands to the figure you are drawing.
How to Draw Hands: Derection
Consider the many detections that hands can face.
Figure Drawing Video Tutorial: Right Hand has Thumb on Left Side
When you draw a hand first consider witch hand your about to draw: the right one or the left one.
Figure Drawing Video Tutorial: Hands: Thumb derection
Correct a common mistake people make when drawing hands: make sure you put the thumb on the right side of the hand!
Figure Drawing Video Tutorial: How to Draw Thumbs prt. 1
The thumb moves out from the wrist. It faces different directions than the fingers.
Figure Drawing Lesson Video: How to Draw Hands: Thumb perspective
When you draw thumbs it's helpful to treat it differently than the rest of the hand.
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