We all love the zoo as kids. Now as adult artists, we can love them for the opportunity to draw them live. I was always disappointed at the lazy lions, because I came to see them move. Now that would be an advantage to get a long pose, while I draw. Draw your pets. Draw your dogs, cats, birds, fish, snakes and hamsters at play and rest.
Check out these animal anatomy books
Now add books to study the anatomy and we fill in an overlooked area that is a weak spot for most artists. Animals don't have the same muscular structure as human.
Here are some recommended books to buy or read. I say read, because, if once again, you have an excuse that you can't afford to buy them, then you can use the library for free.
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Fortunately, we don't have to use cadavers to learn about the muscles in our body, as artists did in the past.
Books are our best friend in this regard. Use them to learn the names of muscles, how they connect to each other and bones. Learn how they move, bulge and twist. Ooo, I think that's called kinesiology now.
Don't reject a book because you don't like the style of the artist. You are not using the book to draw like that artist. You are using it to benefit from their knowledge of anatomy, which includes muscles and skeletons.
It’s important to learn the muscle names, as this will help you to remember to draw them and to which muscle they are connected.
It is helpful to know the names of bones also and very important as the muscles and tendons connect to the bones.
Here are some recommended books to buy or read. I say read, because if once again you have an excuse that you can't afford to buy them, then you can use the library for free.
Buying any of these books I recommend, gives me a little kick back and helps support me doing the blog. to be continued… Follow and subscribe to me. I also would like to see your comments. read next - Don't Maroon Your Animals: Learn to Draw Them Too previous - How Does Observing Anatomy Help Your Drawing? Keep reading and follow me. If you have found this helpful, please let me know and share with other creators. Are the explanations clear and complete? Feel free to ask me questions. Please support me making video tutorials on Patreon Remember… Just create! copyright 2016 H. Simpson
This example (used with permission) is from fellow artist +MARCIN s on G+. I show it here because it struck me as something we all should strive for in our figures. There is an economy of line, yet there is weight to the figure and a sense of life even though the figure is sitting.
When you draw a passive pose such as this, it can still have a sense of energy to it. This can be achieved by observation and drawing from life. Even though we may not be drawing at the time, our mind should always be observing and creating mental files for later use.
How do people stand? How does a woman hold her purse? The difference between how a man sits from how a woman sits.
As an artist, you should be training yourself to really SEE and not just look at what is around you.
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The study of anatomy should not just be about studying muscles. It should also include figure drawing, gesture drawing and life drawing classes. Go to museums and draw the statues.
Figure drawing is something you can do anytime. You don't need to pay to do it and you go anywhere you want to do it. You can go home. Draw your family members or roommates as they watch TV, play video games, sleep, whatever.
You can go to the park and do a variety of drawings. Gesture drawings for action and quick poses. Longer poses with people sitting down or lying on their blankets reading, eating and sleeping.
You can do this anywhere there are people. A beach, mall, laundromat, even a movie line. It costs you nothing. This is for those who say they can't afford a life drawing class or can't find a class.
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From September 28 through November 30, Millarworld will be accepting artist and writer submissions for a chance to contribute to the Millarworld Annual 2016 comic
A shortlist of six writers and six artist will be selected and paired up. Their work with specific Millarworld characters will be published in Millarworld Annual 2016 and they'll be paid the going rates for DC and Marvel starters.
The Copyright Law is in danger of being changed in a bad way.
Do you want you live under a law that says, “Nothing an artist creates would be protected at the moment of creation by copyright?”
That law hasn’t been written yet. So we need to rise up now and make our voices heard. It’s not even a bill, so now is the time to cry out.
The Copyright Office is submitting suggestions to Congress that suggests that the public interest in your work is more important than your right to make money off of your work.
Under new proposed provisions
Nothing an artist/creator/author creates would be protected at the moment of creation and you would have to register everything you’ve ever done and will do. The registration will no longer be with the copyright office, but the private sector. They will be for profit registrars. You will have to deal with at least 2 registrars.
One company to register the art. And the other company to register the meta-data; contract with client, sketches, etc. A form must be filled out for each individual creation. Since this is created in the private sector there may be more hoops to jump through.
You will have to do this for every piece of work you’ve created and will create in the past, present and future. That’s every single piece of art, writing, music and photography individually.
The Constitution states in Article 1 Section 8 (among other things) The Congress shall have the power…: To promote the progress of science and useful arts, by securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries.
Exclusive rights to your art is in the Constitution. Do you want to lose that?
SUMMARY: The U.S. Copyright Office is
reviewing how certain visual works,
particularly photographs, graphic
artworks, and illustrations, are
monetized, enforced, and registered
under the Copyright Act. The Office
seeks commentary on the current
marketplace for these visual works, as
well as observations regarding the real
or potential obstacles that authors, and,
as applicable, their licensees or other
representatives face when navigating the
digital landscape. This work builds
upon previous studies and public
inquiries in a number of areas,
including small claims, the making
available right, resale royalties,
registration, recordation, and the
interoperability of records. As always,
the Office is interested in the
perspectives of copyright owners as well
as users of these creative works. This is
a general inquiry that will likely lead to
additional specific inquiries.
DATES: Comments are dueJuly 23, 2015.
Reply comments are due August 24,
2015.
ADDRESSES: All comments should be
submitted electronically using the
comment submission page on the Office
Web site at http://copyright.gov/policy/
visual works/. To meet accessibility
standards, submitters must upload comments in a single file not to exceed six (6) megabytes (MB) in one of the following formats: The Adobe Portable Document File (PDF) format that contains searchable, accessible text (not an image); Microsoft Word; WordPerfect; Rich Text Format (RTF); or ASCII text file format (not a scanned
document). The form and face of the
comments must include the submitter’s
name and organization (if any). The
Office will post all comments publicly
on the Office’s Web site exactly as they
are received, along with names and
organizations. If electronic submission
of comments is not feasible, please
contact the Office at 202–707–8350
2. Submit a letter before July 23rd letting the Copyright office know about your observations regarding the real or potential obstacles that you face when navigating the
digital landscape:
Here’s their official request: The U.S. Copyright Office is requesting written comments on how certain visual works, particularly photographs, graphic artworks, and illustrations, are monetized, enforced, and registered under the Copyright Act. The Office is specifically interested in the current marketplace for these visual works, as well as observations regarding the real or potential obstacles that these authors and, as applicable, their licensees or other representatives face when navigating the digital landscape.
3. Read Sample Letters from other artists:
http://tinyurl.com/artistletters
4. Sign up for an Artist Alert, so you are not caught with your pants down wondering what happened to your rights.
http://tinyurl.com/artistalert
Watch this video with artist Brad Holland talking about this matter.
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