7 ANATOMY
Learning to seek out and express the human body’s structures is the key that unlocks a new level of quality in your artwork
HIDDEN STRUCTURES IN FIGURE DRAWING
The body is full of repeatable forms, as Charlie Pickard explains
1 PERSPECTIVE ISN’T JUST FOR BUILDINGS
Some people say that perspective only matters for buildings and is unnecessary for the figure. This couldn’t be further from the truth! The first thing about the figure is that it exists in 3D. Understand this and you’ll understand drawing.
2 THIS IS THE SECRET TO EFFICIENCY
Whether you’re working fast or slow, these structures give us the guide we need to know for which marks count the most. Every mark is an opportunity to show off the perspective.
3 KEEP STRUCTURE IN MIND FOR 3 EVERY PART OF THE BODY