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Happy Valentines Day!

–FROM SADAKO

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Amazing concept art for The Emperor’s New Groove

-What should I draw, I have couple of free hours

-Draw the Pimp of Pong

-ok

#pimp #ping pong #Character design #photoshop #sketch #purple #down time

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So I probably shouldn’t be dispensing advice on this subject given that I draw fingers with anything from zero to five knuckles apiece depending on my mood and I frequently put knees in places they shouldn’t be, but here I go anyhow!

I don’t exactly have a calculated, methodical approach to drawing the figure. Most of the time, I try to nail down the movement and emotion in a pose before I even begin to think about the accuracy of the anatomy. If I worry too much about constructing a perfectly-proportioned figure – at least in the preliminary sketches – it tends to suck a lot of the dynamism out of my work. When I do thumbnail sketches I try to make my lines as long and free-flowing as possible, without getting too hung up on little technicalities like the fact a person’s legs are not typically five times the length of their torso (I usually fix these mistakes later on. Y'know. Most of the time). Just about the only things I’ll try to pin down in these quick sketches are the angles of the head, shoulders and pelvis, the midpoint of the torso, and sometimes the curve of the spine, just to make sure my poses aren’t too far outside the realm of anatomical possibility. Once I’ve gotten a pose to the stage where it expresses the mood or motion I’m going for (which usually takes several different iterations), then I’ll start to work out where all the various parts ought to be. Which isn’t to say I won’t make bones curve and joints bend in totally improbable ways if it suits my purpose.

So having just re-read the above, I feel like it’s really not particularly helpful. I guess I owe whatever skills I’ve acquired to trial and error rather than systematic study, so my working process is about three parts total chaos to one part vague instinct. But for anyone just starting out, I can’t overstate the importance of studying from life. This doesn’t necessarily mean you should take life drawing classes (although they’re great, and I wish I’d taken more) – just watch people as they walk or ride bikes or light cigarettes or lift heavy boxes and try to build up a basic mental model of how the human body works. Pay attention to people’s body language and various quirks and mannerisms and file them away for later. I think I owe most of my artistic ability, such as it is, to having constantly observed the people around me – far more so than the time I’ve spent actually sitting down and drawing. So, y'know, everyone thinks I’m a creep and I never get invited to parties, but on the plus side I’m able to make an extremely meagre living by drawing silly pictures. Everything’s a tradeoff.

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The Seven Stages of...

Television: Disbelief (of how long that damned summer was).

⬆ After six long years, winter finally arrives in Westeros. Game of Thrones is No. 1. ⬆ Big Brother 18 made other shows cry uncle, rises six spots to No. 5. ☆ Pretty Little Liars’ seventh season earns the show a big, handsome No. 9.

Movies: Bargaining (with your relative to borrow their young child so you can see Finding Dory).

⬆ Shove it, Nemo. Finding Dory is No. 2. ⬆ Suicide Squad is still showing signs of life, moves up to No. 4. ☆ Getting ready for a side of Star Wars with your Star Wars? Rogue One returns to No. 8.

Music: Guilty (pleasures are still just pleasures).

⬆ It’s not all in their head: Fifth Harmony slides up four to No. 4. ⬇︎ All werkwerkwerkwerkwerk and no play makes Rihanna fall to No. 8. ☆ Kanye, who is a musical artist you may have heard of, returns at No. 5.

Celebrities: Anger (that one cannot actually punch the fictional Ramsey).

☆ Kit Harrington (No. 5) reveals he accidentally punched (the actor who plays) Ramsey in the face. Twice. ☆ Samira Wiley (No. 14) attended NYC Pride and summoned a Poussey riot. ⬇︎ Kim Kardashian literally falls to No. 17.

Games: Depression (was inevitable if you contributed to Mighty No. 9’s Kickstarter).

☆ Mighty No. 9 debuts at No. 6 amid tons of controversy, leading some to wonder if it just should’ve just been 86’ed. ⬆ The power of one Splatfest propelled Splatoon eight spots ahead to No. 9.

Web stuff: Acceptance (that Bo has hit his Fando peak for his latest release).

⬆ Tumblr born and bred Check, Please! (@omgcheckplease) comes in at No. 6. ☆ Joe Sugg returns at No. 17 after news that he will be releasing a second graphic novel. ⬇︎ Oh no, Bo! Burnham falls four to No. 13.