So (Have you ever noticed that I start most of my posts with “So?” Anyways,…) I’m taking a human anatomy class. Seriously, if you’re a SCAD student who draws characters, whether for illustration, sequential art, or animation, YOU NEED TO TAKE THIS CLASS. For our midterm we had to do a series of illustrations depicting the main elements of the human torso (Head, ribs, pelvis) broken down into basic shapes.
Its a simple concept. In any art form, before you can add details and complexities, you have to start with the basics. For animation, illustration, sculpture and modeling, that means breaking down your image into the main elements that your audience will see (seriously after all the detail, its just gonna blend back together into simple shapes in your audience’s eyes. Its how we process stuff). Once your main shapes are broken down and everything works, then you can start adding details back in.
So, anyway, back to my midterm, these doodles are based off of photographic reference using both a model and the ecorge I’m making for the class (pictures later). And …I lost track of what I wanted to say… since I got distracted, I’ma stop here. See ya!