{"id":1047,"date":"2014-01-01T20:08:10","date_gmt":"2014-01-01T20:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dd.salgoodsam.com\/?p=1047"},"modified":"2020-07-16T09:16:33","modified_gmt":"2020-07-16T09:16:33","slug":"construction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salgoodsam.com\/dd\/construction\/","title":{"rendered":"Constructive drawing and Structure"},"content":{"rendered":"

A lot of what makes our work is Design: Designing the picture plane = composition<\/a>. Designing the form = how we use structure, surface, texture<\/a> &, lighting<\/a>!<\/p>\n

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STRUCTURE. Remember this handout from the start of our classes? It shows the range of techniques for drawing the human body, from abstract gesture, to contour lines, to a simplified skeleton, to the geometric mannequin, to realistic liner rendering.<\/strong><\/p>\n

For our work on structure we’re focusing on the 3rd and 4th drawings here, the anatomical stick figure or simplified skeleton. And the constructive “marvel way”.<\/p>\n

I have a few ways I approach using constructive methods in drawing. I fairly universally start at the far left of the sheet, with gesture. But then depending on the challenges of the drawing or sometimes mood, I use a mix of Constructive and Contour drawing to flush out to a figurative or cartoony form.<\/p>\n

I cover some of it regarding specific parts of the body, from more realistic studies to silly and distorted cartoony designs in this set of clips! I’m going to add more to the playlist as I create them, and develop some worksheets for this page in the future. And scroll past my clips when you’re done with them to find see some other great youtube based content I’ve dug up on the subject! For those of you who attend my classroom lessons, you know I recomend learning from more than one source! \ud83d\ude42 Enjoy!<\/p>\n