Anatomy Studies Demo: "Figure Studies"

[BadMange]

You're all correct about the use, but if you look at KChen's life drawings, read his posts and look at the pic of his tools, he clearly uses the razorblade to sharpen the conte and pencil. And the original question was what KChen uses the razor for. And now, I believe that this part of the topic is quite dead. It is an ex-topic, it ceases to be. It is no more.

Now, back to posting how amazing KChen is until he posts more amazing drawings!!

-Bad Mange

[BadMange]

LOL. I myself am going through withdrawal, but have been working on my 3d forms like a good pupil. It's good to know about the different uses of the tools, but when people start posting "no, this tool is used only for this purpose," things tend to turn into a pissing contest. I myself can probably write my name in the snow in cursive by now. And in several languages, taboot.

Beantown, eh? Are you talking about the Bastin Red Sax, or the Sout-siders team (White Sox)? Not a baseball fan, I prefer BBall and boxing. If I wanna watch fat guys all dressed the same and trying to hit a little ball with a stick, I'll watch golf!

-Bad Mange

[KChen]

Wow, i guess I better start posting soon before this turns into a baseball thread

Hermchen,

I use the blade for sharpening the pencil only. And the pencils are used so they are usually at a much tapper point when they are freshly sharpened.

Sorry for the long wait. Here are some of the remaining demos from last semster's Gnomon class. Some breakdowns for arm and legs:












We are 4th week into the new semester. More updates on the demos coming soon

[KChen]

here are some Demos from the Analytical Figure Drawing class from the past 3 weeks:

[KChen]

Head Drawing demos from the first three week of class:

[KChen]

Art Center Workshop Demos:

[KChen]

Gnomon Figure Drawing Demos:








pew~!! that's all for now. I'll keep you guys updated as the semester goes

I might not post everything since some of the demos are are almost exact repeats from last semester.

did too many demos on the chalkboard this semester. Got to bring my camera with me next time

cheers!!

[KChen]

Thanks a lot for the kind words Here are some more recent demo from classes:












cheers!! :chug:

[KChen]

More demos from the Analytical and Head Drawing class:

[KChen]

Some demos for the Analytical class on ambient lighting and back light situations:




Head Drawing class Demo:


Q: Can you give me a tip on how to capture quick 10-20 second gestures?
A: To do good quick sketches you really need a lot of mileage from doing longer studies. It will help you understand the pose better and allow you to know what to look for in such a short time. Another key part about doing quick sketches is how to short hand what you see, which is also based on your knowledge and mileage on designing shapes. There is really no short cut.

There are a couple tools I do use though to help me see the important parts of the gestures first and shorthand the drawing:

1) think of the body as 3 simple parts (head, torso, legs) and see how these three parts counter balance each other to support weight. They are the key weight factors of the body and the rest of the body will follow through to their action.

2) beware of the shape read of the figure. It is the first thing we see, even before form!! make sure it reads well to describe planes, action (stretch n' pinch) with just the flat shape)

3) think in contrast!! We perceive the world in contrast, the more contrast you use the clearer the statement. If you want to show stretch, you show pinch, if you want to show hard, you have to show something soft, if you want to show something right you need to show something wrong. Make your point clear.

These are some of the tools and principals I use often to communicate the pose in a short time

hope this will help!

[KChen]

Class demos from Gnomon figure drawing class:

Pelvis Structure




Knee Structure

[KChen]

Here are some demos from the last day of the Analytical class:




I also posted some new stuff in the quick sketch thread.



Q: How large is the paper for your large demo?
A: As for paper, I usually work on 18" x 24" smooth newsprint.

Q: How small are the figures are for the 1-5 mins poses?
A: The 1~ 5 min figures are from 4 ~ 8 inches each (usually the images posted are in proportion to 18" x 24").

Q: Do you use a smaller tool for short poses or details?
A: I use the same type of charcoal pencil for the whole drawing. I switch between some firm and soft charcoal pencils for longer poses though. The pencils are sharpened to a taper point so I can both smear with its sides or draw with its tip.

I have a tip that might help you control the size of your drawing. Before you draw, mark off where you want the top & bottom of the figure to be. After that you can just break that distance in half and divide the top half into four units. That way you can figure out how big the head needs to be for it to fit in that desired space (based on 8 head proportion unit). I got that tip from the Andrew Lomis book and it was really simple & effective.

Kevin

[KChen]

Demo from Gnomon, 1st week of class:


Thanks guys. I was originally posting these demos for my students so they can easily get a copy of the demo from the class to accompany their notes. I am glad these are of help to everyone

New term starting up again and I should have more soon!

kevin

[poly_cube]

Hiya

I’m taking a figure drawing class with keven and needless to say it rocks. Since I was taking pictures of how he draws (before and after) I figured everyone here would appreciate them.


Thanks for letting me post these keven.

before:


after:

[poly_cube]

well this concludes the Kevin drawing (I won't be able to attend the last day of class so if any of the other students wish to post the pics that be great)

I apologies to any of the classmates who thought I was going to post these pics up last week- finals n all arrg.

actually Amadorl Kevin was my first life drawing class I have ever taken. I had one at digipen (non life drawing) but it was more of a "draw 50 pages/ I won't bother looking at it and well call it even". Kevin basically sits down with you while you draw from a model and give you pointers and critique during the whole class.

Kevin is really patient too. Anyways on with the his demo’s

[poly_cube]

[poly_cube]

man i didn't notice how many pic I took haha

[KChen]

I have recently started a new full-time job at NCsoft. Because of the new work, I have taken a break from teaching. Currently, I am only teaching at Gnomon for the character design class and figure drawing class.

Maybe in the future I can start a thread from the character design class demos

Q: What does VHASP stand for?
A: VHASP is a quick abbrievation for:
- Vertical
- Horizontal
- Angles
- Shape
- Proportion

It is a list of things in order of priority for my students to double check what they see.

First how the object's place relates in terms of vertical measurement, then horizontal.
Once you figure out the placement, double check it with angle measurement and negative shapes.

At the very last, after you check all the 2d visual qualities of your object, you then double check it with your knowledge of proportion.

I placed proportion at the end of the list because I want the students to trust their observation more before they use their pre-concieved knowledge of the figure.

A lot of times, it is those preconcieved information that blinds us from seeing accurately.

I want the students to use proportion as a ruler to better see how the figure differs from it (to capture character).

Hope this helps
kevin

[jfrancis]

RefrigeratorCo, I try to remember those aspects of the anatomy that don't change from pose to pose, but that are the underlying facts of the construction of the body. The easiest way for me to remember the shoulders is to really learn the spine (which I did by creating a 3D model based on the anatomy drawings of Dr. Paul Richer)

Then the rib cage

Then the placement of the scapula on the rib cage in back, the clavicles in front, and the humerus.

After that, I know the deltoids come off the spine of the scapula in back, and the outer third of the clavicles in front, and go halfway down the humerus. (as I have speed painted, below) The trapezius muscles do exactly the same thing, but they also go up to the base of the skull, and down to the 12th thoracic vertebrae.

To practice learning muscle origins and insertions, I use a Poser skeleton to speedpaint the muscles.



Taking the time to do these exercises helps me learn the forms.

I also benefited a lot from studying anatomy with Glenn Vilppu. I feel these drawings organize information in a way that is similar to Vilppu's approach. Is he a former student of Vilppu's, or is this approach fairly widespread I wonder.

[Morbid]

Mirror: http://www.angelfire.com/art3/kchendemos/ Grab it while there is still some bandwidth left.
Thanks to maxetormer!

[PolinaH]

Okay heres K Chens stuff
http://raven.sixdot.net/Kevin%20Chen/

try not to download too much but it should be good =)