: Where can I learn about anatomy and shading for beginners?
My drawings look good but fake, so I figures learning some anatomy and shading might be good. Is there any good guide for anatomy and shading for beginner artists?
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Answer by Why So Serious?
lots of free info on drawing…. the figure drawing one is great for anatomy, succesful drawing should teach you shading pretty well somewhere in there… along with a lot of other stuff, drawing the head and hands will teach you just that
For pencil art have a look at https://www.peter-clements-art.comAnswer by Blue Green
MASTER HEAD AND FIGURE DRAWING:
Buy books at Amazon website.
1. Classic Human Anatomy by Valerie L. Winslow. This is the NUMBER ONE anatomy book you should buy! It explains form, function, movement, proportion, light and shade on the face and body. Shows bones and muscles. Has male and female figure drawings.
2. Drawing The Human Body: An Anatomical Guide by Giovanni Civardi. This is the SECOND anatomy book you should buy! Does not show bones and muscles. It only shows surface anatomy of male and female bodies. The artist draws the human body standing still, plus bending and twisting in different ways, so you can learn how to shade the form correctly.
3. Drawing The Human Head by Burne Hogarth. This book gives detailed information on drawing the head from any angle in correct proportion! Some people complain that they don’t like Hogarth’s drawing style. This book is not telling you to copy Hogarth’s style of drawing, but it is teaching you facial proportion!
4. Drawing The Head & Figure by Jack Hamm. This is an excellent book on learning to draw the figure from head to toe.
LEARN REALISTIC PORTRAIT DRAWING:
1. How To Draw Lifelike Portraits From Photographs by Lee Hammond
2. The Complete Idiot’s Guide To Drawing People Illustrated by Brenda Hoddinott
3. Drawing Made Easy: Lifelike Heads by Lance Richlin
LEARN LIGHT AND SHADE:
In order to draw/paint something realistic you must understand how the subject is lighted: 1. Side Lighting 2. Three Quarter/Conventional Lighting 3. Frontal/Front Lighting 4. Top/Overhead Lighting 5. Back/Rear/Rim Lighting 6. Diffused Lighting 7. Stage Lighting. As you observe how the light falls on the object, your next step is to draw/paint it. The 7 lighting arrangements mentioned above are shaded in 7 different ways on an object using 5 values. In order to make something look realistic, you must use a variety of values from light to dark. Read the book Light, Shade, & Shadow by E.L. Koller for a thorough explanation of light and shade. Learn to draw/paint the 5 values on an object. The book, Cast Drawing Using The Sight-Size Approach by Darren R. Rousar uses these 5 terms for the values: 1. Shadow 2. Halftone 3. Light 4. Highlight 5. Reflected Light. The book, How To Draw Lifelike Portraits From Photographs by Lee Hammond uses these 5 terms for the values: 1. Cast Shadow 2. Shadow Edge 3. Halftone 4. Reflected Light 5. Full Light.
LEARN PERSPECTIVE:
In order to draw/paint something realistic, you must learn perspective, which is the illusion of depth and dimension on a flat surface. Things look different when viewed from various positions, which is called one point perspective, two point perspective, three point perspective, or foreshortening. If you learn to draw/paint things as it really appears to the eye when looking at it, then your object will be in correct perspective. Read the book, Perspective by William F. Powell.
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