Pencil Drawing for Character Art
Anatomy might seem daunting at first, but this class will teach you the basic foundations for how to pose characters and take it to the next level by detailing clothing, muscles and expressions.
WHAT WILL YOU LEARN?
Learn to capture the perfect pose for your characters whether you draw cartoons or a more realistic anime style. This class will give you the step-by step instructions on how to improve your anatomy while applying these methods to a wide variety of characters/styles. Finally, we will go over how to stylize various clothing types and how to draw expressions. The benefits of learning even just a little bit of anatomy can help artists maintain a unique but consistent style for illustration, webcomics, or personal art.
Ever wonder how an artist is able to draw a seemingly perfect pose without a reference? This class will give you the insight on where to get started.
WHO IS THIS CLASS FOR?
This is for people who want to improve their character art and anatomy. Beginners and professionals alike can benefit if they want to draw characters faster and with greater accuracy. This class will go over foundational skills that play into these themes most effectively (gesture, life drawing, etc.) before getting into personal techniques for posing characters with style.
WHAT WILL THE STUDENTS ACHIEVE?
At the end of this course you'll be able to control the flow of your character's movement with confident lines in less time. Throughout the course you can expect to sketch common character poses, break them down to basic structures, and how to make your own dynamic pieces from imagination. Draw characters with me in various prompts: action-packed, emotional, romantic, playful etc.
Curriculum
WELCOME
WELCOME
1. Meet Your Instructor: Amy Hung!
01:50
2. Introduction to the Course
06:02
3. Warm-Up: Goals and Purpose of Sketching
03:59
1
Skeleton
1. Basic Framework of the Skeleton
16:59
2. Skeleton Details - Upper Body
10:55
3. Skeleton Details - Lower Body
10:56
2
The Human Body
1. Differences Between Male and Female Structures
06:15
2. Muscle Details: Torso
14:17
3. Muscle Details: Arms & Legs
04:50
3
The Human Body in Motion
1. How to Utilize References for Anatomy
11:48
2. Using Gestures to Understand Posing
15:37
3. Creating a Simple Pose from Scratch
10:07
4
The Key to a Good Pose
1. Areas to Look For: Joints, Spine, Waist, Elbow, etc.
06:27
2. How to “Balance” a Pose
07:29
3. Implementing Perspective in Posing
10:12
5
Posing With Emotion
1. How to Make a Static Pose Dynamic
08:30
2. Body Language
13:46
3. Practice Drawing Poses with Prompts
08:47
6
Basic Clothes
1. How to Draw Shirts
28:04
2. How to Draw Pants
20:50
3. How to Draw Shoes
20:24
7
Advanced Clothing
1. Layered Clothing
13:17
2. Dresses and Skirts
26:41
3. Hats, Collars, Suits, & Glasses
34:41
8
Expressions
1. Structure of the Head & Face
15:36
2. Eyes, Eyebrows, & Mouth
24:33
3. How to Draw Different Expressions
19:12
BONUS
Extra Anatomy Details
1. How to Draw Hands
22:04
2. Hands to Draw Feet
12:41
3. How to Draw Hair
25:56
OUTRO
OUTRO
1. Congratulations on Completing the Course!
03:54
Creator
Amy Hung
Hey there!
My name is Amy Hung and I'm a freelance illustrator and gamedev. I have six years of formal experience in fine arts and painting, having had work displayed at the Ridley Gallery in California while currently working towards a bachelor in design at UC Davis. On the side I do work for zines and recently released the demo for my passion project "A Cottage Story." I draw with the mantra of having fun, but when I committed to studying anatomy seriously in 2016, the thought of creating commercial work became more feasible.
Over time I've discovered how to synthesize and shortcut tried and true industry methods to achieve dynamic poses without constantly copying from a reference. Anatomy doesn't have to be hard, and anyone can learn my method of posing characters for anything from webcomics, animation or just for fun.
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