Hey! You there! Have you been struggling with cabin fever, AND have been that person saying "I wish I could draw, I can& #39;t even do a stick figure"? NOW is your time. And before you say "I& #39;m just not talented", if you could see my old stuff you would not say I& #39;m talented either.
The well-known secret of art is that it really just comes down to practice, and LOTS of it. No one starts off drawing the Sistine Chapel. I started off with reams of printer paper and good old Bic mechanical pencils. (Still use the pencils.) So here& #39;s a couple practice resources.
Line of Action is GREAT for forcing yourself to do a lot of loose drawings fast. Their practice tools are free and flexible. (I do wish it would use "all" instead of "both" under the Gender toggle, but that& #39;s my only complaint.) https://line-of-action.com/ ">https://line-of-action.com/">...
Bodies In Motion is a phenomenal resource for training your mind how to think spatially with illustration; it& #39;s sequences of movement captured in slides that you can then thumbnail from. It& #39;s free for that, and a sub gets you higher res and practice tools. https://www.bodiesinmotion.photo/ ">https://www.bodiesinmotion.photo/">...
While Posemaniacs lacks the body variety/fluidity of photo reference, it& #39;s also great for a RANGE of challenging poses at multiple angles, and for helping at least think about anatomy, even if it& #39;s not 100% accurate. http://www.posemaniacs.com/ ">https://www.posemaniacs.com/">...
There& #39;s definitely a lot of good reference on Pinterest too, but one thing I& #39;d caution against is using it for painting reference. I see a lot of work where the face is highlighted in ways that are 100% makeup tutorials, and it makes the whole thing look artificial.
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