Thursday, May 04, 2006
Challenge yourself with back shots
Many times I've seen artists move to get the best front or side pose they can. I think thats totally fine, but there is a certain challenge to drawing someone from the angle given to you in the moment. James Robertson {theironscythe}does them very well. Here are a few of my back shot drawings, I don't mind doing them.
These are nice....I love back shots(and I'll put up a couple from my book to prove it!). First--with this angle there's no worries about the subject seeing you staring them down(ha!), and also--the curves of the back and the weight of the body standing are really emphasized from this angle...also, I think one of the most beautiful designs in nature is the back or 3/4 view of a neck going into the head--like you've shown here on the girl.
ReplyDeleteIt'd be kind of neat to make the model show us just their backs for a whole bunch of poses next class--whaddya think?
These are great Dave. Thanks for mention, its very very gracious.
ReplyDeleteExcellent sketches:)
ReplyDeleteBack shots are evocative.
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