- A great method for controlling the position of…a lot of the lines on your drawing…is the use of the point of origin.…That's most clearly demonstrated if you look at creases…on the character, especially under the armpits,…the knees, the joints, and, you can see…on the right side of this image,…I've drawn in the points of origin with little red asterisks…so you can see exactly where they're going to.…You can see that each line follows, even as you can't see,…to this invisible point, where they all join together.…
By using these points of origin,…as you change the position of the character…from key to key, or drawing to drawing,…you can keep them consistent,…so you know exactly what's going on.…Let's have a look at another example.…Now, here I've done two drawings…of an arm in different positions.…Again, the points of origin…are put in in little red crosses.…You can see, as we move from one to the other,…that the creases obediently follow these points of origin.…In other words, also on the second drawing,…as the arm moves out from the body,…
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8/31/2015Follow along with your favorite illustration program, your Wacom tablet, or paper and pen.
- Drawing gesture and attitude drawings
- Creating thumbnail drawings
- Understanding line of action, negative space, exaggeration, and more
- Drawing eyes and mouths
- Drawing feet and hands
- Drawing animals
- Going from rough sketch to full-color drawing
Skill Level Beginner
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Introduction
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Welcome52s
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1. Basics Overview
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Thumbnails7m 9s
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2. Understanding Drawing for Animation
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Line of action/reversals5m 16s
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Counterpose/torque6m 34s
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Exaggeration5m 18s
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Breaks on curves4m 49s
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Point of origin5m 59s
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Open and closed areas3m 1s
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Tangents2m 56s
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Materials and drag7m 42s
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Line weight3m 47s
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3. Drawing Body Parts: Detail
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Understanding anatomy4m 4s
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An introduction to drawing eyes11m 31s
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Drawing realistic eyes3m 23s
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Drawing cartoony mouths13m 57s
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Drawing the nose8m 26s
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Drawing ears3m 37s
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Drawing hands13m 5s
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Drawing hand styles6m 17s
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Feet9m 41s
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Hair and beards12m 34s
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Drawing animals15m 22s
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Drawing creatures6m 6s
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Drawing objects8m 51s
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4. Bringing It All Together
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Bringing it all together13m 20s
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5. Full Drawing: From Start to Finish
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Tie down11m 42s
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Cleanup7m 55s
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Model sheet and turnaround7m 15s
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Adding color to your drawing9m 56s
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Conclusion
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Next steps54s
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