You can sketch a landscape or a still life with room for error if your trees lean, or your bowl rim burps, it’s not a big deal. For individual use only.I’ll just come right out and say it: People are discouragingly hard to draw and paint. I still like your older, funnier work!” Oh, well.Ĭartooning–Concepts and Methods Part 1: Figure Drawing Basics, ™ and © Don Simpson 2000, all rights reserved. “Say, aren't these figures twisting and turning,Ī-writhing and a-wriggling? I think they are! They can't sense a new mobility in your work. Okay, so now every pose is starting to look like dancing.

Your friends may tell you they like your older, funnier workīetter-don't be discouraged! Keep right on drawing. Shorter, stubbier stick figure and see if they can be translated to You mayĮven use some of your 4096 poses you came up with for the Our new, sleeker stick figure seems to lend itself to more gracefulĪnd athletic themes. With your limited stick figures, think of what you can accomplish with even more tools at your disposal. Lines as possible-is an important first step towards drawing fully realized figures. Just compliment them on their keen perception andĬonveying specific actions and even emotional states of mind with a few quick lines-and I dare say as few Many poses will be open to interpretation. If they misidentify some of your drawings, Show your drawings to yourįriends and see if they can tell what your stick figures are doing. Importantly, everyone recognizes what a stick figure represents-a person! Isn't that amazing?Ĭartoonists are able to communicate even with the most elementary of pictures. But the point I'm trying to get across here is that, more Okay, so anybody can draw a simple stick figure. We'll be getting fancier a little later on. The record isĭon't worry about niceties like exact proportions at this point. Now draw your stick figure running, jumping, falling, walking, running,Ĭlimbing-see how many poses you can come up with. That you are, I know you'll want to include them. Fingers for handsĪnd lines for feet are optional, but being the conscientious craftsman

Spine, two arms, two legs, and a circle for the head. We're going to tackle something simple at first-our friend the stickĪ reasonable stick figure at this point should contain a midline for the In our methodical approach to building up your confidence as an artist, Published by Fiasco Comics Inc., PO Box 64, Wexford, PA 15090. Classroom use without express written permis. Part 1: Figure Drawing Basics-Action & StructureĬartooning–Concepts and Methods Part 1: Figure Drawing Basics, ™ and © Don Simpson 2000, all rights reserved.

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