In this tutorial, we create a schematic drawing of the upper half of the body from the front, eye-level view. The tutorial demonstrates how to plot the position of the major features of the body for this view, and introduces the concepts of the axial figure and schematic drawing.
Read more...The All-Important Axis of the Figure and Why Most Books Teach It Incorrectly
Most every approach to drawing the imagined figure uses vertical axis lines to help artists correctly position parts of the body in relation to each other. Just where this axis lies in relation to the figure, however, is rarely explained. The StArt System introduces the concept of a core axis, which offers a constant reference for drawing different views and poses of the figure.
Read more...Between the Front, Side, and Rear Views: What’s Missing from Figure Drawing Instruction
Drawing the human figure from your imagination is difficult—the human body can take such a wide variety of poses, and any pose can be drawn from a multitude of views. But we can create a framework for identifying those pose/view combinations that are most strategically useful to artists, and by doing so, establish a system for learning to draw a broad repertoire of figures.
Read more...Tutorial 01: First Steps in Drawing a Static Standing Pose
This first tutorial demonstrates a process for starting many drawings of the standing figure, especially those featuring static or stationary poses. It also introduces the concepts of the core axis and head-length units, which are fundamental parts of the StArt System.
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