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UNDERSTANDING What You Draw & Paint | Liron’s Podcast 123

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Today I want to share with you the concept of UNDERSTANDING your subject matter on a deeper level, leading to BETTER art, drawings and paintings!

Observation VS Construction

This is an idea I’ve been exploring and talking about lately.

Observing is all about drawing and painting it as you see it.

It doesn’t matter what it is.

Construction is all about understanding your subject matter, its structure (visible and underlying) and knowing how to portray it from multiple angles and in multiple arrangements, partially or fully from imagination.

Manga & Comic Art

The skill of understanding the subject, and mainly when it comes to the human figure, is something I MUST acquire to be able to draw my manga comic.

This is why I decided to go deep on anatomy and figure drawing, hoping it will pay off.

After learning some basic anatomy, I can fully see this applied to all of my favorite manga.

The artists have an EXCELLENT understanding of the human form, composition, volume and depth.

Conclusion

I think both approaches / methods are important – and should be studied together.

I worked a lot on observation, and now it’s time to focus a lot more on construction, understanding and KNOWLEDGE.

I hope you enjoyed this one!

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How to Sketch People (Upcoming Book)

Hi there, Liron here! Today I want to talk to you about my upcoming book – How to Sketch People.

It’s still work in progress, but I should finish it within 1-2 months. I wanted to share with you some sketches from the book, so you can see what it’s all about.

Check out this video for more information, and scroll down for a few more examples.

More Examples from How to Sketch People

I plan for the book to include many examples, exercises and in depth explanations.

I wanted to create a fun read, and teach a sketching style that is loose and fun. Many of the books on drawing people very “heavy”. I took a lighter approach (;

Here are some examples

How to Sketch People book example - A sketch of a group of men from behind How to Sketch People book example - A sketch of a businesswoman How to Sketch People book example - A sketch of a couple hugging How to Sketch People book example - Sketches of feet

I hope you enjoyed seeing those.

I’ll keep you updated on how the book goes, and when it’s out.

And until then, take care!

– Liron