Fun Figure Studies + Reference
Added 2025-05-15 14:00:06 +0000 UTCA great perk of this platform—compared to social media—is that I can share my reference images alongside the drawings. I think this is a great way to offer insight into the thought process. You can see where I choose to follow the subject and where I decide to depart from it.
As with these drawings, I often redesign the hair of my figures. It’s the most malleable feature, so I see it as an opportunity to simply play around with fun shapes that might better serve the composition.
Shout-out to Bryce Cameron Liston, who created these reference photos. He has a fantastic Patreon, where he shares both his inspiring artwork and his reference collections. As a fellow artist, he has a wonderful eye for poses and lighting. I highly recommend giving him a follow! Patreon Link
More to come!
Comments
That's an excellent approach! Yes, I often try to subdue faces, especially if my focus is on the full figure. Faces naturally draw a lot of attention, so when I include them I know I have to either understate them (so that they are very subtle) or be prepared to sink a lot of time into them so that they are a strong focal point.
Lane.Draws
2025-06-30 16:37:21 +0000 UTCYou pick great references. I started out to rather look at your charcoal drawings as a reference and follow them. But when I try it on my own I find that I struggle. Now I use your photo as reference and compare later my drawing with your drawing to see the different design choices and that is more satisfying. I also learned that I put too much emphasis on faces in these kinds of studies. Poses where the face is not shown or strongly simplified make for a way better drawing. What is your take on faces in these studies?
Kassjan Smyczek
2025-06-30 05:35:27 +0000 UTCYes, I mostly take the same approach from life, but of course the duration of the pose will have strong influence. If the pose is very short, I will likely concentrate on a smaller portion of the subject.
Lane.Draws
2025-05-21 20:41:19 +0000 UTCFascinating to see the intermediate stages, there's a lot to analyze there. I work from life 98% of the time, so the gesture process has to stay intuitive. Good for liveliness, but easy to fall into the same routines of how to render features.
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2025-05-15 17:17:45 +0000 UTC
