TRSE: How To Draw Tutorials:
Reading the Patterns in the Pictures
A very very very very important drawing method
is an ability to read and use the patterns in the drawings which many novice
artists often failed to realize before giving up. The patterns are the
forms of imaginary basic shapes (or "bubbles" as some artists call them)
and lines, and the examples are circles, squares, triangles, rectangles,
and any other basic geometrical shapes that make up any object. Learning
to read and use the patterns will make the drawing much easier to master,
and that means that any artists have to learn to think in pictures/patterns
(never in words).
Now let's take a look at picture of Eternal Sailor Moon below(sorry
if some wing details are hard to see).
The picture above looks complicated, yet the picture
is made of many simple patterns represented by the red lines. Everything
around you are made up of basic shapes and patterns that can be seen only
with your imagination, therefore, you must really use your brains/imagination
to be able to read the patterns if you want to be good at drawing. Why
don't you take a look at several examples below? All the pictures were
scanned from the covers of mangas I have.
Example 1: Full-figure Akano
of Ranma 1/2
Example 2: Quincy of Bleach
Example 3: Ranma (both male and
female) of Ranma 1/2
Example 4: Miroku and Sango of
InuYasha
with different view angles on their faces.
Example 5: A child from DearS
Example 6: Miu of DearS
Example 7: Rock Lee of Naruto
in Action Pose
Why don't you do a bit of homework by giving a try at drawing
some patterns on the pictures? Just click on the link below to the picture
and print it on the paper. PLAY with the pictures by sketching lines/patterns
on the pictures. You'll learn faster if you just play with them. ^_^
Printable Version of "Homework
on Patterns"
Now you have some understanding of the patterns,
and all you need is keep working to master the use of the patterns. However,
just being able to read and draw patterns won't do you any good ALONE if
your hands are not trained to draw the patterns.
Let's move on to learn about:
Training
your Brain and Hands
