Drawings from a Mexican
Monday May 8, 2006
Drawings from a Mexican is Dave Pimentel's blog. Dave, you might remember, is the resident drawing genius at Dreamworks studio, and he shares his thoughts on drawing and animating. Some of the tips from his drawing classes are really useful, and illustrated with his own and his student's work.
Dave mentions looking for 'a point of interest', whether drawing a model or someone in the street. A related idea is also expressed in a more recent post on angles - not always looking for the front-on, portrait view, but finding something of interest from other angles too. Often, the odd angle - the over-the-shoulder look, the figure walking away, someone absorbed in an activity - can be far more interesting than a conventional full-face portrait. I think its that sense of watching something happening, catching part of a story, which triggers the imagination.
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hello my name is alesha i am 15 years old and i would love to learn how to draw because when im in lesson i try and draw but my drawings end up looking like a big scribal please could some one help me or give me some tips on how to draw beautyfuly =)
Hi Alesha, check out the ‘Start Learning to Draw’ link at the top of the left column. You need to DO the exercises, workng through each one. Be sure to click through to the second page…
To draw -beautifully- can take a while, as you have to train your hand and eye – don’t be discouraged, keep practicing. 15 is very young, even though you might not think so!
Join the forum and post your drawings, we can give you some tips!