Figure Drawing: Structure
By Helen South, About.com Guide
This drawing builds on basic structure broad, expressive shading and informal contours. A range of approaches - cross contouring, hatching, shading with flat charcoal, blending and erasing - are used to create an dynamic drawing with a strong sense of three-dimensional form.
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- Figure drawing: the need for structure.
- Sketching the 'armature'
- Drawing the 'manikin'
- Describing volume and gravity
- Volume and cross-contour
- Gestural structure
- Exploring form
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