An excellent observation, my good fellow. I've always
recommended "Atlas of Human Anatomy for the Artist" by Stephen Rogers
Peck (ISBN# 0-19-503095-8). It shows various body types, ages,
genders, races, etcetera, as well as skeletal, muscular, and organic
structures. It's not too difficult to apply fur to the humanoid form.
Critique is pretty tricky to do properly. I hated getting
critiqued when I was younger, but I'm glad I did, because it made me
a better artist. The most difficult thing, I think, is trying to
figure out how the subject will react to the critique.
--JMH
--- In SkunkworksAMA_at_y..., "." <sirfox_at_t...> wrote:
> I think you've got the right idea, but you need more work on
expressions
> and anatomy. The "How to draw manga" series by antarctic press
isn't
> half bad, or any of a dozen figure drawing books are good places to
> start. I often hear the same thing when i suggest that to someone
who
> wants to draw furry art, namely "but that book doesn't say how to
draw
> furries!"
> Don't sweat it. Get a lot of practice just scribbling figures.
> don't worry about details or "finishing" a pic. After a while,
you'll
> get a feel for how the anatomy flows, and then you can start to
play
> with it, trying out digitigrade legs, the right place to add a
tail, how
> to mix human features with those of another animal, and get
something
> that looks "right." Keep at it, and good luck.
>
> -SirFox
>
> If you are good friends with any artists, see if you can get them
to
> critique your work, or maybe redline it. I won't kid you, a real
> critique is pretty harsh, and not for fragile egos. If you
honestly
> want to improve, though, there's nothing better than having it
taken
> apart bit by bit in front of your eyes, and being told what you did
> right, what you did wrong, and how to fix it.
Received on Tue Dec 03 2002 - 05:07:19 CST