Drawing Characters in Motion- Anatomy, Appeal, Posing and More by Lexin Yuan

Character art is everywhere these days. Fan artists, animators, character designers, comic-artists, and illustrators of all styles are sharing art left and right…and it’s all so amazing! Do you ever want to be able to steal their secrets for your own? Well, you might have guessed it, but the secret is that there is no secret. Every character drawing style, no matter how simple or complex, is built upon foundational drawing techniques and knowledge of the human body.

This course is for beginner to intermediate artists who want to develop foundational drawing skills for capturing the human figure. If you struggle with stiff posing, drawing characters in perspective/foreshortened angles, or drawings that lack energy and punch, this is the class for you. It will also go over techniques for teaching yourself, finding resources, and general good art practice.

In this course, we’ll break down the human body and study it from the ground up. We’ll start with gesture, form, and anatomy. Our focus will be to get to the point where you can confidently draw full bodies from any angle, in any pose. Then, we’ll move on to topics like stylization, exaggeration, and appeal. Additionally, throughout the course, we’ll learn how to implement a productive feedback loop so that you can evaluate your own art in an objective way.

My goal is to challenge your analytical mind so that you can evaluate your own art and self direct methods for improvement or exploration. You will learn techniques I use to study other artists, how to find and utilize reference, and methods for teaching yourself after the conclusion of the class.

Chapter 0- Welcome 01 Meet Your Instructor- Lexin Yuan 02 Introduction to the Course 03 Materials and Software

Chapter 1- Clip Studio Paint Overview 01 Setting Up Your Canvas and Shortcuts 02 Choosing and Modifying Brushes 02 Layer Management and Layer Modes

Chapter 2- Foundations for Solid Drawing 01 Artistic Mindsets 02 Line- Draftsmanship and Efficiency 03 Shapes- Reducing Complexity 04 Basic Forms- Thinking in 3D on a 2D Plane

Chapter 3- Breaking Down the Human Figure 01 Gesture Drawing 02 Form Drawing 03 Head and Face Structure 04 Upper Body Anatomy 05 Lower Body Anatomy

Chapter 4- Understanding Posing Basics 01 Finding Reference and Inspiration for Posing 02 What Makes a Pose Natural 03 Weight and Force 04 Figures in Perspective

Chapter 5- Dynamic Character Art 01 Finding Reference and Inspiration for Dynamic Character Art 02 What Makes a Drawing Dynamic 03 Capturing Motion 04 Camera Angles- Framing and Appeal 05 Motion Blurs and VFX

Chapter 6- Character Stylization 01 Finding Reference and Inspiration for Character Stylizat 02 Designing With Proportions 03 Rhythm and Shape Language 04 Designing With Color

Chapter 7- Character Creation 01 Finding Reference and Inspiration for Character Creation 02 Expressions and Body Language 03 Clothing, Hair, Accessories 04 Character Interaction

Chapter 8- Bonus Chapter- How to Become a Better Artist 01 Warmups and Drills 02 Advice and Thoughts on the Art Journey

Chapter 9- Outro 01 Closing Thoughts

[Class101] Drawing Characters in Motion- Anatomy, Appeal, Posing and More by Lexin Yuan.7z

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