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Stick FiguresCOM Drawing 130/131 2016, 2/18, Obata
Stick Figures: What For?
Gestural Practice
Proportion Practice
A few famous stick figure drawers
Robert Reich - Berkeley Professor and former Secretary of Labor Ivan Brunetti - New
Yorker cartoonist
Swoozie - Notable Youtube Vlogger
Jules Feiffer, another New Yorker cartoonist (among other things)
One last famous stick figure drawer
Well, not exactly a stick figure...
Quentin Blake, illustrator of many Roald Dahl books
Stick Figures 15/16/17Create proportionally accurate stick figures using lines for each limb, plus hands and feet. Drawings to the right show more and less lines for the torso.
Start simpler and add lines that are useful to you.
15 lines each?
Stick Figures 15/16/17
16 lines?
Stick Figures 15/16/17Proportion breakdown is helpful here.
However, the average human is closer to 7+/- heads high, not 8.http://design.tutsplus.com/
17 lines?
VariationsMake swooshes for arms and legs. Simplify torso to one box. https://www.123rf.com/photo_46477355_stock-vector-stick-figure-in-action--stickman-on-a-surfboard-icon-he-has-fun-stick-man-vector-drawing-with-white-.html
Variations More swooshes, mittens for handshttp://xplaner.com/2008/04/03/how-to-draw-a-stick-figure/
How can you tell what animal this is?
Contour StickStick?
http://drawingsfromamexican.blogspot.com/2010/10/mr-stick-man-vs-contour-approach.html
Homework DetailsTwo-part homework assignment:
1. Make a 4 x 5 grid on large paper. Draw 20 3-minute faces with different expressions. - gestural drawings. Material: your choice. (Can be less than 3-minutes -- just make the expression convincing). As before, from life, imagination, (okay if a few are from another drawing.)
2. In your sketchbook (from life): draw 200 stick figures, 30 seconds or less per figure. Material: your choice. Find interesting locations and try to cover a range of activities. Also, find a style that works for you. A 13/15/17 part stick figure? A 6 part stick figure?
Stick Figure SummaryUse the homework to develop your own style of stick figure drawing.
Think of this as a method for you to develop quick 10-30 second sketches while also practicing proportion.
They’re also useful for remembering or bookmarking scenes -- this is a useful way to dive deeper into subjects of sustained interest.