Sunday, 23 April 2017

Drawing Apps

04:02

I just wanted to make a post of some useful apps that you can download on your phone or tablet that can aid the drawing process

I recenty came across a great app by character deigner and cartoonist Stephen Silver.

if you search for Posebook 3d on your appstore.

it should look like something like this

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.JohnnyByrnes.PoseBook3DBySilver&hl=en_GB

Its a great app to help you study the basic structure of the head. He also has tutorials on the app to how to use it

And regarding anatomy. A hugely helpful app is 3D Anatomy for the Artist. Great if you want to brush up on your anatomy knowledge. Personally i don't think you need to know what every muscle is to be good at life drawing and figure drawing but its good to have a basic idea of the anatomy.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.catfishanimationstudio.AnatomyForTheArtistLite&hl=en_GB

Saturday, 7 January 2017

using a tablet as a digital sketchbook.

10:32

i find that using a tablet can be of great help when it comes to studying and drawing off photo references of models. An alternative would be using tracing paper over a printed image. But a tablet can be more convenient and you can use it on your travels.

I use an app called Art Flow on a Samsung galaxy tab. Its a free app but you can upgrade if you want to at a small cost.

I use it to bring in pictures of models and then draw on top or alongside to breakdown the gesture and structure of a figure. Trying to work out a particular set of problems that i can use to help me when drawing on paper. I also use it to study works of old masters that i saved from the internet and also to draw these ideas from memory. Think of using a tab as a digital sketchbook.

Here is some images i saved from my tablet using artflow. Model Reference images are from New Masters Academy. You can get an idea of the type of practice that is good to do daily. Even if its just 5 minutes a day. One day you may study head construction another day you may decide to study anatomy of the upper Arm or the hand. I find that slowly the information gets ingrained to memory and then that can be drawn upon in a life drawing class.