Hi, I'm artist Lillian Gray and this is my figure drawing course. I'm really excited to have you
here with me and hope you guys stay tuned to learn lots and lots and lots about how to draw the human
body in various positions and movements. Well, today's lesson is going to be all about setting
your goals, knowing exactly where you're going and why? And also understanding why we as artists need
to understand bone structure and muscles to be able to draw the human figure. Stay tuned.
Okay, so why do you want to learn figure drawing? It's really important to be clear
on your goals. Ask yourself what's your endgame? Is it to control the universe?
Okay, on a more serious note. Do you want to be able to do figure studies, to look like a
really fancy, schmancy art student? Would you like to sit in a coffee shop and reminisce
and just capture real life as it passes you by? Do you want to be able to draw figures so
that you can eventually paint figures, and do more complicated paintings? Do you maybe have
a story that you need to tell? Do you need to learn how to draw the figure for a graphic
novel, digital art, or some manga. Learning to draw the human figure can be quite a daunting
task and overwhelming. The human anatomy can get really, really complicated and you might start
feeling overwhelmed at some point. In times like those, it's really important to remember why you
started. What is your goal? A helpful hint to keep your eye on the goal is to create a Pinterest
board, or maybe a folder on your computer, where you collect a lot of drawings and paintings that
inspire you. Artists that inspire you, drawings that you would like to be able to do one day.
And whenever you feel overwhelmed or disheartened, you visit this folder and remember what you would
like to achieve. Exercise one is going to be to create a folder on your PC or on Pinterest
with all your inspiration. This is some of the artists that I follow for the respective goals.
Okay, so now that you have a clearly defined goal and you know why you're doing this. Why is it important
to actually understand anatomy and the rules of figure-drawing, and how the skeleton works? Why do
we need to know all of that if you just want to be able to draw a person? Well first of all, when
you really understand anatomy and the human figure, you are fluent in it and you can draw a human in
any position that you like or change it up and you're no longer a slave to your reference. If
you are drawing a human with an arm down, you can now move the arm up or extend it into any other
position you like, because you really understand how the muscles and the arm works. The skeleton is
really important because it is the foundation of the body. The skeleton helps us and shows us where
the muscles are exactly because the muscles are attached to the skeleton. The skeleton is usually
consistent for lots of body types. A couch potato, and a gym bunny can have exactly the same skeleton.
Okay, so by now you should be feeling inspired, dedicated, goal orientated, and resolute to not
give up during this course. And you should know that the skeleton is super-important.
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