Drawn to Life: 20 Golden Years of Disney Master Classes Volume 1

127 A New Slant on Drawing

I often speak of using angles in your drawings. Like so many other words, “angles” probably mean different things to different people. Some artists think of design as an important part of drawing, so when I mention angles, they may think of how an angle fits into the design. Some artists think of drawing as an anatomical depiction of a person or animal. Angle to them might refer to the proper angle of the clavicle from the sternum up to the shoulder (acromion part of the scapula), or how the angle of the forehead relates to the angle of the cheek. An artist who is involved in layout and composition might think of how the angles of the figure interact with the format of the borders or the background.

When I speak of ...