CHAPTER 2FUNDAMENTALS OF LIFE DRAWING
Making Marks
THE THREE MARKS
The first and most simple statement in a figure drawing is the mark. Marks can take an infinite number of shapes or forms, and there is no right or wrong way to make a mark. For the purpose of drawing from life and becoming efficient and proficient, I like to simplify to three basic marks. These three marks are “straights,” “C-curves,” and “S-curves.” I also call them “I, C, S,” because their shapes resemble the three letters.
The figure and head can easily be drawn and constructed with straight, C-curve, and S-curve lines, especially in the beginning stages.
Straight marks ...
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