I’ve been on hiatus, AFK, absent, everything, you name it. Had a few personal problems at home and I’ve really lost my mojo this past month. So against my will, I’m forcing myself to get my jive back.
I haven’t done any figure studies in such a long time. Here’s a quick male sketch to get the ball rolling again. No reference used. Just my big brain. HB pencil used.
So I’ve laid down some really rough cut designs for the character’s figure. I know it’s really sketchy on my Wacom, but it’s really given me some perspective.
Even though the brief asks for malnourished, I think I’m going to make him top-heavy. I think it looks a lot better with some muscle on the arms, and having the stomach and legs sinewy. Besides, in terms of modelling, the more stylised I make it the more it won’t be restricted by realism.
Here’s a thumbnail collection of the male torso in different perspectives.
Very, very quick sketch of the male torso. Like I said, I’ve literally no time these days! Though every opportunity I am getting to sketch I’m really enjoying it. It’s such a nice breather.
This is a sketch based on this model. He is very much one of my all-time favourite models and his Chippendale Barbarian style get up really tickles me. I really need to know his name?
I have done a lot of sketching today, but it’s been character ideas so it’s been more focused on design as opposed to drawing. I’ll upload some works when they’re less rough.
Today our Character Art module started and I got given the brief of creating an “under nourished character”. That’s it. I already have a tonne of ideas where to go with this, but I figured the best bet is to start at the very fundamentals. Therefore, I’ve done a study of the male form in varying degrees of starvation. I didn’t use any reference in this study so it could be a little off.
The study is only for the male form as, not only are my ideas for either males or robots, I prefer to draw this form because I can draw it better (I know, that’s bad, I should improve the areas I’m weak at, but there is plenty of time for that when my degree doesn’t hang off it!).
Working in direct correlation with the digestive system, the urinary system is responsible for the disposal of waste products. Once the blood has been filtered through the kidneys it is then passed through the ureters to be stored in the bladder.The sphincter prevents urine from leaking, while the urethra allows the waste to past through.
Here are a collection of bottoms. I know they don’t particularly reflect this system, but I didn’t really feel like drawing the ‘other things’.
Note that I started back at university today and I already have a huge tonne of work to do! I will upload daily because I made a promise to myself, but it may be works related to my modules.
In order to survive, the body need sustenance and nutrients, this is why we intake food and drink which is then processed by the digestive system. Overall the digestive tract is almost 26ft long. When the stomach receives food, the gastric juices break it down as so it can pass through the small intestine. Once here, it is further digested by the pancreas and gall bladder. Here, the liver plays a part in converting the nutrients, generating waste and changing poisons into less harmful products. The nutrients the liver produces are taken into the bloodstream while the waste products are excreted.
The image above is referenced from a body type study by jinx-star. The image below I referenced from the same study yet added my added my understanding of the internal organs.
The respiratory system controls and regulates breathing. The lungs are subconscious muscles which works constantly, however, we do have direct control over the lungs through conscious thought. The purpose of the lungs is to bring oxygen into the body. The oxygen is received by the blood and oxygenated. The oxygenated blood is transported around the body via the intrinsic vein system and back to the heart, to be oxygenated again. This cycle continues infinitely. When we exercise, or fuelled with adrenalin, or generally ‘out of breath’ our lungs and heart work faster in order to pump oxygenated blood around the body faster as the body needs it quicker in order to function.
The lungs are composed of the bronchus, alveoli and bronchiole. Oxygen travels past the mouth, down the trachea and into the two lungs. The muscles of the lung draw the contraction of the diaphragm. When oxygen is inhaled the diaphragm extends and upon exhaling it reduces. The little air sacks within the lungs, the alveoli, take in the oxygen. There are over 700 million of them. The bronchus and bronchiole are the tiny tubes and pipes within the lungs that allow oxygen to travel there.
The two female figure studies are taken from reference from ArtsyPoses. Image_01, Image_02.
The integumentary system includes the skin, hair, nails and sweat glands. Not only does the skin protect the inner body, it also acts as a massively intrinsic defence system. Skin is very tough, its thickness ranging somewhere between 1-3mm (its thickness increasing around the souls of the feet, palms of the hands and back).
Skin is constructed of three main layers, all of which can be further broken down. The outer layer, the epidermis, is a sheet of skin which is constantly replenishing itself. Beneath the epidermis is the dermis. The dermis is a thick wall which provides skin with a lot of its elasticity. Finally, the innermost layer is the hypodermis which contains the fat tissue. The body uses fat as its food source. Though our daily food intake supplies us with our daily energy source, the fat reserves are kept as an emergency food source to provide energy when it isn’t being provided by carbohydrates. Fat also has secondary functions, such as protecting the body from cold and reduce shock from impact.
The fats builds up in different areas between men and women. Men primarily gain weight around their mid-drift, while within women it’s more prominent around the thighs and buttocks.
The bodies temperature is controlled by sweat glands within the skin. When the body is too hot it will produce sweat in order to cool down. The main sweat glands are found in the arm pits, around the groin and behind the knee.
The loose study in charcoal is based on William Bouguereau La Vague. Bouguereau is a renaissance artist whose portraits primarily depict fuller figured women. This shape is reflective of that period and evidence that the female form initially gathers fat cells around the hips and thighs.
Lucy Anna Lowe 