Life Drawing

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Life drawing and sequential art are remarkably similar in numerous aspects. The largest difference between the two different arts is the storytelling element as well as the fact that life drawing tends to replicate life to a considerably greater extent. Otherwise, the two have plenty in common and it’s incredibly important for those aiming to draw sequential art to first study life drawing. Just a few of the important commonalities the two share includes subject matter, proportions, and the composition. While sequential art typically involves more than just people, often they are the focus just as it is in life drawing. Exaggeration and simplification of objects and organisms is a hallmark of sequential art, but before one can do this they must know how to draw the person realistically. This is integral to being able to draw in sequential art since how is an artist expected to know what to exaggerate or simplify without first learning how the subject looks originally. Without first drawing from life this can lead to creations that appear uncannily off in a way that becomes difficult to pinpoint. This practice can be useful in learning how light falls on a subject so that the artist can learn how to shade. Additionally, the …show more content…

People come in all sorts of shapes and sizes, but all bodies follow a few basic rules. Although Sequential art tends to exaggerate, simplify, squash, and stretch these rules, it’s important to first learn the rules before trying to break them. Even exaggerated art styles can look wrong to the eye if arms are too long compared to the rest of the body or if any other similar problems come up. For life drawing proportion is especially important as the artist is trying to create a realistic copy of what they are seeing. For life drawing mistakes in proportion can be quite noticeable, especially against everything else being drawn with proper

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