Draw Dogs With Or Without Reference

A structural approach to drawing generally, and drawing dogs in particular. Draw dogs doing anything, from any viewpoint

What you'll learn

A structural approach to drawing generally, and drawing dogs in particular.

Once learned and mastered, you will be able to draw dogs doing anything, from any viewpoint, whether or not you have visual reference of the angle you need.

This course is for students who are already comfortable drawing, and also serious about upping their drawing skills to a more professional level.

You can apply the structural approach to drawing anything at all. Dogs are, however, the example subject in this course.

Requirements

You will need to be comfortable making LOTS of mistakes

You'll need something to draw with, and LOTS of something to draw on. If using pencil and paper, use the cheapest paper you can find, rather than a nice sketchbook.

You'll need lots of patience. This process takes time to get good at. It can't be rushed.

You'll need a dog, or some dog reference. Videos, photos etc.

Description

This is a structural approach to drawing generally, while drawing dogs in particular. Once learned and mastered, you will be able to draw dogs doing anything, from any viewpoint, whether or not you have visual reference of the angle you need.This course is for students who are already comfortable drawing, and also serious about upping their drawing skills to a more professional level.This course is not limited to drawing dogs. You can apply the structural approach to drawing anything at all. Dogs are, however, the example subject in this course. If you are not yet comfortable drawing forms such as boxes in perspective and in relationship to each other, I would recommend spending some time getting comfortable with that.Before you tackle complex subjects it would be advisable to have a good comfort level with the basics of form and some understanding of perspective.If you look at the lesson titles you'll see that there's a lot covered here besides just learning to draw a basic dog from different angles. The importance of making mistakes first, and recognizing and avoiding them in future cannot be over-emphasized. It's the absolute essential key to progress. The approach to drawing covered in this course is not something you'll absorb by watching it through a couple of times. You'll need to take it slowly, and allow the principles to soak in through understanding, and through repeated and thoughtful practice.It becomes a way of thinking about the world around you.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Lecture 2 Course Requirements

Lecture 3 Course Project

Lecture 4 The Basics of Structural Drawing

Lecture 5 Construct a VERY Basic Dog

Lecture 6 Construct a FAIRLY Basic Dog

Lecture 7 Folding, Bending and Twisting

Lecture 8 Modified Boxes

Lecture 9 Mannequin Shapes

Lecture 10 Constructing Two Dogs Playing

Lecture 11 Unboxing the Skeleton

Lecture 12 Introducing Anatomy

Lecture 13 The Skeleton and Surface Form

Lecture 14 A Rotating Skeleton From Different Perspectives

Lecture 15 Pose Analysis - Scratching

Lecture 16 Pose Analysis - Leg Lift

Lecture 17 Contour Lines

Lecture 18 Boxes vs Round Shapes

Lecture 19 Extreme Perspective

Lecture 20 Use Reference, but Don't Be It's Slave

Lecture 21 Expressions and Facial Muscles

Lecture 22 Learning Complex Forms

Lecture 23 Drawing Different Breeds

Lecture 24 Locomotion - Walks

Lecture 25 Locomotion - Trotting

Lecture 26 Locomotion - Canter and Gallop

Lecture 27 Locomotion - Loose Doodles

Lecture 28 Some Things To Look Out For

Lecture 29 Fit It All In Using Camera Height and Tilt

Lecture 30 Visual Aids

Lecture 31 Life Drawing From Memory

Lecture 32 Conclusion

Intermediate. You're comfortable drawing and want to learn a reliable method for drawing things from your imagination or memory or from reference, but be able to draw it from different viewpoints than you have in front of you. All the best storyboard artists and illustrators I ever met are able to do this.