How to Sketch Animals from Life or Video

Enjoy this lesson? Get the full course by going premium - The goal of studying from life is to get the fundamentals of the source material and translate it into a more dynamic and believable design. Studying from life can be challenging, but it helps you understand the skeletal structure and basic forms of anatomy to make sense of what is being observed. Paying attention to the subtlety of natural movements and energy can make creatures more dynamic and believable. In this lesson, David Colman shows you how to capture this dynamic energy with a series of sketches done from video footage of apes. Tip: When you try this exercise don’t worry about making a pretty drawing, focus on learning and understanding the natural movements and poses of the source material. #sketchingfromlife #sketchingfromvideo #digitalsketch Subscribe to Proko: Don’t miss new tutorials - Hit the BELL! Premium Videos - Pose photo sets - FOLLOW PROKO: Email Newsletter- Instagram - Twitter - Facebook - Tumblr - Pinterest - WATCH MORE PROKO: Latest Uploads: Figure Drawing: Art of Caricature: Popular Videos: ABOUT PROKO: Instructional How to Draw videos for artists. My drawing lessons are approachable enough for beginners and detailed enough for advanced artists. My philosophy is to teach timeless concepts in an entertaining way. I believe that when you are having fun, you learn better. I take pride in producing high-quality videos that you will enjoy watching and re-watching. CREDITS: Artist | Instructor - David Colman () Producer - Stan Prokopenko (), Sean Ramsey () Production Assistance - Sierra Tillman, Sean Ramsey Editing - Sierra Tillman () Sean Ramsey Publishing - Alex Otis, John Birchall Music Used with Permission Intro - The Freak Fandango Orchestra Additional music by Epidemic Sound