How Accurate Do The Figure Drawings Need To Be?

I鈥檓 working on a new series of Drawings and Paintings and it requires a lot of figures in the pieces. Most of the figures morph into something else. I鈥檝e had at least 6 semesters of figure drawing under my belt with of course my degree, but I don鈥檛 have money to pay for a model to come in for me to do sketches. Any ideas? I have a pretty good idea how the human body is鈥owever, I鈥檓 far from perfect! My question also is do they really need to be totally accurate to get a message across, or can they just evoke a feeling or a presence and still be considered good art.How Accurate Do The Figure Drawings Need To Be?
I don't feel like the drawings in your project need to necessarily be extremely accurate. Many times rough quick sketches hold more power in movement and emotion then refined drawings do. However I do recommend looking at anatomy books, The book: The Male and Female Figure in Motion: 60 Classic Photographic Sequences by Eadweard Muybridge, is amazing and has numerous photos of models in movement. If you can borrow it from a local library I would, or even purchase it.





good luck, it sounds like a very interesting projectHow Accurate Do The Figure Drawings Need To Be?
If you're doing it as a art piece they could look anyway you want them to look, if you were doing them as a teaching aid then they would need to be accurate. If you need a model and i now how expensive they are maybe a friend can pose
In my opinion, if you are trying to give the overall image a realistic feel, then the figures should be realistic too... but if the final picture will be surreal or impressionistic, then the figures could easily be disproportionate and still fit within the scheme.





If you don't have a professional model, ask a friend or family member to sit for you, or perhaps pose for some photos (in a bathing suit if you need more information). Many friends - especially other artists - would be happy to help.





Have fun with it!

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