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Some figure drawing sketches done by MAD illustrator Tom Richmond
A way of using tracing to learn how to draw things. It won’t help you learn how to draw on your own, but it might help you notice things you might not have otherwise.
It’s a ways down on the page, but there’s a bit on how to draw people kissing here. Basically, the trick is getting the faces to overlap properly.
These tips are NOT of the ‘get rich quick’ variety. They’re essentially principles which make much more sense through application. However the real benefits really only come when they become ingrained habits through lots of practice.
Issue 035 of ImagineFX (the newest issue if you live in the US, last month’s if you’re in the UK) has a four-page article on how to draw feet, one of the notoriously difficult parts of the human body. IFX is a bit pricey ($15.99 on US newstands) - more than one article is worth, but it’s one of my favourite magazines and has much more to offer than just drawing feet.
Issue 035 also includes a brief mention of 100 Ways to Create Fantasy Figures; artist Q&As and workshops on faeries, hands, material, and hair; an article on the art of Doctor Who; and features on the works of artists Ben Templesmith (artist of Thirty Days of Night), Don Seegmiller, and Tyler West. Oh, and the usual DVD with gobs of other extra stuff.
Some kid’s art workshops taking place at a studio in Salt Lake City, including one on how to draw Degas-style people with pastels. $35, ages 5+