My Very First Figure Drawing

Drawing by Alex Saldivar, Drawing Academy student

Hello, my name is Alex and I love drawing and art in general.

I have always wanted to be a better artist and never knew why I couldn’t draw from imagination. I eventually gave up on art but decided to pick it up again about two years ago because I finally found the secret I never knew about. I found that to be better at art and to draw from imagination I not only had to practice daily, but I had to learn the basics. This included shapes, forms, value, perspective and all the other basics of drawing.

From childhood, I always had the bad habit of drawing from observation incorrectly. That is, I would begin my drawings from the outside in. I never knew that to do a great drawing a foundation such as measurements, proportions and the use of basic shapes to mold my drawings was the actual way to start a drawing.

Now that I practice each day, I have seen a tremendous improvement in my work. I have been practice figure drawing basics for the past couple of months. Human anatomy is one of the things I practice a lot and love to do. The human anatomy intrigues me because of its beauty and aesthetic personality.

I finally drew a full length, detailed drawing applying what I’ve learned. Although I know it’s not the best piece of work, I like how it came out. I know with more practice I will create better drawings in the future.