Drawing Moving and Action Figures

Art Lessons

Drawing Moving and Action Figures

Art Lesson 2

How to Draw Moving figures and Actions

Step 1: Draw stick figures showing the following actions

standing, walking, running, jumping, skipping, throwing a ball, playing tennis, surfing, skateboard riding, sitting, kneeling and sleeping.

Step 2: Draw a stick figure standing. Fill in the body by using curving lines following the contour of the body.

Step 3: Do the same with 3 other stick figures.

Step 4: Find some action photos from a newspaper or magazine. Draw the stick figures into the photographs.

Step 5: Cut out 5 pictures. Fold in half. Paste a half in your diary and draw the missing half.

Picture copied from a magazine cover via google

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Animal Pictures are also great...

Use the same technique...this is a painting of Bonaparte Crossing the Alps

Tasks:

You may choose any of the following tasks:

Draw 2 action positions using the mini mannikin
Draw yourself or a friend standing and/or sitting
Using a sports picture from a magazine, draw the stick figure, then draw the picture
Create a cartoon or cariacature using a famous sports figure
Using artbooks or the Internet find 6-10 artists who have drawn figures in action...Degas, Manet, Picasso, Renoir, Constable, Gaugain, Monet, Beckman, Matisse, Munch. Draw the figure as the artist drew it
Create a moving abstract of a figure going up or down stairs, running, dancing, swimming or playing a sport

Camp Drafting..selecting the cattle for a task

Photograph by Marguerite 2005

Assessment:

Have 3 people give you an assessment of your picture
What can you do to make it better?
What do you like about your work?
What have you learnt from this exercise?

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