DayDoodling

Daydreaming. \ˈdā-ˌdrēm-,ing\ A visionary fantasy, especially one of happy, pleasant thoughts, hopes or ambitions, imagined as coming to pass, and experienced while awake.

For many, daydreaming is a temporary escape from reality. But for creatives, any blank canvas (even Latex gloves) gives us an opportunity to act on those visions. And then DayDreaming becomes "DayDoodling"!

Gone in 30 Seconds

Yep. 30-Seconds. That's about all the time we are given.

What can you do in 30-seconds? Well, a lot really. But what makes this exercise so great is that when we are given a 60-second pose, it seems like an eternity! And 60-seconds then prepares you for 5-minute poses. And then 10-minutes...

If you can accurately capture the attitude, action lines, and a subtle gesture in a model's 30-second pose, then by adding more time you are able to add more details.

Fast and the Frustrated

Ready. Set. Go!

30- When I first started quick sketching, it was frustrating.

25- Your eyes pick up so much detail! SQUINT!
20- Where to start? The shadows? The hair? The anatomy? The pose!
15- The tilt of the head. Angle of the shoulders. The dominant line of action.
10- S curves. C curves. Straights. Negative spaces. Plotting with verticals.
 5- Get in some quick parallel shadows before...
 0- The model moves into the next pose!