How to Draw Characters from Maximum Ride
Familiarize yourself with drawing people., Once you have the basics of drawing humans down, decide which character(s) you want to draw., Start with the basic proportionate shapes and edit them until the correct body is found., After you've gotten...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Familiarize yourself with drawing people.
This is an extremely essential part to drawing your characters.
Realize that a person is about 7 heads tall, and do some other research to figure out the proportions of the human body before drawing.
Always start with a light sketch.
Also learn how to draw variations of bird wings.
The characters are half human! -
Step 2: Once you have the basics of drawing humans down
Whether it's Fang or Max, choose who it's to be.
If you can't watch the movie(if it's even out yet), make sure you read the book carefully for physical features of the characters.
To make it easy, Google some images.
And don't trace! It's not learning! Base your image off of a Google image, and use proportions from that. , Once you have the outline, add the details of the characters.
Based on the specific characters, add the specific details that match their character. , Because all of the characters are half animal, add their wings and correct animal features.
This is fun! Do your best and add the wings proportionately.
They should be pretty big. , It won't be perfect, so try to find some obvious flaws in the drawing.
Is something out of proportion? Smeared? Or plain funky? Try to correct it.
Draw another one correcting the mistakes you found. , This helps you practice, find and correct mistakes, and as always, betters your drawing skills.
Draw all your favorite characters, and once you're done, don't be afraid to hang the Flock up on your wall to admire! -
Step 3: decide which character(s) you want to draw.
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Step 4: Start with the basic proportionate shapes and edit them until the correct body is found.
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Step 5: After you've gotten the wanted and correct look that you're okay with
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Step 6: darken your sketch lines.
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Step 7: Once you have your first character
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Step 8: compare your first drawing to the chosen image.
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Step 9: After you have a good drawing of that character
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Step 10: try out all of your favorite characters.
Detailed Guide
This is an extremely essential part to drawing your characters.
Realize that a person is about 7 heads tall, and do some other research to figure out the proportions of the human body before drawing.
Always start with a light sketch.
Also learn how to draw variations of bird wings.
The characters are half human!
Whether it's Fang or Max, choose who it's to be.
If you can't watch the movie(if it's even out yet), make sure you read the book carefully for physical features of the characters.
To make it easy, Google some images.
And don't trace! It's not learning! Base your image off of a Google image, and use proportions from that. , Once you have the outline, add the details of the characters.
Based on the specific characters, add the specific details that match their character. , Because all of the characters are half animal, add their wings and correct animal features.
This is fun! Do your best and add the wings proportionately.
They should be pretty big. , It won't be perfect, so try to find some obvious flaws in the drawing.
Is something out of proportion? Smeared? Or plain funky? Try to correct it.
Draw another one correcting the mistakes you found. , This helps you practice, find and correct mistakes, and as always, betters your drawing skills.
Draw all your favorite characters, and once you're done, don't be afraid to hang the Flock up on your wall to admire!
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