Studying Bridgmen for Figure Drawing
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- čas přidán 18. 03. 2024
- This video is all about studying Bridgman's Complete Guide to Drawing From Life. This is part two of my getting started learning to draw comics series, so if you haven't watched part one, I highly recommend that you watch that first. Bridgman is the foundation of my figure drawing, and this kind of study, whether from Bridgman, or another source of your choosing, is an essential part of your development as a figurative artist.
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I did the entire "Copy Bridgman Twice" routine back in 2022, and it was one of the biggest turning points in my art learning journey. Not only did it strengthen my figure drawing, it also taught me the value of drawing what you saw from memory. Memory drawing is something I've incorporated in my practice ever since then. Thank you for your guidance, Finch-sensei
That's awesome! It's a massive accomplishment!
I love the choices he makes while defining muscle groups. Simple but so effective.
Aahh! Twice?? I only did it once!! I know what I will be doing tonight!!
You copied the images from the book twice? How often everyday would you recommend doing this? Thank you
@@nickmarsala3787Look up David's roadmap to learning to draw on his website. It's under the "blog" section
"What is this muscle here? You know what? I just don't care." Glad I'm not the only one that thinks this way.
I thought that was hilarious
Here it is! The hardest, longest part of the art journey. Thank you so much for laying it out so plainly for us. Nothing to it but to do it!
yea buddy
Haha how weird. Earlier this morning I returned to Bridgman to resolidify my understanding of wedging, interlocks, and planes then I open CZcams and see this in my feed. Great minds Mr Finch!
I love it when things line up like that! I hope it helps!
when i drew this book a couple of years ago it was hard to understand.
Mainly this book was never about anatomy. its all about shapes and how you can break things down using basic shapes such as anatomy, folds, hands. what a great video Dave!!!! thank you again:)
Bridgeman have an anatomy book now! I don't know how has the book have been released but I do have the Anatomy book
Wait, what? I'll have to find it!
It is hard to understand, for sure. But you're abolutely right, and the way you describe it is exactly how I approach it.
The Watts Atelier has a book on Bridgman as well, objectively making the subject matter more clear and readable
@@brentmadden789 yep got that one
We all should go back to the basics from time to time..... It's Really cool the way you break it down & explain it! 🔥🔥
Thanks Mighty! And yes, we really should. I went through Loomis again a few years ago, and I'm working through Bridgman now. Doing this video has really lit a fire in me to give it another go.
Thank you so much for sharing the lessons you’ve learned over the years to help others along in their quest to get better. Respect.
I'm loving this series of videos that seems to be going along with your roadmap.
Thank you so so so much David, when I become a successful comic artist I will list your name as the most influential in my learning process I really appreciate the time and effort you put in these lessons while making it free, you will always be in a special place in my heart. From the depth of cairo city Egypt I send my thanks and gratitude.
No way!!! I literally have Bridmen's anatomy book with me right now and you’ve posted this video to help me/others to understand the in depth knowledge about Bridgman is amazing!👍🏾
Great! I hope I can help with an approach to getting the most out of the book. There is just so much more to talk about with Bridgman, but I had to keep things as straightforward as possible to start.
I’ve been studying this guy for like two years, Thank you.
I recently decided to really dedicate myself to art, since I've always loved it but never pushed myself to study it and get better. This came at a perfect time. Thank you.
Dave Finch is just my biggest inspiration and wow factor!
When I first got Bridgman I never understood him. I then I picked up Hogarth and he explained the circle swings then I understood proportion. I got a basic understanding of the muscles from him. But I kept talking to the image guys and they always told me Bridgman. Thanks for explaining this in more simple terms how I’m supposed to approach this. Sometimes I don’t get it if I look at it and draw it. I have to understand what and why I’m drawing it to sink in. I will give Bridgman a try again. Thank you for your simple explanations. Bless you and your family for this channel.
I had a very similar experience. Wish I had gotten more out of Bridgman in my early years because it would’ve helped my gestures and weighted balance, but Dynamic Anatomy from Hogarth really clicked something for me concerning the forms in depth and had a fast effect of helping me with muscle groupings and foreshortening, but I see why learning that way is criticized for good reason: it got me into bad habits of things being more stiff that I really exorcised out via doing a lot of bouncy cartooning.
Guess there may have been a better route but I learned a lot of other things off the beaten path.
Wish CZcams was happening in the 90s 😂 Oh well
@@chasedwards9626 I like you was self taught doing this stuff and Hogarths way just made more sense to me how to figure out anatomy. It also enabled me to draw the figure faster. I looked at bridgemans stuff and was confused. I always questioned why are they asking me to copy this. Whereas Hogarth took the time to explain everything in his books. The Bridgeman books barely had that many words. But when Dave explained it. He broke it down simple.It’s making more sense. Yeah I too wish there was CZcams back in the 90’s.
The most precious thing in life is “time” and thank you so much sir for sharing your time with us to teach some of your experiences. You are one of a kind 🙏🏼
Thanks a lot! I enjoy doing these so much, and truth be told, it can be tough to find the time, but comments like yours really make it worth it.
These two videos have been invaluable for me. Most of my practice of late revolves around them & I've seen a vast improvement in my own work. Thanks for spending the time putting them together for us. 👍
Crazy enough I just both this book last week. I have gone through it once already and going back again now. Now having your commentary and the book is only helping me more than just the book. Last week I couldn’t draw a figure from my head. But now I can because of the shape merging he talks about early on in the book. But thank you Dave. Your video are more valuable than you can ever image.
Mr finch is back at it again with another banger!!!💯💯
Amazing video. I read that book and did some studies, but the way you explained how you study with it helped me a lot and inspired me to practice with the whole book! Thanks a bunch.
Finished the homework of redrawing every illustration in Bridgman's Complete Guide. It's crazy I started less than a month ago. Feels longer.
The book is like the circular extraterrestrial language in Arrival: Not much at face value but it changes the way you think once you understand it. Instead of circles that instill an understanding of time, he draws blocks that teach the third dimension.
After you redraw around 20 images the fact that every form is a structure tilted on all three axes starts to become clear.
After 50, the drawings start laying down really fast because the underlying structure becomes instinctual.
After hundreds you aren't thinking about it anymore. How the forms occupy space as well as how they weave and lock into one another becomes second nature. At this point I was doing a lot of side drawings and noticing that redrawing Bridgman's drawings at a different angle than he originally drew it was getting strangely easy.
After I finished I went back to working on animations in Dreams and... You won't really notice it happening but when you go back to the style you're accustomed to drawing in, your ability to lay down volumes in space will have significantly improved. Animating difficult poses is effortless now it honestly feels odd.
I recommend having a strong grasp on linear perspective before going into this. He expects you to know it the way a calculus book expects an understanding of algebra. If you aren't going to redraw the images there's no point in getting the book. I saw some bad reviews on Amazon from people who clearly thought reading would change something when honestly the book doesn't need text at all. The concepts are visual.
I don't think a path of learning endorsed by David Finch needs anyone's validation but he is right, even if you were to skip the parts on head construction and limb specifics, just studying how he simplifies forms gives you an invisible framework that makes figure construction easier (if not easy).
Thanks to David. I hope more people follow through. It's just a few hours a day
Thank you for this. I never quite understood the significance of Bridgeman's book.
Yessss this is a blessing for us, thank you david❤️
This is exactly what I needed! Thank you David!
Very welcome!
I love your approach to studying. I watched your Frazetta study video too and I like the idea of drawing the subject from drawing and then draw it on your own. I'm really gonna start doing this in my study regimen. Thanks Dave!
That's great to hear. I hope it does well for you. Really, I know it will!
I've ran out of words praising you Dave. When you draw every line in dimension has so much weight that I think I'd do in next 20 years. Whenever i wanted to quit, i just remember you, then I pick up my pencil/pen. Just draw and draw and draw.
Thank you David for doing that kind of videos for free! These are really useful for my learning journey
Glad you like them!
thank you Dave!! you are amazing
I love how you take a lot of your time Dave to show how illustrating is done.....
This is great! Started to study Bridgeman a couple of years ago, but this is a great breakdown
You’re an amazing teacher! Finding lots of inspiration in your videos!
YESS! We’re finally doing bridgman!
Thank you David, I’ve never actually worked from the book before but I have studied the odd images I could find. And I really find it extremely helpful to see you work through it and talk us through the process….. immensely helpful and these types of exercises revisited time and again are extremely helpful for all other art applications too. Thank you again 🔥
I got one of Bridgman’s books for Christmas a few years ago and haven’t looked through it this thoroughly. This is my sign to go back and try this practice!! 😁
thank you so much, your videos are everything to me right now
A brilliant guide on how to use Bridgman!
Thank you Russ!
Great content, Dave! Can definitely see the Bridgman influence in your art in terms of the angularity you mentioned
after wasting money buying bunch of garbage courses out there on the web and at the same time getting lost into all the unnecessary details, I think I've finally found a gem of a video series to actually learn comic book drawing. Please David keep coming up with videos like this. 👍🏼
Dang, how in what way where those courses unhelpful? Was it the price or the redundancy of some topics?
Really appreciate these videos. It's one thing to just draw a lot to improve, but deliberate, focused practice is what I never really knew how to do exactly. Thanks!
This and the previous are exactly what I wanted. Focused, specific practice. I stopped drawing 25 years ago, but want to start again. Time to go dig out my How To Draw Comics the Marvel Way my dad gave me in in 1987. And I'm getting your book. It looks BEAUTIFUL. ❤ Thank you for sharing your knowledge and being so encouraging. Also, just grabbed Bridgeman!
GREAT video! I get super excited every time I see a new David Finch tutorial drop! I wonder if any other viewers have seen Jason Brubaker's 'Cognitive Drawing' books - they very much promote a similar method of repetition and drawing from memory that Mr Finch describes here, but are definitely a bit more basic than Bridgman - I'm working through his workbook on the male figure right now (there is also one on the female figure), and I think I will probably use that to ease myself in before tackling Bridgman next...
Such a good video Dave.
THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING
Beautiful bro
After watching the live stream, I had to come back here and catch up. Ty for the video most informative. At age 62 I have been trying harder to do what this book is teaching and you are the best one to do the rendition of Bridgeman.
☕☕👍🏼👍🏼
Bridgman: a Canadian American Artist who was a renowned instructor of anatomy and figure drawing at the art students League of New York for over four decades his teaching methods emphasizes the structured approach to figure drawing focusing on the underlying geometric forms of the human body.
Thank you for your videos
I used to have this book when I practiced figure drawing. I took I break from drawing to focus on other projects. Getting back into drawing, I need to buy this book again and practice.
Thanks so much!!!
Omg I was hoping you’d make a video on this book! Thank you
No problem 😊
How crazy! I just started studying with this today! Thank you for introducing this book.
😂
Ah Bridgmen. The first life drawing book I ever picked up.
George Bridgman*
Its one letter my guy
It was my first too. I found it at the library when I was starting. Very lucky for me.
@@DavidFinchartistCool. My mom got it for me as a birthday gift long long ago lol
Bro let go!!!!.The legendary goat 🐐 is back.
perfect timing !...just started studying like a week ago
Great! It's a journey getting through this book. I hope it's going well!
I read David’s blog years ago and it said to copy this book twice.
Well it worked.
I can’t believe I can watch this for free😳
Thank you!!!!❤
Thank you so much ❤
Awesome!
It's my time now to finally do the Bridgman study, can't wait to see how I improve on it
please a studio tour
One of these days. I'm not exactly the guy with a pretty studio though. Just warning you!
any would be better@@DavidFinchartist
@@DavidFinchartist mr finch if you did a studio tour it will be a good excuse to show off some of the art books you have and maybe some art you have done that we haven't seen :)
One of the best pieces of advice in this is doing something you did from reference, then doing the same thing from memory. This act reinforces what you learned and is what essentially transfers the knowledge from short term to long term memory.
Yes retrieval practice
I really like the idea of doing this. I feel like if I did a page a day of this book on top of my personal interest studies that i could see an explosive growth in skill. Think ill start today even
Thanks a lot. I'm studying his book. Really appreciate it. This is awesome. 🎉🎉
You're very welcome!
Okay, NOW I get what folks mean by saying ''copy Bridgman twice".
Alright, I can do this alongside just drawing for fun. Honestly this method sounds ideal for tackling all kinds of reference from books and such. Will give a go at it!
Very interesting study i’m definitely gonna wanna look at Brickman again seriously analyzes anatomy. Plus if if you ever get to studying other artists again it would be kind of cool to see an analysis of artists like Mark Bagley or even like the impressive panel layouts of Kenneth Rocafort
Total game changer
It's incredible that you're not bad copist, but still you're very good at creating. Makes clear that there are two totally diferent things.
Well thanks! I think copying is just a tool to creating though. You can't create without a knowledge base.
Gracias yo copiare para aprender una vez escuche que era malo copiar pero perdi mucho tiempo intentando aprender ahora creo que podre aprender más con su consejo maestro
The goat 🐐 is back 🎉
I have the Constructive Anatomy book, do studies from it, but what I struggle with a bit is, I can make the drawings look accurate, but my drawings get progressively bigger until they're much larger on my pages than on the Bridgman book pages
I will take this one alongside Constructive Anatomy. Drawing is now a hobby of mine, instead of a career path, so I do not have much time for it. Still, I will do the micro studies in my drawing time and the whole figure, or whatever, in my free time.
I just can not stay away from drawing.
i absolutely love George bridgman
this vid just popped up for me, will check out the first one
Great! It's definitely better to start at the beginning.
Дядя Финч, Благодарю!❤
Time to strap on your anatomy boots, David has another video! 😁
Thank you for making your videos using a pencil instead of using a digital device. A pencil makes things more alive and spontaneous.
That starting amount of tape was crazy 😆
If you watch an old Robert Beverly Hale class here on CZcams you can see exactly the sort of classroom Bridgman was teaching in at the Art Students League, and how he's doing these big drawings with a piece of charcoal or conte on the end of a long stick. When you run across a Bridgman drawing that seems a little fuzzy or some detail was lost or whatever, there's a lot of drawings in the book that were taken from photos of those classroom drawings that were several feet tall and drawn with a 3 foot long stick! That's a real testament to his skill I think!
I recommend Marshall vandruff bridgeman bootcamp, it’s on CZcams and while it is pretty lengthy I recommend it for anybody that needs help breaking down bridgeman.
Every video I watch, someone says “I don’t look at Bridgman for heads.” The figures are great though. I haven’t drawn regularly in years & i’m trying to get back into it. Great video!
Love the video Dave 😊 could u possibly make a video on how u record ur art and video setup, like quality control ? currently I want to make videos like you and I just can’t find the right settings the current webcam I have is a Logitech brio cam, anyways love the tutorials keep it up 🎉🎉
ITS GOLD!! I have the complete collective book.
It is!
@@DavidFinchartist And thank you sir for all the great elaborate teachings and inspiration 🙏
I make it a habit to copy all of Bridgman once a year. It _will_ make your anatomy tighter. He was a master of suggesting the shape and separation of each muscle through subtle exaggeration.
damn it helped me a lot thanks Mr finch
Welcome!
Love Bridgman this is a great breakdown as some of the written bits are a little hard to follow (as it’s written in an old fashioned style) great stuff thanks David! Do you put the tape around your pencil just for comfort?
It's comforting knowing one of the most famous comic book artists in recent years also draws in a way that would've gotten them a scolding from my art teacher on chicken scratching.
awesome as always David :^)
Thanks Saman, as always!
@@DavidFinchartist
🙏🏻 thank you for all the advice and art mr finch.
I’m trying to use 2h more because of its resistance to smudging, but to get such a dark line you must be absolutely carving into that board.
I'm not carving, but I do press kind of hard. It's always been a problem for me, and it's why I tape my pencil. I cramp my hand from pressure over time. I'd suggest H if you're finding it too hard. H is still pretty smudge resistant, and it's better for a softer touch.
Been studying Bridgman, loomis and others for the better part of a year now, I took 2 years of consistent life drawing classes.
Hi Dave.
I actually have that same book of Bridgeman for a few years. I’m probably inspired to draw what I see so I can attain shape memory of the human parts when drawing.
Shape memory is such a great way to put it! It can't be accomplished just with observation. You need to draw it over and over for it to become a reliable memory.
great 🎉thanks for sharing all the steps to create a comic
My pleasure 😊
Thank you so much for this Mr Finch. Please could you make a video on how to draw wings.
Thank you so much for the lessons you share and your enthusiasm for the craft David. Do you have any advice for a fellow lefty not to smudge their work? I notice you tape your pencil before working also, does this play a part in how you maintain line stability? Many thanks again from across the pond :)
Hey David! Great video, really inspiring. Just wanna ask if there’s any benefit to tracing the book and going through the process like you mentioned in the video
"The frontal whatever" 🤌Knowing the anatomy terminology is great. But knowing the shapes is what helps. Thanks for always having that subtly mentioned in your work!
this adds alot to my arsenal :)
When you messed up a little i was laughing for a whole minute and it gave me a moment of relief not because i was mocking or you something because i mess alot while doing things i work hard and i am trying to be a perfect in Drawing but more time i spend it doesn't seem i am getting " PERFECT " , i am improving but its like always i want some more of that, and on top of that papers and other things in different courses making it hard for me to concentrate only on Drawing and it sucks
Thanks alot
Most welcome
please do mr freeze and green arrow and martian manhunter.
There's a typo in the title with Bridgman's name.
Merci beaucoup professeur j'ai téléchargé ce livre en pdf et je ne comprenais pas bien ses cours mais merci beaucoup
300 pages...welp, there goes 3 years of my life.
Ironic that you recommend using Loomis when Bridgman was Loomis' teacher.
Really? I didn't know that. They're such very different artists, I wouldn't have guessed.