Today’s topic will be a bit more of a tip than anything else. While watching movies or tv shows you will notice that there are many different visual ideas represented. There are many camera angles, costumes, scenes, special effects, characters and so on. If you take your favorite movie and sketch from beginning to end you will notice the wealth of ideas and concepts to be captured.
For example, what I like to do is start at the beginning of a film, watch out for any scenes that really stand out.
When I see such a scene, I will then take mental snapshot and try to quickly re-create this scene in a sketchbook or sketchpad. (You can also do this digitally on an iPad, etc.)
Another practice tip that I like to use is similar to the above, but instead of trying to recreate a scene, I simply sketch the gesture lines of the characters in the scene using little to no detail. This is another quick way to get the main idea of the scene instead of the trying to capture everything.
You will find that your drawing will get a lot more proficient and you will be able to capture ideas a lot faster. It is also a great warm up technique before a really lengthy drawing session.
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