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I would say setting down the reference and dedicating some time each day to imagination drawing. It's a different skill, drawing from imagination and drawing from reference. Instead of thinking of the problem as "Drawing from Imagination" Maybe think of it as "Drawing from Memory".
The human form is generally lumpy and, at times, abstract. Once you've studied the construction of the figure, I would recommend doing some drawings, but this time put away the reference. Think of the forms as mannequinization of reality. Always simplify over adding detail. Master the basic shapes and rhythms. Each time, putting away the reference and basing the image on the one in your head. You're bound to make mistakes. It WILL happen, but when it does, look at the image with a new eye. Throw the reference *out* of your head.
Instead now draw what it looks like. Draw what *you* see.
If you are drawing a swordfighter, and you've messed up the wrist, instead lean *into* the mistake, maybe they're holding a pistol, a frisbee, a shield. The more objects, poses and anatomy you observe the more powerful your ability to craft not only a drawing, but a *narrative*, becomes. Applying different combinations of compositions, styles, and themes to these powerful works will allow you to become a truly great draftsperson.
As Kim Jung Gi would say "I don't make it right. I make it *not wrong*."
~pj
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edited this post on January 30, 2024 8:53am.
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