Hihihi!! Im such a huge fan and i wanna start drawing like you! How do you draw legos so good? And do you maybe have advice thats useful when animating/drawing legos?
-🤡 anon
Hehe, rambling time!!!
ANGLES AND SHAPES!
It's a LEGO show, so we need to think of the limbs as 3D shapes (cylinder for the head and arms, squares and rectangles for the torso, legs, and feet!
In image number 2, shading is what carries it and emphasizes that it's 3D!
The legs sometimes fold, so triangles and long, thin rectangles are a good reference for that.
BREAKING THE RULES!
Something funky is going on with the hands at this show and I can't even explain it properly- like look at the peace sign. That's not possible with real LEGOs.
Like in part one, think of them as cylinders with the edges as curvy triangles.
Let's not forget bodies, specifically women's. SQ, PIF, and SQ have curves and the shape close to that are round, curvy triangles (specifically a reuleaux triangle).
EXPERIMENTING WITH ANGLES
Early in my art, my poses looked so stiff. What was missing was because they lacked 'flow' and perspective.
The show plays around with perspective a lot, and incorporating perspective in your art is really fun. It's gonna look daunting at first, but I promise it'll pay off.
OTHER NOTES:
- It's good to have a collection of photos (I use Pinterest for this) consisting of screenshots of the show. If I am struggling with a pose, I look at LMK screenshots then imagine or recreate it. Basically, when in doubt, reference from the show.
- Don't forget tiny details. Lineart width, lighting, sharp edges, etc. affect the art, so play around with those.