Let's start with the typical human male. As with
faces, all bodies are different, so these observations
are very general, these proportions happen most of the
time, but not always. These proportions apply to a fully
grown man, not an infant, adolescent or an elderly
man, but rather from the ages from about 18 to 50. Refer to your subject
that you are going to draw and keep these guidelines in
mind. Don't draw what you've learned by exactly
mimicking these proportions, but rather draw
what you see.
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The average male body
is seven and a half head high |
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It's about one
head from the bottom of the chin to the
bottom of the pectorals |
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from the top of
the shoulder to the elbow, the bicep is
about one and a half heads long |
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The arm, from
armpit to fingertip, is about 2/3 the
length of the leg from groin to sole |
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From navel to
groin is about one head length |
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From chin to groin
is about 3 heads |
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The neck is about one
quarter heads high |
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The chest, from
collar bone to top of the hip is a
little less than 2 heads |
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From elbow to
wrist is about the same as elbow to
armpit |
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the thigh is about
1 and a half heads long |
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The shin is about
2
heads long |
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From the groin,
the legs are about 3 and a half heads
long |
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What measurements
can you find
and make? |
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