Now that you've seen some basic proportions of an
average person, let's start to learn how to draw people.
If you'd like a review of the basic drawing ideas, have
a look at the
DRAWING BASICS section then come back here. Ok,
you're back. Any drawing is going to start with line -
line then encompasses a shape. "Real" artists may tell
you that drawing stick figures are for people who can't
draw. What they're not telling you is that when they
draw a human figure, they start by drawing a stick
figure (if they're any good!). When drawing a person,
you should start by drawing a stick figure to begin to
map out the correct proportions of that person. That's
why the first part to this section was correct
proportion. So measure your model and draw a
proportionally correct stick figure that shows the
joints of your model. Like so:
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Let's start simple and draw a
walking guy. |
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Draw a stick figure starting with his head.
Based on what you know about correct
proportions from the first section, next
draw a circle where the shoulders will
fall. Next draw another circle where the
pelvis should be. Connect the shoulders
and pelvis with a line. Working your way
down, draw a line coming out from the
pelvis circle that will be the left
(closer) leg. Mark where you think the
knee bends with a circle, then draw
another line from the knee that ends
with another circle that is the left
foot. Since you can't see his knees, I
marked where the shorts are, too. Now
draw a stick leg in the same way for the
right leg. Lastly draw his left arm
starting with a circle where his
shoulder will be. Draw a line, then
eyeball where you think the elbow is,
then draw another line ending with
another circle for a hand. This whole
time try and get the proportions correct
to the model by taking your best guess
on the proportions. |
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