Learning How To Figure Draw: The Basics

 

I am going to teach you some basics of figure drawing. I'm sure everyone has seen this types of drawings, where the people you draw have circles at the joints and lines connecting the body parts, and while their porportions might be accurate, the whole look seems unreal and robotic. The following images will help you get started drawing humans, or really anything, and you can download the images for reference if you'd like. Let's get started, you'll want a pencil and a good eraser!

 

So here is the first image I'd like to show you. To get a final realistic figure at the end of the figure drawing process, it will take a couple of steps in-between. Firstly, you will start out by drawing a stick figure. Now I know most of you members at this site are awesome when it comes to drawing stick figures, these stick figures are a bit different. Here's some details to them:

 

 

Look at the first figure:

 

1. Start by drawing the torso line.
2. Then draw the shoulder line and the hip line. (Your figure should look like an uppercase I.

3. Draw your arms. (This will definitely take some practice in order to make them porportionate. Look at your own arms in terms of how big they are compared to your torso.)

4. Draw your legs in two parts, the thighs and the shins. (This will also take some practice to get the porportions correct.)

5. Draw in circles for hands, and draw a basic foot shape.

6. Draw in a torso shape. (In this case, it is a large circular shape that covers the majority of the torso line.)

7. Draw in a hip shape. (Here it is the upside down triangular shape over the hip line.)

8. Draw in your head. (This will take the most practice of all in my opinion. The head is not just an oval, so be patient if it doesn't look good at first.)

 

Look at the second and third figure now:

 

Draw in the major muscles by putting shapes where they are located on the body. If you notice in the second and third figures, the shapes of muscles do not look realistic; they are just shapes to get the general shape of the entire body right. At the very least, draw in your shoulders, biceps, forearms, upper leg muscle shape, and the calves.

 

Look at the final figure now:

 

Draw lines to smoothen out your figure now to create a more realistic human being. I'm not going over this aspect as much right now because I just want to talk about getting the figure right. Practice with this last step though in order to make your drawings complete looking.

 

 

Below is another great example of figure drawing that I found. Break the figure to the left down into shapes in order to really see how the artist put it all together. You can see the stick figure lines and circles put into part of the drawing. This is a more detailed version of a front figure. You have your torso with the chest drawn in. Below the chest is the abdominal area which leads to the lower part of the hips. If you notice on the side of the torso are two short curved line segments next to the middle and lower part of the abs. The first one is where the rib cages have ended. The second one is where the transition from the torso to the hips occur. The lower part of the abs ends where the hips have begun. The legs have been drawn in, and I want everyone to notice how they go out before coming back in as they get lower. That is because your hip shape that you drew above is bigger than the hip line you drew above. When drawing in the outline to the body, think of it as putting spandex over the figure: the outline will wrap tightly around the figure but will try to be as close to the figure shapes while still being smooth. If you look at the shoulders, the top is where the neck connects to them. The neck isn't just two lines connecting the head to the body. It comes down and spreads out to connect with the top of the figure.

 

Look at the head in both figures. They are neither completely oval. The first figure's head is slightly pointed at the bottom, and so is the figure's to the right. The lines across the face show how the face is aligned. I don't know what the girl faded in the right background is doing there... Ha

 

 

Here's a great figure drawing of a woman. You can use this as reference to the whole shape of a body as it is detailed and complete:

 

Here's a good figure to show some slight differences between women and men. Just take a look at it and try to replicate the figures. Notice the positions of the shapes of the body as the figure strikes a pose.

 

 

 

Finally, here's an awesome chart with great figures to use as a reference. I hope you've learned something today! Keep practicing and the figures will get easier to draw. I am by no means an expert on the subject. I am getting started myself and want to learn a lot more! As I learn more, I will share my knowledge with you. Have fun! I hope to see some of your work in the portal and the forums!

 

 

 

Figure Drawing Sources:

http://www.fallenangelseries.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=1611&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=45
http://www.goregoregore.com/steps/bodypattern1.jpg
http://www.learnhowtodraw.com/howtodrawsample.gif
http://www.farlowstudios.com/images/prop/003.jpg

 

 

Learning How To Figure Draw: The Basics

 

I am going to teach you some basics of figure drawing. I'm sure everyone has seen this types of drawings, where the people you draw have circles at the joints and lines connecting the body parts, and while their porportions might be accurate, the whole look seems unreal and robotic. The following images will help you get started drawing humans, or really anything, and you can download the images for reference if you'd like. Let's get started, you'll want a pencil and a good eraser!

 

So here is the first image I'd like to show you. To get a final realistic figure at the end of the figure drawing process, it will take a couple of steps in-between. Firstly, you will start out by drawing a stick figure. Now I know most of you members at this site are awesome when it comes to drawing stick figures, these stick figures are a bit different. Here's some details to them:

 

 

Look at the first figure:

 

1. Start by drawing the torso line.
2. Then draw the shoulder line and the hip line. (Your figure should look like an uppercase I.

3. Draw your arms. (This will definitely take some practice in order to make them porportionate. Look at your own arms in terms of how big they are compared to your torso.)

4. Draw your legs in two parts, the thighs and the shins. (This will also take some practice to get the porportions correct.)

5. Draw in circles for hands, and draw a basic foot shape.

6. Draw in a torso shape. (In this case, it is a large circular shape that covers the majority of the torso line.)

7. Draw in a hip shape. (Here it is the upside down triangular shape over the hip line.)

8. Draw in your head. (This will take the most practice of all in my opinion. The head is not just an oval, so be patient if it doesn't look good at first.)

 

Look at the second and third figure now:

 

Draw in the major muscles by putting shapes where they are located on the body. If you notice in the second and third figures, the shapes of muscles do not look realistic; they are just shapes to get the general shape of the entire body right. At the very least, draw in your shoulders, biceps, forearms, upper leg muscle shape, and the calves.

 

Look at the final figure now:

 

Draw lines to smoothen out your figure now to create a more realistic human being. I'm not going over this aspect as much right now because I just want to talk about getting the figure right. Practice with this last step though in order to make your drawings complete looking.

 

 

Below is another great example of figure drawing that I found. Break the figure to the left down into shapes in order to really see how the artist put it all together. You can see the stick figure lines and circles put into part of the drawing. This is a more detailed version of a front figure. You have your torso with the chest drawn in. Below the chest is the abdominal area which leads to the lower part of the hips. If you notice on the side of the torso are two short curved line segments next to the middle and lower part of the abs. The first one is where the rib cages have ended. The second one is where the transition from the torso to the hips occur. The lower part of the abs ends where the hips have begun. The legs have been drawn in, and I want everyone to notice how they go out before coming back in as they get lower. That is because your hip shape that you drew above is bigger than the hip line you drew above. When drawing in the outline to the body, think of it as putting spandex over the figure: the outline will wrap tightly around the figure but will try to be as close to the figure shapes while still being smooth. If you look at the shoulders, the top is where the neck connects to them. The neck isn't just two lines connecting the head to the body. It comes down and spreads out to connect with the top of the figure.

 

Look at the head in both figures. They are neither completely oval. The first figure's head is slightly pointed at the bottom, and so is the figure's to the right. The lines across the face show how the face is aligned. I don't know what the girl faded in the right background is doing there... Ha

 

 

Here's a great figure drawing of a woman. You can use this as reference to the whole shape of a body as it is detailed and complete:

 

Here's a good figure to show some slight differences between women and men. Just take a look at it and try to replicate the figures. Notice the positions of the shapes of the body as the figure strikes a pose.

 

 

 

Finally, here's an awesome chart with great figures to use as a reference. I hope you've learned something today! Keep practicing and the figures will get easier to draw. I am by no means an expert on the subject. I am getting started myself and want to learn a lot more! As I learn more, I will share my knowledge with you. Have fun! I hope to see some of your work in the portal and the forums!

 

 

 

Figure Drawing Sources:

http://www.fallenangelseries.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=1611&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=45
http://www.goregoregore.com/steps/bodypattern1.jpg
http://www.learnhowtodraw.com/howtodrawsample.gif
http://www.farlowstudios.com/images/prop/003.jpg

 

 

Learning How To Figure Draw: The Basics

 

I am going to teach you some basics of figure drawing. I'm sure everyone has seen this types of drawings, where the people you draw have circles at the joints and lines connecting the body parts, and while their porportions might be accurate, the whole look seems unreal and robotic. The following images will help you get started drawing humans, or really anything, and you can download the images for reference if you'd like. Let's get started, you'll want a pencil and a good eraser!

 

So here is the first image I'd like to show you. To get a final realistic figure at the end of the figure drawing process, it will take a couple of steps in-between. Firstly, you will start out by drawing a stick figure. Now I know most of you members at this site are awesome when it comes to drawing stick figures, these stick figures are a bit different. Here's some details to them:

 

 

Look at the first figure:

 

1. Start by drawing the torso line.
2. Then draw the shoulder line and the hip line. (Your figure should look like an uppercase I.

3. Draw your arms. (This will definitely take some practice in order to make them porportionate. Look at your own arms in terms of how big they are compared to your torso.)

4. Draw your legs in two parts, the thighs and the shins. (This will also take some practice to get the porportions correct.)

5. Draw in circles for hands, and draw a basic foot shape.

6. Draw in a torso shape. (In this case, it is a large circular shape that covers the majority of the torso line.)

7. Draw in a hip shape. (Here it is the upside down triangular shape over the hip line.)

8. Draw in your head. (This will take the most practice of all in my opinion. The head is not just an oval, so be patient if it doesn't look good at first.)

 

Look at the second and third figure now:

 

Draw in the major muscles by putting shapes where they are located on the body. If you notice in the second and third figures, the shapes of muscles do not look realistic; they are just shapes to get the general shape of the entire body right. At the very least, draw in your shoulders, biceps, forearms, upper leg muscle shape, and the calves.

 

Look at the final figure now:

 

Draw lines to smoothen out your figure now to create a more realistic human being. I'm not going over this aspect as much right now because I just want to talk about getting the figure right. Practice with this last step though in order to make your drawings complete looking.

 

 

Below is another great example of figure drawing that I found. Break the figure to the left down into shapes in order to really see how the artist put it all together. You can see the stick figure lines and circles put into part of the drawing. This is a more detailed version of a front figure. You have your torso with the chest drawn in. Below the chest is the abdominal area which leads to the lower part of the hips. If you notice on the side of the torso are two short curved line segments next to the middle and lower part of the abs. The first one is where the rib cages have ended. The second one is where the transition from the torso to the hips occur. The lower part of the abs ends where the hips have begun. The legs have been drawn in, and I want everyone to notice how they go out before coming back in as they get lower. That is because your hip shape that you drew above is bigger than the hip line you drew above. When drawing in the outline to the body, think of it as putting spandex over the figure: the outline will wrap tightly around the figure but will try to be as close to the figure shapes while still being smooth. If you look at the shoulders, the top is where the neck connects to them. The neck isn't just two lines connecting the head to the body. It comes down and spreads out to connect with the top of the figure.

 

Look at the head in both figures. They are neither completely oval. The first figure's head is slightly pointed at the bottom, and so is the figure's to the right. The lines across the face show how the face is aligned. I don't know what the girl faded in the right background is doing there... Ha

 

 

Here's a great figure drawing of a woman. You can use this as reference to the whole shape of a body as it is detailed and complete:

 

Here's a good figure to show some slight differences between women and men. Just take a look at it and try to replicate the figures. Notice the positions of the shapes of the body as the figure strikes a pose.

 

 

 

Finally, here's an awesome chart with great figures to use as a reference. I hope you've learned something today! Keep practicing and the figures will get easier to draw. I am by no means an expert on the subject. I am getting started myself and want to learn a lot more! As I learn more, I will share my knowledge with you. Have fun! I hope to see some of your work in the portal and the forums!

 

 

 

Figure Drawing Sources:

http://www.fallenangelseries.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=1611&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=45
http://www.goregoregore.com/steps/bodypattern1.jpg
http://www.learnhowtodraw.com/howtodrawsample.gif
http://www.farlowstudios.com/images/prop/003.jpg

 

 

So here is the first image I'd like to show you. To get a final realistic figure at the end of the figure drawing process, it will take a couple of steps in-between. Firstly, you will start out by drawing a stick figure. Now I know most of you members at this site are awesome when it comes to drawing stick figures, these stick figures are a bit different. Here's some details to them:

 

 

Look at the first figure:

 

1. Start by drawing the torso line.
2. Then draw the shoulder line and the hip line. (Your figure should look like an uppercase I.

3. Draw your arms. (This will definitely take some practice in order to make them porportionate. Look at your own arms in terms of how big they are compared to your torso.)

4. Draw your legs in two parts, the thighs and the shins. (This will also take some practice to get the porportions correct.)

5. Draw in circles for hands, and draw a basic foot shape.

6. Draw in a torso shape. (In this case, it is a large circular shape that covers the majority of the torso line.)

7. Draw in a hip shape. (Here it is the upside down triangular shape over the hip line.)

8. Draw in your head. (This will take the most practice of all in my opinion. The head is not just an oval, so be patient if it doesn't look good at first.)

 

Look at the second and third figure now:

 

Draw in the major muscles by putting shapes where they are located on the body. If you notice in the second and third figures, the shapes of muscles do not look realistic; they are just shapes to get the general shape of the entire body right. At the very least, draw in your shoulders, biceps, forearms, upper leg muscle shape, and the calves.

 

Look at the final figure now:

 

Draw lines to smoothen out your figure now to create a more realistic human being. I'm not going over this aspect as much right now because I just want to talk about getting the figure right. Practice with this last step though in order to make your drawings complete looking.

 

 

Below is another great example of figure drawing that I found. Break the figure to the left down into shapes in order to really see how the artist put it all together. You can see the stick figure lines and circles put into part of the drawing. This is a more detailed version of a front figure. You have your torso with the chest drawn in. Below the chest is the abdominal area which leads to the lower part of the hips. If you notice on the side of the torso are two short curved line segments next to the middle and lower part of the abs. The first one is where the rib cages have ended. The second one is where the transition from the torso to the hips occur. The lower part of the abs ends where the hips have begun. The legs have been drawn in, and I want everyone to notice how they go out before coming back in as they get lower. That is because your hip shape that you drew above is bigger than the hip line you drew above. When drawing in the outline to the body, think of it as putting spandex over the figure: the outline will wrap tightly around the figure but will try to be as close to the figure shapes while still being smooth. If you look at the shoulders, the top is where the neck connects to them. The neck isn't just two lines connecting the head to the body. It comes down and spreads out to connect with the top of the figure.

 

Look at the head in both figures. They are neither completely oval. The first figure's head is slightly pointed at the bottom, and so is the figure's to the right. The lines across the face show how the face is aligned. I don't know what the girl faded in the right background is doing there... Ha

 

 

Here's a great figure drawing of a woman. You can use this as reference to the whole shape of a body as it is detailed and complete:

 

Here's a good figure to show some slight differences between women and men. Just take a look at it and try to replicate the figures. Notice the positions of the shapes of the body as the figure strikes a pose.

 

 

 

Finally, here's an awesome chart with great figures to use as a reference. I hope you've learned something today! Keep practicing and the figures will get easier to draw. I am by no means an expert on the subject. I am getting started myself and want to learn a lot more! As I learn more, I will share my knowledge with you. Have fun! I hope to see some of your work in the portal and the forums!

 

 

 

Figure Drawing Sources:

http://www.fallenangelseries.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=1611&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=45
http://www.goregoregore.com/steps/bodypattern1.jpg
http://www.learnhowtodraw.com/howtodrawsample.gif
http://www.farlowstudios.com/images/prop/003.jpg

 

 

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