UNDERSTANDING THE HUMAN FORM

Drawing the human figure is complex and take years to master. However, the task can be made simpler by following a few basic steps, simplifying the figure down into a series of directions and distances. Seeing how any figure can fit within a square aperture will help with proportion and foreshortening, and measuring can be done with simple tools such as plant labels and skewers.

In this article I’ll give you a few easy tips to help you draw the figure with greater ease, describing ways to approach the problem. I’ll also explain how to find the contour across the