Human Proportions – Average Figure
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Figure Drawing Fundamentals

Proportions

Human Proportions – Average Figure

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Human Proportions – Average Figure

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Study Richer's average figure proportions

Study Richer's average figure proportions. Copy them. Then, put the reference away and see if you can draw them from memory!

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hArtMann
Left is from reference and right one from memory. Rhythms came in handy for the imagination one.
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4mo
This is my first try at Richer! The left is from reference, and the second is from memory.
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@decentworking
Richer studies! First one from reference, second one from memory.
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Samuel Sanjaya
the left is copying and the right one is from memory. I hope I can get some feedbacks and critiques.
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Vera
7mo
Hello. I copied the proportions and then I tried to draw them without the reference. Advice and critiques are appreciated.
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@kotka
I like Richer's system. These proportions are very recognizable because most of us don't look like idealistic heroes. Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't the Russian school also use overlap at the hips? The second drawing is from memory, I tend to make a lot of mistakes in the width (just don't feel it's as easy to feel as the figure lengthwise), so if you have any genius tips on how to become more accurate/consistent, please share. My memory figures skipped leg day and are really broad...
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Marco Sordi
2023/3/14. Good afternoon everybody. Here's another study of the human body (female figure back view) from Patrick Jones's "The anatomy of Style". Thanks.
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squeen
NIce one. Thanks for posting it. I did not know that about the skull/nose height.
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Marco Sordi
2023/3/13. Good morning everybody. Here's again average female figure study (side view). Thanks.
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Marco Sordi
2023/3/8. Good morning everybody. Here's my study of the proportions in the female torso. Thanks.
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squeen
The thighs to pelvis ratio looks off to me. Remember that the hip bone is a offset from the femur's L-shape in the socket of the pelvis. Sometimes the thigh muscle goes out further than the hip, but that looks a bit too much.
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@elkad
Richer studies, the first set is from reference the second is from memory. Any feedback is appreciated, cheers!
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@opaqueapple
Hi all, i finished some Richer Average proportion studies. They go from the order: front, back, female variant. and the final 3 attached are recalls of the actual proportion study, Any feedback would be much appreciated.
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Octavivs
Tip for applying proportions during non-studies. Do thousands of quick gesture drawings. Do them loose. Do them without fear. You'll build a feeling of when things look right or not. If say on a specific drawing you can't figure out why something doesn't look right and it's really bugging you, that'd be a good time bust out another study on how to measure the proportions.
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Tono VZ
Its very important to keep studying the proportions, wish you the best friend! Keep it going!
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@civon
i copied the measure units from Richers porportions & attempted to get proportions to feel correct. any advice?
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@fooze
Hello! here are my proportions assignments. if you have any feedback/advice to make me better at proportions, please feel free to tell me so! 😁
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Matt Abery
Hi Somewhere along the line I have made a mistake and it doesnt aling with the Richer head height unit spreadsheet, that's why the female version is incomplete. I'll post it to see if anyone would like to give me some feedback as im abit lost.
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Crystal Blue  (she/her)
Here’s the assignment! How did I do? Also, are the legs too short or do they just look short to me because I’m used to drawing them long?
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Sandra Süsser
So far I only heard of Loomis’ and other proportions. Studied this, but I guess my new favorite is the cranium method by Hale who I also did not knew of. It’s much more convenient for my mannequisation method which is why I turned the study towards the cranium units in the right.
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Muhittin BUDAK
thanks.
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Marco Sordi
2022/3/15. Good morning everybody. Here’s my daily 30 minutes warming up exercise exercise. Studying the body and the head proportions in Japanese manga. Thanks.
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Matthew Nicholas Sandoval
The mannequinization you sketched up looks blissful. I like how you captured the gesture, while maintaining a level of volume. Excellent work my friend.
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@mcserkonov
Can't say much help, but point out in your (in my opinion) good edges. When it comes to head and body proportion, by looking and comparing your drawing to actual professional mangaka, these are perfect, but for the head, I think the eyes are slightly too big, but if its a Manga, then it is art-style dependant, so your eyes are correct in subjectively. Overall in proportion? Perfect, on par to a Professional Standard Manga
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Claudia Finelle
this is gorgeous
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@hiflow
Is the crotch line supposed to be aligned with the pubis symphysis or the bottom of the pelvis? If the answer is pubis, it looks to me like the pelvis would be too far away from the ribcage.
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@hiflow
nvm, I caught the answer when I rewatched the video
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Marco Sordi
2002/2/12. Good morning everybody. This morning 30 minutes warming up exercise was studying the proportions of the body in Japanese manga. Thanks.
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