Figure Drawing Fundamentals
Gesture
The Bean
Structure
Landmarks
Robo Bean
Mannequinization
Balance
Exaggeration
Proportions
Measuring
Shading
Figure Drawing Demo
Closing Thoughts
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Throughout history artists have depicted the human form not as the average, but as the ideal. We find beauty and grace in length. So, in artwork, it’s more common for figures to be 8 or more heads tall rather than 7.5.
Loomis’s ideal proportions are very similar to Richer’s in the torso. One head down to the nipples, another to the navel, and another to the crotch. However Loomis makes the shoulders a bit wider at 2 ⅓ heads. He keeps the hips at 1.5 heads.
Course by Andrew Joseph Keith
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Founder of Proko, artist and teacher of drawing, painting, and anatomy. I try to make my lessons fun and ultra packed with information.
