Draw the human figure: drawing "floppy people"

Draw the human figure: drawing "floppy people"

The foundation of most fine arts educations begins with the drawing of the human figure. These human figure drawing tutorials are brought to you by Cy Porter of solomation.com. Search WonderHowTo for more figure drawing tutorials by Cy.

This figure drawing tutorial is in 4 parts. Be sure to click through all the chapters to see the entire tutorial.

Chapter 1: Make the whole drawing process easier and more enjoyable by drawing action and posture first. Drawing a non detailed "floppy person" is a great way to connect your imagination to the page. It also becomes a huge help and guide to following the drawing threw to completion.

Chapter 2: First things first. Starting by drawing a "floppy person" figure is equivalent to taking quick notes that makes the rest of the drawing go much easier.

Chapter 3: This is a drawing tutorial showing how using "floppy people" in a difficult arrangement of body and form helps. Introduction to balance and counter-balance. Finding the direction of gravity. Inverse kinetics. Changing the position of central body parts first. Drawing arms and legs last.

Chapter 4: Sneak peek at drawing faces from memory and imagination. A continuation of drawing a figure climbing a ladder.

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