I recently have been taking
a figure drawing class to practice the human form. Been out of practice for
about two years, but it is always good to keep your skills up. It’s so simple
to study the human form if you study how it works and then applying your
drawing skills to the sketches made during your drawing sessions. I recommend
that everyone should take a figure drawing class of a naked human form because
it’s challenging and you can learn a lot from drawing from 3-D prospective to a
2-D design.
It’s better to draw a nude
model because you see the muscles and forms of the human body and how it works.
If that’s not possible, get someone to pose for you with their clothes on once
you have been in practice for a while with a nude model. The results will still
be the same because you have already studied and drawn what’s underneath the
clothing.
The human form in drawing is
made up of lines and circles. The lines are like a shape of a capital I, from
shoulders-straight across, waist-straight down the middle (same length as the
shoulders and hips), and the hips-straight line matching the shoulders. The top
line-shoulders and bottom line-hips will move opposite of each other when the
human form is movement, position, or posed in a certain way. Look at the
Michelangelo’s David and how he stands is a good example of this. Look at the
shoulders and hips.
The circles are made of
measurements of head, arms, waist, legs, feet, and back side in equal circles
on each ligament. The head was the hardest for me. You have to keep reminding
yourself that the head is divided into two equal halves of a circle that also
includes lines within the circle. The eyes match the top of ears and the length
of nose matches the bottom of the ears. The spaces in between the eyes are the
same shape of one eye in between both eyes. The space between nose and chin is
the same distance from the mouth. (Look at image).
I found out recently that
it’s much easier to sketch out a nude female model rather a nude male model,
because the females have more shape and curves. For the nude male, it’s no
shape but there are muscles and a lot more straight lines than the nude female.
On the male nude, the sketches are more focused on shading, lighting, and
muscle contour.
When sketching a body form
keep in mind the position, the tension in the body, and the lighting. I sometimes
would do the same exact position the model is doing to get that feeling of tension
in my body. Where the pressure points are, where is the location of my
shoulders vs. hips and waist. If you don’t have availability of a nude model, I
would use Michelangelo’s David as a good study guide. Good luck! Keep
sketching!
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