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Human Figure Drawing
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What is figure drawing?

• Figure drawing is the practice of depicting a
  living body in 2-D format.

• In plain English, figure drawing drawing
  living creatures.

• Human figure drawing means drawing people.

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Figurative Artists
Leonardo Da Vinci (1452 - 1519) Mona Lisa
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Figurative Artists
Jacques-Louis David (1748 - 1825) Oath of the
Horatii
Michelangelo (1475 - 1564) Sistine Chapel
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Lines

• Geometric quick, usually round shapes that show
  the general locations of limbs and joints.

• Contour using as few as one line to show the
  general positioning and proportions of the body
  and its limbs.

• Plane depicts the surfaces of the body and
  limbs. Extreme care in showing proportions and
  positioning.

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Starting Your Drawings
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Geometric
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Contour
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Plane
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Human Proportions

• Proportions refer to how big or small something
  is compared to something else. In this case, how
  big certain body parts are in comparison to the
  full bodys length.

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Review!

• How many head-lengths is a newborn babys body?

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Full grown

• How big are a babys eyes?

• At what age do your facial features (eyes,
  mouth) begin to center in your face?

6 - 7

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• What age does baby fat begin to disappear?

12 - 13

• How many head-lengths is your body at age 15?

Approx. 7

• How many head-lengths are between the base of
  your skull and the base of your spine?

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• What age do your facial features center by?

13 - 18

• How tall is a full-grown body?

7 8 head-lengths

• Where is the midpoint of a full-grown body?

Top of groin

• How many head-lengths wide are a mans
  shoulders?

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• Where will a womans elbows rest?

Mid waist
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Extra Help

• http//MugTug.com/Sketchpad/
• www.DrawingTutorialsOnline.com
• http//www.PoseManiacs.com

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Sources!

• Mona Lisa photo http//scrapetv.com/News/News20P
  ages/Business/images-4/mona-lisa.jpg
• Mickey Pin http//www.burkett.org/portfolio/fall0
  7/MickeyMouseEngineer.jpg
• Thinker http//aleph0.clarku.edu/jbreecher/publi
  c/last_DIR/images/Thinker.jpg

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• Construction workers http//api.ning.com/files/sS
  bw7rwqt2gOsEeCHrDDUnZq3eQQyXQ3MO3LYk3uFMJbEaw-Tb1g
  d6dvZv-1FrC12JhOBIDpk2ZYCTUjIXoeusNiIWMScVXG/build
  er_services.jpg
• Anatomy http//www.fitstep.com/Advanced/Anatomy/G
  raphics/back-anatomy-lats-traps.gif
• Rock http//sugarmtnfarm.com/blog/uploaded_images
  /TravelingRoundRockDSCF4041-719173.jpg

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• Inventor http//ecoles.cstrois-lacs.qc.ca/endl/an
  glais/images/inventor.jpg
• Oath of the Horatii http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
  FileJacques-Louis_David,_Le_Serment_des_Horaces.j
  pg
• Sistine Chapel http//www.kenrickparish.com/catho
  licdistance/summer07/sistine20chapel.jpg

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• Geometric video http//www.youtube.com/watch?v7S
  FLSz_3ICwfeaturePlayListpA436B3A51FC7A127play
  next_fromPLplaynext1index21
• Contour video http//www.youtube.com/watch?vN26F
  5rHUsA4
• Planes video http//www.youtube.com/watch?vsWUFt
  1hKTXk

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• Proportions info http//painting.about.com/od/fig
  uresportraits/ss/figure_class_3.htm,
• Proportions photo http//www.idrawdigital.com/wp-
  content/uploads/2009/01/prop2.jpg
• Background
• http//www.third-power.com/Projects/StillPointAiki
  do/RossArticles/Vitruvian20Man20Meets20Da20Vin
  ci20Girl20by20Ross20Robertson_files/image003.j
  pg

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Stephanie Pitcher
Leonardo da Vincis Vitruvian Man is one of the
most famous depictions of anatomy. When da Vinci
was not drawing (usually in preparation for
paintings), he was also a scientist, sculptor,
musician, mathematician, anatomist, engineer,
inventor, botanist, geologist, cartographer,
writer and architect. Geometric, contour and
plane sketching work differently for each person.
I, for instance, find contour drawing the fastest
and easiest, but other people may find geometric
or plane sketching faster and/or easier for them
than contour sketching. In order to determine
which line is best for you, you must first try
all of them out. Do not be discouraged if your
sketch doesnt look like youd planned thats
why its called a sketch. The sketch is simply
there to help you refine and create a finished
picture.