How Do You Draw a Body

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   Sketch the wire frame of the human body with these basic shapes and lines.

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   Sketch additional shapes as a guide to create the human figure.

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   Sketch the male figure by using the shapes as a guide. Also study about the human anatomy.

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   Draw the outline over the sketch.

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   Erase and remove the sketch marks.

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   Add the skin color

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   Add shading color or tones.

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1. 

   1

   Sketch the wire frame of the human body with these basic shapes and lines.

2. 

   2

   Sketch additional shapes as a guide to create the human figure.

3. 

   3

   Sketch the female figure by using the shapes as a guide. Also study about the human anatomy.

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   4

   Draw the outline over the sketch.

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   5

   Erase and remove the sketch marks.

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   Add the skin color

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   Add shading color or tones.

   • If you want to become better at drawing read about art.
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   • Find someone who can teach you to observe things like an artist.

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• Question

  Does the chemical composition of the paints influence the secondary colors?

  

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  Oil paints, acrylic paints, and watercolor paints have different chemical compositions. So the secondary colors that emerge will be different. For instance, if you mix cerulean blue instead of ultramarine blue with red and yellow, you will get a different color.

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  How should you store oil paints?

  

  Renée Plevy is an Internationally Acclaimed Portrait Artist from New York/Palm Beach who has painted The Grand Dames of Palm Beach and various celebrities and community leaders. With over 50 years of experience, Renée specializes in painting realistically in oil and capturing the soul of the person. She has studied under internationally renowned portrait artists John Howard Sanden, David Leffel, Robert Beverly Hale, Clyde Smith, and Leonid Gervits. Renée is featured in over 68 shows and galleries including a one-woman museum show at the Paterson Museum. She has garnered numerous awards including "Artist of the Year" from The Bloomfield Art League and First Prize from the Boca Raton Museum Artist's Guild. Renée has even painted a portrait of celebrity, Vanilla Ice. She also teaches at the Boca Raton Museum Art School - formerly at SVA in Manhattan.

  

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  Close the tubes and keep the caps clean. Store them away from heat. Or else the pigments and the binder will separate. A lot of medium, like linseed oil, will come out when you open the tubes.

• Question

  What does a young boy look like?

  

  Infinity Arcticmajor

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  The chest appears less muscular and is smaller, as are the legs. Young children usually don't have sharp chins.

• Question

  How do you draw the shoulders and upper chest?

  

  For separate sized shoulders, use different-sized circles to help draw the width of the body. For the chest, draw a small hill above the shoulder wire frame, and draw a smooth way down, making sure it isn't too long.

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  How do I draw male body parts?

  

  You draw male body parts like you would draw anything else: do research, have a picture of a male body for reference, sketch guidelines, draw over them, and then erase them so you can make it more in your own style.

• Question

  How can I get my eyes to be the exact same in the picture?

  

  Try using lines and measurements. After you put your first eye in, use a light pencil and a ruler to draw lines across the top and bottom of the eye. Then, measure the width of the eye. The inside of the second eye should begin one eye's width from the first one.

• Question

  How do I use perspective and make them tilt their heads? Is there a certain shape or guideline for me to use?

  

  Nayana Andru

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  You could tilt the paper a bit and draw the head. Then you may draw the body as shown straight.

• Question

  How would you recommend that the hair be drawn?

  

  Keep it flowy and use light, repeating lines. Try to hold your hand farther from the tip of the pencil to make it easier. For curly hair, add some small loops, then keep repeating it and refining it.

• Question

  Why does my drawing get ruined once I color it in?

  

  Be careful not to smudge it. Use good color pencils and make sure you erase the pencil when you outline with pen. Make sure the ink is dry too.

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  How do I draw legs and feet?

  

  jazzmin white

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  As the article states, start with shapes. Kneecaps should be small circles with lines should connect to them. (Think of the circle as joints.) Men's legs are typically more muscular, while female legs are soft and curvy. Just keep working with the shapes!

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• Eraser gum
• Colored pencils, crayons, markers or watercolors

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If you want to draw a body, sketch out the wireframe of the human body, including a circular head and pelvis, an oval chest, and stick arms and legs. Use that frame as a guide to fill in more details, like the arms, legs, hands, neck, and feet. It may help to have a drawing of the human body nearby to use as a reference point. For tips on drawing a male vs a female body, keep reading!

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