When I have a model to work with, I can draw the human body pretty well. but I want to learn how to draw the human body without a model. Is it possible? And if it is possible, how are ways you can get better at it? Also, it is very hard for me to draw hands.
2006-08-10 06:03:58 · 11 answers · asked by professorapple 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Drawing & Illustration
I have trouble drawing from the neck on. I can draw the face ok, but once I reach the shoulders, they usually get too big or too small and there's no room for the arms and body. the upper body is pretty hard for me. I think I'm pretty ok at legs though.
2006-08-10 06:37:53 · update #1
Spend time where there are a lot of people, amusement park, county fair, large mall or shopping center, college campus, waiting rooms, a busy street, swimming pool or the beach, your choice.
Find a place to sit with an 81/2" x 11" cheap newsprint drawing pad. Give yourself 10 seconds or less to draw the POSITION of anyone in the crowd. They will look like stick people at first, but after you go through 2 to 3 drawing pads (I did say cheap) you will have developed a knack for proportion, size, placement, and movement of the human body.
Next project would be similar, only this time give yourself 30 seconds and round out the human forms (cylinders, ovals, rectangles, triangles, etc.). This helps with depth and proportions of the human body. Children are much different in proportion than adult proportions.
Now we get into the details. This time, still only give yourself 10 to 30 seconds for each drawing and this time focus on a feature. Hands, face, feet, hair, etc.
By the time you do all these exercises, you will have made close to a 1000 drawings and you will have a pretty good working knowledge of the human body and should be able to make a drawing of a human form from memory. It's all about hand-eye coordination. You get to a point where it is hand-mind coordination.
But it does take practice, practice, and more practice.
2006-08-14 05:35:25 · answer #1 · answered by Ding-Ding 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well first of all, draw guidlines, and try using basic shapes (circles, ovals, rectangles, triangles, ect...) to resemble parts of the body. Then start conecting them, try to complete one side before the other to make i teasier to draw.
For the hands, its the same thing as i said, use basic shapes, and draw guidlines. you dont need much detail if your only drawing the outside part. Some artists (and me) don't draw nails to make it easier and much more simple to look at. If its the inside part, put as much detail as you can, so it would look more realistic. If your too lazy and dont like putting detail just draw random lines around the palm.
Ok hope that helped.
x jasmine
2006-08-10 10:30:25 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
They're right, you need to practice. I learned a tip years ago, maybe you already know it: If a person is standing with one leg bent, and putting more weight on the other leg, you can draw a vertical line between their adam's apple and the ankle joint of the straight leg. This helps with proportion. You don't really say what you're having trouble with though.
2006-08-10 06:22:44 · answer #3 · answered by Betty 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
There is no substitute for the actual human body, and if people find objection to that then they are idiots, because we are all made of flesh, and if human flesh bothers some people, then they are just dumb! Go ahead and use real models.
2016-03-16 21:04:33 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well it still always has to be started by drawing with a model in front of u, or either by just using photos of human figures in different pose. lots of practice will make u get used and understand human figures in different gestures and movements. i love drawing human figures as well... i used to start it with models and end up loving drawing them when ever i want... with or without models... im sure u will be good too one day... remember practice make perfect
2006-08-10 06:13:06 · answer #5 · answered by msleprikon 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Take an anatomy class. You'll get better at visualizing where the skeleton and muscles are and how they interact under the skin.
2006-08-10 07:39:32 · answer #6 · answered by lcraesharbor 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The book "8 Heads" is a very helpful book. Other than that, you should take classes and practice.
2006-08-10 06:20:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
practice practice practice.
Practice is how you learn to speak a language (native or foreign), it's how you learn to drive a car, it's how you learn to really sexually satisfy your partner etc...
2006-08-10 06:10:05 · answer #8 · answered by Joker 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Read books, look up information on the internet. You are the only one that can really teach your self how to improve...
2006-08-10 06:13:41 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
start drawing the photo of thew worst person u have ever seen
2006-08-10 21:01:49 · answer #10 · answered by honey 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋