HOW TO DRAW STICK FIGURES
When drawing a stick figure from the side for your fashion sketches,
start with an 10-head count. A stick figure drawn from the front is very important figure for drawing.Consider a normal and ideal height for a girl in 5feet 8inches in height.
Throughout this lesson we will refer this sketch as Croquis. Croquis is a french word for fashion figure / sketch.
We will draw a 9 headed figure in this lesson.
1. Firstly mark your axis or the end points of a straight line then divide the lines into equal parts to began drawing the figure
2. Give your figure a head. Your head should always be in Oval shape e.g.Inverted Egg. It should never be round.
3. Draw the neck, moving halfway down the axis line between (1) and (2). The neck is slimmer than the head. Take the length of the head and the neck (1.5 heads), and turn it sideways: this is the width of a woman’s shoulders.
Draw the shoulder line slightly above the base of the neck
4. The Fashion Figure: Bust and Waist
(2) is also the apex of the bust. Place a dot at (2) at an equal distance from the axis (center line). The waist is at (3) and can be drawn at approximately 3/4 heads width—decide for yourself whether you wish to make the waist thin.
5.The Illium is the point at which a woman’s hip begins to differ from a man’s.This point is very important to mark.
6.The Hips and Knees
Our next point of reference is at the hip (4) and is the same width as the shoulders. Next, mark the crotch at 4 1/4 heads between the center of the legs. Now, travel a long distance down to the knee at (6). By following in a straight line from the crotch, (6) and place a point which will mark the knee. The knee is 1/2 head in width.
The next job is to connect the hip to the knee.
7. The Calf and Ankle
Our next point is at 7 1/2. This point marks the calf (a large muscle called the gastrocnemius). Move your line from the knee to the calf, making the calf just a bit wider than the knee.
Now make the long glide down to the ankle. Slide from the calf back to a very thin ankle at (9) (or just above (9) for a sporty, younger looking croquis).
8.The Fashion Figure: The Arms
Add the arms, connecting the armhole to the elbow. Tap yourself at your waist and you will see that this is where your elbow fits.
Remember: the waist is at (3) and the elbow is at (3). Finish your croquis by placing the wrist at (4). Tap yourself again, feel your hip, and you’ll see an excellent fit.
Try these steps to draw a figure
We will draw a 9 headed figure in this lesson.
1. Firstly mark your axis or the end points of a straight line then divide the lines into equal parts to began drawing the figure
2. Give your figure a head. Your head should always be in Oval shape e.g.Inverted Egg. It should never be round.
3. Draw the neck, moving halfway down the axis line between (1) and (2). The neck is slimmer than the head. Take the length of the head and the neck (1.5 heads), and turn it sideways: this is the width of a woman’s shoulders.
Draw the shoulder line slightly above the base of the neck
4. The Fashion Figure: Bust and Waist
(2) is also the apex of the bust. Place a dot at (2) at an equal distance from the axis (center line). The waist is at (3) and can be drawn at approximately 3/4 heads width—decide for yourself whether you wish to make the waist thin.
5.The Illium is the point at which a woman’s hip begins to differ from a man’s.This point is very important to mark.
6.The Hips and Knees
Our next point of reference is at the hip (4) and is the same width as the shoulders. Next, mark the crotch at 4 1/4 heads between the center of the legs. Now, travel a long distance down to the knee at (6). By following in a straight line from the crotch, (6) and place a point which will mark the knee. The knee is 1/2 head in width.
The next job is to connect the hip to the knee.
7. The Calf and Ankle
Our next point is at 7 1/2. This point marks the calf (a large muscle called the gastrocnemius). Move your line from the knee to the calf, making the calf just a bit wider than the knee.
Now make the long glide down to the ankle. Slide from the calf back to a very thin ankle at (9) (or just above (9) for a sporty, younger looking croquis).
8.The Fashion Figure: The Arms
Add the arms, connecting the armhole to the elbow. Tap yourself at your waist and you will see that this is where your elbow fits.
Remember: the waist is at (3) and the elbow is at (3). Finish your croquis by placing the wrist at (4). Tap yourself again, feel your hip, and you’ll see an excellent fit.
9.The Fashion Figure: Line Quality
An important aspect of drawing the figure is line quality—the thickness of the line. A thick, bold line will give the figure a strong, graphic presence and make it appear to have physical weight on the page. A thin line will do the opposite, making the figure appear light and ethereal. A common mistake is to move the pencil slowly down the page with little strokes, called “chicken scratches."
An important aspect of drawing the figure is line quality—the thickness of the line. A thick, bold line will give the figure a strong, graphic presence and make it appear to have physical weight on the page. A thin line will do the opposite, making the figure appear light and ethereal. A common mistake is to move the pencil slowly down the page with little strokes, called “chicken scratches."
10.The end result is what you see on the right side of the above figure.
Hope you like this tutorial.Enjoy!!!!
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