How Do You Draw A Proportionate Human Figure?
Believe it or not, just about anyone can draw a human body to the correct proportion with just a few simple steps. Follow these instruction to learn how to draw a proportionate human figure. Draw the head. Make an oval-shaped head (which is the most common head shape) at the top of your paper. Measure off the rest of the body. The human head is approximately 1/7 the height of the body. Measure off the size of six more heads and make marks on the paper to show the measurement marks. You can use a ruler to help you measure the body based on the size of the head. Draw the hips. The widest part of hips are located halfway down the body. Draw a trapezoid shape with the widest line at the bottom to represent the hips and the waist. The average space from the hips to the waist is about 2/3 the length of the head. Draw the knees and feet. The knees are halfway between the hip and the feet, and the feet are of course at the bottom of the body. Draw two small circles to represent the knees. Draw