Carry the line of the inert side to the knee, over and
upward to the middle of the figure.
On the outer side, drop a line to the other foot.
Starting again with the head, and thinking of it as a cube
with front, sides, top, back and base, draw it on a level
with the eye, foreshortened or in perspective.
Outline the neck and from the pit of the neck draw a line
down the center of the chest.
At a right angle to this line, where stomach and chest
join, draw another line and then draw lines to indicate
the rib cage as a block, twisted, tilted or straight, accord-
ing to its position.
Now draw the thigh and the leg which support the
greatest part of the weight of the body, making the thigh
round, the knee square, the calf of the leg triangular and
the ankle square. Then draw the arms.
These few simple lines place the figure. They give its general proportions,
indicating its active and inactive sides, its balance, unity and rhythm.
Bear in mind that the head, chest and pelvis are the three large masses
of the body. They are in themselves immovable. Think of them as blocks
having four sides, and as such they may be symmetrically placed and
balanced, one directly above the other. In this case, the figure would have
no movement. But when these masses bend backward, forward, turn or
twist, the shifting of them gives action to the figure.
Fashion Drawing Sections
- Figure Drawing Balance
- Figure Drawing Building The Figure
- Figure Drawing Light Shade
- Figure Drawing Masses
- Figure Drawing Measurements
- Figure Drawing Mouldings
- Figure Drawing Rhythm
- Figure Drawing The Head Face
- Figure Drawing The Skull
- Figure Drawing Twisting
- Figure Drawing Wedging Blocking
- How To Draw The Figure
- Proportions Of The Human Figure
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