Basic Drawing Made Amazingly Easy (Made Amazingly Easy Series)

Note the slender shape of the ear in the 3/4 rear view. Do not place the leg too close to the center line. ...

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REAR: Torso overlaps shoulder. FRONT: Shoulder overlaps torso. The far foot is drawn higher than the near foot. ...

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Allow the clothes room to breathe. The hemline is curved, because the hem wraps around the torso, which is itself round. ...

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Note the sense of depth that is created by adding a slight cast shadow under the skirt. ...

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A 3/4 rear view is another way of saying “a view from behind.” Therefore, both feet will point away from the ...

viewer. Be careful not to allow the feet to slide back into a side view (the dotted line represents the angle a side view would ...

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The kneecap is a shape within a shape. This makes it appear to be in the foreground, creating depth. Lower-leg shape overlaps u ...

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This pose looks natural because we have avoided the artist’s pitfall known as twinning. Twinning is when the arms or legs mirror ...

Rib cage angles up. Hips angle down. ...

Shoulders push up to support torso. ...

Triceps flex. Leg wedges deeply into hip area. ...

One well-established technique for creating dynamic poses is using diagonally positioned elements, as opposed to horizontal line ...

Even though this is a side view, it helps the image if we turn the body ever so slightly, so we see a hint of the center line, w ...

Note the subtle additions of cast shadows, which add depth to the image. This pose is fairly straightforward. However, it also i ...