DRAWING MANGA BOYS
STEPPINg LE g
Now try drawing this leg, which is bent slightly at the knee in a forward stepping
position, with the foot flat on the floor and ready to take the weight of the body as
it moves forward. Note how the shin is relatively flat while the calf behind curves
out to contain the muscle.Start by drawing basic shapes:
an ellipse for the knee joint
and a wedge for the foot.
Draw a line from the apex of
the triangle to the center of
the ellipse, and another from
the top of the ellipse up.
Now flesh out the leg.
Add two lines down
to the knee to create
the thigh, then work
down, tapering in to
the ankle.Start to add more detail.
Redefine the kneecap. Then,
refine the foot, giving it a
clear profile and outlining the
big toe. Draw a triangle to
suggest the ankle bone.Ink the outline of the
leg and foot. Then ink
the kneecap and ankle
bone. Finally, suggest
some of the other toes.Now get some color
into your sketch. In this
case, a flat pale pink
was used.Finally use a dark beige
for modeling and shading.
There is shading down the
back of the leg and on the
shin, around the kneecap,
and under the foot.