Teach Yourself Visually Drawing

Gallery: Portrait Drawings (continued) This is actually a reproduction of a painting that was created along with a number of dra ...

The Portrait chapter 11 In this graphite drawing, a small range of tones was used for the sake of creating a particular mood. On ...

Drawing the Human Figure There is no greater pleasure or challenge in the world of art than to draw the human figure. In this ch ...

Set Up the Model Pose.................................. 228 Light the Model........................................ 229 Light Re ...

Set Up the Model Pose Drawing the human figure is an excellent way to improve and expand on your observa- tional drawing skills. ...

Drawing the Human Figure chapter 12 Light the Model. This example shows the best lighting situation for a beginner. Remember tha ...

Light Reveals the Form. To help you understand how to approach figure drawing, this section contains copies of old master drawin ...

Drawing the Human Figure chapter 12 This copy after a drawing by Taddeo Zuccaro also shows the human figure as a block, although ...

Light Reveals the Form (continued) In this copy after Peter Paul Rubens, we can see what a major role the spine plays in the bod ...

Drawing the Human Figure chapter 12 This copy after Andrea del Sarto shows some examples of hands. Many beginners find hands dif ...

Light Reveals the Form (continued) There is an even light on the whole back of the figure. Rubens has decided to rely more on th ...

Drawing the Human Figure chapter 12 There is no better way to learn to draw than to copy the works of master artists from the pa ...

Find Your Guidelines. When drawing the human figure, measuring parts of the body against one another will certainly help you dra ...

Drawing the Human Figure chapter 12 In order to render the tilt of the head correctly, the artist may have used the features of ...

Find Your Guidelines (continued) The artist could have checked the alignment of the elbow of the model by drawing or imagining a ...

Drawing the Human Figure chapter 12 In this copy after Zuccaro (see also on page 231), observe carefully the alignment of the li ...

Examples of Foreshortening. This beautifully fluid drawing, copied after Tiepolo, illustrates a human figure seen from below. As ...

Drawing the Human Figure chapter 12 e f g This Tiepolo copy is used to help explain the mechanics of foreshort- ening. The verti ...

Examples of Foreshortening (continued) In this copy after Rubens, in order to show the foot coming out toward the viewer, Rubens ...

Drawing the Human Figure chapter 12 In this study, as in the Rubens drawing, Michelangelo shows his mastery in overlapping one f ...