FIGURE DRAWING
EXAMPLES TO GET YOU STARTED
“STICK” FIGURES
FOCUS ON:
• PROPORTIONS • MOVEMENT AND DIRECTION
GEOMETRIC FIGURE
FOCUS ON:
• PROPORTIONS
• MOVEMENT AND DIRECTION, • BUT NOW WE ADD VOLUME
GESTURE FIGURE
 Gesture Drawings capture:
 Proportions
 Volume
 Movement/Direction
 Create in quickly, putting the figure together
CONTOUR FIGURE
STILL WORK ON 3 AREAS OF PROPORTION, MOVEMENT/DIRECTION AND VOLUME
 ADDING THE FOLDS AND CREASES OF THE FABRIC
 TEXTRUE OF THE FIGURE (HAIR)
 AREAS OF VALUE (SHADOWS, HIGHLIGHTS)
FINAL FIGURE DRAWING