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Do you know how to sketch human figures but do you want to refine your anatomy skills? Or do you notknow anatomy at all and you are tired to trust your imagination? Did you notice you create disproportions inyour drawings?If you are aspiring artists and you already have your own style, you might as well believe you have no need ofa guide, but you are wrong. Before exaggerating human proportions and begin to have your own style, youfirst have to know the basics. This little guide is the result of an accurate research and 5 years of high school of art, and it's created for allthose who want to learn something new or just make a useful review.For those who have already studied art, my suggestion is to go to step 6 or trying to repeat all steps in Digitalformat.

STEP 1First of all, if you want to learn faster you should draw using traditional tools. It may seem a stupid or banalrule but it is not. You will need a piece of paper and a pencil, preferably a medium-hard pencil or HB ("H" stands for"hardness," while "B" stands for "blackness"). If you have already familiarity with this hard drawingmedium you could obtain different soft pencils instead: B, 2B and 4B will be fine. A putty rubber and a white

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rubber from a good brand will work fine. However, I'm not here to describe which tools are better for drawing traditionally, and for me a hoe wouldwork fine as well: it's the passion that counts!

Now that you have a pencil and F4 paper (F2 is less thick and if you erase often you could ruin it, that's whyF4 is ideal) you can start your work. You can also make out with A4 paper which is thicker than normal, otherwise you will pass the sheet if you use a hard mine (or if your hand is too heavy, if you know what Imean...). Well, now that you have the tools, sharpener included, get in a bright spot of your house, preferably on aninclined surface (otherwise your future drawing will look in perspective, and you may not be happy with theresult!) and copy the hand your not using for drawing. Try not to erase too much. Try to grasp thestructure of your hand through many sketches in which you should only draw the outlines ofyour hand and fingers, you should forget about the shading for a moment. Fill the paper with these sketches of your hand in different poses and please include your wrist if you can.Continue your workout every 2/3 days (preferably daily) for 2 weeks, what am I saying? Do ituntil you could see significant improvements! Write the date on each work you have done and keep them carefully without rubbing them. The first step tobe a good artist is to give value to your works. When the hand really looks like a hand and not a mass ofsausages then you're ready for Step 2.

The result will be similar to this, only the folds of flesh and contours of the hands should be visible.

Hand proportions work this way...

STEP 2So now we better move to the second point. Ok guys, do you remember your own hand? That hand youcopied so many times, that fist, that cramp that came while you deformed it? Here you are, you shouldrepeat the procedure but this time you will not have to copy only the outlines of your fingers. You must workhard and point on your hand the dramatic light of a lamp, because this time you should draw your handand shade it. If you are drawing using a HB pencil then shade using a B or 2B. You will realize soon that it is not sodifficult to find the darkest points: the hard part is not to make the whole drawing uniformly black oruniformly gray and creating well balanced halftones. You may find some difficulties, yeah right! all normal, because in fact you're seeing your hand in colors (aslong as you're not color blind) and you're just simplifying your hand colors using the greyscale instead. So,don't give up! It was hard for everyone at the beginning.Repeat this exercise every 2/3 days until you can see a clear difference between the first hand (remember to write the date on the drawings!) and the last hand you drew. Are you satisfied with yourimprovemente? Good, because you will have more fun following STEP 3.

These are practical examples of a good result.

STEP 3Since you are already conversant with your left hand (or right that it is) and you say you know it by heart (ifyou say so...), now I'm asking you to take your colored pencils and do an experiment. This time I'masking you NOT to do a preliminary sketch in pencil of your drawing: just draw one or both of your feet,using colored pencils only on semi rough paper F4 of different colors (I recommend a white, agrey, a blue and a black for a good start). Again, do not stop until the result satisfies you. Write the date onthe work because now the interesting part begins.The result should be similar to this, of course in colors.

Feet proportions works this way...

STEP 4Now that you have experimented with various techniques and you quite understand how your hands andfeet are made, you need a model for understanding how the face works. Ask one of your friends, your parents, if nobody wants to pose for you then use a picture (but it's alwaysbetter to do life drawings first!). As tools you will need a ballpoint pen, preferably black or blue, and a whitesmooth paper (A4 copy paper is fine too). Now make a copy of the person in front of you (face, neckand shoulders), and remember well that you can not/must not erase this time! Yes, I'm evil. Try todo several sessions of the same person until the drawing is really similar to the original and recognizablefrom others. Begin with a front and profile view, then try out 3/4.

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The proportions of the human face work this way...

STEP 5It 's time to understand how the human proportions work. A tip? Never stop taking references from thehuman figure (as long as you're learning) or you will make a lot of mistakes or exaggerate many anatomicalfeatures without even noticed it! Now use your live model of choice, or look in fashion magazines and copy a full human figure indifferent poses, focusing on lines, shading, dynamism and execution speed.To improve your speed you should first start with 15 minutes poses, then reduce the time to 10minutes and 5 minutes at last. Use a timer: leave the drawing unfinished and start another one whenthe time elapses. Do many of them, every day.

The results should be something like this...

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If you didn't understand how the anatomy works, you can study some good tutorials for the human body...

STEP 6The time has came. It is time to finish something guys! You should be really excited: you reached execution

speed and some anatomy skills but you lack accuracy.Use your awesome live model again and ask him to pose for a longer session (2/3 hours minimum).

Use the tools you like the most, sit comfortably, tools in the hand and start your session.Here are some good results you may find inspiring.

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I really hope you will find this journal useful and I really hope you enjoyed the journey. ^^ Ps: Sorry my English is not my mothertongue.

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WolfCrestSox5X 1 day ago Hobbyist General ArtistThank you for this tutorial!!!!

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dixiekasilke Feb 10, 2015 Hobbyist General Artist

Nothing wrong with your English! and thanks for a cracking, re-assuring tutorial!

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neophobica Feb 3, 2015 Professional Digital Artist

Great guidelines! thank you for sharing

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sebyZart Jan 20, 2015 WriterThis is my bible from right now. Thank you so much!

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the-absolutus Jan 1, 2015 I it come in useful, thanks.

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Mabelyad Nov 28, 2014 These lessons are very useful! And your english is good too! Thanks so much babe, keepIMPROVING! ;D

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Mabelyad Nov 28, 2014 This lessons are very useful, and your english is good too! Thanks so much babe, keep improving!

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SuzumeMizuno Nov 13, 2014 This is amazing!! Thank you so much!!

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SafiriaBloodFlower Sep 26, 2014 Hobbyist General Artist

This seems like it's going to be really helpful Thanks for posting!

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"We are born with whirlwinds, forest fires, and comets inside us. We are born able to sing tobirds and read the clouds and see destiny in grains of sand. But then we get the magiceducated right out of our souls." - Robert R. McCammon.

VaneFox Sep 14, 2014 Professional FilmographerThe idea of absolutely HAVING to use traditional is unfair.

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acidarteries* Sep 17, 2014 Student Digital Artistwell, you don't necessarily have to. it's just a strong suggestion...you really do learn it fasterIMO.

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"We are born with whirlwinds, forest fires, and comets inside us. We are born ableto sing to birds and read the clouds and see destiny in grains of sand. But then weget the magic educated right out of our souls." - Robert R. McCammon.

VaneFox Sep 18, 2014 Professional FilmographerYeah I get that a lot. I guess I'll have to use traditional a little more. But I probs won't move pastpencil and paper.

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topcat-sama* Aug 14, 2014 Hobbyist General Artist

May I ask why should one use a ballpoint pen for step 4

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Die and be free of pain, or live and fight your sorrow.

SirWendigoB Aug 14, 2014 Professional Digital Artist

Because you shouldn't erase, plus you will learn how to use another medium.

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Romanetor Aug 11, 2014 GREAT REVIEW, PERSEVERE, PERSISTENCE,ARE THE KEYWORDS

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j3f3r20n Jul 11, 2014 This is one of the best things i've seen here in a while....Thank you so much for this, helps me alot.

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thelineking Jul 1, 2014 Awesome, Thanks for sharing!

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Catmanofthemoon29 Jun 12, 2014 Student ArtistAmazing work, you are a master D:

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wanyabeach Jun 5, 2014 great site im about to tackle anatomy

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Annabells117 May 26, 2014 You're a fabulous figurative artist! Thanks for sharing.

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Clareesi* May 18, 2014 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

You've inspired me. Thank you !

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Sarebear16 May 13, 2014 Student General ArtistAmazing and very Helpful, thank you so much!!

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Amekuma92 May 4, 2014

wooowww it's very helpful article.....thank you

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gottie May 1, 2014 Hobbyist Digital Artistvery good tips

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Sumit92artist Apr 29, 2014 Professional General Artist

A helpful article.... & a really good exercise...... Thank you so much

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Warshin Apr 28, 2014 Student Traditional ArtistSanto cielo, una guida cos dettagliata, ordinata e magnifica! Personalmente faccio schifo conl'anatomia, magari le mani e visi mi vengono ma il corpo... sono senza speranza. Ho visto che haitradotto il tuo talento anche nei manga, il che ammiro molto. Complimenti, sono davvero feliceche hai potuto sfruttare al massimo le tue doti, sia coi mezzi tradizionali che digitali.Reply

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SirWendigoB Apr 28, 2014 Professional Digital Artist

Mi fa piacere che tu l'abbia trovata utile. Sapere le basi di anatomia importante per disegnare ma la pratica ancora piimportante.Comunque non disegno manga.

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Warshin Apr 28, 2014 Student Traditional ArtistNon potrei concordare di pi, solo con la pratica pu un individuo migliorare le suecapacit, e scusa colpa mia, non riesco mai a distinguere disegni di gente in digitale conmanga. Sono comunque bellissimi!Reply

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SirWendigoB Apr 28, 2014 Professional Digital Artist

Grazie mille.

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Eyra9 Apr 28, 2014 Fantastic guide, I tried it out and loved it!

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Diamond-StudB Apr 28, 2014 Student

This is extremely helpful!

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Awesome

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Eirenare Apr 28, 2014 This is one of the most amazing anatomy tutorials that Ive ever seen.

So this one goes to my folder dedicated to anatomy lessons and, well, drawing tutorials ingeneral! ^^

Thanks for sharing this! Love it!Reply

Die and be free of pain, or live and fight your sorrow.

SirWendigoB Apr 28, 2014 Professional Digital ArtistI hope you'll find it useful.

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Eirenare Apr 29, 2014 It will be, indeed, since I need to train more drawing realistic bodies : )

Thanks!Reply

ianakitten73* Apr 28, 2014 Student Traditional ArtistOkay~~ Challenge Accepted!!!BRING. IT. ON.~~

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My soul is like the wind: fast, wild and irrepresible.

Arahiriel* Apr 28, 2014 Professional General ArtistWow, thanks for putting this all together!!!

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KooboriSapphire Apr 28, 2014 Student General ArtistThis was beautiful! I've been killing myself with anatomy for around a year now, & I just can'ttake my anatomy class anymore unless it's out of my pocket, so this helps a lot!

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hackformore Apr 28, 2014 great!

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rotsentu Apr 28, 2014 Professional Digital Artist

great stuff! super

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Kinglucifer Apr 28, 2014

Thanks for sharing

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fadeddreamssB Apr 27, 2014 Student General ArtistThis is an amazing article! Great, really ;3 Also, I'd like to share with my fellow artists a websitethat I've been using a lot. Many of you may already know it, but it's worth sharing anyway... www.posemaniacs.com/@

They have a session with an app for 30 second drawings. Actually, you get to set up the time youwant, but it's always very short. The app will change the pose shown when the time's up, so allyou have to do is change to the next drawing. It's great as a challenge to try to finish one posein, say, 45 seconds.... and also, it's amazing to train your eyes to see only the anatomy andmovement. Great for flow, etc...

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KupiecKorzenny Apr 28, 2014 Student General ArtistOther site like this is artists.pixelovely.com/@ . It has a separate tool for pracicing full human figure,animals, faces/expressions, hands and feet.

I was doing these fast sketches daily and after 3 months it resulted with great improvement and greatwrist pain So I highly recommend some wrist streching!

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fadeddreamssB Apr 29, 2014 Student General ArtistOh, I didn't know this one! Totally gonna use it from now on too, thanks for sharing!

And yes, we really need to take care of our wrists, since they are very important indrawing Stretching and wrist exercises is very important!

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