Figure

Drawing Practice
Follow the Instructions in this Packet:

Introduction:

*The average person is about 7 to 8 head heights tall
*The legs are about half the length of the whole body
*If the arms are stretched out side to side, this wingspan is almost equal to the total height
*The shoulders are about 2 heads wide

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Practice drawing this figure in your sketchbook, use the following page for more help:

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Draw the lines seen to the left of this figure, then fill the figure in around those lines
(Gesture Drawing):

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Draw this in your sketchbook to practice foreshortening:

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For further practice, you can use any of these: