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Drawing Chrrrcter Bodies

The perspective method is illustrated below.

Let's try to place the character in the box, using the bottom as the ground.

Let's try to place the character in the box, using the bottom as the ground.

Body basics

The basic body is the skeletal structure and the nude. Aim to be able to sense the space of the body in trying to draw these basics.

By Yu Kinutani/Media Works/Dengeki Comics EX/ from "Angei Arm"

Let's find out about drawing a box based on the perspective drawing method. It is not necessary to be precise as long as it does not look strange.

The perspective method is illustrated below.

Vanishing point

Vanishing point

Horizontal line

Vanishing point

Horizontal line

Vanishing point

This is the two-point perspective method.

n skeletal structure that moues smoothly

Try putting the shoulder muscle :s^77/on the shoulder.

Let's look briefly at the skeletal structure and try to draw it.

Curved line of movement

Drawing the lower portion of the skeleton will make it possible to draw the natural movement of body, including how to turn the body and where to put its weight etc.

Drawing in blocks

Just assume that joints and the abdomen are spheres, and draw rough muscles in the shape of blocks to speed up drawing and to be able to feel the 3-D structure of body,

The male body in blocks

Brachium biceps

Draw biceps roughly.

Now you can really know the deltoid and biceps,

Make sure the block does not protrude.

Look carefully at how collarbone is jointed.

Pay special attention to where the shoulder is angled and now the shoulder is hidden by the angle.

If you cannot see the position of the other side of shoulder, lightly pencil in a 3-D box.

The female body in blocks

Blocks are just guidelines for your head. When you draw blocks, simply adjust them to your liking.

The female body in blocks

Look at the sides carefully. The sides of men are usually drawn a little longer, while those of women are shorter and joint the hip almost directly from the sternum.

Draining mouements

How to draw human body with the block method using the flow of the center line of the body and the curved line of movement.

The center line is the guideline for balancing the right and left sides of the body, and there are two lines one each for the front and the back.

The center line is the guideline for balancing the right and left sides of the body, and there are two lines one each for the front and the back.

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