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Synopsis
Figure Drawing Methods for Artists demonstrates how a figure in a particular posture can be assembled with a few key characteristic strokes., Learn over 130 simple methods for quickly rendering the human form. When we try to draw a person, we typically confront various challenges: The proportions need to be correct, the attitude must be clear and vivid, and the face should show resemblance and be expressive. Doing this takes courage. Yet with a little practice and training, you can quickly learn to draw figures in a wide variety of styles with just a few key characteristic strokes . Figure Drawing Methods for Artists shows both beginners and experienced artists to do just that. The various sketching methods are divided into 12 general approaches, including: Shrink--quickly draw miniature figures to develop a sense for proportions and an eye for posture Outline--create simple, concise figures from three-dimensional entities Join together--consider the limbs on a figure as reduced singular shapes that are combined into many variations Fill in--use common geometric shapes to serve as outside shapes into which a figure is fit Bandage--using circular, swinging movements, wrap lines around a body to show its shape At the center of this collection is not the perfect figure, but the joy of drawing , and how, with simple methods, drawing people is possible. By reducing your work to a few lines and using clear contours and simple surfaces, the human figure emerges, constructed and elaborated.