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Constructing and Finishing the Figure Drawing

Using Geometric Shapes:

Using simple geometric shapes can help to make a complex form seem somewhat simpler.

Drawing the Male:

Specifics when drawing the male body.

Drawing the Female:

Specifics when drawing the female body.

Foreshortening:

Looking at the figure from an extreme angle. Essentially this is perspective applied to the figure.

[geometric shapes]		[male]		[female]		[foreshortening]

Questions or comments can be forwarded to Ralph Larmann at the University of Evansville.

The image above is a great object to do contour drawings from. Come back to this page when you are working on contour and blind contour drawings.

created 6/15/98 by R. M. Larmann
updated 06/11/04