10.gesture drawing
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Gesture DrawingThe Human Figure in Motion
Figure DrawingDepicting the Body In
Motion = GESTURE DRAWING
Drawing Accurate Figures Requires Knowledge of:
•Canon of Proportion
•Musculature
•Skeletal Structure
Neck = ½ head from chin to clavicle
Torso = 3 heads(3.5 from back)
Thigh to Knee = 2 heads
Calf to Ankle = 2 heads
For capturing movement, you should be most concerned
with the following:
Hogarth’s Canon
Key Anatomy for Gestures:Trapezius
Sterno-mastoid
Clavicle
Sternum
Pectorals
Upper Abdominals
Lower Abdominals
Deltoid Biceps &Triceps
Key Anatomy for Gestures:
Trapezius
Skeletal Structure:Use Sophisticated Stick Men as Bone-Structure Shorthand.
Use Canon to judge measurements of torso and limbs.
Use knowledge of anatomy for muscle shapes
Use observation for bringing it all together.
1. Start with the Head
The head is the unit of measurement for the rest of your figure.
Simplified Head ShapeTapered Cylinder
Sphere
2. Neck = ½ head
Front view is measured from the chin to the collar bone.
Back view is measured from cervical vertebrae at the base of the skull to top vertebrae of the back.
3. Curve of the spine defines the TORSO.
S-Curve.
Front view is measured from clavicle to the ligament running under the belly.
Back view is measured from top of the back vertebrae to the bottom of the butt cheeks.
3 ½ HEADS 3 HEADS
An imaginary line between arm sockets represents angle of shoulders.
An imaginary line between hip bones (where pelvic bones protrude) represents the angle of the hips.
4. Find the Angle of the Shoulders and Hips.
Upper Arm: Shoulder to elbow = 1 ½ heads.
Lower Arm: Elbow to wrist = 1 to 1 ½ heads.
5. Draw Segmented Arms
Hand = 1 head.
Thigh: Hip to knee = 2 heads.
Calf: Knee to ankle = 2 heads.
6. Draw Segmented Legs
Foot = 1 head.
Trapezius
7. Add flesh to the “bones” of stick figures:
Use canon and muscle diagrams.
Adjust according to observation.
Sterno-mastiod