(945,2,'2014-03-03 22:48:45','2014-03-04 06:48:45','<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/how-to-draw-clothes-clothed-figure.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-938\" alt=\"how to draw clothes clothed figure\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/how-to-draw-clothes-clothed-figure-211x300.jpg\" width=\"211\" height=\"300\" /></a>While sketching portraits is all about capturing the facial structure and its emotions in a realistic manner, drawing people requires you to not only focus on the human frame and posture, but also learn how to draw clothes, as well as how to draw shoes and other accessories to render a complete image. Drawing picture-perfect clothing is about the design, fabric and its texture, and the multitude of creases, wrinkles or folds that reflect the true state of a real-life or fictitious character.\r\n\r\n\"Clothes maketh the man,\" said Shakespeare. Extending the same quote to the art of sketching, clothes add life to an image. Learning how to draw a shirt, for instance, will come in handy to quickly differentiate between a formal shirt on a working executive, a creased uniform on a service provider, or a casual shirt on a teenager - just to mention a few of the possible variations.\r\n\r\nHere are a few things to decide upfront before you attempt this exercise:\r\n\r\n• Is your character fictional or a real-life person?\r\n\r\n• Are you sketching a male, female, or a child?\r\n\r\n• Are you trying to design new clothing or simply attempting to clothe your characters using available designs?\r\n\r\n• What is the purpose of the clothing, occasion, or situation?\r\n\r\nThese help finalize how exactly you can proceed to clothe your character. That said, let\'s move on to learn how to draw clothes that go well with a chosen character or image.\r\n<h3>Start with the Frame and Posture</h3>\r\nOne effective way to start practicing is with the outline of a form and its posture. To begin this lesson, sketch a rough outline of a person or people. You can sketch poses from your imagination and use reference photos for the clothes, or use a reference photo for the whole thing.\r\n\r\nIf you are looking to draw from a photograph, place the photograph against a natural light source and trace out the outline. In the example below, I used the following photo to trace outlines of the two people.\r\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/how-to-draw-clothes-from-photograph.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-939\" alt=\"how to draw clothes from photograph\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/how-to-draw-clothes-from-photograph.jpg\" width=\"319\" height=\"480\" /></a></p>\r\n<p align=\"center\"> <a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/how-to-draw-clothes-outline.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-944\" alt=\"how to draw clothes outline\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/how-to-draw-clothes-outline.jpg\" width=\"330\" height=\"401\" /></a></p>\r\nThese are your basic body shapes which you will be looking to drape or clothe. What we will do is start very basic and then gradually add layers of detail.\r\n<h3>Decide on the Design</h3>\r\nBeginners can safely opt to mimic tried and tested clothing designs on their characters before attempting to get creative. Draw out your design on the body shapes to fit the apparel on the forms. Take care to stick to a line diagram to keep the design simple. You can, of course, get creative once the basics are in place.\r\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/how-to-draw-clothes-design.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-942\" alt=\"how to draw clothes design\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/how-to-draw-clothes-design.jpg\" width=\"312\" height=\"381\" /></a></p>\r\n\r\n<h3>Move on to Details</h3>\r\nThe posture of the characters - to a great extent - decides on the direction of detailing on the clothes. Begin adding noticeable folds to the fabric. Minor details such as the positioning of the accessories, buttons, seams, hemlines, etc. help add some relief and movement to the fabric. The more detail you add to the clothes, the more realistic the appearance becomes.\r\n\r\nThe key here is to simply ignore any overlaps of lines until the final detail is ready. Once you\'ve finalized your fabric and direction of movement, other lines can be erased or covered eventually.\r\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/how-to-draw-clothes-detail.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-943\" alt=\"how to draw clothes detail\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/how-to-draw-clothes-detail.jpg\" width=\"324\" height=\"386\" /></a></p>\r\n\r\n<h3>Understanding Fabric and Folds</h3>\r\nIt is definitely easy to clothe your character in a simple sleeveless/sleeved top and a pencil skirt or trouser. If you are looking for some realistic effects, then you will realize that folds and creases are an integral part of clothing.\r\n\r\nPleats, folds and frills are an important aspect of dress design. On the other hand, the drape, the wrinkles and the fall relate to the use of clothing. Capturing all these aspects in a drawing requires an understanding of the different fabric types and fold patterns.\r\n\r\nThere are, in fact, seven different basic types of folds:\r\n\r\n• Pipe\r\n\r\n• Zigzag\r\n\r\n• Half-Lock\r\n\r\n• Spiral\r\n\r\n• Diaper\r\n\r\n• Drop\r\n\r\n• Inert\r\n<h4>Pipe</h4>\r\nThe most regular of folds, these are seen in both clothing and curtains, in the form of either stretched or relaxed variants. These are pleated fabrics - either held neatly or gathered at the top - forming piped folds. Pleated skirts, or garments gathered at the waist feature this type of folds. Stretched-piped folds are created when the fabric is gathered at two ends, somewhat similar to a wrap around the neck. Simply mimic a pleated curtain or a pegged towel to feature this effect on your clothing.\r\n<p align=\"center\"> Try “clothing sketch” search: DT?? OR [*****pipe fold sketch on skirt vilppustore.com*****]</p>\r\n\r\n<h4>Zigzag</h4>\r\nCommonly found in bent tubular clothes, zigzag folds occur on the bends on the sleeves of shirts and coats, as well as behind the knees of pants. Heavy fabric tends to result in distinctly sharp folds, over time. A couple of well-positioned zigzag lines with appropriate shading will help you achieve this effect.\r\n<p align=\"center\"> DT?? OR [*****zigzag fold sketch on inner elbow/knee artmideast top right pic*****]</p>\r\n\r\n<h4>Half-Lock</h4>\r\nHalf-lock folds are found in the very same places as the zigzags, bent sleeves or knees, just that the fabric tends to fold over itself rather than stand out sharply. A slightly rolling curve is all that is needed to render a half-lock fold on the clothing. They are, in fact, more visible from the side or even the front, as the folds slip beyond the outer edge of the garment.\r\n<p align=\"center\"> DT?? OR [*****half-lock fold sketch on inner elbow from side p55 center pic*****]</p>\r\n\r\n<h4>Spiral</h4>\r\nSpiral folds, true to their name, occur when tubular objects are fitted with long and round fabric. Common examples are curtains that are put up on rods, as well as long sleeves and pants on the human form, or even waistbands with elastic bands or drawcords within them. You can observe this effect by simply pushing up the sleeves of your sweaters or full-arm shirts. The softer the material, the more pronounced is the spiral formation. This effect again is quite easy to mimic.\r\n<p align=\"center\"> DT?? OR [*****spiral fold sketch on bended arm  p55 top left pic*****]</p>\r\n\r\n<h4>Diaper</h4>\r\nDiaper folds are the result of a fabric being supported from two points or areas, very similar to a towel pegged to the clothesline using two clips on either end. The fabric between these support points tends to sag towards the center, with folds originating from either side. A distinct classic medieval look, Grecian necklines are still very much in vogue. The effect can be more pronounced when more fabric is gathered at either ends, or with triangular-shaped fabric. Mimic the folds of a military scarf for a diaper fold.\r\n<p align=\"center\"> DT?? OR [*****diaper fold sketch on military scarf tacticsupplies.com colin farrell*****]</p>\r\n\r\n<h4>Drop</h4>\r\nDrop folds are those that originate when a fabric hangs from a single support point, resulting in either a simple single conical fold, or multiple folds that make for elaborate patterns. A typical example of a conical fold that comes to mind is the impeccably folded table napkins at posh restaurants. Simply holding up a kitchen towel or a handkerchief is also a good way to mimic a drop fold.\r\n<p align=\"center\"> DT?? OR [*****drop fold sketch on blazer p55 top right pic*****]</p>\r\n\r\n<h4>Inert</h4>\r\nInert folds are characteristics of large masses of fabric; the more heavy and bulky, the more folds there are. These help create a story or a situation from a pile of otherwise static fabric on the floor or bed. Every time, the same piece of fabric can sport a unique fold pattern, suggestive of a different situation that has already occurred. Folds can also be used to depict any underlying structures, as the fabric tends to take up the shape of these structures. Inert folds on clothing may not be relevant in this context, though.\r\n<p align=\"center\">DT?? OR [*****inert fold sketch on handkerchief still life*****]</p>\r\n\r\n<h3>Adding Details to Clothing</h3>\r\nWith this basic understanding on the types of folds, you will definitely find it easier to achieve the required effect based on your character\'s posture and the chosen outfit. Depending on the type of fabric you choose for the clothing, the folds and wrinkles can either be more pronounced or subtle. Take care to enhance the sharpness of the folds and creases for bulk, heavy fabrics. Make them crisp in lighter fabrics and tone them down in case of fragile, soft material, for a true-to-life effect.\r\n<h3>Accessorize Clothing</h3>\r\nShoes, belts, ties, scarves, bling and handbags are just but a few accessories that compliment clothing to create a great appearance. Your images, too, may be a tad incomplete without these accessories, if and only if the situation warrants it, or you are planning on some satirical or comic renderings.\r\n\r\nEither way, learning how to draw shoes is an equally interesting and relatively easier experience, as you concentrate only on the structure of the feet, at least during the learning phase. Here again, the stance and the type of the shoe are two basic factors that need focus. The learning process again remains the same. Trace a basic outline of the feet, make alterations as needed, add a few details, and fit in the shoe of your choice.\r\n\r\nPractice is the key to mastering how to draw clothes. Simply use a reference grid to sketch out the body shape of a model from your favorite magazine or snap, and follow these guidelines to reproduce the image to the T.','Picture Perfect Clothing - A Beginner\'s Guide to Sketching Clothes','','inherit','open','open','','935-revision-v1','','','2014-03-03 22:48:45','2014-03-04 06:48:45','',935,'http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/935-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(946,2,'2014-03-04 00:28:50','2014-03-04 08:28:50','','how to draw clothes diaper folds','','inherit','open','open','','how-to-draw-clothes-diaper-folds','','','2014-03-04 00:28:50','2014-03-04 08:28:50','',935,'http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/how-to-draw-clothes-diaper-folds.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(947,2,'2014-03-04 00:28:51','2014-03-04 08:28:51','','how to draw clothes drop folds','','inherit','open','open','','how-to-draw-clothes-drop-folds','','','2014-03-04 00:28:51','2014-03-04 08:28:51','',935,'http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/how-to-draw-clothes-drop-folds.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(948,2,'2014-03-04 00:28:53','2014-03-04 08:28:53','','how to draw clothes half lock folds','','inherit','open','open','','how-to-draw-clothes-half-lock-folds','','','2014-03-04 00:28:53','2014-03-04 08:28:53','',935,'http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/how-to-draw-clothes-half-lock-folds.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(949,2,'2014-03-04 00:28:54','2014-03-04 08:28:54','','how to draw clothes inert fold','','inherit','open','open','','how-to-draw-clothes-inert-fold','','','2014-03-04 00:28:54','2014-03-04 08:28:54','',935,'http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/how-to-draw-clothes-inert-fold.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(950,2,'2014-03-04 00:28:55','2014-03-04 08:28:55','','how to draw clothes pipe folds','','inherit','open','open','','how-to-draw-clothes-pipe-folds','','','2014-03-04 00:28:55','2014-03-04 08:28:55','',935,'http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/how-to-draw-clothes-pipe-folds.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(951,2,'2014-03-04 00:28:56','2014-03-04 08:28:56','','how to draw clothes spiral folds','','inherit','open','open','','how-to-draw-clothes-spiral-folds','','','2014-03-04 00:28:56','2014-03-04 08:28:56','',935,'http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/how-to-draw-clothes-spiral-folds.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(952,2,'2014-03-04 00:28:57','2014-03-04 08:28:57','','how to draw clothes zigzag folds','','inherit','open','open','','how-to-draw-clothes-zigzag-folds','','','2014-03-04 00:28:57','2014-03-04 08:28:57','',935,'http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/how-to-draw-clothes-zigzag-folds.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(953,2,'2014-03-04 00:30:39','2014-03-04 08:30:39','<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/how-to-draw-clothes-clothed-figure.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-938\" alt=\"how to draw clothes clothed figure\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/how-to-draw-clothes-clothed-figure-211x300.jpg\" width=\"211\" height=\"300\" /></a>While sketching portraits is all about capturing the facial structure and its emotions in a realistic manner, drawing people requires you to not only focus on the human frame and posture, but also learn how to draw clothes, as well as how to draw shoes and other accessories to render a complete image. Drawing picture-perfect clothing is about the design, fabric and its texture, and the multitude of creases, wrinkles or folds that reflect the true state of a real-life or fictitious character.\r\n\r\n\"Clothes maketh the man,\" said Shakespeare. Extending the same quote to the art of sketching, clothes add life to an image. Learning how to draw a shirt, for instance, will come in handy to quickly differentiate between a formal shirt on a working executive, a creased uniform on a service provider, or a casual shirt on a teenager - just to mention a few of the possible variations.\r\n\r\nHere are a few things to decide upfront before you attempt this exercise:\r\n\r\n• Is your character fictional or a real-life person?\r\n\r\n• Are you sketching a male, female, or a child?\r\n\r\n• Are you trying to design new clothing or simply attempting to clothe your characters using available designs?\r\n\r\n• What is the purpose of the clothing, occasion, or situation?\r\n\r\nThese help finalize how exactly you can proceed to clothe your character. That said, let\'s move on to learn how to draw clothes that go well with a chosen character or image.\r\n<h3>Start with the Frame and Posture</h3>\r\nOne effective way to start practicing is with the outline of a form and its posture. To begin this lesson, sketch a rough outline of a person or people. You can sketch poses from your imagination and use reference photos for the clothes, or use a reference photo for the whole thing.\r\n\r\nIf you are looking to draw from a photograph, place the photograph against a natural light source and trace out the outline. In the example below, I used the following photo to trace outlines of the two people.\r\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/how-to-draw-clothes-from-photograph.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-939\" alt=\"how to draw clothes from photograph\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/how-to-draw-clothes-from-photograph.jpg\" width=\"319\" height=\"480\" /></a></p>\r\n<p align=\"center\"> <a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/how-to-draw-clothes-outline.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-944\" alt=\"how to draw clothes outline\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/how-to-draw-clothes-outline.jpg\" width=\"330\" height=\"401\" /></a></p>\r\nThese are your basic body shapes which you will be looking to drape or clothe. What we will do is start very basic and then gradually add layers of detail.\r\n<h3>Decide on the Design</h3>\r\nBeginners can safely opt to mimic tried and tested clothing designs on their characters before attempting to get creative. Draw out your design on the body shapes to fit the apparel on the forms. Take care to stick to a line diagram to keep the design simple. You can, of course, get creative once the basics are in place.\r\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/how-to-draw-clothes-design.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-942\" alt=\"how to draw clothes design\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/how-to-draw-clothes-design.jpg\" width=\"312\" height=\"381\" /></a></p>\r\n\r\n<h3>Move on to Details</h3>\r\nThe posture of the characters - to a great extent - decides on the direction of detailing on the clothes. Begin adding noticeable folds to the fabric. Minor details such as the positioning of the accessories, buttons, seams, hemlines, etc. help add some relief and movement to the fabric. The more detail you add to the clothes, the more realistic the appearance becomes.\r\n\r\nThe key here is to simply ignore any overlaps of lines until the final detail is ready. Once you\'ve finalized your fabric and direction of movement, other lines can be erased or covered eventually.\r\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/how-to-draw-clothes-detail.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-943\" alt=\"how to draw clothes detail\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/how-to-draw-clothes-detail.jpg\" width=\"324\" height=\"386\" /></a></p>\r\n\r\n<h3>Understanding Fabric and Folds</h3>\r\nIt is definitely easy to clothe your character in a simple sleeveless/sleeved top and a pencil skirt or trouser. If you are looking for some realistic effects, then you will realize that folds and creases are an integral part of clothing.\r\n\r\nPleats, folds and frills are an important aspect of dress design. On the other hand, the drape, the wrinkles and the fall relate to the use of clothing. Capturing all these aspects in a drawing requires an understanding of the different fabric types and fold patterns.\r\n\r\nThere are, in fact, seven different basic types of folds:\r\n\r\n• Pipe\r\n\r\n• Zigzag\r\n\r\n• Half-Lock\r\n\r\n• Spiral\r\n\r\n• Diaper\r\n\r\n• Drop\r\n\r\n• Inert\r\n<h4>Pipe</h4>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/how-to-draw-clothes-pipe-folds.jpg\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-950 alignleft\" alt=\"how to draw clothes pipe folds\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/how-to-draw-clothes-pipe-folds.jpg\" width=\"292\" height=\"469\" /></a>The most regular of folds, these are seen in both clothing and curtains, in the form of either stretched or relaxed variants. These are pleated fabrics - either held neatly or gathered at the top - forming piped folds. Pleated skirts, or garments gathered at the waist feature this type of folds. Stretched-piped folds are created when the fabric is gathered at two ends, somewhat similar to a wrap around the neck. Simply mimic a pleated curtain or a pegged towel to feature this effect on your clothing.\r\n<p align=\"center\"></p>\r\n\r\n<h4>Zigzag</h4>\r\nCommonly found in bent tubular clothes, zigzag folds occur on the bends on the sleeves of shirts and coats, as well as behind the knees of pants. Heavy fabric tends to result in distinctly sharp folds, over time. A couple of well-positioned zigzag lines with appropriate shading will help you achieve this effect.\r\n<p align=\"center\"> DT?? OR [*****zigzag fold sketch on inner elbow/knee artmideast top right pic*****]</p>\r\n\r\n<h4>Half-Lock</h4>\r\nHalf-lock folds are found in the very same places as the zigzags, bent sleeves or knees, just that the fabric tends to fold over itself rather than stand out sharply. A slightly rolling curve is all that is needed to render a half-lock fold on the clothing. They are, in fact, more visible from the side or even the front, as the folds slip beyond the outer edge of the garment.\r\n<p align=\"center\"> DT?? OR [*****half-lock fold sketch on inner elbow from side p55 center pic*****]</p>\r\n\r\n<h4>Spiral</h4>\r\nSpiral folds, true to their name, occur when tubular objects are fitted with long and round fabric. Common examples are curtains that are put up on rods, as well as long sleeves and pants on the human form, or even waistbands with elastic bands or drawcords within them. You can observe this effect by simply pushing up the sleeves of your sweaters or full-arm shirts. The softer the material, the more pronounced is the spiral formation. This effect again is quite easy to mimic.\r\n<p align=\"center\"> DT?? OR [*****spiral fold sketch on bended arm  p55 top left pic*****]</p>\r\n\r\n<h4>Diaper</h4>\r\nDiaper folds are the result of a fabric being supported from two points or areas, very similar to a towel pegged to the clothesline using two clips on either end. The fabric between these support points tends to sag towards the center, with folds originating from either side. A distinct classic medieval look, Grecian necklines are still very much in vogue. The effect can be more pronounced when more fabric is gathered at either ends, or with triangular-shaped fabric. Mimic the folds of a military scarf for a diaper fold.\r\n<p align=\"center\"> DT?? OR [*****diaper fold sketch on military scarf tacticsupplies.com colin farrell*****]</p>\r\n\r\n<h4>Drop</h4>\r\nDrop folds are those that originate when a fabric hangs from a single support point, resulting in either a simple single conical fold, or multiple folds that make for elaborate patterns. A typical example of a conical fold that comes to mind is the impeccably folded table napkins at posh restaurants. Simply holding up a kitchen towel or a handkerchief is also a good way to mimic a drop fold.\r\n<p align=\"center\"> DT?? OR [*****drop fold sketch on blazer p55 top right pic*****]</p>\r\n\r\n<h4>Inert</h4>\r\nInert folds are characteristics of large masses of fabric; the more heavy and bulky, the more folds there are. These help create a story or a situation from a pile of otherwise static fabric on the floor or bed. Every time, the same piece of fabric can sport a unique fold pattern, suggestive of a different situation that has already occurred. Folds can also be used to depict any underlying structures, as the fabric tends to take up the shape of these structures.\r\n<p align=\"center\">DT?? OR [*****inert fold sketch on handkerchief still life*****]</p>\r\n\r\n<h3>Adding Details to Clothing</h3>\r\nWith this basic understanding on the types of folds, you will definitely find it easier to achieve the required effect based on your character\'s posture and the chosen outfit. Depending on the type of fabric you choose for the clothing, the folds and wrinkles can either be more pronounced or subtle. Take care to enhance the sharpness of the folds and creases for bulk, heavy fabrics. Make them crisp in lighter fabrics and tone them down in case of fragile, soft material, for a true-to-life effect.\r\n<h3>Accessorize Clothing</h3>\r\nShoes, belts, ties, scarves, bling and handbags are just but a few accessories that compliment clothing to create a great appearance. Your images, too, may be a tad incomplete without these accessories, if and only if the situation warrants it, or you are planning on some satirical or comic renderings.\r\n\r\nEither way, learning how to draw shoes is an equally interesting and relatively easier experience, as you concentrate only on the structure of the feet, at least during the learning phase. Here again, the stance and the type of the shoe are two basic factors that need focus. The learning process again remains the same. Trace a basic outline of the feet, make alterations as needed, add a few details, and fit in the shoe of your choice.\r\n\r\nPractice is the key to mastering how to draw clothes. Simply use a reference grid to sketch out the body shape of a model from your favorite magazine or snap, and follow these guidelines to reproduce the image to the T.','Picture Perfect Clothing - A Beginner\'s Guide to Sketching Clothes','','inherit','open','open','','935-revision-v1','','','2014-03-04 00:30:39','2014-03-04 08:30:39','',935,'http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/935-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(954,2,'2014-03-04 00:35:16','2014-03-04 08:35:16','<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/how-to-draw-clothes-clothed-figure.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-938\" alt=\"how to draw clothes clothed figure\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/how-to-draw-clothes-clothed-figure-211x300.jpg\" width=\"211\" height=\"300\" /></a>While sketching portraits is all about capturing the facial structure and its emotions in a realistic manner, drawing people requires you to not only focus on the human frame and posture, but also learn how to draw clothes, as well as how to draw shoes and other accessories to render a complete image. Drawing picture-perfect clothing is about the design, fabric and its texture, and the multitude of creases, wrinkles or folds that reflect the true state of a real-life or fictitious character.\r\n\r\n\"Clothes maketh the man,\" said Shakespeare. Extending the same quote to the art of sketching, clothes add life to an image. Learning how to draw a shirt, for instance, will come in handy to quickly differentiate between a formal shirt on a working executive, a creased uniform on a service provider, or a casual shirt on a teenager - just to mention a few of the possible variations.\r\n\r\nHere are a few things to decide upfront before you attempt this exercise:\r\n\r\n• Is your character fictional or a real-life person?\r\n\r\n• Are you sketching a male, female, or a child?\r\n\r\n• Are you trying to design new clothing or simply attempting to clothe your characters using available designs?\r\n\r\n• What is the purpose of the clothing, occasion, or situation?\r\n\r\nThese help finalize how exactly you can proceed to clothe your character. That said, let\'s move on to learn how to draw clothes that go well with a chosen character or image.\r\n<h3>Start with the Frame and Posture</h3>\r\nOne effective way to start practicing is with the outline of a form and its posture. To begin this lesson, sketch a rough outline of a person or people. You can sketch poses from your imagination and use reference photos for the clothes, or use a reference photo for the whole thing.\r\n\r\nIf you are looking to draw from a photograph, place the photograph against a natural light source and trace out the outline. In the example below, I used the following photo to trace outlines of the two people.\r\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/how-to-draw-clothes-from-photograph.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-939\" alt=\"how to draw clothes from photograph\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/how-to-draw-clothes-from-photograph.jpg\" width=\"319\" height=\"480\" /></a></p>\r\n<p align=\"center\"> <a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/how-to-draw-clothes-outline.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-944\" alt=\"how to draw clothes outline\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/how-to-draw-clothes-outline.jpg\" width=\"330\" height=\"401\" /></a></p>\r\nThese are your basic body shapes which you will be looking to drape or clothe. What we will do is start very basic and then gradually add layers of detail.\r\n<h3>Decide on the Design</h3>\r\nBeginners can safely opt to mimic tried and tested clothing designs on their characters before attempting to get creative. Draw out your design on the body shapes to fit the apparel on the forms. Take care to stick to a line diagram to keep the design simple. You can, of course, get creative once the basics are in place.\r\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/how-to-draw-clothes-design.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-942\" alt=\"how to draw clothes design\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/how-to-draw-clothes-design.jpg\" width=\"312\" height=\"381\" /></a></p>\r\n\r\n<h3>Move on to Details</h3>\r\nThe posture of the characters - to a great extent - decides on the direction of detailing on the clothes. Begin adding noticeable folds to the fabric. Minor details such as the positioning of the accessories, buttons, seams, hemlines, etc. help add some relief and movement to the fabric. The more detail you add to the clothes, the more realistic the appearance becomes.\r\n\r\nThe key here is to simply ignore any overlaps of lines until the final detail is ready. Once you\'ve finalized your fabric and direction of movement, other lines can be erased or covered eventually.\r\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/how-to-draw-clothes-detail.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-943\" alt=\"how to draw clothes detail\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/how-to-draw-clothes-detail.jpg\" width=\"324\" height=\"386\" /></a></p>\r\n\r\n<h3>Understanding Fabric and Folds</h3>\r\nIt is definitely easy to clothe your character in a simple sleeveless/sleeved top and a pencil skirt or trouser. If you are looking for some realistic effects, then you will realize that folds and creases are an integral part of clothing.\r\n\r\nPleats, folds and frills are an important aspect of dress design. On the other hand, the drape, the wrinkles and the fall relate to the use of clothing. Capturing all these aspects in a drawing requires an understanding of the different fabric types and fold patterns.\r\n\r\nThere are, in fact, seven different basic types of folds:\r\n\r\n• Pipe\r\n\r\n• Zigzag\r\n\r\n• Half-Lock\r\n\r\n• Spiral\r\n\r\n• Diaper\r\n\r\n• Drop\r\n\r\n• Inert\r\n<h4>Pipe</h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The most regular of folds, these are seen in both clothing and curtains, in the form of either stretched or relaxed variants. These are pleated fabrics - either held neatly or gathered at the top - forming piped folds. Pleated skirts, or garments gathered at the waist feature this type of folds. Stretched-piped folds are created when the fabric is gathered at two ends, somewhat similar to a wrap around the neck. Simply mimic a pleated curtain or a pegged towel to feature this effect on your clothing.</p>\r\n<p align=\"center\"> <a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/how-to-draw-clothes-pipe-folds.jpg\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-950 aligncenter\" alt=\"how to draw clothes pipe folds\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/how-to-draw-clothes-pipe-folds.jpg\" width=\"292\" height=\"469\" /></a></p>\r\n\r\n<h4>Zigzag</h4>\r\nCommonly found in bent tubular clothes, zigzag folds occur on the bends on the sleeves of shirts and coats, as well as behind the knees of pants. Heavy fabric tends to result in distinctly sharp folds, over time. A couple of well-positioned zigzag lines with appropriate shading will help you achieve this effect.\r\n<p align=\"center\"> <a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/how-to-draw-clothes-zigzag-folds.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-952\" alt=\"how to draw clothes zigzag folds\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/how-to-draw-clothes-zigzag-folds.jpg\" width=\"216\" height=\"458\" /></a></p>\r\n\r\n<h4>Half-Lock</h4>\r\nHalf-lock folds are found in the very same places as the zigzags, bent sleeves or knees, just that the fabric tends to fold over itself rather than stand out sharply. A slightly rolling curve is all that is needed to render a half-lock fold on the clothing. They are, in fact, more visible from the side or even the front, as the folds slip beyond the outer edge of the garment.\r\n<p align=\"center\"> <a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/how-to-draw-clothes-half-lock-folds.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-948\" alt=\"how to draw clothes half lock folds\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/how-to-draw-clothes-half-lock-folds.jpg\" width=\"228\" height=\"265\" /></a></p>\r\n\r\n<h4>Spiral</h4>\r\nSpiral folds, true to their name, occur when tubular objects are fitted with long and round fabric. Common examples are curtains that are put up on rods, as well as long sleeves and pants on the human form, or even waistbands with elastic bands or drawcords within them. You can observe this effect by simply pushing up the sleeves of your sweaters or full-arm shirts. The softer the material, the more pronounced is the spiral formation. This effect again is quite easy to mimic.\r\n<p align=\"center\"> <a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/how-to-draw-clothes-spiral-folds.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-951\" alt=\"how to draw clothes spiral folds\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/how-to-draw-clothes-spiral-folds.jpg\" width=\"247\" height=\"406\" /></a></p>\r\n\r\n<h4>Diaper</h4>\r\nDiaper folds are the result of a fabric being supported from two points or areas, very similar to a towel pegged to the clothesline using two clips on either end. The fabric between these support points tends to sag towards the center, with folds originating from either side. A distinct classic medieval look, Grecian necklines are still very much in vogue. The effect can be more pronounced when more fabric is gathered at either ends, or with triangular-shaped fabric. Mimic the folds of a military scarf for a diaper fold.\r\n<p align=\"center\"> <a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/how-to-draw-clothes-diaper-folds.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-946\" alt=\"how to draw clothes diaper folds\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/how-to-draw-clothes-diaper-folds.jpg\" width=\"242\" height=\"416\" /></a></p>\r\n\r\n<h4>Drop</h4>\r\nDrop folds are those that originate when a fabric hangs from a single support point, resulting in either a simple single conical fold, or multiple folds that make for elaborate patterns. A typical example of a conical fold that comes to mind is the impeccably folded table napkins at posh restaurants. Simply holding up a kitchen towel or a handkerchief is also a good way to mimic a drop fold.\r\n<p align=\"center\"> <a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/how-to-draw-clothes-drop-folds.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-947\" alt=\"how to draw clothes drop folds\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/how-to-draw-clothes-drop-folds.jpg\" width=\"257\" height=\"437\" /></a></p>\r\n\r\n<h4>Inert</h4>\r\nInert folds are characteristics of large masses of fabric; the more heavy and bulky, the more folds there are. These help create a story or a situation from a pile of otherwise static fabric on the floor or bed. Every time, the same piece of fabric can sport a unique fold pattern, suggestive of a different situation that has already occurred. Folds can also be used to depict any underlying structures, as the fabric tends to take up the shape of these structures.\r\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/how-to-draw-clothes-inert-fold.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-949\" alt=\"how to draw clothes inert fold\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/how-to-draw-clothes-inert-fold.jpg\" width=\"308\" height=\"311\" /></a></p>\r\n\r\n<h3>Adding Details to Clothing</h3>\r\nWith this basic understanding on the types of folds, you will definitely find it easier to achieve the required effect based on your character\'s posture and the chosen outfit. Depending on the type of fabric you choose for the clothing, the folds and wrinkles can either be more pronounced or subtle. Take care to enhance the sharpness of the folds and creases for bulk, heavy fabrics. Make them crisp in lighter fabrics and tone them down in case of fragile, soft material, for a true-to-life effect.\r\n<h3>Accessorize Clothing</h3>\r\nShoes, belts, ties, scarves, bling and handbags are just but a few accessories that compliment clothing to create a great appearance. Your images, too, may be a tad incomplete without these accessories, if and only if the situation warrants it, or you are planning on some satirical or comic renderings.\r\n\r\nEither way, learning how to draw shoes is an equally interesting and relatively easier experience, as you concentrate only on the structure of the feet, at least during the learning phase. Here again, the stance and the type of the shoe are two basic factors that need focus. The learning process again remains the same. Trace a basic outline of the feet, make alterations as needed, add a few details, and fit in the shoe of your choice.\r\n\r\nPractice is the key to mastering how to draw clothes. Simply use a reference grid to sketch out the body shape of a model from your favorite magazine or snap, and follow these guidelines to reproduce the image to the T.','Picture Perfect Clothing - A Beginner\'s Guide to Sketching Clothes','','inherit','open','open','','935-revision-v1','','','2014-03-04 00:35:16','2014-03-04 08:35:16','',935,'http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/935-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(956,2,'2014-03-24 21:36:34','2014-03-25 04:36:34','<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/how-to-draw-children-girl-picture.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-960 alignleft\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/how-to-draw-children-girl-picture-300x232.jpg\" alt=\"http://www.dreamstime.com/stock-photos-pencil-drawing-little-artist-girl-image12712993\" width=\"300\" height=\"232\" /></a>So, you\'ve decided to take up a bit of art as a good way to spend some of your free time and share your new found talent with those that can appreciate your work.  You may think you\'ve gotten pretty good at it too since you\'ve managed to draw some good portraits of yourself and adult family members and friends.  What you may discover however, if you haven\'t already, is that things may not be quite as simple when you decide to try to draw children.\r\n\r\nA lot of new artists find themselves facing a rather difficult and sometimes even frustrating task when they decide to begin drawing children.  A lot of times what you will end up with in your early attempts at drawing babies, little kids or even teenagers, is a feeling that you have drawn a picture of some strangely proportioned little gnome.  Don\'t worry, it happens to the best of us until we learn the tricks involved in drawing what you would otherwise think might be an easy move from drawing adult people.\r\n\r\nLet\'s take a quick look at some of the important things that you need to keep in mind while you\'re learning how to draw children, things that you may not think about without some practice or a little guidance.\r\n\r\n- Children are not nearly as complicated in real life as adults are.  Drawing children doesn\'t necessarily have to be as complicated either.  In fact, you should try to make it a point to keep things fairly simple.\r\n\r\n- Children are not yet fully developed and still carry some baby fat, sometimes on into their teenage years.\r\n\r\n- Facial features in children are very, very different from those most adults have.  Trying to draw a child’s face the same way you would go about drawing an adult’s face will end up with some very...interesting results.\r\n\r\n- The very attitude a child carries themselves with is completely different from that of an adult.  This can play into facial expressions as well as the way your subject sits or stands.\r\n\r\nKeeping these four major things in mind can be pretty helpful while you are in the process of learning how to draw children.  Let\'s break things down a little bit more and look at how to draw a few things that are a little more specific.\r\n<h3>What to Remember When Drawing Babies</h3>\r\nFirst, let\'s take a look at how to draw a baby and some of the major differences involved, compared to drawing an adult:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/how-to-draw-children-baby.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-959\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/how-to-draw-children-baby-213x300.jpg\" alt=\"http://www.dreamstime.com/royalty-free-stock-images-child-s-portrait-image11802799\" width=\"213\" height=\"300\" /></a>Babies are the least developed among the human race.  In fact, everything about them is simple from their understanding of the world, to the way they move and communicate.  The most important word to keep in your head here is \"simple.\"\r\n\r\nIn fact, drawing a baby should be so simple that we often make it the most complicated of all the projects we can undertake because as adults, we have the natural tendency to think in complicated adult terms.  So, I\'ll say it again:  \"Keep it simple!\"\r\n\r\nBabies also carry the most body fat out of all of the subjects you will ever attempt to draw.  Lots of rounding and curves should be put into play when drawing the torso and limbs.  Angles and straight lines should be avoided altogether.  Most babies are rather plump, so don\'t be afraid to display this as you draw your torso, limbs, and appendages.  Overlapping lines and curves can also help to portray a sense of healthy baby fat.\r\n\r\nWhen it comes to drawing the baby\'s face, think more of circles than ovals.  Most babies have very round heads and their facial features are somewhat disproportioned because they\'re still growing and developing.  Draw the eyes large and round and place them a little lower on the face than you might think you should.  Noses should be somewhat round and on the large side as well.  Again, the key word here is to keep it \"simple.\"\r\n\r\nYou should also keep posture in mind here.  Remember that babies don\'t stand.  The most common posture you will find a baby in is lying on its back, waving his arms and legs around, and looking at the world in awe and wonder from his little vantage point while he takes in everything that he can see and hear.  Thinking about what the baby might be thinking while you\'re drawing him can be very helpful when deciding on his posture, arm and leg positions, and facial expressions.\r\n<h3>Tips for Drawing Boys</h3>\r\nOK, enough of the baby-talk.  Let\'s move on to how to draw a boy that has already learned to walk, talk, and feed himself.  Here\'s what to keep in mind:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dennisjr2.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-646 alignleft\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dennisjr2-237x300.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;Dennis Jr.&quot; by Jack Pearce\" width=\"237\" height=\"300\" /></a>- Still keep it simple, but not quite as much.  Little boys are a tad more complicated than babies are in terms of understanding and activity.  Give your boy a bit more detail to portray his more complicated nature, but not quite as much as you would give to an adult.\r\n\r\n- He\'s probably still carrying some baby fat, although his arms and legs will be longer and stronger now.  Reflect this by continuing to use curved lines and avoiding angles at the joints.  Be careful not to use too much rounding though because boys at this age are more active and that baby fat is starting to drop off a little.\r\n\r\n- The head should still be fairly round but since he\'s a little more developed, it doesn\'t hurt to elongate the circle just a smidgen.  Facial features will be a bit more developed so you can make them a little more proportional here.  Move the eyes up closer to the top of the head, but not too much, and make them just a bit smaller than you would on a baby.  They should still be at about the middle point between the size you would use on a baby and the size you might use on an adult.\r\n\r\n- Add some hair!  Again, remember to keep it simple.  Little boys tend not to care about their hairdo, so unless a parent got to it beforehand, it\'s okay to draw it a little messy.  Just add the details with care or he\'ll begin looking like a strange little man before you know what happened to him.\r\n<h3>How to Draw Little Girls</h3>\r\nNow, at this point you\'re probably thinking that I\'m going to give you a different list of do\'s and don\'ts when it comes to learning how to draw a girl.  You\'re in for a pleasant surprise because drawing girls shouldn\'t be all that different from drawing a boy of the same age.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/how-to-draw-children-little-girl.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-961\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/how-to-draw-children-little-girl-216x300.jpg\" alt=\"http://www.dreamstime.com/royalty-free-stock-photos-little-girl-pencil-drawing-image23260278\" width=\"216\" height=\"300\" /></a>They will have about the same level of development and simplicity as boys will so you\'ve practically already learned all that you need to here.  There are just a few differences to keep in mind though:\r\n\r\n- A girl\'s posture will be somewhat different.  Little boys tend to carry themselves \"out.\"  This basically means that a boy will carry his shoulders a little bit higher and wider and his stance (the way he positions his feet) will also be a bit wider.  Girls of the same age tend to carry themselves \"in\" meaning that their shoulder posture will be less opened and their stance will normally involve feet that are closer together.\r\n\r\n- A girl\'s facial features will typically be softer and even simpler than a boy\'s will.  This can be achieved by using slightly larger and rounder eyes and nose and smaller ears.\r\n\r\n- This one should go without saying but I\'m going to say it anyway, just to be on the safe side.  Because your goal when drawing children is to avoid too much detail, the most important thing you can do to make your girls stand out from your boys is to draw them with longer hair.\r\n<h3>Simple Tips for Simple Children Drawings</h3>\r\nAnd there you have it!  It may seem like a lot to take in but you may have also noticed that our little journey together has involved one major repeating theme.  Would you like me to say it for you again?  I\'m going to go ahead and say it again with just one more bullet list to help you remember the rules when drawing children.\r\n\r\n- Keep it simple.\r\n\r\n- Use curved lines and avoid angles.\r\n\r\n- Draw rounder heads and bigger facial features.\r\n\r\n- Think about the posture that a subject of your intended age might use.\r\n\r\n- Think about what your intended subject may be thinking or feeling and try to reflect that in your very simple facial features.\r\n\r\nLearning how to draw children can be a complicated and sometimes frustrating process.  The biggest reason for that though is that as adults we have a tendency to make things as complicated as we are.  Children are infinitely less complicated than adults are so it should stand to reason that drawing a picture of them should also be less complicated.\r\n\r\nArmed with these simple tips and tricks in mind, it\'s time to put them into action.  So get out there and use that artistic streak to the best of your ability.  Just keep these simple suggestions in mind and you should find yourself drawing children rather than little gnomes in no time.  Just remember that if something doesn\'t turn out quite right, you may just need to think about simplifying your thought process!','Tips and Tricks for How to Draw Children','','publish','open','open','','tips-and-tricks-for-how-to-draw-children','','','2015-07-29 09:55:38','2015-07-29 16:55:38','',0,'http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/?p=956',0,'post','',4),(2165,2,'2015-07-29 09:55:38','2015-07-29 16:55:38','<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/how-to-draw-children-girl-picture.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-960 alignleft\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/how-to-draw-children-girl-picture-300x232.jpg\" alt=\"http://www.dreamstime.com/stock-photos-pencil-drawing-little-artist-girl-image12712993\" width=\"300\" height=\"232\" /></a>So, you\'ve decided to take up a bit of art as a good way to spend some of your free time and share your new found talent with those that can appreciate your work.  You may think you\'ve gotten pretty good at it too since you\'ve managed to draw some good portraits of yourself and adult family members and friends.  What you may discover however, if you haven\'t already, is that things may not be quite as simple when you decide to try to draw children.\r\n\r\nA lot of new artists find themselves facing a rather difficult and sometimes even frustrating task when they decide to begin drawing children.  A lot of times what you will end up with in your early attempts at drawing babies, little kids or even teenagers, is a feeling that you have drawn a picture of some strangely proportioned little gnome.  Don\'t worry, it happens to the best of us until we learn the tricks involved in drawing what you would otherwise think might be an easy move from drawing adult people.\r\n\r\nLet\'s take a quick look at some of the important things that you need to keep in mind while you\'re learning how to draw children, things that you may not think about without some practice or a little guidance.\r\n\r\n- Children are not nearly as complicated in real life as adults are.  Drawing children doesn\'t necessarily have to be as complicated either.  In fact, you should try to make it a point to keep things fairly simple.\r\n\r\n- Children are not yet fully developed and still carry some baby fat, sometimes on into their teenage years.\r\n\r\n- Facial features in children are very, very different from those most adults have.  Trying to draw a child’s face the same way you would go about drawing an adult’s face will end up with some very...interesting results.\r\n\r\n- The very attitude a child carries themselves with is completely different from that of an adult.  This can play into facial expressions as well as the way your subject sits or stands.\r\n\r\nKeeping these four major things in mind can be pretty helpful while you are in the process of learning how to draw children.  Let\'s break things down a little bit more and look at how to draw a few things that are a little more specific.\r\n<h3>What to Remember When Drawing Babies</h3>\r\nFirst, let\'s take a look at how to draw a baby and some of the major differences involved, compared to drawing an adult:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/how-to-draw-children-baby.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-959\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/how-to-draw-children-baby-213x300.jpg\" alt=\"http://www.dreamstime.com/royalty-free-stock-images-child-s-portrait-image11802799\" width=\"213\" height=\"300\" /></a>Babies are the least developed among the human race.  In fact, everything about them is simple from their understanding of the world, to the way they move and communicate.  The most important word to keep in your head here is \"simple.\"\r\n\r\nIn fact, drawing a baby should be so simple that we often make it the most complicated of all the projects we can undertake because as adults, we have the natural tendency to think in complicated adult terms.  So, I\'ll say it again:  \"Keep it simple!\"\r\n\r\nBabies also carry the most body fat out of all of the subjects you will ever attempt to draw.  Lots of rounding and curves should be put into play when drawing the torso and limbs.  Angles and straight lines should be avoided altogether.  Most babies are rather plump, so don\'t be afraid to display this as you draw your torso, limbs, and appendages.  Overlapping lines and curves can also help to portray a sense of healthy baby fat.\r\n\r\nWhen it comes to drawing the baby\'s face, think more of circles than ovals.  Most babies have very round heads and their facial features are somewhat disproportioned because they\'re still growing and developing.  Draw the eyes large and round and place them a little lower on the face than you might think you should.  Noses should be somewhat round and on the large side as well.  Again, the key word here is to keep it \"simple.\"\r\n\r\nYou should also keep posture in mind here.  Remember that babies don\'t stand.  The most common posture you will find a baby in is lying on its back, waving his arms and legs around, and looking at the world in awe and wonder from his little vantage point while he takes in everything that he can see and hear.  Thinking about what the baby might be thinking while you\'re drawing him can be very helpful when deciding on his posture, arm and leg positions, and facial expressions.\r\n<h3>Tips for Drawing Boys</h3>\r\nOK, enough of the baby-talk.  Let\'s move on to how to draw a boy that has already learned to walk, talk, and feed himself.  Here\'s what to keep in mind:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dennisjr2.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-646 alignleft\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dennisjr2-237x300.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;Dennis Jr.&quot; by Jack Pearce\" width=\"237\" height=\"300\" /></a>- Still keep it simple, but not quite as much.  Little boys are a tad more complicated than babies are in terms of understanding and activity.  Give your boy a bit more detail to portray his more complicated nature, but not quite as much as you would give to an adult.\r\n\r\n- He\'s probably still carrying some baby fat, although his arms and legs will be longer and stronger now.  Reflect this by continuing to use curved lines and avoiding angles at the joints.  Be careful not to use too much rounding though because boys at this age are more active and that baby fat is starting to drop off a little.\r\n\r\n- The head should still be fairly round but since he\'s a little more developed, it doesn\'t hurt to elongate the circle just a smidgen.  Facial features will be a bit more developed so you can make them a little more proportional here.  Move the eyes up closer to the top of the head, but not too much, and make them just a bit smaller than you would on a baby.  They should still be at about the middle point between the size you would use on a baby and the size you might use on an adult.\r\n\r\n- Add some hair!  Again, remember to keep it simple.  Little boys tend not to care about their hairdo, so unless a parent got to it beforehand, it\'s okay to draw it a little messy.  Just add the details with care or he\'ll begin looking like a strange little man before you know what happened to him.\r\n<h3>How to Draw Little Girls</h3>\r\nNow, at this point you\'re probably thinking that I\'m going to give you a different list of do\'s and don\'ts when it comes to learning how to draw a girl.  You\'re in for a pleasant surprise because drawing girls shouldn\'t be all that different from drawing a boy of the same age.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/how-to-draw-children-little-girl.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-961\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/how-to-draw-children-little-girl-216x300.jpg\" alt=\"http://www.dreamstime.com/royalty-free-stock-photos-little-girl-pencil-drawing-image23260278\" width=\"216\" height=\"300\" /></a>They will have about the same level of development and simplicity as boys will so you\'ve practically already learned all that you need to here.  There are just a few differences to keep in mind though:\r\n\r\n- A girl\'s posture will be somewhat different.  Little boys tend to carry themselves \"out.\"  This basically means that a boy will carry his shoulders a little bit higher and wider and his stance (the way he positions his feet) will also be a bit wider.  Girls of the same age tend to carry themselves \"in\" meaning that their shoulder posture will be less opened and their stance will normally involve feet that are closer together.\r\n\r\n- A girl\'s facial features will typically be softer and even simpler than a boy\'s will.  This can be achieved by using slightly larger and rounder eyes and nose and smaller ears.\r\n\r\n- This one should go without saying but I\'m going to say it anyway, just to be on the safe side.  Because your goal when drawing children is to avoid too much detail, the most important thing you can do to make your girls stand out from your boys is to draw them with longer hair.\r\n<h3>Simple Tips for Simple Children Drawings</h3>\r\nAnd there you have it!  It may seem like a lot to take in but you may have also noticed that our little journey together has involved one major repeating theme.  Would you like me to say it for you again?  I\'m going to go ahead and say it again with just one more bullet list to help you remember the rules when drawing children.\r\n\r\n- Keep it simple.\r\n\r\n- Use curved lines and avoid angles.\r\n\r\n- Draw rounder heads and bigger facial features.\r\n\r\n- Think about the posture that a subject of your intended age might use.\r\n\r\n- Think about what your intended subject may be thinking or feeling and try to reflect that in your very simple facial features.\r\n\r\nLearning how to draw children can be a complicated and sometimes frustrating process.  The biggest reason for that though is that as adults we have a tendency to make things as complicated as we are.  Children are infinitely less complicated than adults are so it should stand to reason that drawing a picture of them should also be less complicated.\r\n\r\nArmed with these simple tips and tricks in mind, it\'s time to put them into action.  So get out there and use that artistic streak to the best of your ability.  Just keep these simple suggestions in mind and you should find yourself drawing children rather than little gnomes in no time.  Just remember that if something doesn\'t turn out quite right, you may just need to think about simplifying your thought process!','Tips and Tricks for How to Draw Children','','inherit','open','open','','956-revision-v1','','','2015-07-29 09:55:38','2015-07-29 16:55:38','',956,'http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/956-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(959,2,'2014-03-24 21:18:50','2014-03-25 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04:18:53','','http://www.dreamstime.com/royalty-free-stock-photos-little-girl-pencil-drawing-image23260278','','inherit','open','open','','httpwww-dreamstime-comroyalty-free-stock-photos-little-girl-pencil-drawing-image23260278','','','2014-03-24 21:18:53','2014-03-25 04:18:53','',956,'http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/how-to-draw-children-little-girl.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(957,2,'2014-03-12 00:16:54','2014-03-12 07:16:54','So, you\'ve decided to take up a bit of art as a good way to spend some of your free time and share your newfound talent with those that can appreciate your work.  You may think you\'ve gotten pretty good at it too since you\'ve managed to draw some good self portraits, some caricatures of other people, and maybe even a few drawings of completely fictional characters.  What you may discover however, if you haven\'t already, is that things may not be quite as simple when you decide to move on to something new and learn how to draw children.\r\n\r\nA lot of new artists in fact, find themselves facing a rather difficult and sometimes even frustrating task when they decide to begin drawing children.  A lot of times what you will end up with in your early attempts at drawing babies, little kids or even teenagers, is that your efforts usually just end up with you having drawn a picture of some strangely proportioned little gnome.  Don\'t worry, it happens to the best of us until we learn the tricks involved in drawing what you would otherwise think might be an easy move from drawing adult people.\r\n\r\nLet\'s take a quick look at some of the important things that you need to keep in mind while you\'re learning how to draw children, things that you may not think about without some practice or a little good guidance.\r\n\r\n- Children are not nearly as complicated in real life as adults are.  Drawing children doesn\'t necessarily have to be as complicated either.  In fact, you should try to make it a point to keep things fairly simple.\r\n\r\n- Children are not yet fully developed and still carry some baby fat, sometimes on into their teenage years.\r\n\r\n- Facial features in children are very, very different from those most adults have.  Trying to draw a child\'s face the same way you would go about drawing an adults face will end up with some very...interesting results.\r\n\r\n- The very attitude a child carries themselves with is completely different from that of an adult.  This can play into facial expressions as well as the way your subject sits or stands.\r\n\r\nKeeping these four major things in mind can be pretty helpful while you are in the process of learning how to draw children.  Let\'s break things down a little bit more and look at how to draw a few things that are a little more specific.\r\n\r\nFirst, let\'s take a look at how to draw a baby and some of the major differences involved, compared to drawing an adult:\r\n\r\nBabies are the least developed among the human race.  In fact, everything about them is simple from their understanding of the world, to the way they move and communicate.  The most important word to keep in your head here is \"simple.\"\r\n\r\nIn fact, drawing a baby should be so simple that we often make it the most complicated of all the projects we can undertake because as adults, we have the natural tendency to think in complicated adult terms.  So, I\'ll say it again:  \"Keep it simple!\"\r\n\r\nBabies also carry the most body fat out of all of the subjects you will ever attempt to draw.  Lots of rounding and curves should be put into play when drawing the torso and limbs.  Angles and straight lines should be avoided altogether.  Most babies are rather plump so don\'t be afraid to draw your torso, limbs, and appendages a little on the thick side.  Overlapping lines and curves can also help to portray a sense of healthy baby fat.\r\n\r\nWhen it comes to drawing the baby\'s face, think more of circles that ovals.  Most babies have very round heads and their facial features are somewhat dis-proportioned because they\'re still growing and developing.  Draw the eyes large and round and place them a little lower on the face than you might think you should.  Noses should be somewhat round and on the large side as well.  Again, the key word here is keep it \"simple.\"\r\n\r\nYou should also keep posture in mind here.  Remember that babies don\'t stand.  I know, it seems like something that should go without saying but you have no idea how many people have tried to draw a baby and ended up with a caricature of Gimli from The Lord of the Rings.  So, one more time just for good measure: \"babies don\'t stand.\"\r\n\r\nThe most common posture you will find a baby in is laying on its back, waving his arms and legs around, and looking at the world in awe and wonder from his little vantage point while he takes in everything that he can see and hear.  Thinking about what the baby might be thinking while you\'re drawing him can be very helpful when deciding on his posture, arm and leg positions, and facial expressions.\r\n\r\nOK, enough of the baby talk.  Let\'s move on to how to draw a boy that has already learned to walk, talk, and feed himself.  Here\'s what to keep in mind:\r\n\r\n- Still keep it simple, but not quite as much.  Little boys are a tad more complicated than babies are in terms of understanding and activity.  Give your boy a bit more detail to portray his more complicated nature, but not quite as much as you would give to an adult.\r\n\r\n- He\'s probably still carrying some baby fat, although his arms and legs will be longer and stronger now.  Reflect this by continuing to use curved lines and avoiding angles at the joints.  Be careful not to use too much rounding though because boys at this age are more active and that baby fat is starting to drop off a little.\r\n\r\n- The head should still be fairly round but since he\'s a little more developed, it doesn\'t hurt to elongate the circle just a smidgen.  Facial features will be a bit more developed so you can make them a little more proportional here.  Move the eyes up closer to the top of the head, but not too much, and make them just a bit smaller than you would on a baby.  They should still be at about the middle point between the size you would use on a baby and the size you might use on an adult.\r\n\r\n- Add some hair!  Again, remember to keep it simple and somewhat untidy all at the same time.  Little boys tend not to care about their hairdo so draw it a little messy.  Just remember not to use too much detail or he\'ll begin looking like a strange little man before you know what happened to him.\r\n\r\nNow, at this point you\'re probably thinking that I\'m going to give you another long list of do\'s and don\'ts when it comes to learning how to draw a girl.  You\'re in for a pleasant surprise because drawing girls shouldn\'t be all that different from drawing a boy of the same age.\r\n\r\nThey will have about the same level of development and simplicity as boys will so you\'ve practically already learned all that you need to here.  There are just a few differences to keep in mind though:\r\n\r\n- A girl\'s posture will be somewhat different.  Little boys tend to carry themselves \"out.\"  This basically means that a boy will  carry his shoulders a little bit higher and wider and his stance (the way he positions his feet) will also be a bit wider.  Girls of the same age tend to carry themselves \"in\" meaning that their shoulder posture will be less opened and their stance will normally involve feet that are closer together.\r\n\r\n- A girl\'s facial features will typically be softer and even simpler than a boy\'s will.  This can be achieved by using slightly larger and rounder eyes and nose and smaller ears.\r\n\r\n- This one should go without saying but I\'m going to say it anyway, just to be on the safe side.  Because your goal when drawing children is to avoid too much detail, the most important thing you can do to make your girls stand out from your boys is to draw them with longer and better kept hair.\r\n\r\nAnd there you have it!  It may seem like a lot to take in but you may have also noticed that our little journey together has involved one major repeating theme.  Would you like me to say it for you again?  I\'m going to go ahead and say it again with just one more bullet list to help you remember the rules when drawing children.\r\n\r\n- Keep it simple.\r\n\r\n- Use curved lines and avoid angles.\r\n\r\n- Draw rounder heads and bigger facial features.\r\n\r\n- Think about the posture that a subject of your intended age might use.\r\n\r\n- Think about what your intended subject may be thinking or feeling and try to reflect that in your very simple facial features.\r\n\r\nLearning how to draw children can be a complicated and sometimes frustrating process.  The biggest reason for that though, is that as adults we have a tendency to make things as complicated as we are.  Children are infinitely less complicated than adults are so it should stand to reason that drawing a picture of them should also be less complicated.\r\n\r\nArmed with these simple tips and tricks in mind, it\'s time to put them into action.  So get out there and use that artistic streak to the best of your ability.  Just keep these simple suggestions in mind and you should find yourself drawing children rather than little gnomes in no time.  Just remember that if something doesn\'t turn out quite right, you may just need to think about simplifying your thought process.','Tips And Tricks For How To Draw Children','','inherit','open','open','','956-revision-v1','','','2014-03-12 00:16:54','2014-03-12 07:16:54','',956,'http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/956-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(962,2,'2014-03-24 21:35:39','2014-03-25 04:35:39','<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/how-to-draw-children-girl-picture.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-960 alignleft\" alt=\"http://www.dreamstime.com/stock-photos-pencil-drawing-little-artist-girl-image12712993\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/how-to-draw-children-girl-picture-300x232.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"232\" /></a>So, you\'ve decided to take up a bit of art as a good way to spend some of your free time and share your new found talent with those that can appreciate your work.  You may think you\'ve gotten pretty good at it too since you\'ve managed to draw some good self-portraits, some caricatures of other people, and maybe even a few drawings of completely fictional characters.  What you may discover however, if you haven\'t already, is that things may not be quite as simple when you decide to move on to something new and learn how to draw children.\r\n\r\nA lot of new artists in fact, find themselves facing a rather difficult and sometimes even frustrating task when they decide to begin drawing children.  A lot of times what you will end up with in your early attempts at drawing babies, little kids or even teenagers, is a feeling that you have drawn a picture of some strangely proportioned little gnome.  Don\'t worry, it happens to the best of us until we learn the tricks involved in drawing what you would otherwise think might be an easy move from drawing adult people.\r\n\r\nLet\'s take a quick look at some of the important things that you need to keep in mind while you\'re learning how to draw children, things that you may not think about without some practice or a little guidance.\r\n\r\n- Children are not nearly as complicated in real life as adults are.  Drawing children doesn\'t necessarily have to be as complicated either.  In fact, you should try to make it a point to keep things fairly simple.\r\n\r\n- Children are not yet fully developed and still carry some baby fat, sometimes on into their teenage years.\r\n\r\n- Facial features in children are very, very different from those most adults have.  Trying to draw a child’s face the same way you would go about drawing an adult’s face will end up with some very...interesting results.\r\n\r\n- The very attitude a child carries themselves with is completely different from that of an adult.  This can play into facial expressions as well as the way your subject sits or stands.\r\n\r\nKeeping these four major things in mind can be pretty helpful while you are in the process of learning how to draw children.  Let\'s break things down a little bit more and look at how to draw a few things that are a little more specific.\r\n<h3>What to Remember When Drawing Babies</h3>\r\nFirst, let\'s take a look at how to draw a baby and some of the major differences involved, compared to drawing an adult:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/how-to-draw-children-baby.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-959\" alt=\"http://www.dreamstime.com/royalty-free-stock-images-child-s-portrait-image11802799\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/how-to-draw-children-baby-213x300.jpg\" width=\"213\" height=\"300\" /></a>Babies are the least developed among the human race.  In fact, everything about them is simple from their understanding of the world, to the way they move and communicate.  The most important word to keep in your head here is \"simple.\"\r\n\r\nIn fact, drawing a baby should be so simple that we often make it the most complicated of all the projects we can undertake because as adults, we have the natural tendency to think in complicated adult terms.  So, I\'ll say it again:  \"Keep it simple!\"\r\n\r\nBabies also carry the most body fat out of all of the subjects you will ever attempt to draw.  Lots of rounding and curves should be put into play when drawing the torso and limbs.  Angles and straight lines should be avoided altogether.  Most babies are rather plump so don\'t be afraid to draw your torso, limbs, and appendages a little on the thick side.  Overlapping lines and curves can also help to portray a sense of healthy baby fat.\r\n\r\nWhen it comes to drawing the baby\'s face, think more of circles than ovals.  Most babies have very round heads and their facial features are somewhat disproportioned because they\'re still growing and developing.  Draw the eyes large and round and place them a little lower on the face than you might think you should.  Noses should be somewhat round and on the large side as well.  Again, the key word here is to keep it \"simple.\"\r\n\r\nYou should also keep posture in mind here.  Remember that babies don\'t stand.  The most common posture you will find a baby in is lying on its back, waving his arms and legs around, and looking at the world in awe and wonder from his little vantage point while he takes in everything that he can see and hear.  Thinking about what the baby might be thinking while you\'re drawing him can be very helpful when deciding on his posture, arm and leg positions, and facial expressions.\r\n<h3>Tips for Drawing Boys</h3>\r\nOK, enough of the baby-talk.  Let\'s move on to how to draw a boy that has already learned to walk, talk, and feed himself.  Here\'s what to keep in mind:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dennisjr2.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-646 alignleft\" alt=\"&quot;Dennis Jr.&quot; by Jack Pearce\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dennisjr2-237x300.jpg\" width=\"237\" height=\"300\" /></a>- Still keep it simple, but not quite as much.  Little boys are a tad more complicated than babies are in terms of understanding and activity.  Give your boy a bit more detail to portray his more complicated nature, but not quite as much as you would give to an adult.\r\n\r\n- He\'s probably still carrying some baby fat, although his arms and legs will be longer and stronger now.  Reflect this by continuing to use curved lines and avoiding angles at the joints.  Be careful not to use too much rounding though because boys at this age are more active and that baby fat is starting to drop off a little.\r\n\r\n- The head should still be fairly round but since he\'s a little more developed, it doesn\'t hurt to elongate the circle just a smidgen.  Facial features will be a bit more developed so you can make them a little more proportional here.  Move the eyes up closer to the top of the head, but not too much, and make them just a bit smaller than you would on a baby.  They should still be at about the middle point between the size you would use on a baby and the size you might use on an adult.\r\n\r\n- Add some hair!  Again, remember to keep it simple.  Little boys tend not to care about their hairdo, so draw it a little messy if necessary.  Just add the details with care or he\'ll begin looking like a strange little man before you know what happened to him.\r\n<h3>How to Draw Little Girls</h3>\r\nNow, at this point you\'re probably thinking that I\'m going to give you another long list of do\'s and don\'ts when it comes to learning how to draw a girl.  You\'re in for a pleasant surprise because drawing girls shouldn\'t be all that different from drawing a boy of the same age.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/how-to-draw-children-little-girl.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-961\" alt=\"http://www.dreamstime.com/royalty-free-stock-photos-little-girl-pencil-drawing-image23260278\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/how-to-draw-children-little-girl-216x300.jpg\" width=\"216\" height=\"300\" /></a>They will have about the same level of development and simplicity as boys will so you\'ve practically already learned all that you need to here.  There are just a few differences to keep in mind though:\r\n\r\n- A girl\'s posture will be somewhat different.  Little boys tend to carry themselves \"out.\"  This basically means that a boy will carry his shoulders a little bit higher and wider and his stance (the way he positions his feet) will also be a bit wider.  Girls of the same age tend to carry themselves \"in\" meaning that their shoulder posture will be less opened and their stance will normally involve feet that are closer together.\r\n\r\n- A girl\'s facial features will typically be softer and even simpler than a boy\'s will.  This can be achieved by using slightly larger and rounder eyes and nose and smaller ears.\r\n\r\n- This one should go without saying but I\'m going to say it anyway, just to be on the safe side.  Because your goal when drawing children is to avoid too much detail, the most important thing you can do to make your girls stand out from your boys is to draw them with longer hair.\r\n<h3>Simple Tips for Simple Children Drawings</h3>\r\nAnd there you have it!  It may seem like a lot to take in but you may have also noticed that our little journey together has involved one major repeating theme.  Would you like me to say it for you again?  I\'m going to go ahead and say it again with just one more bullet list to help you remember the rules when drawing children.\r\n\r\n- Keep it simple.\r\n\r\n- Use curved lines and avoid angles.\r\n\r\n- Draw rounder heads and bigger facial features.\r\n\r\n- Think about the posture that a subject of your intended age might use.\r\n\r\n- Think about what your intended subject may be thinking or feeling and try to reflect that in your very simple facial features.\r\n\r\nLearning how to draw children can be a complicated and sometimes frustrating process.  The biggest reason for that though is that as adults we have a tendency to make things as complicated as we are.  Children are infinitely less complicated than adults are so it should stand to reason that drawing a picture of them should also be less complicated.\r\n\r\nArmed with these simple tips and tricks in mind, it\'s time to put them into action.  So get out there and use that artistic streak to the best of your ability.  Just keep these simple suggestions in mind and you should find yourself drawing children rather than little gnomes in no time.  Just remember that if something doesn\'t turn out quite right, you may just need to think about simplifying your thought process!','Tips and Tricks for How to Draw Children','','inherit','open','open','','956-revision-v1','','','2014-03-24 21:35:39','2014-03-25 04:35:39','',956,'http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/956-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(964,2,'2014-04-17 21:45:41','2014-04-18 04:45:41','','how-to-draw-people-figure','','inherit','open','open','','httpwww-dreamstime-comroyalty-free-stock-photography-drawing-black-charcoal-image20022727','','','2014-04-17 21:45:41','2014-04-18 04:45:41','',66,'http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/how-to-draw-people-figure.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(966,2,'2014-04-17 22:13:18','2014-04-18 05:13:18','<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/nirma.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-73\" alt=\"\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/nirma-221x300.jpg\" width=\"221\" height=\"300\" /></a>Have you always wanted to draw a realistic human face? Many people feel anxious if they are asked to draw people because they fear that their facial drawing will bear no likeness to the person. Portraiture is the art of creating portraits. A portrait can be defined as a drawing, sculpture, painting or photograph of a particular person. In short, portraits are two-dimensional artistic representations of the three dimensional human face.  Drawing a person is not as hard as it looks but many find capturing the likeness is the most difficult part of facial drawing.  A good sketch of the human face should capture the likeness using perspective, proportion, accurate shading and contours. So, let\'s find out how to draw people and explore various ways of bringing portraiture to life. But first things first…don\'t be a bad workman who blames his tools. Invest in some good art materials and learn to use them in the right way.  Listed below are some of the main art materials used to create good drawings.\r\n<h3>Tools Used to Draw Realistically</h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Good quality acid-free drawing paper</li>\r\n	<li>A high-quality mechanical pencil</li>\r\n	<li>A boxed set of pencils (offers a selection of different pencils that will help you to achieve a variety of results)</li>\r\n	<li>A pencil sharpening tool</li>\r\n	<li>Kneaded erasers</li>\r\n	<li>A blending stump or a tortillion</li>\r\n	<li>A can of fixative spray</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nLet\'s take a brief moment to chat about the drawing implements mentioned above.\r\n\r\nWhen you begin to sketch your first portrait, you will make mistakes but errors can be rubbed out time and time again if you use quality paper. Cheap erasers work but they are not as effective as a kneaded eraser. Sharp pencils are easier to work with, so buy a good quality pencil sharpener or use a high-quality mechanical pencil with graphite lead. Pencil is a great medium and pencil art can be rubbed with blending stumps to create light and shade. The finished artwork should be sprayed with a fixative to protect it and to prevent it from yellowing and smudging.\r\n<h3>Helpful Drawing Techniques for Drawing People</h3>\r\nNow we can move on to discuss some common drawing techniques. Some of the most popular techniques used in drawing include:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Contour lines</li>\r\n	<li>Hatching and crosshatching</li>\r\n	<li>Smooth shading</li>\r\n	<li>Circles and scribbles</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nWhy use these <a title=\"Simple Drawing Techniques for Realistic Pencil Portraits\" href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/simple-drawing-techniques-for-realistic-pencil-portraits/\">techniques</a> when learning how to draw? Contour lines give drawings shape and volume, and these lines can be used to create the outline when you draw a body or a face. Hatching and crosshatching are ways of creating different tones, and meticulous hatching helps to make a portrait look realistic. Smooth shading can create a subtle or deep tonal change, and this is one of the main drawing techniques used to introduce depth into artwork. Circles and scribbles will make your sketch look looser, and this simple drawing technique creates contrast.\r\n\r\nSo, you want to draw a face, but you know nothing about the techniques mentioned above?\r\n\r\nBudding artists should watch some of the many pencil drawing tutorials that can be found online. Useful online tutorials include learning how to blend and shade, realistic pencil drawing techniques, and basic pencil shading. When you have grasped the basics of pencil drawing, move on and watch step-by-step tutorials about how to draw portraits. Top online drawing tutorials include tips and tricks for general portraiture and how to create realistic pencil portraits.\r\n\r\nIt can be equally as helpful to watch videos of artists drawing people that are NOT tutorials with everything spelled out in steps. Often times, there is much to be learned from just watching an artist in action and closely observing which techniques are used.\r\n\r\nThink you HAVE to see step-by-step directions or videos of artists in action to learn techniques? Think again! Although tutorials and videos are extremely helpful, you might also be surprised to find out how much you can learn by just examining already completed work. Study drawings of people completed by other artists. Look for styles you like and try to duplicate the techniques you think they used. Some of the most famous artists became famous by studying the works of masters that came before them. Just remember, you can just as well learn from an artist who is not yet a master. All artists have something valuable to share.\r\n<h3>Draw a Face Step-By-Step<b> </b></h3>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/030596.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-751 alignright\" alt=\"030596\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/030596-232x300.jpg\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" /></a>Following are a few basic guidelines to keep in mind when it comes to drawing faces. Try these out by referring to a photograph, or just draw a random person from your imagination!\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Human heads are not circular. Always remember that humans have egg-shaped faces. Begin your sketch by creating an oval outline that tapers towards the bottom.</li>\r\n	<li>Map out the facial proportions by drawing a faint line down the center of the oval and a fine horizontal line through the center of the face.</li>\r\n	<li>Position the nose on the face by penciling a dividing line in the center of the lower half of the face. The lines that have been drawn on the bottom half of the face should form a cross. The base of the nose should be penciled in at the top of the center of the cross and one nostril will be sketched at either side.</li>\r\n	<li>Draw the mouth onto the face using a fine pencil line in between the base of the nose and the bottom of the chin. The bottom lip should sit on the dividing line just drawn. Create a line where the two lips meet, then move on to draw in the bottom and top lip lines.</li>\r\n	<li>Add the eyes to your facial drawing. The center of the eye sockets will be in line with the middle of the central horizontal line. Think of the eyeballs as two large circular balls, partially concealed behind the top and bottom eyelids. The eyebrow will sit on top and the cheekbone should rest on the bottom of the shape. Look closely at the eyes of the person you are drawing before drawing in the shapes. Some people have large round eyes and others have almond-shaped eyes, so draw your eyes accordingly. In general, the central space left between the eyes should be equivalent to the width of one eye. Remember, the iris of the eye is made up of many different shades.</li>\r\n	<li>Draw in the eyelids. The eyelid should be drawn in over the top of the eye and the base of the lid will come down to cover the very top of the iris. Use some of the shading techniques mentioned earlier to define the shape of the eye socket.</li>\r\n	<li>When you are satisfied with the facial shape and features you can add the neck, ears, and hair to the face.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nAlthough there is <a title=\"How to Draw Faces: Tips, Techniques and Short Tutorials\" href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/how-to-draw-faces-tips-techniques-and-short-tutorials/\">more to learn</a>, these tips will hopefully give you a helpful start with how to draw faces. But humans have more than just a head and a face. People have bodies and wear clothes. If you want to learn more about methods of sketching bodies and people in clothes, please read on.\r\n<h3>Drawing the Human Form</h3>\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/how-to-draw-people-figure.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-964 alignright\" alt=\"\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/how-to-draw-people-figure-182x300.jpg\" width=\"182\" height=\"300\" /></a></span><a title=\"Keeping it Simple: The Straight Forward Step-By-Step Guide to Drawing the Body\" href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/keeping-it-simple-the-straight-forward-step-by-step-guide-to-drawing-the-body/\">Sketching the human body</a> in all positions is commonly referred to as \"figure drawing\" and there are many different ways of drawing the human body. Different types of figure drawing include:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Sketching</li>\r\n	<li>Life drawing</li>\r\n	<li>Emotive drawing</li>\r\n	<li>Perspective drawing</li>\r\n	<li>Illustration drawing</li>\r\n	<li>Diagrammatic drawing</li>\r\n	<li>Analytic drawing</li>\r\n	<li>Geometric drawing</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nA sketch is an informal drawing and figure sketching helps us to learn how to draw a realistic human figure. Lots of amateur artists enjoy drawing the human figure by studying a live model and life drawing is an essential part of art. People have personalities and characters and emotive drawing is used to express the subject\'s personality. Perspective drawing represents scale, eye-level, surface, planes, light, space and volume. An illustrative drawing is a piece of artwork that comes from a photograph, painting or sketch whereas a diagrammatic drawing is a well-planned piece of art. An analytic drawing of a person will be realistic; the person will be drawn in proportion and those who find it hard to draw people may get on well with geometric figure drawing.\r\n\r\nAdditionally, when you are drawing people you should obviously keep in mind the differences between men and women. For example, when drawing a woman, you will draw smoother, more graceful features. You will draw a proportionately larger pelvis and slender shoulders. When drawing a man, you will draw features with a more rugged, muscular appearance. You will draw broader shoulders and a proportionately larger rib cage.\r\n<h3>Drawing Clothing</h3>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/how-to-draw-clothes-clothed-figure.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-938 alignright\" alt=\"how to draw clothes clothed figure\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/how-to-draw-clothes-clothed-figure-211x300.jpg\" width=\"211\" height=\"300\" /></a>Look at some of the online images of people who are wearing clothes and you will see that every person wears their clothes differently. Artists who want to learn how to sketch people wearing clothing will have to examine the clothing closely. Take a close look, and you will see a recurrence of seven different kinds of folds:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Pipe</li>\r\n	<li>Zigzag</li>\r\n	<li>Half-lock</li>\r\n	<li>Spiral</li>\r\n	<li>Diaper</li>\r\n	<li>Drop</li>\r\n	<li>Inert</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nLearn how to apply <a title=\"Picture Perfect Clothing – A Beginner’s Guide to Sketching Clothes\" href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/picture-perfect-clothing-a-beginners-guide-to-sketching-clothes/\">design, details, and these folds</a>, and you can draw practically any type of clothing on a person!\r\n<h3>Draw Children Step-By Step</h3>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_643\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"221\"]<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/ashley.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-643\" alt=\"&quot;Ashley&quot; by Jack Pearce\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/ashley-221x300.jpg\" width=\"221\" height=\"300\" /></a> \"Ashley\" by Jack Pearce[/caption]\r\n\r\nMany of us try to sketch our children because that drawing will act as a personal reminder of how much we love and cherish them. However, there are major differences between an adult’s face and a child\'s face. It is all too easy to make a young child look much older when drawn, so it pays to keep a drawing of a child simple. Let\'s look at an easy way to draw a child.\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Sketch a small oval-shaped (but almost circular) head. The younger the child, the more circular the head will be.</li>\r\n	<li>Divide the small face into four using a vertical and a horizontal line.</li>\r\n	<li>Make large round eyes that rest on the horizontal guideline. The eyebrows sit above this line.</li>\r\n	<li>Create a small triangle to form the nose.</li>\r\n	<li>Draw a curved line to create the young mouth.</li>\r\n	<li>Add some thick bobbed hair (or thin hair, depending on the subject and age).</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nThis is a simple way to draw a child. The basic sketch is straightforward and the drawing is not detailed, but this easy way of drawing children works well for many. Now the more you <a title=\"Tips and Tricks for How to Draw Children\" href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/tips-and-tricks-for-how-to-draw-children/\">draw boys and girls of different ages</a>, the more you will realize other differences between babies, toddlers, school-age kids, and teenagers.\r\n<h3>Mastering the Art of Pencil Portraits</h3>\r\nItalian portrait artist <a title=\"The Photographic Pencil-Drawn Portraits of Franco Clun\" href=\"http://www.odditycentral.com/pics/the-photographic-pencil-drawn-portraits-of-franco-clun.html\" target=\"_blank\">Franco Clun</a> and Russian portrait artist <a title=\"Pencil Art by Olga Melamory Larionova\" href=\"http://www.cuded.com/2013/01/pencil-art-by-olga-melamory-larionova/\" target=\"_blank\">Olga Larionova</a> create incredibly realistic pencil drawings, yet they never took a formal art class. They are just two examples of how anyone from any background, with enough determination to consistently practice and learn, can eventually become a master portrait artist. Talented artists know how to bring their work to life, but you must never forget that every successful artist started out as an amateur.\r\n\r\nIt will take time to teach yourself how to draw people. In fact, it could take months or even years to master the craft at a level that you are satisfied with. But practice will improve your drawing, and the people that you draw will start to look more and more realistic. If at first you don\'t succeed, try, try and try again! You will see that if you practice on a regular basis, you will not need to wait months. You will realize small successes and make gradual progress with each drawing that will keep you motivated enough to keep at it!\r\n\r\nAmateur artists can learn how to draw people with confidence, and beginners shouldn\'t be afraid to make mistakes. The information found throughout <a title=\"Let\'s Draw People\" href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com\">this site</a> will help you to learn how to draw people, and more importantly, how to eventually become a skilled pencil portrait artist. Make use of our articles, tutorials, and videos, and then start enjoying and employing your artistic talents today!','Let\'s See How to Draw People','','inherit','open','open','','66-revision-v1','','','2014-04-17 22:13:18','2014-04-18 05:13:18','',66,'http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/66-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(965,2,'2014-04-17 22:10:24','2014-04-18 05:10:24','<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/nirma.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-73\" alt=\"\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/nirma-221x300.jpg\" width=\"221\" height=\"300\" /></a>Have you always wanted to draw a realistic human face? Many people feel anxious if they are asked to draw people because they fear that their facial drawing will bear no likeness to the person. Portraiture is the art of creating portraits. A portrait can be defined as a drawing, sculpture, painting or photograph of a particular person. In short, portraits are two-dimensional artistic representations of the three dimensional human face.  Drawing a person is not as hard as it looks but many find capturing the likeness is the most difficult part of facial drawing.  A good sketch of the human face should capture the likeness using perspective, proportion, accurate shading and contours. So, let\'s find out how to draw people and explore various ways of bringing portraiture to life. But first things first…don\'t be a bad workman who blames his tools. Invest in some good art materials and learn to use them in the right way.  Listed below are some of the main art materials used to create good drawings.\r\n<h3>Tools Used to Draw Realistically</h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Good quality acid-free drawing paper</li>\r\n	<li>A high-quality mechanical pencil</li>\r\n	<li>A boxed set of pencils (offers a selection of different pencils that will help you to achieve a variety of results)</li>\r\n	<li>A pencil sharpening tool</li>\r\n	<li>Kneaded erasers</li>\r\n	<li>A blending stump or a tortillion</li>\r\n	<li>A can of fixative spray</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nLet\'s take a brief moment to chat about the drawing implements mentioned above.\r\n\r\nWhen you begin to sketch your first portrait, you will make mistakes but errors can be rubbed out time and time again if you use quality paper. Cheap erasers work but they are not as effective as a kneaded eraser. Sharp pencils are easier to work with, so buy a good quality pencil sharpener or use a high-quality mechanical pencil with graphite lead. Pencil is a great medium and pencil art can be rubbed with blending stumps to create light and shade. The finished artwork should be sprayed with a fixative to protect it and to prevent it from yellowing and smudging.\r\n<h3>Helpful Drawing Techniques for Drawing People</h3>\r\nNow we can move on to discuss some common drawing techniques. Some of the most popular techniques used in drawing include:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Contour lines</li>\r\n	<li>Hatching and crosshatching</li>\r\n	<li>Smooth shading</li>\r\n	<li>Circles and scribbles</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nWhy use these <a title=\"Simple Drawing Techniques for Realistic Pencil Portraits\" href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/simple-drawing-techniques-for-realistic-pencil-portraits/\">techniques</a> when learning how to draw? Contour lines give drawings shape and volume, and these lines can be used to create the outline when you draw a body or a face. Hatching and crosshatching are ways of creating different tones, and meticulous hatching helps to make a portrait look realistic. Smooth shading can create a subtle or deep tonal change, and this is one of the main drawing techniques used to introduce depth into artwork. Circles and scribbles will make your sketch look looser, and this simple drawing technique creates contrast.\r\n\r\nSo, you want to draw a face, but you know nothing about the techniques mentioned above?\r\n\r\nBudding artists should watch some of the many pencil drawing tutorials that can be found online. Useful online tutorials include learning how to blend and shade, realistic pencil drawing techniques, and basic pencil shading. When you have grasped the basics of pencil drawing, move on and watch step-by-step tutorials about how to draw portraits. Top online drawing tutorials include tips and tricks for general portraiture and how to create realistic pencil portraits.\r\n\r\nIt can be equally as helpful to watch videos of artists drawing people that are NOT tutorials with everything spelled out in steps. Often times, there is much to be learned from just watching an artist in action and closely observing which techniques are used.\r\n\r\nThink you HAVE to see step-by-step directions or videos of artists in action to learn techniques? Think again! Although tutorials and videos are extremely helpful, you might also be surprised to find out how much you can learn by just examining already completed work. Study drawings of people completed by other artists. Look for styles you like and try to duplicate the techniques you think they used. Some of the most famous artists became famous by studying the works of masters that came before them. Just remember, you can just as well learn from an artist who is not yet a master. All artists have something valuable to share.\r\n<h3>Draw a Face Step-By-Step<b> </b></h3>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/030596.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-751 alignright\" alt=\"030596\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/030596-232x300.jpg\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" /></a>Following are a few basic guidelines to keep in mind when it comes to drawing faces. Try these out by referring to a photograph, or just draw a random person from your imagination!\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Human heads are not circular. Always remember that humans have egg-shaped faces. Begin your sketch by creating an oval outline that tapers towards the bottom.</li>\r\n	<li>Map out the facial proportions by drawing a faint line down the center of the oval and a fine horizontal line through the center of the face.</li>\r\n	<li>Position the nose on the face by penciling a dividing line in the center of the lower half of the face. The lines that have been drawn on the bottom half of the face should form a cross. The base of the nose should be penciled in at the top of the center of the cross and one nostril will be sketched at either side.</li>\r\n	<li>Draw the mouth onto the face using a fine pencil line in between the base of the nose and the bottom of the chin. The bottom lip should sit on the dividing line just drawn. Create a line where the two lips meet, then move on to draw in the bottom and top lip lines.</li>\r\n	<li>Add the eyes to your facial drawing. The center of the eye sockets will be in line with the middle of the central horizontal line. Think of the eyeballs as two large circular balls, partially concealed behind the top and bottom eyelids. The eyebrow will sit on top and the cheekbone should rest on the bottom of the shape. Look closely at the eyes of the person you are drawing before drawing in the shapes. Some people have large round eyes and others have almond-shaped eyes, so draw your eyes accordingly. In general, the central space left between the eyes should be equivalent to the width of one eye. Remember, the iris of the eye is made up of many different shades.</li>\r\n	<li>Draw in the eyelids. The eyelid should be drawn in over the top of the eye and the base of the lid will come down to cover the very top of the iris. Use some of the shading techniques mentioned earlier to define the shape of the eye socket.</li>\r\n	<li>When you are satisfied with the facial shape and features you can add the neck, ears, and hair to the face.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nAlthough there is <a title=\"How to Draw Faces: Tips, Techniques and Short Tutorials\" href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/how-to-draw-faces-tips-techniques-and-short-tutorials/\">more to learn</a>, these tips will hopefully give you a helpful start with how to draw faces. But humans have more than just a head and a face. People have bodies and wear clothes. If you want to learn more about methods of sketching bodies and people in clothes, please read on.\r\n<h3>Drawing the Human Form</h3>\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/how-to-draw-people-figure.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-964 alignright\" alt=\"\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/how-to-draw-people-figure-182x300.jpg\" width=\"182\" height=\"300\" /></a></span><a title=\"Keeping it Simple: The Straight Forward Step-By-Step Guide to Drawing the Body\" href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/keeping-it-simple-the-straight-forward-step-by-step-guide-to-drawing-the-body/\">Sketching the human body</a> in all positions is commonly referred to as \"figure drawing\" and there are many different ways of drawing the human body. Different types of figure drawing include:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Sketching</li>\r\n	<li>Life drawing</li>\r\n	<li>Emotive drawing</li>\r\n	<li>Perspective drawing</li>\r\n	<li>Illustration drawing</li>\r\n	<li>Diagrammatic drawing</li>\r\n	<li>Analytic drawing</li>\r\n	<li>Geometric drawing</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nA sketch is an informal drawing and figure sketching helps us to learn how to draw a realistic human figure. Lots of amateur artists enjoy drawing the human figure by studying a live model and life drawing is an essential part of art. People have personalities and characters and emotive drawing is used to express the subject\'s personality. Perspective drawing represents scale, eye-level, surface, planes, light, space and volume. An illustrative drawing is a piece of artwork that comes from a photograph, painting or sketch whereas a diagrammatic drawing is a well-planned piece of art. An analytic drawing of a person will be realistic; the person will be drawn in proportion and those who find it hard to draw people may get on well with geometric figure drawing.\r\n\r\nAdditionally, when you are drawing people you should obviously keep in mind the differences between men and women. For example, when <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">drawing a woman</span>, you will draw smoother, more graceful features. You will draw a proportionately larger pelvis and slender shoulders. When <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">drawing a man</span>, you will draw features with a more rugged, muscular appearance. You will draw broader shoulders and a proportionately larger rib cage.\r\n<h3>Drawing Clothing</h3>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/how-to-draw-clothes-clothed-figure.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-938 alignright\" alt=\"how to draw clothes clothed figure\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/how-to-draw-clothes-clothed-figure-211x300.jpg\" width=\"211\" height=\"300\" /></a>Look at some of the online images of people who are wearing clothes and you will see that every person wears their clothes differently. Artists who want to learn how to sketch people wearing clothing will have to examine the clothing closely. Take a close look, and you will see a recurrence of seven different kinds of folds:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Pipe</li>\r\n	<li>Zigzag</li>\r\n	<li>Half-lock</li>\r\n	<li>Spiral</li>\r\n	<li>Diaper</li>\r\n	<li>Drop</li>\r\n	<li>Inert</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nLearn how to apply <a title=\"Picture Perfect Clothing – A Beginner’s Guide to Sketching Clothes\" href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/picture-perfect-clothing-a-beginners-guide-to-sketching-clothes/\">design, details, and these folds</a>, and you can draw practically any type of clothing on a person!\r\n<h3>Draw Children Step-By Step</h3>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_643\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"221\"]<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/ashley.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-643\" alt=\"&quot;Ashley&quot; by Jack Pearce\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/ashley-221x300.jpg\" width=\"221\" height=\"300\" /></a> \"Ashley\" by Jack Pearce[/caption]\r\n\r\nMany of us try to sketch our children because that drawing will act as a personal reminder of how much we love and cherish them. However, there are major differences between an adult’s face and a child\'s face. It is all too easy to make a young child look much older when drawn, so it pays to keep a drawing of a child simple. Let\'s look at an easy way to draw a child.\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Sketch a small oval-shaped (but almost circular) head. The younger the child, the more circular the head will be.</li>\r\n	<li>Divide the small face into four using a vertical and a horizontal line.</li>\r\n	<li>Make large round eyes that rest on the horizontal guideline. The eyebrows sit above this line.</li>\r\n	<li>Create a small triangle to form the nose.</li>\r\n	<li>Draw a curved line to create the young mouth.</li>\r\n	<li>Add some thick bobbed hair (or thin hair, depending on the subject and age).</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nThis is a simple way to draw a child. The basic sketch is straightforward and the drawing is not detailed, but this easy way of drawing children works well for many. Now the more you <a title=\"Tips and Tricks for How to Draw Children\" href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/tips-and-tricks-for-how-to-draw-children/\">draw boys and girls of different ages</a>, the more you will realize other differences between babies, toddlers, school-age kids, and teenagers.\r\n<h3>Mastering the Art of Pencil Portraits</h3>\r\nItalian portrait artist <a title=\"The Photographic Pencil-Drawn Portraits of Franco Clun\" href=\"http://www.odditycentral.com/pics/the-photographic-pencil-drawn-portraits-of-franco-clun.html\" target=\"_blank\">Franco Clun</a> and Russian portrait artist <a title=\"Pencil Art by Olga Melamory Larionova\" href=\"http://www.cuded.com/2013/01/pencil-art-by-olga-melamory-larionova/\" target=\"_blank\">Olga Larionova</a> create incredibly realistic pencil drawings, yet they never took a formal art class. They are just two examples of how anyone from any background, with enough determination to consistently practice and learn, can eventually become a master portrait artist. Talented artists know how to bring their work to life, but you must never forget that every successful artist started out as an amateur.\r\n\r\nIt will take time to teach yourself how to draw people. In fact, it could take months or even years to master the craft at a level that you are satisfied with. But practice will improve your drawing, and the people that you draw will start to look more and more realistic. If at first you don\'t succeed, try, try and try again! You will see that if you practice on a regular basis, you will not need to wait months. You will realize small successes and make gradual progress with each drawing that will keep you motivated enough to keep at it!\r\n\r\nAmateur artists can learn how to draw people with confidence, and beginners shouldn\'t be afraid to make mistakes. The information found throughout <a title=\"Let\'s Draw People\" href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com\">this site</a> will help you to learn how to draw people, and more importantly, how to eventually become a skilled pencil portrait artist. Make use of our articles, tutorials, and videos, and then start enjoying and employing your artistic talents today!','Let\'s See How to Draw People','','inherit','open','open','','66-revision-v1','','','2014-04-17 22:10:24','2014-04-18 05:10:24','',66,'http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/66-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(968,2,'2014-05-02 21:17:14','2014-05-03 04:17:14','<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-woman-traits.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-982\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-woman-traits-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"how to draw a woman traits\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>Learning how to draw a woman is a challenge. Drawing the human figure after just learning the basics of drawing anything at all is tricky enough. A woman, though, has a distinct figure in comparison to a man. Furthermore, if you want your work to be clear and understandable to an audience, it is vital that they can immediately see that a figure is female rather than male.\r\n\r\nThe good news is that there are some easy ways to make your female characters and subjects obvious even if you are just beginning to learn <a title=\"Let’s See How to Draw People\" href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/lets-see-how-to-draw-people/\">how to draw people</a>. By using curves and making yourself aware of some distinct female traits, such as hairstyles and physical gestures, you can make your female figures jump right off the page.\r\n<h3>Human Figure Basics</h3>\r\nAs wonderfully distinct from men as women are, they also share a great deal of anatomical similarity. Therefore, do not be afraid to rely on whatever you have learned about drawing people in general.\r\n\r\nBefore you begin, consider some of the basics of human anatomy as represented in drawings. The body has several parts, including the torso, head, limbs and extremities. Each has a certain proportion to each other. <a title=\"Keeping it Simple: The Straight Forward Step-By-Step Guide to Drawing the Body\" href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/keeping-it-simple-the-straight-forward-step-by-step-guide-to-drawing-the-body/\">Recalling these proportions</a> makes it easy to draw a man or a woman of any size because the proportions generally remain the same.\r\n\r\nFor your materials, you should start with a graphite pencil. A soft No.2B pencil or a 4B is a great choice. Get a separate eraser as well. The size of the sketch pad is up to you. However, you should make sure that the paper is sturdy so that you can erase if necessary. Paper that will not stand some erasures will require you to start over if it rips.\r\n<h3>Starting from the Top</h3>\r\nBegin by drawing the head. This is a critical part of your work because the head contains the face and the face is responsible for a lot of the body language that you will use in your drawing. Furthermore, the size of the head will help you determine the length and shape of the body that you draw later.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-woman-facial-guidelines.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-976\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-woman-facial-guidelines.jpg\" alt=\"how to draw a woman facial guidelines\" width=\"267\" height=\"307\" /></a>• There is no need to let the shape of the head stump you before you even begin. Simply draw the basic oval shape for a head that you have already learned. You can do a lot with this basic oval.\r\n• If you have advanced a little more than this, feel free to play with this shape a little. The chin and jaw are major features that vary between men and women. Some people have square jaws, other have more triangular jaws with pointed chins.\r\n• A younger woman\'s head will be a little more rounded than an adult woman\'s head.\r\n• Lightly divide the shape you have used for the head with your pencil.\r\n• Mark points on each side where the eyes and ears will be. As different as one face may be from another, each face tends to be symmetrical. Therefore, the distance of the eyes and ears from this center line should be even.\r\n• Put the bottom of the nose halfway between the eyes and the bottom of the chin.\r\n• Part the lips of the mouth between the bottom of the nose and the bottom of the chin, about a third of the way below the bottom of the nose.\r\n\r\nUntil you acquire some more experience, try to adhere to these guidelines when first learning how to draw women. As you become an expert, you will be able to stray from these tips and create even more stylized faces and heads.\r\n<h3>Working Your Way Down the Body</h3>\r\nNow we continue to the body. If you want, you can skip to this stage after creating the mere shape of the head without adding any details. You may not want to decide how the face looks until you have the body figured out. With the length of the head determined, you can create body proportions that are realistic.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-woman-body-guidelines.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-980\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-woman-body-guidelines.jpg\" alt=\"how to draw a woman body guidelines\" width=\"401\" height=\"757\" /></a>• Measure the head that you drew. The length of the entire female form should be roughly seven to eight times this length in total.\r\n• The torso should be somewhere between 2 ½ and 3 heads in length.\r\n• The legs should be somewhere between 3 ½ and 4 heads in length. Make sure that the numbers, however you configure them, add up to between seven and eight.\r\n• The width of the shoulders should be about 2 ½ to 3 heads. You will still have to decide how much slope there will be to the shoulders. Women are not as frequently broad-shouldered as men are.\r\n• Place the waist line about 4 heads from the bottom of the feet. This feature is essential for depicting a woman because she is more likely to have a distinct curve in this area than a man. You can decide how much of a curve will go into this area.\r\n• The distance from the lower breast area to the shoulder-line should be one head length.\r\n• When drawing details on the legs, make the thighs about 1 ½ to 2 full heads in length. The end point of this feature would be the kneecap.\r\n• Use the same length to determine the length of the lower legs, including the feet.\r\n\r\nAs you gain expertise, you will come up with your own exact measurements for these segments of the body. You will see, though, that your own guidelines will not stray far from these if you are trying to draw realistic forms of women.\r\n<h3>Poses and Gestures</h3>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-woman-pose.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-985\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-woman-pose.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"325\" height=\"480\" /></a>If you want to do more than simply depict mannequins after you learn how to draw a woman, you should pay attention to the way that people present themselves. For example, most people do not stand exactly erect and look at you face to face. Artists typically depict their subjects in poses of some sort. They may be in profile, sitting down or even in movement, as the artist of this drawing shows us.\r\n\r\nAs a beginner, this is too much to deal with right away. However, you can elaborate on your work by making small changes to the way that the person stands. Change the angle of one foot, put a slight slump in the posture or just bend the knees a little.\r\n\r\nPay attention to the arms and hands as well. Real people do not just let their arms hang straight down. A woman may put her hand on one hip, cross her arms, raise a hand to say hello or reach out to grab something. You can quickly move from drawing simple, lifeless figures to creating more lifelike women with just a few alterations in poses and gestures.\r\n<h3>Women\'s Faces</h3>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-woman-womens-faces.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-983\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-woman-womens-faces.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"319\" height=\"480\" /></a>Let\'s go back to the face. Both men and women are distinguished primarily by their faces and their expressions.\r\n\r\n• The most fundamental feature of any face is usually the eyes. Eyes can take on many shapes. This is particularly due to ethnic background but women can also use makeup to alter the appearance of their eyes. They may be round or take on a more slanted or even almond appearance. Furthermore, eyelashes may be more or less prominent. Finally, choose a color for the eyes and let your shading reflect that color.\r\n• Think of how the nose looks when you view it on another person\'s face. The bridge is not prominent when viewed from a frontal perspective. Sketch in the angles of the nose at first. Darken with additional strokes as you gain a better idea of how it appears.\r\n• The base of the nose can vary. The nostrils may be wide and flared or they may run more continuously from the bridge of the nose.\r\n• If viewing in profile, the nose becomes even more important. Is the bridge straight? Does the person have a rounded nose? Noses vary a great deal and there is no real scale that you can use to create proportional noses because they can be anywhere from large to small in comparison to the face. You will have to feel your own way with this feature.\r\n<h3>The Many Hairstyles of Women</h3>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-woman-hair.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-977\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-woman-hair.jpg\" alt=\"how to draw a woman hair\" width=\"400\" height=\"480\" /></a>In general, women have a greater variety of hairstyles than men. Like men, their hair may be of all lengths but women tend to do more with what they have. This can be a challenge to draw, but it becomes easier as you learn what to look for.\r\n\r\n• Even if the woman\'s hair comes down and covers where the hairline meets the forehead, you need to know where the hairline is.\r\n• You are not going to draw every single hair on her head but you may want to go beyond just outlining a mass of hair. Use light strokes to indicate fine threads of hair and darker pencil lines to indicate thicker locks of hair.\r\n• You need to determine how long the hair is and if it hangs over her shoulders or not.\r\n• Decide if the hair will cover her ears. If not, you will have to draw the ears as well.\r\n• Do not forget that the eyelashes and eyebrows are made from hair as well. You can simply draw these in as lines or make the bristles more prominent.\r\n<h3>Ages and Ethnicities</h3>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-woman-ethnicities.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-981\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-woman-ethnicities.jpg\" alt=\"???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????\" width=\"446\" height=\"480\" /></a>There is a tendency on the part of beginning artists to depict young people with standard features of the people that surround them. As you become more proficient, try to add some variation to your drawings.  The women in your drawings may be older or younger. Older women may have a few more wrinkles and possibly carry a little more weight. Indicate these traits with subtle details that enhance the beauty and character of your subject. Also, drawing women of varying ethnicities will require you to adapt the shapes of faces and features in your portraits.\r\n\r\nIn order to learn how to draw a woman, you simply need a lot of practice. You should get started right away. The great thing about drawing is that no one has to see your mistakes. You can do it again and again until you get it right.','How To Draw Women That Really Look Like Women','','publish','open','open','','how-to-draw-women-that-really-look-like-women','','\nhttp://www.letsdrawpeople.com/keeping-it-simple-the-straight-forward-step-by-step-guide-to-drawing-the-body/','2014-07-19 16:18:55','2014-07-19 23:18:55','',0,'http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/?p=968',0,'post','',0),(969,2,'2014-04-28 21:02:54','2014-04-29 04:02:54','Learning how to draw a woman is a challenge. Drawing the human figure after just learning the basics of drawing anything at all is tricky enough. A woman, though, has a distinct figure in comparison to a man. Furthermore, if you want your work to be clear and understandable to an audience, it is vital that they can immediately see that a figure is female rather than male.\r\n\r\nThe good news is that there are some easy ways to make your female characters and subjects obvious even if you are just beginning to learn how to draw. By using curves and making yourself aware of some distinct female traits, such as hairstyles and physical gestures, you can make your female figures jump right off the page.\r\n<h3>Human Figure Basics</h3>\r\nAs wonderfully distinct from men as women are, they also share a great deal of anatomical similarity. Therefore, do not be afraid to rely on whatever you have learned about drawing people in general.\r\n\r\nBefore you begin, consider some of the basics of human anatomy as represented in drawings. The body has several parts, including the torso, head, limbs and extremities. Each has a certain proportion to each other. Recalling these proportions makes it easy to draw a man or a woman of any size because the proportions generally remain the same.\r\n\r\nFor your materials, you should acquire a soft No.2B pencil or a 4B. Get a separate eraser as well. The size of the sketch pad is up to you. However, you should make sure that the paper is sturdy so that you can erase if necessary. Paper that will not stand some erasures will require you to start over if it rips.\r\n\r\nStarting from the Top\r\n\r\nBegin by drawing the head. This is a critical part of your work because the head contains the face and the face is responsible for a lot of the body language that you will use in your drawing. Furthermore, the size of the head will help you determine the length and shape of the body that you draw later.\r\n\r\n• There is no need to let the shape of the head stymie you before you even begin. Simply draw the basic oval shape for a head that you have already learned. You can do a lot with this basic oval.\r\n• If you have advanced a little more than this, feel free to play with this shape a little. The chin and jaw are major features that vary between men and women. Some people have square jaws, other have more triangular jaws with pointed chins.\r\n• A younger woman\'s head will be a little more rounded than an adult woman\'s head.\r\n• Lightly divide the oval or whatever shape you have used for the head with your pencil. Use a ruler to make this vertical line exactly straight.\r\n• Use this same ruler to mark points on each side where the eyes and ears will be. As different as one face may be from another, each face tends to be symmetrical. Therefore, the distance of the eyes and ears from this center line should be even.\r\n• Put the bottom of the nose halfway between the eyes and the bottom of the chin.\r\n• Part the lips of the mouth halfway between the bottom of the nose and the bottom of the chin.\r\n\r\nUntil you acquire some more experience, try to adhere to these guidelines when first learning how to draw women. As you become an expert, you will be able to stray from these tips and create even more stylized faces and heads.\r\n\r\nWorking Your Way Down the Body\r\n\r\nYou can skip to this stage after creating the mere shape of the head without adding any details. You may not want to decide how the face looks until you have the body figured out. With the length of the head determined, you can create body proportions that are realistic.\r\n\r\n• Measure the head that you drew. The length of the entire female form should be roughly seven times this length in total.\r\n• The torso should be somewhere between 2 ½ and 3 heads in length.\r\n• The legs should be somewhere between 3 and 3 ½ heads in length. Make sure that the numbers, however you configure them, add up to seven.\r\n• The width of the shoulders should be about 2 ½ heads. You will still have to decide how much slope there will be to the shoulders. Women are not as frequently broad-shouldered as men are.\r\n• Place the waist line about 4 heads from the bottom of the feet. This feature is essential for depicting a woman because she is more likely to have a distinct curve in this area than a man. You can decide how much of a curve will go into this area.\r\n• The distance from the nipples to the shoulder-line should be one head length.\r\n• When drawing details on the legs, make the distance thighs about 1 ½ to 2 full heads in length. The end point of this feature would be the kneecap.\r\n• Use the same length to determine the length of the lower legs, including the feet.\r\n\r\nAs you gain expertise, you will come up with your own exact measurements for these segments of the body. You will see, though, that your own guidelines will not stray far from these if you are trying to draw realistic forms of women.\r\n\r\nPoses and Gestures\r\n\r\nIf you want to do more than simply depict mannequins after you learn how to draw a woman, you should pay attention to the way that people present themselves. For example, most people do not stand exactly erect and look at you face to face. Artists typically depict their subjects in poses of some sort. They may be in profile, sitting down or even in movement.\r\n\r\nAs a beginner, this is too much to deal with right away. However, you can elaborate on your work by making small changes to the way that the person stands. Change the angle of one foot, put a slight slump in the posture or just bend the knees a little.\r\n\r\nPay attention to the arms and hands as well. Real people do not just let their arms hang straight down. A woman may put her hand on one hip, cross her arms, raise a hand to say hello or reach out to grab something. You can quickly move from drawing simple, lifeless figures to creating more lifelike women with just a few alterations in poses and gestures.\r\n\r\nWomen\'s Faces\r\n\r\nLet\'s go back to the face. Both men and women are distinguished primarily by their faces and their expressions.\r\n\r\n• The most fundamental feature of any face is usually the eyes. Eyes can take on many shapes. This is particularly due to ethnic background but women can also use makeup to alter the appearance of their eyes. They may be round or take on a more slanted or even almond appearance. Furthermore, eyelashes may be more or less prominent. Finally, choose a color for the eyes.\r\n• Think of how the nose looks when you view it on another person\'s face. The bridge is not prominent when viewed from a frontal perspective. Sketch in the angles of the nose at first. Darken with additional strokes as you gain a better idea of how it appears.\r\n• The base of the nose can vary. The nostrils may be wide and flared or they may run more continuously from the bridge of the nose.\r\n• If viewing in profile, the nose becomes even more important. Is the bridge straight? Does the person have a rounded nose? Noses vary a great deal and there is no real scale that you can use to create proportional noses because they can be so large in comparison to the face. You will have to feel your own way with this feature.\r\n\r\nThe Many Hairstyles of Women\r\n\r\nIn general, women have a greater variety of hairstyles than men. Like men, their hair may be of all lengths but women tend to do more with what they have. This can be a challenge to draw.\r\n\r\n• Sketch the perimeter of the hairline lightly where it meets the forehead. The location of this feature is critical. Even if the woman\'s hair comes down and obscures this point, you need to know where it is.\r\n• You are not going to draw every single hair on her head but you may want to go beyond just outlining a mass of hair. Use light strokes to indicate fine threads of hair and darker pencil lines to indicate thicker locks of hair.\r\n• You need to determine how long the hair is and if it hangs over her shoulders or not.\r\n• Decide if the hair will cover her ears. If not, you will have to draw these appendages as well.\r\n• Do not forget that the eyelashes and eyebrows are made from hair as well. You can simply draw these in as lines or make the bristles more prominent.\r\n\r\nAges and Ethnicities\r\n\r\nThere is a tendency on the part of beginning drawers and artists to depict young people with standard features of the people that surround them. As you become more proficient, try to add some variation to your drawings.  The women in your drawings may be older or younger. Older women will have wrinkles and possibly carry more weight. Also, drawing women of other ethnicities will require you to adapt the shapes of their faces and features.\r\n\r\nIn order to learn how to draw a woman, you simply need a lot of practice. You should get started right away. The great thing about drawing is that no one has to see your mistakes. You can do it again and again until you get it right.','How To Draw Women That Really Look Like Women','','inherit','open','open','','968-revision-v1','','','2014-04-28 21:02:54','2014-04-29 04:02:54','',968,'http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/968-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(970,2,'2014-04-29 21:33:16','2014-04-30 04:33:16','[*****woman figure sketch*****]Learning how to draw a woman is a challenge. Drawing the human figure after just learning the basics of drawing anything at all is tricky enough. A woman, though, has a distinct figure in comparison to a man. Furthermore, if you want your work to be clear and understandable to an audience, it is vital that they can immediately see that a figure is female rather than male.\r\n\r\nThe good news is that there are some easy ways to make your female characters and subjects obvious even if you are just beginning to learn how to draw. By using curves and making yourself aware of some distinct female traits, such as hairstyles and physical gestures, you can make your female figures jump right off the page.\r\n<h3>Human Figure Basics</h3>\r\nAs wonderfully distinct from men as women are, they also share a great deal of anatomical similarity. Therefore, do not be afraid to rely on whatever you have learned about drawing people in general.\r\n\r\nBefore you begin, consider some of the basics of human anatomy as represented in drawings. The body has several parts, including the torso, head, limbs and extremities. Each has a certain proportion to each other. Recalling these proportions makes it easy to draw a man or a woman of any size because the proportions generally remain the same.\r\n\r\nFor your materials, you should acquire a soft No.2B pencil or a 4B. Get a separate eraser as well. The size of the sketch pad is up to you. However, you should make sure that the paper is sturdy so that you can erase if necessary. Paper that will not stand some erasures will require you to start over if it rips.\r\n<h3>Starting from the Top</h3>\r\nBegin by drawing the head. This is a critical part of your work because the head contains the face and the face is responsible for a lot of the body language that you will use in your drawing. Furthermore, the size of the head will help you determine the length and shape of the body that you draw later.\r\n\r\n• There is no need to let the shape of the head stump you before you even begin. Simply draw the basic oval shape for a head that you have already learned. You can do a lot with this basic oval.\r\n• If you have advanced a little more than this, feel free to play with this shape a little. The chin and jaw are major features that vary between men and women. Some people have square jaws, other have more triangular jaws with pointed chins.\r\n• A younger woman\'s head will be a little more rounded than an adult woman\'s head.\r\n• Lightly divide the shape you have used for the head with your pencil. Use a ruler to make this vertical line exactly straight.\r\n• Use this same ruler to mark points on each side where the eyes and ears will be. As different as one face may be from another, each face tends to be symmetrical. Therefore, the distance of the eyes and ears from this center line should be even.\r\n• Put the bottom of the nose halfway between the eyes and the bottom of the chin.\r\n• Part the lips of the mouth halfway between the bottom of the nose and the bottom of the chin.\r\n\r\nUntil you acquire some more experience, try to adhere to these guidelines when first learning how to draw women. As you become an expert, you will be able to stray from these tips and create even more stylized faces and heads.\r\n<h3>Working Your Way Down the Body</h3>\r\nYou can skip to this stage after creating the mere shape of the head without adding any details. You may not want to decide how the face looks until you have the body figured out. With the length of the head determined, you can create body proportions that are realistic.\r\n\r\n• Measure the head that you drew. The length of the entire female form should be roughly seven times this length in total.\r\n• The torso should be somewhere between 2 ½ and 3 heads in length.\r\n• The legs should be somewhere between 3 and 3 ½ heads in length. Make sure that the numbers, however you configure them, add up to seven.\r\n• The width of the shoulders should be about 2 ½ heads. You will still have to decide how much slope there will be to the shoulders. Women are not as frequently broad-shouldered as men are.\r\n• Place the waist line about 4 heads from the bottom of the feet. This feature is essential for depicting a woman because she is more likely to have a distinct curve in this area than a man. You can decide how much of a curve will go into this area.\r\n• The distance from the nipples to the shoulder-line should be one head length.\r\n• When drawing details on the legs, make the distance thighs about 1 ½ to 2 full heads in length. The end point of this feature would be the kneecap.\r\n• Use the same length to determine the length of the lower legs, including the feet.\r\n\r\nAs you gain expertise, you will come up with your own exact measurements for these segments of the body. You will see, though, that your own guidelines will not stray far from these if you are trying to draw realistic forms of women.\r\n<h3>Poses and Gestures</h3>\r\nIf you want to do more than simply depict mannequins after you learn how to draw a woman, you should pay attention to the way that people present themselves. For example, most people do not stand exactly erect and look at you face to face. Artists typically depict their subjects in poses of some sort. They may be in profile, sitting down or even in movement.\r\n\r\nAs a beginner, this is too much to deal with right away. However, you can elaborate on your work by making small changes to the way that the person stands. Change the angle of one foot, put a slight slump in the posture or just bend the knees a little.\r\n\r\nPay attention to the arms and hands as well. Real people do not just let their arms hang straight down. A woman may put her hand on one hip, cross her arms, raise a hand to say hello or reach out to grab something. You can quickly move from drawing simple, lifeless figures to creating more lifelike women with just a few alterations in poses and gestures.\r\n<h3>Women\'s Faces</h3>\r\nLet\'s go back to the face. Both men and women are distinguished primarily by their faces and their expressions.\r\n\r\n• The most fundamental feature of any face is usually the eyes. Eyes can take on many shapes. This is particularly due to ethnic background but women can also use makeup to alter the appearance of their eyes. They may be round or take on a more slanted or even almond appearance. Furthermore, eyelashes may be more or less prominent. Finally, choose a color for the eyes.\r\n• Think of how the nose looks when you view it on another person\'s face. The bridge is not prominent when viewed from a frontal perspective. Sketch in the angles of the nose at first. Darken with additional strokes as you gain a better idea of how it appears.\r\n• The base of the nose can vary. The nostrils may be wide and flared or they may run more continuously from the bridge of the nose.\r\n• If viewing in profile, the nose becomes even more important. Is the bridge straight? Does the person have a rounded nose? Noses vary a great deal and there is no real scale that you can use to create proportional noses because they can be so large in comparison to the face. You will have to feel your own way with this feature.\r\n<h3>The Many Hairstyles of Women</h3>\r\nIn general, women have a greater variety of hairstyles than men. Like men, their hair may be of all lengths but women tend to do more with what they have. This can be a challenge to draw.\r\n\r\n• Sketch the perimeter of the hairline lightly where it meets the forehead. The location of this feature is critical. Even if the woman\'s hair comes down and obscures this point, you need to know where it is.\r\n• You are not going to draw every single hair on her head but you may want to go beyond just outlining a mass of hair. Use light strokes to indicate fine threads of hair and darker pencil lines to indicate thicker locks of hair.\r\n• You need to determine how long the hair is and if it hangs over her shoulders or not.\r\n• Decide if the hair will cover her ears. If not, you will have to draw these appendages as well.\r\n• Do not forget that the eyelashes and eyebrows are made from hair as well. You can simply draw these in as lines or make the bristles more prominent.\r\n<h3>Ages and Ethnicities</h3>\r\nThere is a tendency on the part of beginning drawers and artists to depict young people with standard features of the people that surround them. As you become more proficient, try to add some variation to your drawings.  The women in your drawings may be older or younger. Older women will have wrinkles and possibly carry more weight. Also, drawing women of other ethnicities will require you to adapt the shapes of their faces and features.\r\n\r\nIn order to learn how to draw a woman, you simply need a lot of practice. You should get started right away. The great thing about drawing is that no one has to see your mistakes. You can do it again and again until you get it right.','How To Draw Women That Really Look Like Women','','inherit','open','open','','968-revision-v1','','','2014-04-29 21:33:16','2014-04-30 04:33:16','',968,'http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/968-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(971,2,'2014-04-30 19:47:06','2014-05-01 02:47:06','[*****sketch of DT 28738600*****]Learning how to draw a woman is a challenge. Drawing the human figure after just learning the basics of drawing anything at all is tricky enough. A woman, though, has a distinct figure in comparison to a man. Furthermore, if you want your work to be clear and understandable to an audience, it is vital that they can immediately see that a figure is female rather than male.\r\n\r\nThe good news is that there are some easy ways to make your female characters and subjects obvious even if you are just beginning to learn how to draw. By using curves and making yourself aware of some distinct female traits, such as hairstyles and physical gestures, you can make your female figures jump right off the page.\r\n<h3>Human Figure Basics</h3>\r\nAs wonderfully distinct from men as women are, they also share a great deal of anatomical similarity. Therefore, do not be afraid to rely on whatever you have learned about drawing people in general.\r\n\r\nBefore you begin, consider some of the basics of human anatomy as represented in drawings. The body has several parts, including the torso, head, limbs and extremities. Each has a certain proportion to each other. <a title=\"Keeping it Simple: The Straight Forward Step-By-Step Guide to Drawing the Body\" href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/keeping-it-simple-the-straight-forward-step-by-step-guide-to-drawing-the-body/\">Recalling these proportions</a> makes it easy to draw a man or a woman of any size because the proportions generally remain the same.\r\n\r\nFor your materials, you should start with a graphite pencil. A soft No.2B pencil or a 4B is a great choice. Get a separate eraser as well. The size of the sketch pad is up to you. However, you should make sure that the paper is sturdy so that you can erase if necessary. Paper that will not stand some erasures will require you to start over if it rips.\r\n<h3>Starting from the Top</h3>\r\nBegin by drawing the head. This is a critical part of your work because the head contains the face and the face is responsible for a lot of the body language that you will use in your drawing. Furthermore, the size of the head will help you determine the length and shape of the body that you draw later.\r\n\r\n• There is no need to let the shape of the head stump you before you even begin. Simply draw the basic oval shape for a head that you have already learned. You can do a lot with this basic oval.\r\n• If you have advanced a little more than this, feel free to play with this shape a little. The chin and jaw are major features that vary between men and women. Some people have square jaws, other have more triangular jaws with pointed chins.\r\n• A younger woman\'s head will be a little more rounded than an adult woman\'s head.\r\n• Lightly divide the shape you have used for the head with your pencil. [highlight]Use a ruler to make this vertical line exactly straight.[/highlight]\r\n• Use this same ruler to mark points on each side where the eyes and ears will be. As different as one face may be from another, each face tends to be symmetrical. Therefore, the distance of the eyes and ears from this center line should be even.\r\n• Put the bottom of the nose halfway between the eyes and the bottom of the chin.\r\n• Part the lips of the mouth halfway between the bottom of the nose and the bottom of the chin.\r\n\r\nUntil you acquire some more experience, try to adhere to these guidelines when first learning how to draw women. As you become an expert, you will be able to stray from these tips and create even more stylized faces and heads.\r\n<h3>Working Your Way Down the Body</h3>\r\nYou can skip to this stage after creating the mere shape of the head without adding any details. You may not want to decide how the face looks until you have the body figured out. With the length of the head determined, you can create body proportions that are realistic.\r\n\r\n• Measure the head that you drew. The length of the entire female form should be roughly seven times this length in total.\r\n• The torso should be somewhere between 2 ½ and 3 heads in length.\r\n• The legs should be somewhere between 3 and 3 ½ heads in length. Make sure that the numbers, however you configure them, add up to seven.\r\n• The width of the shoulders should be about 2 ½ heads. You will still have to decide how much slope there will be to the shoulders. Women are not as frequently broad-shouldered as men are.\r\n• Place the waist line about 4 heads from the bottom of the feet. This feature is essential for depicting a woman because she is more likely to have a distinct curve in this area than a man. You can decide how much of a curve will go into this area.\r\n• The distance from the nipples to the shoulder-line should be one head length.\r\n• When drawing details on the legs, make the distance thighs about 1 ½ to 2 full heads in length. The end point of this feature would be the kneecap.\r\n• Use the same length to determine the length of the lower legs, including the feet.\r\n\r\nAs you gain expertise, you will come up with your own exact measurements for these segments of the body. You will see, though, that your own guidelines will not stray far from these if you are trying to draw realistic forms of women.\r\n<h3>Poses and Gestures</h3>\r\nIf you want to do more than simply depict mannequins after you learn how to draw a woman, you should pay attention to the way that people present themselves. For example, most people do not stand exactly erect and look at you face to face. Artists typically depict their subjects in poses of some sort. They may be in profile, sitting down or even in movement.\r\n\r\nAs a beginner, this is too much to deal with right away. However, you can elaborate on your work by making small changes to the way that the person stands. Change the angle of one foot, put a slight slump in the posture or just bend the knees a little.\r\n\r\nPay attention to the arms and hands as well. Real people do not just let their arms hang straight down. A woman may put her hand on one hip, cross her arms, raise a hand to say hello or reach out to grab something. You can quickly move from drawing simple, lifeless figures to creating more lifelike women with just a few alterations in poses and gestures.\r\n<h3>Women\'s Faces</h3>\r\nLet\'s go back to the face. Both men and women are distinguished primarily by their faces and their expressions.\r\n\r\n• The most fundamental feature of any face is usually the eyes. Eyes can take on many shapes. This is particularly due to ethnic background but women can also use makeup to alter the appearance of their eyes. They may be round or take on a more slanted or even almond appearance. Furthermore, eyelashes may be more or less prominent. Finally, choose a color for the eyes and let your shading reflect that color.\r\n• Think of how the nose looks when you view it on another person\'s face. The bridge is not prominent when viewed from a frontal perspective. Sketch in the angles of the nose at first. Darken with additional strokes as you gain a better idea of how it appears.\r\n• The base of the nose can vary. The nostrils may be wide and flared or they may run more continuously from the bridge of the nose.\r\n• If viewing in profile, the nose becomes even more important. Is the bridge straight? Does the person have a rounded nose? Noses vary a great deal and there is no real scale that you can use to create proportional noses because they can be so large in comparison to the face. You will have to feel your own way with this feature.\r\n<h3>The Many Hairstyles of Women</h3>\r\nIn general, women have a greater variety of hairstyles than men. Like men, their hair may be of all lengths but women tend to do more with what they have. This can be a challenge to draw.\r\n\r\n• Sketch the perimeter of the hairline lightly where it meets the forehead. The location of this feature is critical. Even if the woman\'s hair comes down and obscures this point, you need to know where it is.\r\n• You are not going to draw every single hair on her head but you may want to go beyond just outlining a mass of hair. Use light strokes to indicate fine threads of hair and darker pencil lines to indicate thicker locks of hair.\r\n• You need to determine how long the hair is and if it hangs over her shoulders or not.\r\n• Decide if the hair will cover her ears. If not, you will have to draw these appendages as well.\r\n• Do not forget that the eyelashes and eyebrows are made from hair as well. You can simply draw these in as lines or make the bristles more prominent.\r\n<h3>Ages and Ethnicities</h3>\r\nThere is a tendency on the part of beginning drawers and artists to depict young people with standard features of the people that surround them. As you become more proficient, try to add some variation to your drawings.  The women in your drawings may be older or younger. Older women will have wrinkles and possibly carry more weight. Also, drawing women of other ethnicities will require you to adapt the shapes of their faces and features.\r\n\r\nIn order to learn how to draw a woman, you simply need a lot of practice. You should get started right away. The great thing about drawing is that no one has to see your mistakes. You can do it again and again until you get it right.','How To Draw Women That Really Look Like Women','','inherit','open','open','','968-revision-v1','','','2014-04-30 19:47:06','2014-05-01 02:47:06','',968,'http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/968-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(972,2,'2014-04-30 19:48:42','2014-05-01 02:48:42','[*****sketch of DT 28738600*****]Learning how to draw a woman is a challenge. Drawing the human figure after just learning the basics of drawing anything at all is tricky enough. A woman, though, has a distinct figure in comparison to a man. Furthermore, if you want your work to be clear and understandable to an audience, it is vital that they can immediately see that a figure is female rather than male.\r\n\r\nThe good news is that there are some easy ways to make your female characters and subjects obvious even if you are just beginning to learn how to draw. By using curves and making yourself aware of some distinct female traits, such as hairstyles and physical gestures, you can make your female figures jump right off the page.\r\n<h3>Human Figure Basics</h3>\r\nAs wonderfully distinct from men as women are, they also share a great deal of anatomical similarity. Therefore, do not be afraid to rely on whatever you have learned about drawing people in general.\r\n\r\nBefore you begin, consider some of the basics of human anatomy as represented in drawings. The body has several parts, including the torso, head, limbs and extremities. Each has a certain proportion to each other. <a title=\"Keeping it Simple: The Straight Forward Step-By-Step Guide to Drawing the Body\" href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/keeping-it-simple-the-straight-forward-step-by-step-guide-to-drawing-the-body/\">Recalling these proportions</a> makes it easy to draw a man or a woman of any size because the proportions generally remain the same.\r\n\r\nFor your materials, you should start with a graphite pencil. A soft No.2B pencil or a 4B is a great choice. Get a separate eraser as well. The size of the sketch pad is up to you. However, you should make sure that the paper is sturdy so that you can erase if necessary. Paper that will not stand some erasures will require you to start over if it rips.\r\n<h3>Starting from the Top</h3>\r\nBegin by drawing the head. This is a critical part of your work because the head contains the face and the face is responsible for a lot of the body language that you will use in your drawing. Furthermore, the size of the head will help you determine the length and shape of the body that you draw later.\r\n\r\n• There is no need to let the shape of the head stump you before you even begin. Simply draw the basic oval shape for a head that you have already learned. You can do a lot with this basic oval.\r\n• If you have advanced a little more than this, feel free to play with this shape a little. The chin and jaw are major features that vary between men and women. Some people have square jaws, other have more triangular jaws with pointed chins.\r\n• A younger woman\'s head will be a little more rounded than an adult woman\'s head.\r\n• Lightly divide the shape you have used for the head with your pencil. <del>Use a ruler to make this vertical line exactly straight.</del>\r\n• Use this same ruler to mark points on each side where the eyes and ears will be. As different as one face may be from another, each face tends to be symmetrical. Therefore, the distance of the eyes and ears from this center line should be even.\r\n• Put the bottom of the nose halfway between the eyes and the bottom of the chin.\r\n• Part the lips of the mouth halfway between the bottom of the nose and the bottom of the chin.\r\n\r\nUntil you acquire some more experience, try to adhere to these guidelines when first learning how to draw women. As you become an expert, you will be able to stray from these tips and create even more stylized faces and heads.\r\n<h3>Working Your Way Down the Body</h3>\r\nYou can skip to this stage after creating the mere shape of the head without adding any details. You may not want to decide how the face looks until you have the body figured out. With the length of the head determined, you can create body proportions that are realistic.\r\n\r\n• Measure the head that you drew. The length of the entire female form should be roughly seven times this length in total.\r\n• The torso should be somewhere between 2 ½ and 3 heads in length.\r\n• The legs should be somewhere between 3 and 3 ½ heads in length. Make sure that the numbers, however you configure them, add up to seven.\r\n• The width of the shoulders should be about 2 ½ heads. You will still have to decide how much slope there will be to the shoulders. Women are not as frequently broad-shouldered as men are.\r\n• Place the waist line about 4 heads from the bottom of the feet. This feature is essential for depicting a woman because she is more likely to have a distinct curve in this area than a man. You can decide how much of a curve will go into this area.\r\n• The distance from the nipples to the shoulder-line should be one head length.\r\n• When drawing details on the legs, make the distance thighs about 1 ½ to 2 full heads in length. The end point of this feature would be the kneecap.\r\n• Use the same length to determine the length of the lower legs, including the feet.\r\n\r\nAs you gain expertise, you will come up with your own exact measurements for these segments of the body. You will see, though, that your own guidelines will not stray far from these if you are trying to draw realistic forms of women.\r\n<h3>Poses and Gestures</h3>\r\nIf you want to do more than simply depict mannequins after you learn how to draw a woman, you should pay attention to the way that people present themselves. For example, most people do not stand exactly erect and look at you face to face. Artists typically depict their subjects in poses of some sort. They may be in profile, sitting down or even in movement.\r\n\r\nAs a beginner, this is too much to deal with right away. However, you can elaborate on your work by making small changes to the way that the person stands. Change the angle of one foot, put a slight slump in the posture or just bend the knees a little.\r\n\r\nPay attention to the arms and hands as well. Real people do not just let their arms hang straight down. A woman may put her hand on one hip, cross her arms, raise a hand to say hello or reach out to grab something. You can quickly move from drawing simple, lifeless figures to creating more lifelike women with just a few alterations in poses and gestures.\r\n<h3>Women\'s Faces</h3>\r\nLet\'s go back to the face. Both men and women are distinguished primarily by their faces and their expressions.\r\n\r\n• The most fundamental feature of any face is usually the eyes. Eyes can take on many shapes. This is particularly due to ethnic background but women can also use makeup to alter the appearance of their eyes. They may be round or take on a more slanted or even almond appearance. Furthermore, eyelashes may be more or less prominent. Finally, choose a color for the eyes and let your shading reflect that color.\r\n• Think of how the nose looks when you view it on another person\'s face. The bridge is not prominent when viewed from a frontal perspective. Sketch in the angles of the nose at first. Darken with additional strokes as you gain a better idea of how it appears.\r\n• The base of the nose can vary. The nostrils may be wide and flared or they may run more continuously from the bridge of the nose.\r\n• If viewing in profile, the nose becomes even more important. Is the bridge straight? Does the person have a rounded nose? Noses vary a great deal and there is no real scale that you can use to create proportional noses because they can be so large in comparison to the face. You will have to feel your own way with this feature.\r\n<h3>The Many Hairstyles of Women</h3>\r\nIn general, women have a greater variety of hairstyles than men. Like men, their hair may be of all lengths but women tend to do more with what they have. This can be a challenge to draw.\r\n\r\n• Sketch the perimeter of the hairline lightly where it meets the forehead. The location of this feature is critical. Even if the woman\'s hair comes down and obscures this point, you need to know where it is.\r\n• You are not going to draw every single hair on her head but you may want to go beyond just outlining a mass of hair. Use light strokes to indicate fine threads of hair and darker pencil lines to indicate thicker locks of hair.\r\n• You need to determine how long the hair is and if it hangs over her shoulders or not.\r\n• Decide if the hair will cover her ears. If not, you will have to draw these appendages as well.\r\n• Do not forget that the eyelashes and eyebrows are made from hair as well. You can simply draw these in as lines or make the bristles more prominent.\r\n<h3>Ages and Ethnicities</h3>\r\nThere is a tendency on the part of beginning drawers and artists to depict young people with standard features of the people that surround them. As you become more proficient, try to add some variation to your drawings.  The women in your drawings may be older or younger. Older women will have wrinkles and possibly carry more weight. Also, drawing women of other ethnicities will require you to adapt the shapes of their faces and features.\r\n\r\nIn order to learn how to draw a woman, you simply need a lot of practice. You should get started right away. The great thing about drawing is that no one has to see your mistakes. You can do it again and again until you get it right.','How To Draw Women That Really Look Like Women','','inherit','open','open','','968-revision-v1','','','2014-04-30 19:48:42','2014-05-01 02:48:42','',968,'http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/968-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(973,2,'2014-04-30 21:05:05','2014-05-01 04:05:05','[*****sketch of DT 28738600*****]Learning how to draw a woman is a challenge. Drawing the human figure after just learning the basics of drawing anything at all is tricky enough. A woman, though, has a distinct figure in comparison to a man. Furthermore, if you want your work to be clear and understandable to an audience, it is vital that they can immediately see that a figure is female rather than male.\r\n\r\nThe good news is that there are some easy ways to make your female characters and subjects obvious even if you are just beginning to learn how to draw. By using curves and making yourself aware of some distinct female traits, such as hairstyles and physical gestures, you can make your female figures jump right off the page.\r\n<h3>Human Figure Basics</h3>\r\nAs wonderfully distinct from men as women are, they also share a great deal of anatomical similarity. Therefore, do not be afraid to rely on whatever you have learned about drawing people in general.\r\n\r\nBefore you begin, consider some of the basics of human anatomy as represented in drawings. The body has several parts, including the torso, head, limbs and extremities. Each has a certain proportion to each other. <a title=\"Keeping it Simple: The Straight Forward Step-By-Step Guide to Drawing the Body\" href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/keeping-it-simple-the-straight-forward-step-by-step-guide-to-drawing-the-body/\">Recalling these proportions</a> makes it easy to draw a man or a woman of any size because the proportions generally remain the same.\r\n\r\nFor your materials, you should start with a graphite pencil. A soft No.2B pencil or a 4B is a great choice. Get a separate eraser as well. The size of the sketch pad is up to you. However, you should make sure that the paper is sturdy so that you can erase if necessary. Paper that will not stand some erasures will require you to start over if it rips.\r\n<h3>Starting from the Top</h3>\r\nBegin by drawing the head. This is a critical part of your work because the head contains the face and the face is responsible for a lot of the body language that you will use in your drawing. Furthermore, the size of the head will help you determine the length and shape of the body that you draw later.\r\n\r\n[*****simple sketch of woman\'s face DT 22765868*****]• There is no need to let the shape of the head stump you before you even begin. Simply draw the basic oval shape for a head that you have already learned. You can do a lot with this basic oval.\r\n• If you have advanced a little more than this, feel free to play with this shape a little. The chin and jaw are major features that vary between men and women. Some people have square jaws, other have more triangular jaws with pointed chins.\r\n• A younger woman\'s head will be a little more rounded than an adult woman\'s head.\r\n• Lightly divide the shape you have used for the head with your pencil. <del>Use a ruler to make this vertical line exactly straight.</del>\r\n• <del>Use this same ruler to</del> Mark points on each side where the eyes and ears will be. As different as one face may be from another, each face tends to be symmetrical. Therefore, the distance of the eyes and ears from this center line should be even.\r\n• Put the bottom of the nose halfway between the eyes and the bottom of the chin.\r\n• Part the lips of the mouth between the bottom of the nose and the bottom of the chin, about a third of the way below the bottom of the nose.\r\n\r\nUntil you acquire some more experience, try to adhere to these guidelines when first learning how to draw women. As you become an expert, you will be able to stray from these tips and create even more stylized faces and heads.\r\n<h3>Working Your Way Down the Body</h3>\r\nNow, we continue to the body. If you want, you can skip to this stage after creating the mere shape of the head without adding any details. You may not want to decide how the face looks until you have the body figured out. With the length of the head determined, you can create body proportions that are realistic.\r\n\r\n[*****simple sketch of woman\'s figure DT 22765868*****]• Measure the head that you drew. The length of the entire female form should be roughly seven to eight times this length in total.\r\n• The torso should be somewhere between 2 ½ and 3 heads in length.\r\n• The legs should be somewhere between 3 ½ and 4 heads in length. Make sure that the numbers, however you configure them, add up to between seven and eight.\r\n• The width of the shoulders should be about 2 ½ to 3 heads. You will still have to decide how much slope there will be to the shoulders. Women are not as frequently broad-shouldered as men are.\r\n• Place the waist line about 4 heads from the bottom of the feet. This feature is essential for depicting a woman because she is more likely to have a distinct curve in this area than a man. You can decide how much of a curve will go into this area.\r\n• The distance from the lower breast area to the shoulder-line should be one head length.\r\n• When drawing details on the legs, make the distance thighs about 1 ½ to 2 full heads in length. The end point of this feature would be the kneecap.\r\n• Use the same length to determine the length of the lower legs, including the feet.\r\n\r\nAs you gain expertise, you will come up with your own exact measurements for these segments of the body. You will see, though, that your own guidelines will not stray far from these if you are trying to draw realistic forms of women.\r\n<h3>Poses and Gestures</h3>\r\n[*****simple sketch of woman pose DT 22088992*****]If you want to do more than simply depict mannequins after you learn how to draw a woman, you should pay attention to the way that people present themselves. For example, most people do not stand exactly erect and look at you face to face. Artists typically depict their subjects in poses of some sort. They may be in profile, sitting down or even in movement.\r\n\r\nAs a beginner, this is too much to deal with right away. However, you can elaborate on your work by making small changes to the way that the person stands. Change the angle of one foot, put a slight slump in the posture or just bend the knees a little.\r\n\r\nPay attention to the arms and hands as well. Real people do not just let their arms hang straight down. A woman may put her hand on one hip, cross her arms, raise a hand to say hello or reach out to grab something. You can quickly move from drawing simple, lifeless figures to creating more lifelike women with just a few alterations in poses and gestures.\r\n<h3>Women\'s Faces</h3>\r\nLet\'s go back to the face. Both men and women are distinguished primarily by their faces and their expressions.\r\n\r\n• The most fundamental feature of any face is usually the eyes. Eyes can take on many shapes. This is particularly due to ethnic background but women can also use makeup to alter the appearance of their eyes. They may be round or take on a more slanted or even almond appearance. Furthermore, eyelashes may be more or less prominent. Finally, choose a color for the eyes and let your shading reflect that color.\r\n• Think of how the nose looks when you view it on another person\'s face. The bridge is not prominent when viewed from a frontal perspective. Sketch in the angles of the nose at first. Darken with additional strokes as you gain a better idea of how it appears.\r\n• The base of the nose can vary. The nostrils may be wide and flared or they may run more continuously from the bridge of the nose.\r\n• If viewing in profile, the nose becomes even more important. Is the bridge straight? Does the person have a rounded nose? Noses vary a great deal and there is no real scale that you can use to create proportional noses because they can be so large in comparison to the face. You will have to feel your own way with this feature.\r\n<h3>The Many Hairstyles of Women</h3>\r\nIn general, women have a greater variety of hairstyles than men. Like men, their hair may be of all lengths but women tend to do more with what they have. This can be a challenge to draw.\r\n\r\n• Sketch the perimeter of the hairline lightly where it meets the forehead. The location of this feature is critical. Even if the woman\'s hair comes down and obscures this point, you need to know where it is.\r\n• You are not going to draw every single hair on her head but you may want to go beyond just outlining a mass of hair. Use light strokes to indicate fine threads of hair and darker pencil lines to indicate thicker locks of hair.\r\n• You need to determine how long the hair is and if it hangs over her shoulders or not.\r\n• Decide if the hair will cover her ears. If not, you will have to draw these appendages as well.\r\n• Do not forget that the eyelashes and eyebrows are made from hair as well. You can simply draw these in as lines or make the bristles more prominent.\r\n<h3>Ages and Ethnicities</h3>\r\nThere is a tendency on the part of beginning drawers and artists to depict young people with standard features of the people that surround them. As you become more proficient, try to add some variation to your drawings.  The women in your drawings may be older or younger. Older women will have wrinkles and possibly carry more weight. Also, drawing women of other ethnicities will require you to adapt the shapes of their faces and features.\r\n\r\nIn order to learn how to draw a woman, you simply need a lot of practice. You should get started right away. The great thing about drawing is that no one has to see your mistakes. You can do it again and again until you get it right.','How To Draw Women That Really Look Like Women','','inherit','open','open','','968-revision-v1','','','2014-04-30 21:05:05','2014-05-01 04:05:05','',968,'http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/968-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(974,2,'2014-05-01 06:42:07','2014-05-01 13:42:07','[*****sketch of DT 28738600*****]Learning how to draw a woman is a challenge. Drawing the human figure after just learning the basics of drawing anything at all is tricky enough. A woman, though, has a distinct figure in comparison to a man. Furthermore, if you want your work to be clear and understandable to an audience, it is vital that they can immediately see that a figure is female rather than male.\r\n\r\nThe good news is that there are some easy ways to make your female characters and subjects obvious even if you are just beginning to learn how to draw. By using curves and making yourself aware of some distinct female traits, such as hairstyles and physical gestures, you can make your female figures jump right off the page.\r\n<h3>Human Figure Basics</h3>\r\nAs wonderfully distinct from men as women are, they also share a great deal of anatomical similarity. Therefore, do not be afraid to rely on whatever you have learned about drawing people in general.\r\n\r\nBefore you begin, consider some of the basics of human anatomy as represented in drawings. The body has several parts, including the torso, head, limbs and extremities. Each has a certain proportion to each other. <a title=\"Keeping it Simple: The Straight Forward Step-By-Step Guide to Drawing the Body\" href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/keeping-it-simple-the-straight-forward-step-by-step-guide-to-drawing-the-body/\">Recalling these proportions</a> makes it easy to draw a man or a woman of any size because the proportions generally remain the same.\r\n\r\nFor your materials, you should start with a graphite pencil. A soft No.2B pencil or a 4B is a great choice. Get a separate eraser as well. The size of the sketch pad is up to you. However, you should make sure that the paper is sturdy so that you can erase if necessary. Paper that will not stand some erasures will require you to start over if it rips.\r\n<h3>Starting from the Top</h3>\r\nBegin by drawing the head. This is a critical part of your work because the head contains the face and the face is responsible for a lot of the body language that you will use in your drawing. Furthermore, the size of the head will help you determine the length and shape of the body that you draw later.\r\n\r\n[*****simple sketch of woman\'s face DT 22765868*****]• There is no need to let the shape of the head stump you before you even begin. Simply draw the basic oval shape for a head that you have already learned. You can do a lot with this basic oval.\r\n• If you have advanced a little more than this, feel free to play with this shape a little. The chin and jaw are major features that vary between men and women. Some people have square jaws, other have more triangular jaws with pointed chins.\r\n• A younger woman\'s head will be a little more rounded than an adult woman\'s head.\r\n• Lightly divide the shape you have used for the head with your pencil.\r\n• Mark points on each side where the eyes and ears will be. As different as one face may be from another, each face tends to be symmetrical. Therefore, the distance of the eyes and ears from this center line should be even.\r\n• Put the bottom of the nose halfway between the eyes and the bottom of the chin.\r\n• Part the lips of the mouth between the bottom of the nose and the bottom of the chin, about a third of the way below the bottom of the nose.\r\n\r\nUntil you acquire some more experience, try to adhere to these guidelines when first learning how to draw women. As you become an expert, you will be able to stray from these tips and create even more stylized faces and heads.\r\n<h3>Working Your Way Down the Body</h3>\r\nNow we continue to the body. If you want, you can skip to this stage after creating the mere shape of the head without adding any details. You may not want to decide how the face looks until you have the body figured out. With the length of the head determined, you can create body proportions that are realistic.\r\n\r\n[*****simple sketch of woman\'s figure DT 22765868*****]• Measure the head that you drew. The length of the entire female form should be roughly seven to eight times this length in total.\r\n• The torso should be somewhere between 2 ½ and 3 heads in length.\r\n• The legs should be somewhere between 3 ½ and 4 heads in length. Make sure that the numbers, however you configure them, add up to between seven and eight.\r\n• The width of the shoulders should be about 2 ½ to 3 heads. You will still have to decide how much slope there will be to the shoulders. Women are not as frequently broad-shouldered as men are.\r\n• Place the waist line about 4 heads from the bottom of the feet. This feature is essential for depicting a woman because she is more likely to have a distinct curve in this area than a man. You can decide how much of a curve will go into this area.\r\n• The distance from the lower breast area to the shoulder-line should be one head length.\r\n• When drawing details on the legs, make the distance thighs about 1 ½ to 2 full heads in length. The end point of this feature would be the kneecap.\r\n• Use the same length to determine the length of the lower legs, including the feet.\r\n\r\nAs you gain expertise, you will come up with your own exact measurements for these segments of the body. You will see, though, that your own guidelines will not stray far from these if you are trying to draw realistic forms of women.\r\n<h3>Poses and Gestures</h3>\r\n[*****simple sketch of woman pose DT 22088992*****]If you want to do more than simply depict mannequins after you learn how to draw a woman, you should pay attention to the way that people present themselves. For example, most people do not stand exactly erect and look at you face to face. Artists typically depict their subjects in poses of some sort. They may be in profile, sitting down or even in movement.\r\n\r\nAs a beginner, this is too much to deal with right away. However, you can elaborate on your work by making small changes to the way that the person stands. Change the angle of one foot, put a slight slump in the posture or just bend the knees a little.\r\n\r\nPay attention to the arms and hands as well. Real people do not just let their arms hang straight down. A woman may put her hand on one hip, cross her arms, raise a hand to say hello or reach out to grab something. You can quickly move from drawing simple, lifeless figures to creating more lifelike women with just a few alterations in poses and gestures.\r\n<h3>Women\'s Faces</h3>\r\n[*****simple sketch of woman thinking DT 37723498*****]Let\'s go back to the face. Both men and women are distinguished primarily by their faces and their expressions.\r\n\r\n• The most fundamental feature of any face is usually the eyes. Eyes can take on many shapes. This is particularly due to ethnic background but women can also use makeup to alter the appearance of their eyes. They may be round or take on a more slanted or even almond appearance. Furthermore, eyelashes may be more or less prominent. Finally, choose a color for the eyes and let your shading reflect that color.\r\n• Think of how the nose looks when you view it on another person\'s face. The bridge is not prominent when viewed from a frontal perspective. Sketch in the angles of the nose at first. Darken with additional strokes as you gain a better idea of how it appears.\r\n• The base of the nose can vary. The nostrils may be wide and flared or they may run more continuously from the bridge of the nose.\r\n• If viewing in profile, the nose becomes even more important. Is the bridge straight? Does the person have a rounded nose? Noses vary a great deal and there is no real scale that you can use to create proportional noses because they can be anywhere from large to small in comparison to the face. You will have to feel your own way with this feature.\r\n<h3>The Many Hairstyles of Women</h3>\r\n[*****DT 36495905*****]In general, women have a greater variety of hairstyles than men. Like men, their hair may be of all lengths but women tend to do more with what they have. This can be a challenge to draw, but it becomes easier as you learn what to look for.\r\n\r\n• Even if the woman\'s hair comes down and covers where the hairline meets the forehead, you need to know where the hairline is.\r\n• You are not going to draw every single hair on her head but you may want to go beyond just outlining a mass of hair. Use light strokes to indicate fine threads of hair and darker pencil lines to indicate thicker locks of hair.\r\n• You need to determine how long the hair is and if it hangs over her shoulders or not.\r\n• Decide if the hair will cover her ears. If not, you will have to draw the ears as well.\r\n• Do not forget that the eyelashes and eyebrows are made from hair as well. You can simply draw these in as lines or make the bristles more prominent.\r\n<h3>Ages and Ethnicities</h3>\r\n[*****DT 20860322*****]There is a tendency on the part of beginning artists to depict young people with standard features of the people that surround them. As you become more proficient, try to add some variation to your drawings.  The women in your drawings may be older or younger. Older women may have wrinkles and possibly carry more weight. Indicate these traits with subtle details that enhance the beauty and character of your subject. Also, drawing women of varying ethnicities will require you to adapt the shapes of faces and features in your portraits.\r\n\r\nIn order to learn how to draw a woman, you simply need a lot of practice. You should get started right away. The great thing about drawing is that no one has to see your mistakes. You can do it again and again until you get it right.','How To Draw Women That Really Look Like Women','','inherit','open','open','','968-revision-v1','','','2014-05-01 06:42:07','2014-05-01 13:42:07','',968,'http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/968-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(980,2,'2014-05-02 06:25:38','2014-05-02 13:25:38','','how to draw a woman body guidelines','','inherit','open','open','','how-to-draw-a-woman-body-guidelines','','','2014-05-02 06:25:38','2014-05-02 13:25:38','',968,'http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-woman-body-guidelines.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(976,2,'2014-05-01 21:56:12','2014-05-02 04:56:12','','how to draw a woman facial guidelines','','inherit','open','open','','how-to-draw-a-woman-facial-guidelines','','','2014-05-01 21:56:12','2014-05-02 04:56:12','',968,'http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-woman-facial-guidelines.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(977,2,'2014-05-01 21:56:13','2014-05-02 04:56:13','','how to draw a woman hair','','inherit','open','open','','977','','','2014-05-01 21:56:13','2014-05-02 04:56:13','',968,'http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-woman-hair.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(979,2,'2014-05-01 22:01:32','2014-05-02 05:01:32','<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-woman-traits.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-978\" alt=\"how to draw a woman traits\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-woman-traits-225x300.jpg\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>Learning how to draw a woman is a challenge. Drawing the human figure after just learning the basics of drawing anything at all is tricky enough. A woman, though, has a distinct figure in comparison to a man. Furthermore, if you want your work to be clear and understandable to an audience, it is vital that they can immediately see that a figure is female rather than male.\r\n\r\nThe good news is that there are some easy ways to make your female characters and subjects obvious even if you are just beginning to learn how to draw. By using curves and making yourself aware of some distinct female traits, such as hairstyles and physical gestures, you can make your female figures jump right off the page.\r\n<h3>Human Figure Basics</h3>\r\nAs wonderfully distinct from men as women are, they also share a great deal of anatomical similarity. Therefore, do not be afraid to rely on whatever you have learned about drawing people in general.\r\n\r\nBefore you begin, consider some of the basics of human anatomy as represented in drawings. The body has several parts, including the torso, head, limbs and extremities. Each has a certain proportion to each other. <a title=\"Keeping it Simple: The Straight Forward Step-By-Step Guide to Drawing the Body\" href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/keeping-it-simple-the-straight-forward-step-by-step-guide-to-drawing-the-body/\">Recalling these proportions</a> makes it easy to draw a man or a woman of any size because the proportions generally remain the same.\r\n\r\nFor your materials, you should start with a graphite pencil. A soft No.2B pencil or a 4B is a great choice. Get a separate eraser as well. The size of the sketch pad is up to you. However, you should make sure that the paper is sturdy so that you can erase if necessary. Paper that will not stand some erasures will require you to start over if it rips.\r\n<h3>Starting from the Top</h3>\r\nBegin by drawing the head. This is a critical part of your work because the head contains the face and the face is responsible for a lot of the body language that you will use in your drawing. Furthermore, the size of the head will help you determine the length and shape of the body that you draw later.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-woman-facial-guidelines.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-976\" alt=\"how to draw a woman facial guidelines\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-woman-facial-guidelines.jpg\" width=\"267\" height=\"307\" /></a>• There is no need to let the shape of the head stump you before you even begin. Simply draw the basic oval shape for a head that you have already learned. You can do a lot with this basic oval.\r\n• If you have advanced a little more than this, feel free to play with this shape a little. The chin and jaw are major features that vary between men and women. Some people have square jaws, other have more triangular jaws with pointed chins.\r\n• A younger woman\'s head will be a little more rounded than an adult woman\'s head.\r\n• Lightly divide the shape you have used for the head with your pencil.\r\n• Mark points on each side where the eyes and ears will be. As different as one face may be from another, each face tends to be symmetrical. Therefore, the distance of the eyes and ears from this center line should be even.\r\n• Put the bottom of the nose halfway between the eyes and the bottom of the chin.\r\n• Part the lips of the mouth between the bottom of the nose and the bottom of the chin, about a third of the way below the bottom of the nose.\r\n\r\nUntil you acquire some more experience, try to adhere to these guidelines when first learning how to draw women. As you become an expert, you will be able to stray from these tips and create even more stylized faces and heads.\r\n<h3>Working Your Way Down the Body</h3>\r\nNow we continue to the body. If you want, you can skip to this stage after creating the mere shape of the head without adding any details. You may not want to decide how the face looks until you have the body figured out. With the length of the head determined, you can create body proportions that are realistic.\r\n\r\n[*****simple sketch of woman\'s figure DT 22765868*****]• Measure the head that you drew. The length of the entire female form should be roughly seven to eight times this length in total.\r\n• The torso should be somewhere between 2 ½ and 3 heads in length.\r\n• The legs should be somewhere between 3 ½ and 4 heads in length. Make sure that the numbers, however you configure them, add up to between seven and eight.\r\n• The width of the shoulders should be about 2 ½ to 3 heads. You will still have to decide how much slope there will be to the shoulders. Women are not as frequently broad-shouldered as men are.\r\n• Place the waist line about 4 heads from the bottom of the feet. This feature is essential for depicting a woman because she is more likely to have a distinct curve in this area than a man. You can decide how much of a curve will go into this area.\r\n• The distance from the lower breast area to the shoulder-line should be one head length.\r\n• When drawing details on the legs, make the thighs about 1 ½ to 2 full heads in length. The end point of this feature would be the kneecap.\r\n• Use the same length to determine the length of the lower legs, including the feet.\r\n\r\nAs you gain expertise, you will come up with your own exact measurements for these segments of the body. You will see, though, that your own guidelines will not stray far from these if you are trying to draw realistic forms of women.\r\n<h3>Poses and Gestures</h3>\r\n[*****simple sketch of woman pose DT 22088992*****]If you want to do more than simply depict mannequins after you learn how to draw a woman, you should pay attention to the way that people present themselves. For example, most people do not stand exactly erect and look at you face to face. Artists typically depict their subjects in poses of some sort. They may be in profile, sitting down or even in movement.\r\n\r\nAs a beginner, this is too much to deal with right away. However, you can elaborate on your work by making small changes to the way that the person stands. Change the angle of one foot, put a slight slump in the posture or just bend the knees a little.\r\n\r\nPay attention to the arms and hands as well. Real people do not just let their arms hang straight down. A woman may put her hand on one hip, cross her arms, raise a hand to say hello or reach out to grab something. You can quickly move from drawing simple, lifeless figures to creating more lifelike women with just a few alterations in poses and gestures.\r\n<h3>Women\'s Faces</h3>\r\n[*****simple sketch of woman thinking DT 37723498*****]Let\'s go back to the face. Both men and women are distinguished primarily by their faces and their expressions.\r\n\r\n• The most fundamental feature of any face is usually the eyes. Eyes can take on many shapes. This is particularly due to ethnic background but women can also use makeup to alter the appearance of their eyes. They may be round or take on a more slanted or even almond appearance. Furthermore, eyelashes may be more or less prominent. Finally, choose a color for the eyes and let your shading reflect that color.\r\n• Think of how the nose looks when you view it on another person\'s face. The bridge is not prominent when viewed from a frontal perspective. Sketch in the angles of the nose at first. Darken with additional strokes as you gain a better idea of how it appears.\r\n• The base of the nose can vary. The nostrils may be wide and flared or they may run more continuously from the bridge of the nose.\r\n• If viewing in profile, the nose becomes even more important. Is the bridge straight? Does the person have a rounded nose? Noses vary a great deal and there is no real scale that you can use to create proportional noses because they can be anywhere from large to small in comparison to the face. You will have to feel your own way with this feature.\r\n<h3>The Many Hairstyles of Women</h3>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-woman-hair.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-977\" alt=\"how to draw a woman hair\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-woman-hair.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"480\" /></a>In general, women have a greater variety of hairstyles than men. Like men, their hair may be of all lengths but women tend to do more with what they have. This can be a challenge to draw, but it becomes easier as you learn what to look for.\r\n\r\n• Even if the woman\'s hair comes down and covers where the hairline meets the forehead, you need to know where the hairline is.\r\n• You are not going to draw every single hair on her head but you may want to go beyond just outlining a mass of hair. Use light strokes to indicate fine threads of hair and darker pencil lines to indicate thicker locks of hair.\r\n• You need to determine how long the hair is and if it hangs over her shoulders or not.\r\n• Decide if the hair will cover her ears. If not, you will have to draw the ears as well.\r\n• Do not forget that the eyelashes and eyebrows are made from hair as well. You can simply draw these in as lines or make the bristles more prominent.\r\n<h3>Ages and Ethnicities</h3>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-woman-ethnicities.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-975\" alt=\"???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-woman-ethnicities.jpg\" width=\"446\" height=\"480\" /></a>There is a tendency on the part of beginning artists to depict young people with standard features of the people that surround them. As you become more proficient, try to add some variation to your drawings.  The women in your drawings may be older or younger. Older women may have wrinkles and possibly carry more weight. Indicate these traits with subtle details that enhance the beauty and character of your subject. Also, drawing women of varying ethnicities will require you to adapt the shapes of faces and features in your portraits.\r\n\r\nIn order to learn how to draw a woman, you simply need a lot of practice. You should get started right away. The great thing about drawing is that no one has to see your mistakes. You can do it again and again until you get it right.','How To Draw Women That Really Look Like Women','','inherit','open','open','','968-revision-v1','','','2014-05-01 22:01:32','2014-05-02 05:01:32','',968,'http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/968-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(981,2,'2014-05-02 06:25:39','2014-05-02 13:25:39','','how to draw a woman ethnicites','','inherit','open','open','','981','','','2014-05-02 06:25:39','2014-05-02 13:25:39','',968,'http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-woman-ethnicities.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(982,2,'2014-05-02 06:25:41','2014-05-02 13:25:41','','how to draw a woman traits','','inherit','open','open','','how-to-draw-a-woman-traits','','','2014-05-02 06:25:41','2014-05-02 13:25:41','',968,'http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-woman-traits.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(983,2,'2014-05-02 06:49:36','2014-05-02 13:49:36','','how-to-draw-a-woman-womens-faces','','inherit','open','open','','983','','','2014-05-02 06:49:36','2014-05-02 13:49:36','',968,'http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-woman-womens-faces.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(984,2,'2014-05-02 06:51:42','2014-05-02 13:51:42','<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-woman-traits.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-982\" alt=\"how to draw a woman traits\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-woman-traits-225x300.jpg\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>Learning how to draw a woman is a challenge. Drawing the human figure after just learning the basics of drawing anything at all is tricky enough. A woman, though, has a distinct figure in comparison to a man. Furthermore, if you want your work to be clear and understandable to an audience, it is vital that they can immediately see that a figure is female rather than male.\r\n\r\nThe good news is that there are some easy ways to make your female characters and subjects obvious even if you are just beginning to learn how to draw. By using curves and making yourself aware of some distinct female traits, such as hairstyles and physical gestures, you can make your female figures jump right off the page.\r\n<h3>Human Figure Basics</h3>\r\nAs wonderfully distinct from men as women are, they also share a great deal of anatomical similarity. Therefore, do not be afraid to rely on whatever you have learned about drawing people in general.\r\n\r\nBefore you begin, consider some of the basics of human anatomy as represented in drawings. The body has several parts, including the torso, head, limbs and extremities. Each has a certain proportion to each other. <a title=\"Keeping it Simple: The Straight Forward Step-By-Step Guide to Drawing the Body\" href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/keeping-it-simple-the-straight-forward-step-by-step-guide-to-drawing-the-body/\">Recalling these proportions</a> makes it easy to draw a man or a woman of any size because the proportions generally remain the same.\r\n\r\nFor your materials, you should start with a graphite pencil. A soft No.2B pencil or a 4B is a great choice. Get a separate eraser as well. The size of the sketch pad is up to you. However, you should make sure that the paper is sturdy so that you can erase if necessary. Paper that will not stand some erasures will require you to start over if it rips.\r\n<h3>Starting from the Top</h3>\r\nBegin by drawing the head. This is a critical part of your work because the head contains the face and the face is responsible for a lot of the body language that you will use in your drawing. Furthermore, the size of the head will help you determine the length and shape of the body that you draw later.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-woman-facial-guidelines.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-976\" alt=\"how to draw a woman facial guidelines\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-woman-facial-guidelines.jpg\" width=\"267\" height=\"307\" /></a>• There is no need to let the shape of the head stump you before you even begin. Simply draw the basic oval shape for a head that you have already learned. You can do a lot with this basic oval.\r\n• If you have advanced a little more than this, feel free to play with this shape a little. The chin and jaw are major features that vary between men and women. Some people have square jaws, other have more triangular jaws with pointed chins.\r\n• A younger woman\'s head will be a little more rounded than an adult woman\'s head.\r\n• Lightly divide the shape you have used for the head with your pencil.\r\n• Mark points on each side where the eyes and ears will be. As different as one face may be from another, each face tends to be symmetrical. Therefore, the distance of the eyes and ears from this center line should be even.\r\n• Put the bottom of the nose halfway between the eyes and the bottom of the chin.\r\n• Part the lips of the mouth between the bottom of the nose and the bottom of the chin, about a third of the way below the bottom of the nose.\r\n\r\nUntil you acquire some more experience, try to adhere to these guidelines when first learning how to draw women. As you become an expert, you will be able to stray from these tips and create even more stylized faces and heads.\r\n<h3>Working Your Way Down the Body</h3>\r\nNow we continue to the body. If you want, you can skip to this stage after creating the mere shape of the head without adding any details. You may not want to decide how the face looks until you have the body figured out. With the length of the head determined, you can create body proportions that are realistic.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-woman-body-guidelines.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-980\" alt=\"how to draw a woman body guidelines\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-woman-body-guidelines.jpg\" width=\"401\" height=\"757\" /></a>• Measure the head that you drew. The length of the entire female form should be roughly seven to eight times this length in total.\r\n• The torso should be somewhere between 2 ½ and 3 heads in length.\r\n• The legs should be somewhere between 3 ½ and 4 heads in length. Make sure that the numbers, however you configure them, add up to between seven and eight.\r\n• The width of the shoulders should be about 2 ½ to 3 heads. You will still have to decide how much slope there will be to the shoulders. Women are not as frequently broad-shouldered as men are.\r\n• Place the waist line about 4 heads from the bottom of the feet. This feature is essential for depicting a woman because she is more likely to have a distinct curve in this area than a man. You can decide how much of a curve will go into this area.\r\n• The distance from the lower breast area to the shoulder-line should be one head length.\r\n• When drawing details on the legs, make the thighs about 1 ½ to 2 full heads in length. The end point of this feature would be the kneecap.\r\n• Use the same length to determine the length of the lower legs, including the feet.\r\n\r\nAs you gain expertise, you will come up with your own exact measurements for these segments of the body. You will see, though, that your own guidelines will not stray far from these if you are trying to draw realistic forms of women.\r\n<h3>Poses and Gestures</h3>\r\n[*****simple sketch of woman pose DT 22088992*****]If you want to do more than simply depict mannequins after you learn how to draw a woman, you should pay attention to the way that people present themselves. For example, most people do not stand exactly erect and look at you face to face. Artists typically depict their subjects in poses of some sort. They may be in profile, sitting down or even in movement.\r\n\r\nAs a beginner, this is too much to deal with right away. However, you can elaborate on your work by making small changes to the way that the person stands. Change the angle of one foot, put a slight slump in the posture or just bend the knees a little.\r\n\r\nPay attention to the arms and hands as well. Real people do not just let their arms hang straight down. A woman may put her hand on one hip, cross her arms, raise a hand to say hello or reach out to grab something. You can quickly move from drawing simple, lifeless figures to creating more lifelike women with just a few alterations in poses and gestures.\r\n<h3>Women\'s Faces</h3>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-woman-womens-faces.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-983\" alt=\"\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-woman-womens-faces.jpg\" width=\"319\" height=\"480\" /></a>Let\'s go back to the face. Both men and women are distinguished primarily by their faces and their expressions.\r\n\r\n• The most fundamental feature of any face is usually the eyes. Eyes can take on many shapes. This is particularly due to ethnic background but women can also use makeup to alter the appearance of their eyes. They may be round or take on a more slanted or even almond appearance. Furthermore, eyelashes may be more or less prominent. Finally, choose a color for the eyes and let your shading reflect that color.\r\n• Think of how the nose looks when you view it on another person\'s face. The bridge is not prominent when viewed from a frontal perspective. Sketch in the angles of the nose at first. Darken with additional strokes as you gain a better idea of how it appears.\r\n• The base of the nose can vary. The nostrils may be wide and flared or they may run more continuously from the bridge of the nose.\r\n• If viewing in profile, the nose becomes even more important. Is the bridge straight? Does the person have a rounded nose? Noses vary a great deal and there is no real scale that you can use to create proportional noses because they can be anywhere from large to small in comparison to the face. You will have to feel your own way with this feature.\r\n<h3>The Many Hairstyles of Women</h3>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-woman-hair.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-977\" alt=\"how to draw a woman hair\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-woman-hair.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"480\" /></a>In general, women have a greater variety of hairstyles than men. Like men, their hair may be of all lengths but women tend to do more with what they have. This can be a challenge to draw, but it becomes easier as you learn what to look for.\r\n\r\n• Even if the woman\'s hair comes down and covers where the hairline meets the forehead, you need to know where the hairline is.\r\n• You are not going to draw every single hair on her head but you may want to go beyond just outlining a mass of hair. Use light strokes to indicate fine threads of hair and darker pencil lines to indicate thicker locks of hair.\r\n• You need to determine how long the hair is and if it hangs over her shoulders or not.\r\n• Decide if the hair will cover her ears. If not, you will have to draw the ears as well.\r\n• Do not forget that the eyelashes and eyebrows are made from hair as well. You can simply draw these in as lines or make the bristles more prominent.\r\n<h3>Ages and Ethnicities</h3>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-woman-ethnicities.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-981\" alt=\"???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-woman-ethnicities.jpg\" width=\"446\" height=\"480\" /></a>There is a tendency on the part of beginning artists to depict young people with standard features of the people that surround them. As you become more proficient, try to add some variation to your drawings.  The women in your drawings may be older or younger. Older women may have wrinkles and possibly carry more weight. Indicate these traits with subtle details that enhance the beauty and character of your subject. Also, drawing women of varying ethnicities will require you to adapt the shapes of faces and features in your portraits.\r\n\r\nIn order to learn how to draw a woman, you simply need a lot of practice. You should get started right away. The great thing about drawing is that no one has to see your mistakes. You can do it again and again until you get it right.','How To Draw Women That Really Look Like Women','','inherit','open','open','','968-revision-v1','','','2014-05-02 06:51:42','2014-05-02 13:51:42','',968,'http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/968-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(985,2,'2014-05-02 21:04:45','2014-05-03 04:04:45','','how-to-draw-a-woman-pose','','inherit','open','open','','985','','','2014-05-02 21:04:45','2014-05-03 04:04:45','',968,'http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-woman-pose.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(986,2,'2014-05-02 21:08:08','2014-05-03 04:08:08','<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-woman-traits.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-982\" alt=\"how to draw a woman traits\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-woman-traits-225x300.jpg\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>Learning how to draw a woman is a challenge. Drawing the human figure after just learning the basics of drawing anything at all is tricky enough. A woman, though, has a distinct figure in comparison to a man. Furthermore, if you want your work to be clear and understandable to an audience, it is vital that they can immediately see that a figure is female rather than male.\r\n\r\nThe good news is that there are some easy ways to make your female characters and subjects obvious even if you are just beginning to learn how to draw. By using curves and making yourself aware of some distinct female traits, such as hairstyles and physical gestures, you can make your female figures jump right off the page.\r\n<h3>Human Figure Basics</h3>\r\nAs wonderfully distinct from men as women are, they also share a great deal of anatomical similarity. Therefore, do not be afraid to rely on whatever you have learned about drawing people in general.\r\n\r\nBefore you begin, consider some of the basics of human anatomy as represented in drawings. The body has several parts, including the torso, head, limbs and extremities. Each has a certain proportion to each other. <a title=\"Keeping it Simple: The Straight Forward Step-By-Step Guide to Drawing the Body\" href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/keeping-it-simple-the-straight-forward-step-by-step-guide-to-drawing-the-body/\">Recalling these proportions</a> makes it easy to draw a man or a woman of any size because the proportions generally remain the same.\r\n\r\nFor your materials, you should start with a graphite pencil. A soft No.2B pencil or a 4B is a great choice. Get a separate eraser as well. The size of the sketch pad is up to you. However, you should make sure that the paper is sturdy so that you can erase if necessary. Paper that will not stand some erasures will require you to start over if it rips.\r\n<h3>Starting from the Top</h3>\r\nBegin by drawing the head. This is a critical part of your work because the head contains the face and the face is responsible for a lot of the body language that you will use in your drawing. Furthermore, the size of the head will help you determine the length and shape of the body that you draw later.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-woman-facial-guidelines.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-976\" alt=\"how to draw a woman facial guidelines\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-woman-facial-guidelines.jpg\" width=\"267\" height=\"307\" /></a>• There is no need to let the shape of the head stump you before you even begin. Simply draw the basic oval shape for a head that you have already learned. You can do a lot with this basic oval.\r\n• If you have advanced a little more than this, feel free to play with this shape a little. The chin and jaw are major features that vary between men and women. Some people have square jaws, other have more triangular jaws with pointed chins.\r\n• A younger woman\'s head will be a little more rounded than an adult woman\'s head.\r\n• Lightly divide the shape you have used for the head with your pencil.\r\n• Mark points on each side where the eyes and ears will be. As different as one face may be from another, each face tends to be symmetrical. Therefore, the distance of the eyes and ears from this center line should be even.\r\n• Put the bottom of the nose halfway between the eyes and the bottom of the chin.\r\n• Part the lips of the mouth between the bottom of the nose and the bottom of the chin, about a third of the way below the bottom of the nose.\r\n\r\nUntil you acquire some more experience, try to adhere to these guidelines when first learning how to draw women. As you become an expert, you will be able to stray from these tips and create even more stylized faces and heads.\r\n<h3>Working Your Way Down the Body</h3>\r\nNow we continue to the body. If you want, you can skip to this stage after creating the mere shape of the head without adding any details. You may not want to decide how the face looks until you have the body figured out. With the length of the head determined, you can create body proportions that are realistic.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-woman-body-guidelines.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-980\" alt=\"how to draw a woman body guidelines\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-woman-body-guidelines.jpg\" width=\"401\" height=\"757\" /></a>• Measure the head that you drew. The length of the entire female form should be roughly seven to eight times this length in total.\r\n• The torso should be somewhere between 2 ½ and 3 heads in length.\r\n• The legs should be somewhere between 3 ½ and 4 heads in length. Make sure that the numbers, however you configure them, add up to between seven and eight.\r\n• The width of the shoulders should be about 2 ½ to 3 heads. You will still have to decide how much slope there will be to the shoulders. Women are not as frequently broad-shouldered as men are.\r\n• Place the waist line about 4 heads from the bottom of the feet. This feature is essential for depicting a woman because she is more likely to have a distinct curve in this area than a man. You can decide how much of a curve will go into this area.\r\n• The distance from the lower breast area to the shoulder-line should be one head length.\r\n• When drawing details on the legs, make the thighs about 1 ½ to 2 full heads in length. The end point of this feature would be the kneecap.\r\n• Use the same length to determine the length of the lower legs, including the feet.\r\n\r\nAs you gain expertise, you will come up with your own exact measurements for these segments of the body. You will see, though, that your own guidelines will not stray far from these if you are trying to draw realistic forms of women.\r\n<h3>Poses and Gestures</h3>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-woman-pose.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-985\" alt=\"\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-woman-pose.jpg\" width=\"325\" height=\"480\" /></a>If you want to do more than simply depict mannequins after you learn how to draw a woman, you should pay attention to the way that people present themselves. For example, most people do not stand exactly erect and look at you face to face. Artists typically depict their subjects in poses of some sort. They may be in profile, sitting down or even in movement.\r\n\r\nAs a beginner, this is too much to deal with right away. However, you can elaborate on your work by making small changes to the way that the person stands. Change the angle of one foot, put a slight slump in the posture or just bend the knees a little.\r\n\r\nPay attention to the arms and hands as well. Real people do not just let their arms hang straight down. A woman may put her hand on one hip, cross her arms, raise a hand to say hello or reach out to grab something. You can quickly move from drawing simple, lifeless figures to creating more lifelike women with just a few alterations in poses and gestures.\r\n<h3>Women\'s Faces</h3>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-woman-womens-faces.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-983\" alt=\"\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-woman-womens-faces.jpg\" width=\"319\" height=\"480\" /></a>Let\'s go back to the face. Both men and women are distinguished primarily by their faces and their expressions.\r\n\r\n• The most fundamental feature of any face is usually the eyes. Eyes can take on many shapes. This is particularly due to ethnic background but women can also use makeup to alter the appearance of their eyes. They may be round or take on a more slanted or even almond appearance. Furthermore, eyelashes may be more or less prominent. Finally, choose a color for the eyes and let your shading reflect that color.\r\n• Think of how the nose looks when you view it on another person\'s face. The bridge is not prominent when viewed from a frontal perspective. Sketch in the angles of the nose at first. Darken with additional strokes as you gain a better idea of how it appears.\r\n• The base of the nose can vary. The nostrils may be wide and flared or they may run more continuously from the bridge of the nose.\r\n• If viewing in profile, the nose becomes even more important. Is the bridge straight? Does the person have a rounded nose? Noses vary a great deal and there is no real scale that you can use to create proportional noses because they can be anywhere from large to small in comparison to the face. You will have to feel your own way with this feature.\r\n<h3>The Many Hairstyles of Women</h3>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-woman-hair.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-977\" alt=\"how to draw a woman hair\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-woman-hair.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"480\" /></a>In general, women have a greater variety of hairstyles than men. Like men, their hair may be of all lengths but women tend to do more with what they have. This can be a challenge to draw, but it becomes easier as you learn what to look for.\r\n\r\n• Even if the woman\'s hair comes down and covers where the hairline meets the forehead, you need to know where the hairline is.\r\n• You are not going to draw every single hair on her head but you may want to go beyond just outlining a mass of hair. Use light strokes to indicate fine threads of hair and darker pencil lines to indicate thicker locks of hair.\r\n• You need to determine how long the hair is and if it hangs over her shoulders or not.\r\n• Decide if the hair will cover her ears. If not, you will have to draw the ears as well.\r\n• Do not forget that the eyelashes and eyebrows are made from hair as well. You can simply draw these in as lines or make the bristles more prominent.\r\n<h3>Ages and Ethnicities</h3>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-woman-ethnicities.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-981\" alt=\"???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-woman-ethnicities.jpg\" width=\"446\" height=\"480\" /></a>There is a tendency on the part of beginning artists to depict young people with standard features of the people that surround them. As you become more proficient, try to add some variation to your drawings.  The women in your drawings may be older or younger. Older women may have wrinkles and possibly carry more weight. Indicate these traits with subtle details that enhance the beauty and character of your subject. Also, drawing women of varying ethnicities will require you to adapt the shapes of faces and features in your portraits.\r\n\r\nIn order to learn how to draw a woman, you simply need a lot of practice. You should get started right away. The great thing about drawing is that no one has to see your mistakes. You can do it again and again until you get it right.','How To Draw Women That Really Look Like Women','','inherit','open','open','','968-revision-v1','','','2014-05-02 21:08:08','2014-05-03 04:08:08','',968,'http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/968-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(987,2,'2014-05-02 21:17:14','2014-05-03 04:17:14','<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-woman-traits.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-982\" alt=\"how to draw a woman traits\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-woman-traits-225x300.jpg\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>Learning how to draw a woman is a challenge. Drawing the human figure after just learning the basics of drawing anything at all is tricky enough. A woman, though, has a distinct figure in comparison to a man. Furthermore, if you want your work to be clear and understandable to an audience, it is vital that they can immediately see that a figure is female rather than male.\r\n\r\nThe good news is that there are some easy ways to make your female characters and subjects obvious even if you are just beginning to learn <a title=\"Let’s See How to Draw People\" href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/lets-see-how-to-draw-people/\">how to draw people</a>. By using curves and making yourself aware of some distinct female traits, such as hairstyles and physical gestures, you can make your female figures jump right off the page.\r\n<h3>Human Figure Basics</h3>\r\nAs wonderfully distinct from men as women are, they also share a great deal of anatomical similarity. Therefore, do not be afraid to rely on whatever you have learned about drawing people in general.\r\n\r\nBefore you begin, consider some of the basics of human anatomy as represented in drawings. The body has several parts, including the torso, head, limbs and extremities. Each has a certain proportion to each other. <a title=\"Keeping it Simple: The Straight Forward Step-By-Step Guide to Drawing the Body\" href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/keeping-it-simple-the-straight-forward-step-by-step-guide-to-drawing-the-body/\">Recalling these proportions</a> makes it easy to draw a man or a woman of any size because the proportions generally remain the same.\r\n\r\nFor your materials, you should start with a graphite pencil. A soft No.2B pencil or a 4B is a great choice. Get a separate eraser as well. The size of the sketch pad is up to you. However, you should make sure that the paper is sturdy so that you can erase if necessary. Paper that will not stand some erasures will require you to start over if it rips.\r\n<h3>Starting from the Top</h3>\r\nBegin by drawing the head. This is a critical part of your work because the head contains the face and the face is responsible for a lot of the body language that you will use in your drawing. Furthermore, the size of the head will help you determine the length and shape of the body that you draw later.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-woman-facial-guidelines.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-976\" alt=\"how to draw a woman facial guidelines\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-woman-facial-guidelines.jpg\" width=\"267\" height=\"307\" /></a>• There is no need to let the shape of the head stump you before you even begin. Simply draw the basic oval shape for a head that you have already learned. You can do a lot with this basic oval.\r\n• If you have advanced a little more than this, feel free to play with this shape a little. The chin and jaw are major features that vary between men and women. Some people have square jaws, other have more triangular jaws with pointed chins.\r\n• A younger woman\'s head will be a little more rounded than an adult woman\'s head.\r\n• Lightly divide the shape you have used for the head with your pencil.\r\n• Mark points on each side where the eyes and ears will be. As different as one face may be from another, each face tends to be symmetrical. Therefore, the distance of the eyes and ears from this center line should be even.\r\n• Put the bottom of the nose halfway between the eyes and the bottom of the chin.\r\n• Part the lips of the mouth between the bottom of the nose and the bottom of the chin, about a third of the way below the bottom of the nose.\r\n\r\nUntil you acquire some more experience, try to adhere to these guidelines when first learning how to draw women. As you become an expert, you will be able to stray from these tips and create even more stylized faces and heads.\r\n<h3>Working Your Way Down the Body</h3>\r\nNow we continue to the body. If you want, you can skip to this stage after creating the mere shape of the head without adding any details. You may not want to decide how the face looks until you have the body figured out. With the length of the head determined, you can create body proportions that are realistic.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-woman-body-guidelines.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-980\" alt=\"how to draw a woman body guidelines\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-woman-body-guidelines.jpg\" width=\"401\" height=\"757\" /></a>• Measure the head that you drew. The length of the entire female form should be roughly seven to eight times this length in total.\r\n• The torso should be somewhere between 2 ½ and 3 heads in length.\r\n• The legs should be somewhere between 3 ½ and 4 heads in length. Make sure that the numbers, however you configure them, add up to between seven and eight.\r\n• The width of the shoulders should be about 2 ½ to 3 heads. You will still have to decide how much slope there will be to the shoulders. Women are not as frequently broad-shouldered as men are.\r\n• Place the waist line about 4 heads from the bottom of the feet. This feature is essential for depicting a woman because she is more likely to have a distinct curve in this area than a man. You can decide how much of a curve will go into this area.\r\n• The distance from the lower breast area to the shoulder-line should be one head length.\r\n• When drawing details on the legs, make the thighs about 1 ½ to 2 full heads in length. The end point of this feature would be the kneecap.\r\n• Use the same length to determine the length of the lower legs, including the feet.\r\n\r\nAs you gain expertise, you will come up with your own exact measurements for these segments of the body. You will see, though, that your own guidelines will not stray far from these if you are trying to draw realistic forms of women.\r\n<h3>Poses and Gestures</h3>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-woman-pose.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-985\" alt=\"\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-woman-pose.jpg\" width=\"325\" height=\"480\" /></a>If you want to do more than simply depict mannequins after you learn how to draw a woman, you should pay attention to the way that people present themselves. For example, most people do not stand exactly erect and look at you face to face. Artists typically depict their subjects in poses of some sort. They may be in profile, sitting down or even in movement.\r\n\r\nAs a beginner, this is too much to deal with right away. However, you can elaborate on your work by making small changes to the way that the person stands. Change the angle of one foot, put a slight slump in the posture or just bend the knees a little.\r\n\r\nPay attention to the arms and hands as well. Real people do not just let their arms hang straight down. A woman may put her hand on one hip, cross her arms, raise a hand to say hello or reach out to grab something. You can quickly move from drawing simple, lifeless figures to creating more lifelike women with just a few alterations in poses and gestures.\r\n<h3>Women\'s Faces</h3>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-woman-womens-faces.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-983\" alt=\"\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-woman-womens-faces.jpg\" width=\"319\" height=\"480\" /></a>Let\'s go back to the face. Both men and women are distinguished primarily by their faces and their expressions.\r\n\r\n• The most fundamental feature of any face is usually the eyes. Eyes can take on many shapes. This is particularly due to ethnic background but women can also use makeup to alter the appearance of their eyes. They may be round or take on a more slanted or even almond appearance. Furthermore, eyelashes may be more or less prominent. Finally, choose a color for the eyes and let your shading reflect that color.\r\n• Think of how the nose looks when you view it on another person\'s face. The bridge is not prominent when viewed from a frontal perspective. Sketch in the angles of the nose at first. Darken with additional strokes as you gain a better idea of how it appears.\r\n• The base of the nose can vary. The nostrils may be wide and flared or they may run more continuously from the bridge of the nose.\r\n• If viewing in profile, the nose becomes even more important. Is the bridge straight? Does the person have a rounded nose? Noses vary a great deal and there is no real scale that you can use to create proportional noses because they can be anywhere from large to small in comparison to the face. You will have to feel your own way with this feature.\r\n<h3>The Many Hairstyles of Women</h3>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-woman-hair.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-977\" alt=\"how to draw a woman hair\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-woman-hair.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"480\" /></a>In general, women have a greater variety of hairstyles than men. Like men, their hair may be of all lengths but women tend to do more with what they have. This can be a challenge to draw, but it becomes easier as you learn what to look for.\r\n\r\n• Even if the woman\'s hair comes down and covers where the hairline meets the forehead, you need to know where the hairline is.\r\n• You are not going to draw every single hair on her head but you may want to go beyond just outlining a mass of hair. Use light strokes to indicate fine threads of hair and darker pencil lines to indicate thicker locks of hair.\r\n• You need to determine how long the hair is and if it hangs over her shoulders or not.\r\n• Decide if the hair will cover her ears. If not, you will have to draw the ears as well.\r\n• Do not forget that the eyelashes and eyebrows are made from hair as well. You can simply draw these in as lines or make the bristles more prominent.\r\n<h3>Ages and Ethnicities</h3>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-woman-ethnicities.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-981\" alt=\"???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-woman-ethnicities.jpg\" width=\"446\" height=\"480\" /></a>There is a tendency on the part of beginning artists to depict young people with standard features of the people that surround them. As you become more proficient, try to add some variation to your drawings.  The women in your drawings may be older or younger. Older women may have wrinkles and possibly carry more weight. Indicate these traits with subtle details that enhance the beauty and character of your subject. Also, drawing women of varying ethnicities will require you to adapt the shapes of faces and features in your portraits.\r\n\r\nIn order to learn how to draw a woman, you simply need a lot of practice. You should get started right away. The great thing about drawing is that no one has to see your mistakes. You can do it again and again until you get it right.','How To Draw Women That Really Look Like Women','','inherit','open','open','','968-revision-v1','','','2014-05-02 21:17:14','2014-05-03 04:17:14','',968,'http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/968-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(988,2,'2014-05-02 21:28:20','2014-05-03 04:28:20','<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/nirma.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-73\" alt=\"\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/nirma-221x300.jpg\" width=\"221\" height=\"300\" /></a>Have you always wanted to draw a realistic human face? Many people feel anxious if they are asked to draw people because they fear that their facial drawing will bear no likeness to the person. Portraiture is the art of creating portraits. A portrait can be defined as a drawing, sculpture, painting or photograph of a particular person. In short, portraits are two-dimensional artistic representations of the three dimensional human face.  Drawing a person is not as hard as it looks but many find capturing the likeness is the most difficult part of facial drawing.  A good sketch of the human face should capture the likeness using perspective, proportion, accurate shading and contours. So, let\'s find out how to draw people and explore various ways of bringing portraiture to life. But first things first…don\'t be a bad workman who blames his tools. Invest in some good art materials and learn to use them in the right way.  Listed below are some of the main art materials used to create good drawings.\r\n<h3>Tools Used to Draw Realistically</h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Good quality acid-free drawing paper</li>\r\n	<li>A high-quality mechanical pencil</li>\r\n	<li>A boxed set of pencils (offers a selection of different pencils that will help you to achieve a variety of results)</li>\r\n	<li>A pencil sharpening tool</li>\r\n	<li>Kneaded erasers</li>\r\n	<li>A blending stump or a tortillion</li>\r\n	<li>A can of fixative spray</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nLet\'s take a brief moment to chat about the drawing implements mentioned above.\r\n\r\nWhen you begin to sketch your first portrait, you will make mistakes but errors can be rubbed out time and time again if you use quality paper. Cheap erasers work but they are not as effective as a kneaded eraser. Sharp pencils are easier to work with, so buy a good quality pencil sharpener or use a high-quality mechanical pencil with graphite lead. Pencil is a great medium and pencil art can be rubbed with blending stumps to create light and shade. The finished artwork should be sprayed with a fixative to protect it and to prevent it from yellowing and smudging.\r\n<h3>Helpful Drawing Techniques for Drawing People</h3>\r\nNow we can move on to discuss some common drawing techniques. Some of the most popular techniques used in drawing include:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Contour lines</li>\r\n	<li>Hatching and crosshatching</li>\r\n	<li>Smooth shading</li>\r\n	<li>Circles and scribbles</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nWhy use these <a title=\"Simple Drawing Techniques for Realistic Pencil Portraits\" href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/simple-drawing-techniques-for-realistic-pencil-portraits/\">techniques</a> when learning how to draw? Contour lines give drawings shape and volume, and these lines can be used to create the outline when you draw a body or a face. Hatching and crosshatching are ways of creating different tones, and meticulous hatching helps to make a portrait look realistic. Smooth shading can create a subtle or deep tonal change, and this is one of the main drawing techniques used to introduce depth into artwork. Circles and scribbles will make your sketch look looser, and this simple drawing technique creates contrast.\r\n\r\nSo, you want to draw a face, but you know nothing about the techniques mentioned above?\r\n\r\nBudding artists should watch some of the many pencil drawing tutorials that can be found online. Useful online tutorials include learning how to blend and shade, realistic pencil drawing techniques, and basic pencil shading. When you have grasped the basics of pencil drawing, move on and watch step-by-step tutorials about how to draw portraits. Top online drawing tutorials include tips and tricks for general portraiture and how to create realistic pencil portraits.\r\n\r\nIt can be equally as helpful to watch videos of artists drawing people that are NOT tutorials with everything spelled out in steps. Often times, there is much to be learned from just watching an artist in action and closely observing which techniques are used.\r\n\r\nThink you HAVE to see step-by-step directions or videos of artists in action to learn techniques? Think again! Although tutorials and videos are extremely helpful, you might also be surprised to find out how much you can learn by just examining already completed work. Study drawings of people completed by other artists. Look for styles you like and try to duplicate the techniques you think they used. Some of the most famous artists became famous by studying the works of masters that came before them. Just remember, you can just as well learn from an artist who is not yet a master. All artists have something valuable to share.\r\n<h3>Draw a Face Step-By-Step<b> </b></h3>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/030596.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-751 alignright\" alt=\"030596\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/030596-232x300.jpg\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" /></a>Following are a few basic guidelines to keep in mind when it comes to drawing faces. Try these out by referring to a photograph, or just draw a random person from your imagination!\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Human heads are not circular. Always remember that humans have egg-shaped faces. Begin your sketch by creating an oval outline that tapers towards the bottom.</li>\r\n	<li>Map out the facial proportions by drawing a faint line down the center of the oval and a fine horizontal line through the center of the face.</li>\r\n	<li>Position the nose on the face by penciling a dividing line in the center of the lower half of the face. The lines that have been drawn on the bottom half of the face should form a cross. The base of the nose should be penciled in at the top of the center of the cross and one nostril will be sketched at either side.</li>\r\n	<li>Draw the mouth onto the face using a fine pencil line in between the base of the nose and the bottom of the chin. The bottom lip should sit on the dividing line just drawn. Create a line where the two lips meet, then move on to draw in the bottom and top lip lines.</li>\r\n	<li>Add the eyes to your facial drawing. The center of the eye sockets will be in line with the middle of the central horizontal line. Think of the eyeballs as two large circular balls, partially concealed behind the top and bottom eyelids. The eyebrow will sit on top and the cheekbone should rest on the bottom of the shape. Look closely at the eyes of the person you are drawing before drawing in the shapes. Some people have large round eyes and others have almond-shaped eyes, so draw your eyes accordingly. In general, the central space left between the eyes should be equivalent to the width of one eye. Remember, the iris of the eye is made up of many different shades.</li>\r\n	<li>Draw in the eyelids. The eyelid should be drawn in over the top of the eye and the base of the lid will come down to cover the very top of the iris. Use some of the shading techniques mentioned earlier to define the shape of the eye socket.</li>\r\n	<li>When you are satisfied with the facial shape and features you can add the neck, ears, and hair to the face.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nAlthough there is <a title=\"How to Draw Faces: Tips, Techniques and Short Tutorials\" href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/how-to-draw-faces-tips-techniques-and-short-tutorials/\">more to learn</a>, these tips will hopefully give you a helpful start with how to draw faces. But humans have more than just a head and a face. People have bodies and wear clothes. If you want to learn more about methods of sketching bodies and people in clothes, please read on.\r\n<h3>Drawing the Human Form</h3>\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/how-to-draw-people-figure.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-964 alignright\" alt=\"\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/how-to-draw-people-figure-182x300.jpg\" width=\"182\" height=\"300\" /></a></span><a title=\"Keeping it Simple: The Straight Forward Step-By-Step Guide to Drawing the Body\" href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/keeping-it-simple-the-straight-forward-step-by-step-guide-to-drawing-the-body/\">Sketching the human body</a> in all positions is commonly referred to as \"figure drawing\" and there are many different ways of drawing the human body. Different types of figure drawing include:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Sketching</li>\r\n	<li>Life drawing</li>\r\n	<li>Emotive drawing</li>\r\n	<li>Perspective drawing</li>\r\n	<li>Illustration drawing</li>\r\n	<li>Diagrammatic drawing</li>\r\n	<li>Analytic drawing</li>\r\n	<li>Geometric drawing</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nA sketch is an informal drawing and figure sketching helps us to learn how to draw a realistic human figure. Lots of amateur artists enjoy drawing the human figure by studying a live model and life drawing is an essential part of art. People have personalities and characters and emotive drawing is used to express the subject\'s personality. Perspective drawing represents scale, eye-level, surface, planes, light, space and volume. An illustrative drawing is a piece of artwork that comes from a photograph, painting or sketch whereas a diagrammatic drawing is a well-planned piece of art. An analytic drawing of a person will be realistic; the person will be drawn in proportion and those who find it hard to draw people may get on well with geometric figure drawing.\r\n\r\nAdditionally, when you are drawing people you should obviously keep in mind the differences between men and women. For example, when <a title=\"How To Draw Women That Really Look Like Women\" href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/how-to-draw-women-that-really-look-like-women/\">drawing a woman</a>, you will draw smoother, more graceful features. You will draw a proportionately larger pelvis and slender shoulders. When <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">drawing a man</span>, you will draw features with a more rugged, muscular appearance. You will draw broader shoulders and a proportionately larger rib cage.\r\n<h3>Drawing Clothing</h3>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/how-to-draw-clothes-clothed-figure.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-938 alignright\" alt=\"how to draw clothes clothed figure\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/how-to-draw-clothes-clothed-figure-211x300.jpg\" width=\"211\" height=\"300\" /></a>Look at some of the online images of people who are wearing clothes and you will see that every person wears their clothes differently. Artists who want to learn how to sketch people wearing clothing will have to examine the clothing closely. Take a close look, and you will see a recurrence of seven different kinds of folds:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Pipe</li>\r\n	<li>Zigzag</li>\r\n	<li>Half-lock</li>\r\n	<li>Spiral</li>\r\n	<li>Diaper</li>\r\n	<li>Drop</li>\r\n	<li>Inert</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nLearn how to apply <a title=\"Picture Perfect Clothing – A Beginner’s Guide to Sketching Clothes\" href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/picture-perfect-clothing-a-beginners-guide-to-sketching-clothes/\">design, details, and these folds</a>, and you can draw practically any type of clothing on a person!\r\n<h3>Draw Children Step-By Step</h3>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_643\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"221\"]<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/ashley.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-643\" alt=\"&quot;Ashley&quot; by Jack Pearce\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/ashley-221x300.jpg\" width=\"221\" height=\"300\" /></a> \"Ashley\" by Jack Pearce[/caption]\r\n\r\nMany of us try to sketch our children because that drawing will act as a personal reminder of how much we love and cherish them. However, there are major differences between an adult’s face and a child\'s face. It is all too easy to make a young child look much older when drawn, so it pays to keep a drawing of a child simple. Let\'s look at an easy way to draw a child.\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Sketch a small oval-shaped (but almost circular) head. The younger the child, the more circular the head will be.</li>\r\n	<li>Divide the small face into four using a vertical and a horizontal line.</li>\r\n	<li>Make large round eyes that rest on the horizontal guideline. The eyebrows sit above this line.</li>\r\n	<li>Create a small triangle to form the nose.</li>\r\n	<li>Draw a curved line to create the young mouth.</li>\r\n	<li>Add some thick bobbed hair (or thin hair, depending on the subject and age).</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nThis is a simple way to draw a child. The basic sketch is straightforward and the drawing is not detailed, but this easy way of drawing children works well for many. Now the more you <a title=\"Tips and Tricks for How to Draw Children\" href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/tips-and-tricks-for-how-to-draw-children/\">draw boys and girls of different ages</a>, the more you will realize other differences between babies, toddlers, school-age kids, and teenagers.\r\n<h3>Mastering the Art of Pencil Portraits</h3>\r\nItalian portrait artist <a title=\"The Photographic Pencil-Drawn Portraits of Franco Clun\" href=\"http://www.odditycentral.com/pics/the-photographic-pencil-drawn-portraits-of-franco-clun.html\" target=\"_blank\">Franco Clun</a> and Russian portrait artist <a title=\"Pencil Art by Olga Melamory Larionova\" href=\"http://www.cuded.com/2013/01/pencil-art-by-olga-melamory-larionova/\" target=\"_blank\">Olga Larionova</a> create incredibly realistic pencil drawings, yet they never took a formal art class. They are just two examples of how anyone from any background, with enough determination to consistently practice and learn, can eventually become a master portrait artist. Talented artists know how to bring their work to life, but you must never forget that every successful artist started out as an amateur.\r\n\r\nIt will take time to teach yourself how to draw people. In fact, it could take months or even years to master the craft at a level that you are satisfied with. But practice will improve your drawing, and the people that you draw will start to look more and more realistic. If at first you don\'t succeed, try, try and try again! You will see that if you practice on a regular basis, you will not need to wait months. You will realize small successes and make gradual progress with each drawing that will keep you motivated enough to keep at it!\r\n\r\nAmateur artists can learn how to draw people with confidence, and beginners shouldn\'t be afraid to make mistakes. The information found throughout <a title=\"Let\'s Draw People\" href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com\">this site</a> will help you to learn how to draw people, and more importantly, how to eventually become a skilled pencil portrait artist. Make use of our articles, tutorials, and videos, and then start enjoying and employing your artistic talents today!','Let\'s See How to Draw People','','inherit','open','open','','66-revision-v1','','','2014-05-02 21:28:20','2014-05-03 04:28:20','',66,'http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/66-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(990,2,'2014-05-06 20:28:45','2014-05-07 03:28:45','<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-indonesian-music-player.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-999\" alt=\"\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-indonesian-music-player.jpg\" width=\"344\" height=\"480\" /></a>Drawing humans can be difficult for many. We\'re complex creatures, and we can easily tell when something is not right. One of the hardest issues for many is figuring out how to draw a particular gender. There are many great artists out there who can draw a beautiful woman but who cannot quite seem to capture the male figure. If you want to learn how to draw a man, you can follow the tips listed here. Drawing a male figure requires learning how to think about the way men are built -- and it requires realizing that there are many more differences between men and women than you might realize.\r\n<h3>General Guidelines</h3>\r\nIt is always a good idea to <a title=\"Let’s See How to Draw People\" href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/lets-see-how-to-draw-people/\">go back to the basics</a> when you are choosing something to draw. Figuring out how to effectively draw the male figure is no different from figuring out how to draw the female figure -- or even how to draw a tree, for that matter. You start with the basic information that you need, take a look at the proportions, and then move on to the details. You can always take your art down to its component parts when something goes wrong to figure out your next move.\r\n\r\nWhen you draw a male figure, you need to think about your basic unit of size as the head. You can draw a tiny head or a large head if you like, but everything else is going to be <a title=\"Keeping it Simple: The Straight Forward Step-By-Step Guide to Drawing the Body\" href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/keeping-it-simple-the-straight-forward-step-by-step-guide-to-drawing-the-body/\">in proportion to that basic unit</a>. One standard rule of thumb is that the male drawing is about eight heads tall. If you can maintain something close to those proportions, you have a great chance of getting the basic human part of the figure down.\r\n\r\nWidth should not give you quite as much trouble as height, but you do still need to think about proportions. When you consider your proportions, it can help to divide the body up like so:\r\n\r\n- The head\r\n- The neck\r\n- The torso\r\n- The arms and hands\r\n- The legs and feet\r\n<h3>More than Stubble: The Male Face</h3>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-angled-facial-features.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-996\" alt=\"\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-angled-facial-features.jpg\" width=\"347\" height=\"480\" /></a>When I start with a male face, I start with an oval but often plan to overlay more angular features rather than curves. The male face is a more angular beast. Unlike a woman\'s soft curves, a good male face will usually seem to have a bit of a squared jaw to it. Every part of the male face is going to benefit from having a bit more of an angle to it -- the eyes, the nose, even the cheekbones often avoid soft curves. Try to think of the male face as the female face with its curves removed. It might be a terribly basic way to think about the drawing, but it does help.\r\n\r\nAnother good way to deal with issues drawing a male is to go big. When I draw a female face, I always try to be restrained -- smaller eyes, more delicate noses, wispy eyebrows. When I draw a man, though, I don\'t mind letting a bit of the animal out. Going with something as simple as a pair of dark, bushy eyebrows gives a face a very male appearance. After all, more than half of all men have eyebrows that require a little bit of extra control. When you go big, you can also think about adding bigger ears, more pronounced nostrils and a more apparent jaw line. All of these features that look out of place on a female face help to give a male face its definition.\r\n<h3>Presenting Power: The Male Body</h3>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-muscle-figure.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1000\" alt=\"\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-muscle-figure.jpg\" width=\"274\" height=\"480\" /></a>Not to be stereotypical, but I do think that the real key to drawing a male body is in the muscles. Women only have about sixty percent of the muscle mass of men, and this means that drawing the male figure is going to mean applying a lot more power. The hard part about this is not making things look ridiculous. Bulky muscles are for comic books from the 1990\'s, not for every subject you draw. Instead, your focus should be on creating figures that are a little more angular than they are round. Curves are a non-starter for men, so leave them out whenever you can.\r\n\r\nThis brings us back to proportions again. We want to make sure that our man has a proportional torso, legs, and arms. Our torso, stretching from chin to groin, is going to be about three heads long and about as wide. Our legs are going to be about 4 heads long, with our arms about 3/4 that length. If you keep these proportions, you can draw a man that is about the right size.\r\n<h3>Male Patterns: Drawing Hair and Facial Hair</h3>\r\nBack when I was a much younger artist, I will admit that the biggest difference between my male and female figures was the hair. As an adult though, I know that simply giving a male figure short hair is not going to be enough to make it look realistic. As such, I need to remember what a man\'s hair looks like -- and as with many of the examples above, angles are going to play a key role again.\r\n\r\nA man\'s hairline starts farther back than a female hairline -- you will be giving the face the appearance of a longer forehead, again helping to highlight a gender difference. When you draw a man\'s hair, you should be seeking (in most cases) to eliminate the waves and curls that help to define female hair. Short hair might be a crutch for some artists, but it is a crutch that is well worth using. Shading in a crew or buzz cut is a good way to create a \"male\" shorthand for a figure.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-buzz-cut.jpg\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-998 aligncenter\" alt=\"\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-buzz-cut.jpg\" width=\"480\" height=\"272\" /></a></p>\r\nAs an aside, try not to be lazy with facial hair. Yes, it is a primary male signifier. It is not, however, something that has to be done on every male figure. If you are going to go with stubble, something that will appear on the face of any male character above puberty from time to time, be subtle -- you are mostly shading. You are only drawing individual hairs if you are aiming for an incredibly close up and detailed rendering. If you draw a moustache or beard, though, be aware that you are dealing with something that requires as much attention to volume and depth as the hair on the head.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_997\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"399\"]<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-bearded-ahmed-shah-massoud.jpg\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-997 \" alt=\"\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-bearded-ahmed-shah-massoud.jpg\" width=\"399\" height=\"480\" /></a> Drawing of Ahmed Shah Massoud<br />© Elena Duvernay | Dreamstime.com[/caption]\r\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 1.17em; line-height: 1.5em;\">Modifications, Changes, and Your Style</span></h3>\r\nNow, all of the information above is certainly able to be modified. I enjoy following these very standard guidelines because they provide a great visual shorthand, but you always need to experiment. The best way for you to draw a male subject with which you are comfortable is to keep practicing. You might find that you want to change the proportions a bit or that you feel like a less angular style works -- and that\'s fine. But mastering these basics will help you to learn how to experiment in the future.\r\n\r\nDrawing a male figure is not too hard once you get the hang of it. I know that it can be frustrating to feel locked out of drawing half the population, but the tips above will help. Take some time to apply these tips to your next drawing session and see what they do. Add a bit of angularity, play up the features and add some muscle -- doing so will give you the groundwork for drawing a great male figure.','So, You Want To Draw Guys? Here Is How To Draw A Man','','publish','open','open','','so-you-want-to-draw-guys-here-is-how-to-draw-a-man','','\nhttp://www.letsdrawpeople.com/keeping-it-simple-the-straight-forward-step-by-step-guide-to-drawing-the-body/','2014-05-06 20:37:06','2014-05-07 03:37:06','',0,'http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/?p=990',0,'post','',1),(993,2,'2014-05-05 21:48:38','2014-05-06 04:48:38','[*****DT*****]Drawing human figures can be difficult for many. We\'re complex creatures, and we can easily tell when something is not right. One of the hardest issues for many is figuring out how to draw a particular gender. There are many great artists out there who can draw a beautiful woman but who cannot quite seem to capture the male figure. If you want to learn how to draw a man, you can follow the tips listed here. Drawing a male figure requires learning how to think about the way men are built -- and it requires realizing that there are many more differences between men and women than you might realize.\r\n<h3>General Guidelines</h3>\r\nIt is always a good idea to go back to the basics when you are choosing something to draw. Figuring out how to effectively draw the male figure is no different from figuring out how to draw the female figure -- or even how to draw a tree, for that matter. You start with the basic information that you need, take a look at the proportions, and then move on to the details. You can always take your art down to its component parts when something goes wrong to figure out your next move.\r\n\r\nWhen you draw a male figure, you need to think about your basic unit of size as the head. You can draw a tiny head or a large head if you like, but everything else is going to be in proportion to that basic unit. One standard rule of thumb is that the male drawing is about eight heads tall. If you can maintain something close to those proportions, you have a great chance of getting the basic human part of the figure down.\r\n\r\nWidth should not give you quite as much trouble as height, but you do still need to think about proportions. When you consider your proportions, it can help to divide the body up like so:\r\n\r\n- The head\r\n- The neck\r\n- The torso\r\n- The arms and hands\r\n- The legs and feet\r\n<h3>More than Stubble: The Male Face</h3>\r\n[*****DT angular male face <a>6584738</a>*****]When I start with a male face, I start with an oval but often plan to overlay more angular features rather than curves. The male face is a more angular beast. Unlike a woman\'s soft curves, a good male face will usually seem to have a bit of a squared jaw to it. Every part of the male face is going to benefit from having a bit more of an angle to it -- the eyes, the nose, even the cheekbones often avoid soft curves. Try to think of the male face as the female face with its curves removed. It might be a terribly basic way to think about the drawing, but it does help.\r\n\r\nAnother good way to deal with issues drawing a male is to go big. When I draw a female face, I always try to be restrained -- smaller eyes, more delicate noses, wispy eyebrows. When I draw a man, though, I don\'t mind letting a bit of the animal out. Going with something as simple as a pair of dark, bushy eyebrows gives a face a very male appearance. After all, more than half of all men have eyebrows that require a little bit of extra control. When you go big, you can also think about adding bigger ears, more pronounced nostrils and a more apparent jaw line. All of these features that look out of place on a female face help to give a male face its definition.\r\n<h3>Presenting Power: The Male Body</h3>\r\nNot to be stereotypical, but I do think that the real key to drawing a male body is in the muscles. Women only have about sixty percent of the muscle mass of men, and this means that drawing the male figure is going to mean applying a lot more power. The hard part about this is not making things look ridiculous. Bulky muscles are for comic books from the 1990\'s, not for every subject you draw. Instead, your focus should be on creating figures that are a little more angular than they are round. Curves are a non-starter for men, so leave them out whenever you can.\r\n\r\nThis brings us back to proportions again. We want to make sure that our man has a proportional torso, legs, and arms. Our torso, stretching from chin to groin, is going to be about three heads long and about as wide. Our legs are going to be about 4 heads long, with our arms about 3/4 that length. If you keep these proportions, you can draw a man that is about the right size.\r\n<h3>Male Patterns: Drawing Hair and Facial Hair</h3>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5em;\">Back when I was a much younger artist, I will admit that the biggest difference between my male and female figures was the hair. As an adult though, I know that simply giving a male figure short hair is not going to be enough to make it look realistic. As such, I need to remember what a man\'s hair looks like -- and as with many of the examples above, angles are going to play a key role again.</span>\r\n\r\nA man\'s hairline starts farther back than a female hairline -- you will be giving the face the appearance of a longer forehead, again helping to highlight a gender difference. When you draw a man\'s hair, you should be seeking (in most cases) to eliminate the waves and curls that help to define female hair. Short hair might be a crutch for some artists, but it is a crutch that is well worth using. Shading in a crew or buzz cut is a good way to create a \"male\" shorthand for a figure.\r\n\r\nAs an aside, try not to be lazy with facial hair. Yes, it is a primary male signifier. It is not, however, something that has to be done on every male figure. If you are going to go with stubble, something that will appear on the face of any male character above puberty from time to time, be subtle -- you are mostly shading. You are only drawing individual hairs if you are aiming for an incredibly close up and detailed rendering. If you draw a moustache or beard, though, be aware that you are dealing with something that requires as much attention to volume and depth as the hair on the head.\r\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 1.17em; line-height: 1.5em;\">Modifications, Changes, and Your Style</span></h3>\r\nNow, all of the information above is certainly able to be modified. I enjoy following these very standard guidelines because they provide a great visual shorthand, but you always need to experiment. The best way for you to draw a male subject with which you are comfortable is to keep practicing. You might find that you want to change the proportions a bit or that you feel like a less angular style works -- and that\'s fine. But mastering these basics will help you to learn how to experiment in the future.\r\n\r\nDrawing a male figure is not too hard once you get the hang of it. I know that it can be frustrating to feel locked out of drawing half the population, but the tips above will help. Take some time to apply these tips to your next drawing session and see what they do. Add a bit of angularity, play up the features and add some muscle -- doing so will give you the groundwork for drawing a great male figure.','So, You Want To Draw Guys? Here Is How To Draw A Man','','inherit','open','open','','990-revision-v1','','','2014-05-05 21:48:38','2014-05-06 04:48:38','',990,'http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/990-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(992,2,'2014-05-05 20:19:05','2014-05-06 03:19:05','Drawing human figures can be difficult for many. We\'re complex creatures, and we can easily tell when something is not right. One of the hardest issues for many is figuring out how to draw a particular gender. There are many great artists out there who can draw a beautiful woman but who cannot quite seem to capture the male figure. If you want to learn how to draw a man, you can follow the tips listed here. Drawing a male figure requires learning how to think about the way men are built -- and it requires realizing that there are many more differences between men and women than you might realize.\r\n<h3>General Guidelines</h3>\r\nIt is always a good idea to go back to the basics when you are choosing something to draw. Figuring out how to effectively draw the male figure is no different from figuring out how to draw the female figure -- or even how to draw a tree, for that matter. You start with the basic information that you need, take a look at the proportions, and then move on to the details. You can always take your art down to its component parts when something goes wrong to figure out your next move.\r\n\r\nWhen you draw a male figure, you need to think about your basic unit of size as the head. You can draw a tiny head or a large head if you like, but everything else is going to be in proportion to that basic unit. One standard rule of thumb is that the male drawing is about eight heads tall. If you can maintain something close to those proportions, you have a great chance of getting the basic human part of the figure down.\r\n\r\nWidth should not give you quite as much trouble as height, but you do still need to think about proportions. When you consider your proportions, it can help to divide the body up like so:\r\n\r\n- The head\r\n- The neck\r\n- The torso\r\n- The arms and hands\r\n- The legs and feet\r\n<h3>More than Stubble: The Male Face</h3>\r\nWhen I start with a male face, I start with an oval but often plan to overlay more angular features rather than curves. The male face is a more angular beast. Unlike a woman\'s soft curves, a good male face will usually seem to have a bit of a squared jaw to it. Every part of the male face is going to benefit from having a bit more of an angle to it -- the eyes, the nose, even the cheekbones often avoid soft curves. Try to think of the male face as the female face with its curves removed. It might be a terribly basic way to think about the drawing, but it does help.\r\n\r\nAnother good way to deal with issues drawing a male is to go big. When I draw a female face, I always try to be restrained -- smaller eyes, more delicate noses, wispy eyebrows. When I draw a man, though, I don\'t mind letting a bit of the animal out. Going with something as simple as a pair of dark, bushy eyebrows gives a face a very male appearance. After all, more than half of all men have eyebrows that require a little bit of extra control. When you go big, you can also think about adding bigger ears, more pronounced nostrils and a more apparent jaw line. All of these features that look out of place on a female face help to give a male face its definition.\r\n<h3>Presenting Power: The Male Body</h3>\r\nNot to be stereotypical, but I do think that the real key to drawing a male body is in the muscles. Women only have about sixty percent of the muscle mass of men, and this means that drawing the male figure is going to mean applying a lot more power. The hard part about this is not making things look ridiculous. Bulky muscles are for comic books from the 1990\'s, not for every subject you draw. Instead, your focus should be on creating figures that are a little more angular than they are round. Curves are a non-starter for men, so leave them out whenever you can.\r\n\r\nThis brings us back to proportions again. We want to make sure that our man has a proportional torso, legs, and arms. Our torso, stretching from chin to groin, is going to be about three heads long and about as wide. Our legs are going to be about 4 heads long, with our arms about 3/4 that length. If you keep these proportions, you can draw a man that is about the right size.\r\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5em;\">Male Patterns: Drawing Hair and Facial Hair</span></h3>\r\nBack when I was a little artist, I will admit that the biggest difference between my male and female figures was the hair. As an adult, though, I know that simply giving a male figure short hair is not going to be enough to make it look realistic. As such, I need to remember what a man\'s hair looks like -- and as with many of the examples above, angles are going to play a key role again.\r\n\r\nA man\'s hairline starts farther back than a female hairline -- you will be giving the face the appearance of a longer forehead, again helping to highlight a gender difference. When you draw a man\'s hair, you should be seeking (in most cases) to eliminate the waves and curls that help to define female hair. Short hair might be a crutch for some artists, but it is a crutch that is well worth using. Shading in a crew or buzz cut is a good way to create a \"male\" shorthand for a figure.\r\n\r\nAs an aside, try not to be lazy with facial hair. Yes, it is a primary male signifier. It is not, however, something that has to be done on every male figure. If you are going to go with stubble, something that will appear on the face of any male character above puberty from time to time, be subtle -- you are shading, not drawing hairs. If you draw a moustache or beard, though, be aware that you are dealing with something that requires as much attention to volume and depth as the hair on the head.\r\n\r\nBoy to Man: Aging a Male Figure\r\n\r\nI also think it\'s appropriate to talk about the different types of male bodies that you are going to be drawing, as this might help you to grab on to a few of the real keys unlock a good male figure. Boys and men are incredibly different, and drawing a pre-pubescent character can really give you a chance to work on your ability to define the transition from a female character to a male character.\r\n\r\nBoys and teenage males tend to have a bit more of a curve to them -- muscles are not going to be as well defined, and the face can be a bit more circular than the square male face that we have talked about above. You will not be able to rely on facial hair in such a situation, so you will really be looking into the essence of what makes a figure look masculine. Proportions are going to matter, especially in terms of width, and you will need to pay special consideration to areas like the hips to make sure that the audience knows that you are drawing a male.\r\n\r\nWhen it comes to older characters, things are a bit easier. You can age up a male character quickly by doing the following:\r\n\r\n- Move the hairline farther up the head\r\n- Add a bit of roundness to the belly\r\n- Remove some of the muscle definition\r\n- Add a slouch to the posture -- drop the shoulders a bit, and splay out the knees slightly.\r\n\r\nModifications, Changes, and Your Style\r\n\r\nNow, all of the information above is certainly able to be modified. I enjoy following this very standard pattern because it provides a great visual shorthand, but you always need to experiment. The best way for you to draw a male figure with which you are comfortable is to keep practicing. You might find that you want to change the proportions a bit or that you feel like a less angular style works -- and that\'s fine. But mastering these basics will help you to learn how to experiment in the future.\r\n\r\nDrawing a male figure is not too hard once you get the hang of it. I know that it can be frustrating to feel locked out of drawing half the population, but the tips above will help. Take some time to apply these tips to your next drawing session and see what they do. Add a bit of angularity, play up the features and add some muscle -- doing so will give you the groundwork for drawing a great male figure.','So, You Want To Draw Guys? Here Is How To Draw A Man','','inherit','open','open','','990-revision-v1','','','2014-05-05 20:19:05','2014-05-06 03:19:05','',990,'http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/990-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(991,2,'2014-05-05 06:01:49','2014-05-05 13:01:49','Drawing human figures can be difficult for many. We\'re complex creatures, and we can easily tell when something is not right. One of the hardest issues for many is figuring out how to draw a particular gender. There are many great artists out there who can draw a beautiful woman but who cannot quite seem to capture the male figure. If you want to learn how to draw a man, you can follow the tips listed here. Drawing a male figure requires learning how to think about the way men are built -- and it requires realizing that there are many more differences between men and women than you might realize.\r\n<h3>General Guidelines</h3>\r\nIt is always a good idea to go back to the basics when you are choosing something to draw. Figuring out how to effectively draw the male figure is no different from figuring out how to draw the female figure -- or even how to draw a tree, for that matter. You start with the basic information that you need, take a look at the proportions, and then move on to the details. You can always take your art down to its component parts when something goes wrong to figure out your next move.\r\n\r\nWhen you draw a male figure, you need to think about your basic unit of size as the head. You can draw a tiny head or a large head if you like, but everything else is going to be in proportion to that basic unit. One standard rule of thumb is that the male drawing is about eight heads tall. If you can maintain something close to those proportions, you have a great chance of getting the basic human part of the figure down.\r\n\r\nWidth should not give you quite as much trouble as height, but you do still need to think about proportions. When you consider your proportions, it can help to divide the body up like so:\r\n\r\n- The head\r\n- The neck\r\n- The torso\r\n- The arms and hands\r\n- The legs and feet\r\n<h3>More than Stubble: The Male Face</h3>\r\nWhen I start with a male face, I start with an oval but often plan to overlay more angular features rather than curves. The male face is a more angular beast. Unlike a woman\'s soft curves, a good male face will usually seem to have a bit of a squared jaw to it. Every part of the male face is going to benefit from having a bit more of an angle to it -- the eyes, the nose, even the cheekbones often avoid soft curves. Try to think of the male face as the female face with its curves removed. It might be a terribly basic way to think about the drawing, but it does help.\r\n\r\nAnother good way to deal with issues drawing a male is to go big. When I draw a female face, I always try to be restrained -- smaller eyes, more delicate noses, wispy eyebrows. When I draw a man, though, I don\'t mind letting a bit of the animal out. Going with something as simple as a pair of dark, bushy eyebrows gives a face a very male appearance. After all, more than half of all men have eyebrows that require a little bit of extra control. When you go big, you can also think about adding bigger ears, more pronounced nostrils and a more apparent jaw line. All of these features that look out of place on a female face help to give a male face its definition.\r\n<h3>Presenting Power: The Male Body</h3>\r\nNot to be stereotypical, but I do think that the real key to drawing a male body is in the muscles. Women only have about sixty percent of the muscle mass of men, and this means that drawing the male figure is going to mean applying a lot more power. The hard part about this is not making things look ridiculous. Bulky muscles are for comic books from the 1990\'s, not for every subject you draw. Instead, your focus should be on creating figures that are a little more angular than they are round. Curves are a non-starter for men, so leave them out whenever you can.\r\n\r\nThis brings us back to proportions again. We want to make sure that our man has a proportional torso, legs, and arms. Our torso, stretching from chin to groin, is going to be about three heads long and about as wide. Our legs are going to be about 4 heads long, with our arms about 3/4 that length. If you keep these proportions, you can draw a man that is about the right size.\r\n\r\n*****EDIT HERE ON DOWN*****Once you have that figure roughed out, it\'s time to add in some undeniably male details. We\'re talking muscle here, especially on the chest for a shirtless subject. You can have muscular arms and legs on a female, at least to a degree, but adding in some defined pectoral muscles will help you to better define the gender of your subject. <strong><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">And yes, it is important to add that \"other\" subtle bulgy bit to the male anatomy -- understated in the name of the game here, boys and girls, but make sure that it is present. It is incredibly easy to make a male figure look a bit androgynous with the requisite parts in place.</span></em></strong>\r\n\r\nMale Patterns: Drawing Hair and Facial Hair\r\n\r\nBack when I was a little artist, I will admit that the biggest difference between my male and female figures was the hair. As an adult, though, I know that simply giving a male figure short hair is not going to be enough to make it look realistic. As such, I need to remember what a man\'s hair looks like -- and as with many of the examples above, angles are going to play a key role again.\r\n\r\nA man\'s hairline starts farther back than a female hairline -- you will be giving the face the appearance of a longer forehead, again helping to highlight a gender difference. When you draw a man\'s hair, you should be seeking (in most cases) to eliminate the waves and curls that help to define female hair. Short hair might be a crutch for some artists, but it is a crutch that is well worth using. Shading in a crew or buzz cut is a good way to create a \"male\" shorthand for a figure.\r\n\r\nAs an aside, try not to be lazy with facial hair. Yes, it is a primary male signifier. It is not, however, something that has to be done on every male figure. If you are going to go with stubble, something that will appear on the face of any male character above puberty from time to time, be subtle -- you are shading, not drawing hairs. If you draw a moustache or beard, though, be aware that you are dealing with something that requires as much attention to volume and depth as the hair on the head.\r\n\r\nBoy to Man: Aging a Male Figure\r\n\r\nI also think it\'s appropriate to talk about the different types of male bodies that you are going to be drawing, as this might help you to grab on to a few of the real keys unlock a good male figure. Boys and men are incredibly different, and drawing a pre-pubescent character can really give you a chance to work on your ability to define the transition from a female character to a male character.\r\n\r\nBoys and teenage males tend to have a bit more of a curve to them -- muscles are not going to be as well defined, and the face can be a bit more circular than the square male face that we have talked about above. You will not be able to rely on facial hair in such a situation, so you will really be looking into the essence of what makes a figure look masculine. Proportions are going to matter, especially in terms of width, and you will need to pay special consideration to areas like the hips to make sure that the audience knows that you are drawing a male.\r\n\r\nWhen it comes to older characters, things are a bit easier. You can age up a male character quickly by doing the following:\r\n\r\n- Move the hairline farther up the head\r\n- Add a bit of roundness to the belly\r\n- Remove some of the muscle definition\r\n- Add a slouch to the posture -- drop the shoulders a bit, and splay out the knees slightly.\r\n\r\nModifications, Changes, and Your Style\r\n\r\nNow, all of the information above is certainly able to be modified. I enjoy following this very standard pattern because it provides a great visual shorthand, but you always need to experiment. The best way for you to draw a male figure with which you are comfortable is to keep practicing. You might find that you want to change the proportions a bit or that you feel like a less angular style works -- and that\'s fine. But mastering these basics will help you to learn how to experiment in the future.\r\n\r\nDrawing a male figure is not too hard once you get the hang of it. I know that it can be frustrating to feel locked out of drawing half the population, but the tips above will help. Take some time to apply these tips to your next drawing session and see what they do. Add a bit of angularity, play up the features and add some muscle -- doing so will give you the groundwork for drawing a great male figure.','So, You Want To Draw Guys? Here Is How To Draw A Man','','inherit','open','open','','990-revision-v1','','','2014-05-05 06:01:49','2014-05-05 13:01:49','',990,'http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/990-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(996,2,'2014-05-06 20:01:40','2014-05-07 03:01:40','','how-to-draw-a-man-angled-facial-features','','inherit','open','open','','996','','','2014-05-06 20:01:40','2014-05-07 03:01:40','',990,'http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-angled-facial-features.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(994,2,'2014-05-06 06:05:26','2014-05-06 13:05:26','[*****DT <a>39775894</a>*****]Drawing human figures can be difficult for many. We\'re complex creatures, and we can easily tell when something is not right. One of the hardest issues for many is figuring out how to draw a particular gender. There are many great artists out there who can draw a beautiful woman but who cannot quite seem to capture the male figure. If you want to learn how to draw a man, you can follow the tips listed here. Drawing a male figure requires learning how to think about the way men are built -- and it requires realizing that there are many more differences between men and women than you might realize.\r\n<h3>General Guidelines</h3>\r\nIt is always a good idea to go back to the basics when you are choosing something to draw. Figuring out how to effectively draw the male figure is no different from figuring out how to draw the female figure -- or even how to draw a tree, for that matter. You start with the basic information that you need, take a look at the proportions, and then move on to the details. You can always take your art down to its component parts when something goes wrong to figure out your next move.\r\n\r\nWhen you draw a male figure, you need to think about your basic unit of size as the head. You can draw a tiny head or a large head if you like, but everything else is going to be in proportion to that basic unit. One standard rule of thumb is that the male drawing is about eight heads tall. If you can maintain something close to those proportions, you have a great chance of getting the basic human part of the figure down.\r\n\r\nWidth should not give you quite as much trouble as height, but you do still need to think about proportions. When you consider your proportions, it can help to divide the body up like so:\r\n\r\n- The head\r\n- The neck\r\n- The torso\r\n- The arms and hands\r\n- The legs and feet\r\n<h3>More than Stubble: The Male Face</h3>\r\n[*****DT angular male face <a>6584738</a>*****]When I start with a male face, I start with an oval but often plan to overlay more angular features rather than curves. The male face is a more angular beast. Unlike a woman\'s soft curves, a good male face will usually seem to have a bit of a squared jaw to it. Every part of the male face is going to benefit from having a bit more of an angle to it -- the eyes, the nose, even the cheekbones often avoid soft curves. Try to think of the male face as the female face with its curves removed. It might be a terribly basic way to think about the drawing, but it does help.\r\n\r\nAnother good way to deal with issues drawing a male is to go big. When I draw a female face, I always try to be restrained -- smaller eyes, more delicate noses, wispy eyebrows. When I draw a man, though, I don\'t mind letting a bit of the animal out. Going with something as simple as a pair of dark, bushy eyebrows gives a face a very male appearance. After all, more than half of all men have eyebrows that require a little bit of extra control. When you go big, you can also think about adding bigger ears, more pronounced nostrils and a more apparent jaw line. All of these features that look out of place on a female face help to give a male face its definition.\r\n<h3>Presenting Power: The Male Body</h3>\r\n[*****DT <a>17064897</a>*****]Not to be stereotypical, but I do think that the real key to drawing a male body is in the muscles. Women only have about sixty percent of the muscle mass of men, and this means that drawing the male figure is going to mean applying a lot more power. The hard part about this is not making things look ridiculous. Bulky muscles are for comic books from the 1990\'s, not for every subject you draw. Instead, your focus should be on creating figures that are a little more angular than they are round. Curves are a non-starter for men, so leave them out whenever you can.\r\n\r\nThis brings us back to proportions again. We want to make sure that our man has a proportional torso, legs, and arms. Our torso, stretching from chin to groin, is going to be about three heads long and about as wide. Our legs are going to be about 4 heads long, with our arms about 3/4 that length. If you keep these proportions, you can draw a man that is about the right size.\r\n<h3>Male Patterns: Drawing Hair and Facial Hair</h3>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5em;\">[*****DT <a>2918388</a>*****]Back when I was a much younger artist, I will admit that the biggest difference between my male and female figures was the hair. As an adult though, I know that simply giving a male figure short hair is not going to be enough to make it look realistic. As such, I need to remember what a man\'s hair looks like -- and as with many of the examples above, angles are going to play a key role again.</span>\r\n\r\nA man\'s hairline starts farther back than a female hairline -- you will be giving the face the appearance of a longer forehead, again helping to highlight a gender difference. When you draw a man\'s hair, you should be seeking (in most cases) to eliminate the waves and curls that help to define female hair. Short hair might be a crutch for some artists, but it is a crutch that is well worth using. Shading in a crew or buzz cut is a good way to create a \"male\" shorthand for a figure.\r\n\r\nAs an aside, try not to be lazy with facial hair. Yes, it is a primary male signifier. It is not, however, something that has to be done on every male figure. If you are going to go with stubble, something that will appear on the face of any male character above puberty from time to time, be subtle -- you are mostly shading. You are only drawing individual hairs if you are aiming for an incredibly close up and detailed rendering. If you draw a moustache or beard, though, be aware that you are dealing with something that requires as much attention to volume and depth as the hair on the head. [*****DT <a>26266113</a>*****]\r\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 1.17em; line-height: 1.5em;\">Modifications, Changes, and Your Style</span></h3>\r\nNow, all of the information above is certainly able to be modified. I enjoy following these very standard guidelines because they provide a great visual shorthand, but you always need to experiment. The best way for you to draw a male subject with which you are comfortable is to keep practicing. You might find that you want to change the proportions a bit or that you feel like a less angular style works -- and that\'s fine. But mastering these basics will help you to learn how to experiment in the future.\r\n\r\nDrawing a male figure is not too hard once you get the hang of it. I know that it can be frustrating to feel locked out of drawing half the population, but the tips above will help. Take some time to apply these tips to your next drawing session and see what they do. Add a bit of angularity, play up the features and add some muscle -- doing so will give you the groundwork for drawing a great male figure.','So, You Want To Draw Guys? Here Is How To Draw A Man','','inherit','open','open','','990-revision-v1','','','2014-05-06 06:05:26','2014-05-06 13:05:26','',990,'http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/990-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(995,2,'2014-05-06 06:07:46','2014-05-06 13:07:46','<center><iframe width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/cpQDGSG_9qk?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen></iframe></center>\r\nHere is a speed drawing video I did of an elderly man in a hat, the brim shielding the bright sun from his eyes. I used a light box and grid to sketch the initial line drawing on Bristol board paper. Then I added the light and dark tones. Finally I blended in layers of detail. This drawing took me around 10 hours to complete. Depending on the amount of detail I chose to add, it could have easily taken fewer or many more hours! This video condenses the process into 5 minutes. Enjoy!\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_901\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"372\"]<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/elderly-man-in-hat-reference.jpg\"><img class=\" wp-image-901 \" alt=\" © Kelpfish | Dreamstime.com\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/elderly-man-in-hat-reference-681x1024.jpg\" width=\"372\" height=\"559\" /></a> <strong> © <a href=\"http://www.dreamstime.com/kelpfish_info\">Kelpfish</a> | <a href=\"http://www.dreamstime.com/\">Dreamstime.com</a></strong>[/caption]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/elderly-man-in-hat.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-902\" alt=\"elderly man in hat\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/elderly-man-in-hat.jpg\" width=\"456\" height=\"568\" /></a></p>','Detailed Speed Drawing of Elderly Man in a Hat','','inherit','open','open','','900-revision-v1','','','2014-05-06 06:07:46','2014-05-06 13:07:46','',900,'http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/900-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(997,2,'2014-05-06 20:01:43','2014-05-07 03:01:43','','how-to-draw-a-man-bearded-ahmed-shah-massoud','Drawing of Ahmed Shah Massoud © Elena Duvernay | Dreamstime.com','inherit','open','open','','997','','','2014-05-06 20:01:43','2014-05-07 03:01:43','',990,'http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-bearded-ahmed-shah-massoud.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(998,2,'2014-05-06 20:01:44','2014-05-07 03:01:44','','how-to-draw-a-man-buzz-cut','','inherit','open','open','','998','','','2014-05-06 20:01:44','2014-05-07 03:01:44','',990,'http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-buzz-cut.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(999,2,'2014-05-06 20:01:45','2014-05-07 03:01:45','','how-to-draw-a-man-indonesian-music-player','','inherit','open','open','','999','','','2014-05-06 20:01:45','2014-05-07 03:01:45','',990,'http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-indonesian-music-player.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(1000,2,'2014-05-06 20:01:46','2014-05-07 03:01:46','','how-to-draw-a-man-muscle-figure','','inherit','open','open','','1000','','','2014-05-06 20:01:46','2014-05-07 03:01:46','',990,'http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-muscle-figure.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(1001,2,'2014-05-06 20:08:49','2014-05-07 03:08:49','<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-indonesian-music-player.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-999\" alt=\"\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-indonesian-music-player.jpg\" width=\"344\" height=\"480\" /></a>Drawing human figures can be difficult for many. We\'re complex creatures, and we can easily tell when something is not right. One of the hardest issues for many is figuring out how to draw a particular gender. There are many great artists out there who can draw a beautiful woman but who cannot quite seem to capture the male figure. If you want to learn how to draw a man, you can follow the tips listed here. Drawing a male figure requires learning how to think about the way men are built -- and it requires realizing that there are many more differences between men and women than you might realize.\r\n<h3>General Guidelines</h3>\r\nIt is always a good idea to go back to the basics when you are choosing something to draw. Figuring out how to effectively draw the male figure is no different from figuring out how to draw the female figure -- or even how to draw a tree, for that matter. You start with the basic information that you need, take a look at the proportions, and then move on to the details. You can always take your art down to its component parts when something goes wrong to figure out your next move.\r\n\r\nWhen you draw a male figure, you need to think about your basic unit of size as the head. You can draw a tiny head or a large head if you like, but everything else is going to be in proportion to that basic unit. One standard rule of thumb is that the male drawing is about eight heads tall. If you can maintain something close to those proportions, you have a great chance of getting the basic human part of the figure down.\r\n\r\nWidth should not give you quite as much trouble as height, but you do still need to think about proportions. When you consider your proportions, it can help to divide the body up like so:\r\n\r\n- The head\r\n- The neck\r\n- The torso\r\n- The arms and hands\r\n- The legs and feet\r\n<h3>More than Stubble: The Male Face</h3>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-angled-facial-features.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-996\" alt=\"\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-angled-facial-features.jpg\" width=\"347\" height=\"480\" /></a>When I start with a male face, I start with an oval but often plan to overlay more angular features rather than curves. The male face is a more angular beast. Unlike a woman\'s soft curves, a good male face will usually seem to have a bit of a squared jaw to it. Every part of the male face is going to benefit from having a bit more of an angle to it -- the eyes, the nose, even the cheekbones often avoid soft curves. Try to think of the male face as the female face with its curves removed. It might be a terribly basic way to think about the drawing, but it does help.\r\n\r\nAnother good way to deal with issues drawing a male is to go big. When I draw a female face, I always try to be restrained -- smaller eyes, more delicate noses, wispy eyebrows. When I draw a man, though, I don\'t mind letting a bit of the animal out. Going with something as simple as a pair of dark, bushy eyebrows gives a face a very male appearance. After all, more than half of all men have eyebrows that require a little bit of extra control. When you go big, you can also think about adding bigger ears, more pronounced nostrils and a more apparent jaw line. All of these features that look out of place on a female face help to give a male face its definition.\r\n<h3>Presenting Power: The Male Body</h3>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-muscle-figure.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1000\" alt=\"\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-muscle-figure.jpg\" width=\"274\" height=\"480\" /></a>Not to be stereotypical, but I do think that the real key to drawing a male body is in the muscles. Women only have about sixty percent of the muscle mass of men, and this means that drawing the male figure is going to mean applying a lot more power. The hard part about this is not making things look ridiculous. Bulky muscles are for comic books from the 1990\'s, not for every subject you draw. Instead, your focus should be on creating figures that are a little more angular than they are round. Curves are a non-starter for men, so leave them out whenever you can.\r\n\r\nThis brings us back to proportions again. We want to make sure that our man has a proportional torso, legs, and arms. Our torso, stretching from chin to groin, is going to be about three heads long and about as wide. Our legs are going to be about 4 heads long, with our arms about 3/4 that length. If you keep these proportions, you can draw a man that is about the right size.\r\n<h3>Male Patterns: Drawing Hair and Facial Hair</h3>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5em;\"><a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-buzz-cut.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-998\" alt=\"\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-buzz-cut.jpg\" width=\"480\" height=\"272\" /></a>Back when I was a much younger artist, I will admit that the biggest difference between my male and female figures was the hair. As an adult though, I know that simply giving a male figure short hair is not going to be enough to make it look realistic. As such, I need to remember what a man\'s hair looks like -- and as with many of the examples above, angles are going to play a key role again.</span>\r\n\r\nA man\'s hairline starts farther back than a female hairline -- you will be giving the face the appearance of a longer forehead, again helping to highlight a gender difference. When you draw a man\'s hair, you should be seeking (in most cases) to eliminate the waves and curls that help to define female hair. Short hair might be a crutch for some artists, but it is a crutch that is well worth using. Shading in a crew or buzz cut is a good way to create a \"male\" shorthand for a figure.\r\n\r\nAs an aside, try not to be lazy with facial hair. Yes, it is a primary male signifier. It is not, however, something that has to be done on every male figure. If you are going to go with stubble, something that will appear on the face of any male character above puberty from time to time, be subtle -- you are mostly shading. You are only drawing individual hairs if you are aiming for an incredibly close up and detailed rendering. If you draw a moustache or beard, though, be aware that you are dealing with something that requires as much attention to volume and depth as the hair on the head.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_997\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"399\"]<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-bearded-ahmed-shah-massoud.jpg\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-997\" alt=\"© Elena Duvernay | Dreamstime.com\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-bearded-ahmed-shah-massoud.jpg\" width=\"399\" height=\"480\" /></a> © Elena Duvernay | Dreamstime.com[/caption]\r\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 1.17em; line-height: 1.5em;\">Modifications, Changes, and Your Style</span></h3>\r\nNow, all of the information above is certainly able to be modified. I enjoy following these very standard guidelines because they provide a great visual shorthand, but you always need to experiment. The best way for you to draw a male subject with which you are comfortable is to keep practicing. You might find that you want to change the proportions a bit or that you feel like a less angular style works -- and that\'s fine. But mastering these basics will help you to learn how to experiment in the future.\r\n\r\nDrawing a male figure is not too hard once you get the hang of it. I know that it can be frustrating to feel locked out of drawing half the population, but the tips above will help. Take some time to apply these tips to your next drawing session and see what they do. Add a bit of angularity, play up the features and add some muscle -- doing so will give you the groundwork for drawing a great male figure.','So, You Want To Draw Guys? Here Is How To Draw A Man','','inherit','open','open','','990-revision-v1','','','2014-05-06 20:08:49','2014-05-07 03:08:49','',990,'http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/990-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1002,2,'2014-05-06 20:13:17','2014-05-07 03:13:17','<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-indonesian-music-player.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-999\" alt=\"\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-indonesian-music-player.jpg\" width=\"344\" height=\"480\" /></a>Drawing human figures can be difficult for many. We\'re complex creatures, and we can easily tell when something is not right. One of the hardest issues for many is figuring out how to draw a particular gender. There are many great artists out there who can draw a beautiful woman but who cannot quite seem to capture the male figure. If you want to learn how to draw a man, you can follow the tips listed here. Drawing a male figure requires learning how to think about the way men are built -- and it requires realizing that there are many more differences between men and women than you might realize.\r\n<h3>General Guidelines</h3>\r\nIt is always a good idea to go back to the basics when you are choosing something to draw. Figuring out how to effectively draw the male figure is no different from figuring out how to draw the female figure -- or even how to draw a tree, for that matter. You start with the basic information that you need, take a look at the proportions, and then move on to the details. You can always take your art down to its component parts when something goes wrong to figure out your next move.\r\n\r\nWhen you draw a male figure, you need to think about your basic unit of size as the head. You can draw a tiny head or a large head if you like, but everything else is going to be in proportion to that basic unit. One standard rule of thumb is that the male drawing is about eight heads tall. If you can maintain something close to those proportions, you have a great chance of getting the basic human part of the figure down.\r\n\r\nWidth should not give you quite as much trouble as height, but you do still need to think about proportions. When you consider your proportions, it can help to divide the body up like so:\r\n\r\n- The head\r\n- The neck\r\n- The torso\r\n- The arms and hands\r\n- The legs and feet\r\n<h3>More than Stubble: The Male Face</h3>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-angled-facial-features.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-996\" alt=\"\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-angled-facial-features.jpg\" width=\"347\" height=\"480\" /></a>When I start with a male face, I start with an oval but often plan to overlay more angular features rather than curves. The male face is a more angular beast. Unlike a woman\'s soft curves, a good male face will usually seem to have a bit of a squared jaw to it. Every part of the male face is going to benefit from having a bit more of an angle to it -- the eyes, the nose, even the cheekbones often avoid soft curves. Try to think of the male face as the female face with its curves removed. It might be a terribly basic way to think about the drawing, but it does help.\r\n\r\nAnother good way to deal with issues drawing a male is to go big. When I draw a female face, I always try to be restrained -- smaller eyes, more delicate noses, wispy eyebrows. When I draw a man, though, I don\'t mind letting a bit of the animal out. Going with something as simple as a pair of dark, bushy eyebrows gives a face a very male appearance. After all, more than half of all men have eyebrows that require a little bit of extra control. When you go big, you can also think about adding bigger ears, more pronounced nostrils and a more apparent jaw line. All of these features that look out of place on a female face help to give a male face its definition.\r\n<h3>Presenting Power: The Male Body</h3>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-muscle-figure.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1000\" alt=\"\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-muscle-figure.jpg\" width=\"274\" height=\"480\" /></a>Not to be stereotypical, but I do think that the real key to drawing a male body is in the muscles. Women only have about sixty percent of the muscle mass of men, and this means that drawing the male figure is going to mean applying a lot more power. The hard part about this is not making things look ridiculous. Bulky muscles are for comic books from the 1990\'s, not for every subject you draw. Instead, your focus should be on creating figures that are a little more angular than they are round. Curves are a non-starter for men, so leave them out whenever you can.\r\n\r\nThis brings us back to proportions again. We want to make sure that our man has a proportional torso, legs, and arms. Our torso, stretching from chin to groin, is going to be about three heads long and about as wide. Our legs are going to be about 4 heads long, with our arms about 3/4 that length. If you keep these proportions, you can draw a man that is about the right size.\r\n<h3>Male Patterns: Drawing Hair and Facial Hair</h3>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5em;\"><a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-buzz-cut.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-998\" alt=\"\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-buzz-cut.jpg\" width=\"480\" height=\"272\" /></a>Back when I was a much younger artist, I will admit that the biggest difference between my male and female figures was the hair. As an adult though, I know that simply giving a male figure short hair is not going to be enough to make it look realistic. As such, I need to remember what a man\'s hair looks like -- and as with many of the examples above, angles are going to play a key role again.</span>\r\n\r\nA man\'s hairline starts farther back than a female hairline -- you will be giving the face the appearance of a longer forehead, again helping to highlight a gender difference. When you draw a man\'s hair, you should be seeking (in most cases) to eliminate the waves and curls that help to define female hair. Short hair might be a crutch for some artists, but it is a crutch that is well worth using. Shading in a crew or buzz cut is a good way to create a \"male\" shorthand for a figure.\r\n\r\nAs an aside, try not to be lazy with facial hair. Yes, it is a primary male signifier. It is not, however, something that has to be done on every male figure. If you are going to go with stubble, something that will appear on the face of any male character above puberty from time to time, be subtle -- you are mostly shading. You are only drawing individual hairs if you are aiming for an incredibly close up and detailed rendering. If you draw a moustache or beard, though, be aware that you are dealing with something that requires as much attention to volume and depth as the hair on the head.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_997\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"399\"]<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-bearded-ahmed-shah-massoud.jpg\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-997 \" alt=\"\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-bearded-ahmed-shah-massoud.jpg\" width=\"399\" height=\"480\" /></a> Drawing of Ahmed Shah Massoud<br />© Elena Duvernay | Dreamstime.com[/caption]\r\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 1.17em; line-height: 1.5em;\">Modifications, Changes, and Your Style</span></h3>\r\nNow, all of the information above is certainly able to be modified. I enjoy following these very standard guidelines because they provide a great visual shorthand, but you always need to experiment. The best way for you to draw a male subject with which you are comfortable is to keep practicing. You might find that you want to change the proportions a bit or that you feel like a less angular style works -- and that\'s fine. But mastering these basics will help you to learn how to experiment in the future.\r\n\r\nDrawing a male figure is not too hard once you get the hang of it. I know that it can be frustrating to feel locked out of drawing half the population, but the tips above will help. Take some time to apply these tips to your next drawing session and see what they do. Add a bit of angularity, play up the features and add some muscle -- doing so will give you the groundwork for drawing a great male figure.','So, You Want To Draw Guys? Here Is How To Draw A Man','','inherit','open','open','','990-revision-v1','','','2014-05-06 20:13:17','2014-05-07 03:13:17','',990,'http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/990-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1004,2,'2014-05-06 20:20:43','2014-05-07 03:20:43','<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-indonesian-music-player.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-999\" alt=\"\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-indonesian-music-player.jpg\" width=\"344\" height=\"480\" /></a>Drawing human figures can be difficult for many. We\'re complex creatures, and we can easily tell when something is not right. One of the hardest issues for many is figuring out how to draw a particular gender. There are many great artists out there who can draw a beautiful woman but who cannot quite seem to capture the male figure. If you want to learn how to draw a man, you can follow the tips listed here. Drawing a male figure requires learning how to think about the way men are built -- and it requires realizing that there are many more differences between men and women than you might realize.\r\n<h3>General Guidelines</h3>\r\nIt is always a good idea to go back to the basics when you are choosing something to draw. Figuring out how to effectively draw the male figure is no different from figuring out how to draw the female figure -- or even how to draw a tree, for that matter. You start with the basic information that you need, take a look at the proportions, and then move on to the details. You can always take your art down to its component parts when something goes wrong to figure out your next move.\r\n\r\nWhen you draw a male figure, you need to think about your basic unit of size as the head. You can draw a tiny head or a large head if you like, but everything else is going to be in proportion to that basic unit. One standard rule of thumb is that the male drawing is about eight heads tall. If you can maintain something close to those proportions, you have a great chance of getting the basic human part of the figure down.\r\n\r\nWidth should not give you quite as much trouble as height, but you do still need to think about proportions. When you consider your proportions, it can help to divide the body up like so:\r\n\r\n- The head\r\n- The neck\r\n- The torso\r\n- The arms and hands\r\n- The legs and feet\r\n<h3>More than Stubble: The Male Face</h3>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-angled-facial-features.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-996\" alt=\"\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-angled-facial-features.jpg\" width=\"347\" height=\"480\" /></a>When I start with a male face, I start with an oval but often plan to overlay more angular features rather than curves. The male face is a more angular beast. Unlike a woman\'s soft curves, a good male face will usually seem to have a bit of a squared jaw to it. Every part of the male face is going to benefit from having a bit more of an angle to it -- the eyes, the nose, even the cheekbones often avoid soft curves. Try to think of the male face as the female face with its curves removed. It might be a terribly basic way to think about the drawing, but it does help.\r\n\r\nAnother good way to deal with issues drawing a male is to go big. When I draw a female face, I always try to be restrained -- smaller eyes, more delicate noses, wispy eyebrows. When I draw a man, though, I don\'t mind letting a bit of the animal out. Going with something as simple as a pair of dark, bushy eyebrows gives a face a very male appearance. After all, more than half of all men have eyebrows that require a little bit of extra control. When you go big, you can also think about adding bigger ears, more pronounced nostrils and a more apparent jaw line. All of these features that look out of place on a female face help to give a male face its definition.\r\n<h3>Presenting Power: The Male Body</h3>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-muscle-figure.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1000\" alt=\"\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-muscle-figure.jpg\" width=\"274\" height=\"480\" /></a>Not to be stereotypical, but I do think that the real key to drawing a male body is in the muscles. Women only have about sixty percent of the muscle mass of men, and this means that drawing the male figure is going to mean applying a lot more power. The hard part about this is not making things look ridiculous. Bulky muscles are for comic books from the 1990\'s, not for every subject you draw. Instead, your focus should be on creating figures that are a little more angular than they are round. Curves are a non-starter for men, so leave them out whenever you can.\r\n\r\nThis brings us back to proportions again. We want to make sure that our man has a proportional torso, legs, and arms. Our torso, stretching from chin to groin, is going to be about three heads long and about as wide. Our legs are going to be about 4 heads long, with our arms about 3/4 that length. If you keep these proportions, you can draw a man that is about the right size.\r\n<h3>Male Patterns: Drawing Hair and Facial Hair</h3>\r\nBack when I was a much younger artist, I <span style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5em;\">will admit that the biggest difference between my male and female figures was the hair. As an adult though, I know that simply giving a male figure short hair is not going to be enough to make it look realistic. As such, I need to remember what a man\'s hair looks like -- and as with many of the examples above, angles are going to play a key role again.</span>\r\n\r\nA man\'s hairline starts farther back than a female hairline -- you will be giving the face the appearance of a longer forehead, again helping to highlight a gender difference. When you draw a man\'s hair, you should be seeking (in most cases) to eliminate the waves and curls that help to define female hair. Short hair might be a crutch for some artists, but it is a crutch that is well worth using. Shading in a crew or buzz cut is a good way to create a \"male\" shorthand for a figure.\r\n\r\nAs an aside, try not to be lazy with facial hair. Yes, it is a primary male signifier. It is not, however, something that has to be done on every male figure. If you are going to go with stubble, something that will appear on the face of any male character above puberty from time to time, be subtle -- you are mostly shading. You are only drawing individual hairs if you are aiming for an incredibly close up and detailed rendering. If you draw a moustache or beard, though, be aware that you are dealing with something that requires as much attention to volume and depth as the hair on the head.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_997\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"399\"]<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-bearded-ahmed-shah-massoud.jpg\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-997 \" alt=\"\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-bearded-ahmed-shah-massoud.jpg\" width=\"399\" height=\"480\" /></a> Drawing of Ahmed Shah Massoud<br />© Elena Duvernay | Dreamstime.com[/caption]\r\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 1.17em; line-height: 1.5em;\">Modifications, Changes, and Your Style</span></h3>\r\nNow, all of the information above is certainly able to be modified. I enjoy following these very standard guidelines because they provide a great visual shorthand, but you always need to experiment. The best way for you to draw a male subject with which you are comfortable is to keep practicing. You might find that you want to change the proportions a bit or that you feel like a less angular style works -- and that\'s fine. But mastering these basics will help you to learn how to experiment in the future.\r\n\r\nDrawing a male figure is not too hard once you get the hang of it. I know that it can be frustrating to feel locked out of drawing half the population, but the tips above will help. Take some time to apply these tips to your next drawing session and see what they do. Add a bit of angularity, play up the features and add some muscle -- doing so will give you the groundwork for drawing a great male figure.','So, You Want To Draw Guys? Here Is How To Draw A Man','','inherit','open','open','','990-revision-v1','','','2014-05-06 20:20:43','2014-05-07 03:20:43','',990,'http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/990-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1003,2,'2014-05-06 20:18:16','2014-05-07 03:18:16','<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-indonesian-music-player.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-999\" alt=\"\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-indonesian-music-player.jpg\" width=\"344\" height=\"480\" /></a>Drawing human figures can be difficult for many. We\'re complex creatures, and we can easily tell when something is not right. One of the hardest issues for many is figuring out how to draw a particular gender. There are many great artists out there who can draw a beautiful woman but who cannot quite seem to capture the male figure. If you want to learn how to draw a man, you can follow the tips listed here. Drawing a male figure requires learning how to think about the way men are built -- and it requires realizing that there are many more differences between men and women than you might realize.\r\n<h3>General Guidelines</h3>\r\nIt is always a good idea to go back to the basics when you are choosing something to draw. Figuring out how to effectively draw the male figure is no different from figuring out how to draw the female figure -- or even how to draw a tree, for that matter. You start with the basic information that you need, take a look at the proportions, and then move on to the details. You can always take your art down to its component parts when something goes wrong to figure out your next move.\r\n\r\nWhen you draw a male figure, you need to think about your basic unit of size as the head. You can draw a tiny head or a large head if you like, but everything else is going to be in proportion to that basic unit. One standard rule of thumb is that the male drawing is about eight heads tall. If you can maintain something close to those proportions, you have a great chance of getting the basic human part of the figure down.\r\n\r\nWidth should not give you quite as much trouble as height, but you do still need to think about proportions. When you consider your proportions, it can help to divide the body up like so:\r\n\r\n- The head\r\n- The neck\r\n- The torso\r\n- The arms and hands\r\n- The legs and feet\r\n<h3>More than Stubble: The Male Face</h3>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-angled-facial-features.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-996\" alt=\"\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-angled-facial-features.jpg\" width=\"347\" height=\"480\" /></a>When I start with a male face, I start with an oval but often plan to overlay more angular features rather than curves. The male face is a more angular beast. Unlike a woman\'s soft curves, a good male face will usually seem to have a bit of a squared jaw to it. Every part of the male face is going to benefit from having a bit more of an angle to it -- the eyes, the nose, even the cheekbones often avoid soft curves. Try to think of the male face as the female face with its curves removed. It might be a terribly basic way to think about the drawing, but it does help.\r\n\r\nAnother good way to deal with issues drawing a male is to go big. When I draw a female face, I always try to be restrained -- smaller eyes, more delicate noses, wispy eyebrows. When I draw a man, though, I don\'t mind letting a bit of the animal out. Going with something as simple as a pair of dark, bushy eyebrows gives a face a very male appearance. After all, more than half of all men have eyebrows that require a little bit of extra control. When you go big, you can also think about adding bigger ears, more pronounced nostrils and a more apparent jaw line. All of these features that look out of place on a female face help to give a male face its definition.\r\n<h3>Presenting Power: The Male Body</h3>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-muscle-figure.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1000\" alt=\"\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-muscle-figure.jpg\" width=\"274\" height=\"480\" /></a>Not to be stereotypical, but I do think that the real key to drawing a male body is in the muscles. Women only have about sixty percent of the muscle mass of men, and this means that drawing the male figure is going to mean applying a lot more power. The hard part about this is not making things look ridiculous. Bulky muscles are for comic books from the 1990\'s, not for every subject you draw. Instead, your focus should be on creating figures that are a little more angular than they are round. Curves are a non-starter for men, so leave them out whenever you can.\r\n\r\nThis brings us back to proportions again. We want to make sure that our man has a proportional torso, legs, and arms. Our torso, stretching from chin to groin, is going to be about three heads long and about as wide. Our legs are going to be about 4 heads long, with our arms about 3/4 that length. If you keep these proportions, you can draw a man that is about the right size.\r\n<h3></h3>\r\n<h3>Male Patterns: Drawing Hair and Facial Hair</h3>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5em;\"><a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-buzz-cut.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-998\" alt=\"\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-buzz-cut.jpg\" width=\"480\" height=\"272\" /></a>Back when I was a much younger artist, I will admit that the biggest difference between my male and female figures was the hair. As an adult though, I know that simply giving a male figure short hair is not going to be enough to make it look realistic. As such, I need to remember what a man\'s hair looks like -- and as with many of the examples above, angles are going to play a key role again.</span>\r\n\r\nA man\'s hairline starts farther back than a female hairline -- you will be giving the face the appearance of a longer forehead, again helping to highlight a gender difference. When you draw a man\'s hair, you should be seeking (in most cases) to eliminate the waves and curls that help to define female hair. Short hair might be a crutch for some artists, but it is a crutch that is well worth using. Shading in a crew or buzz cut is a good way to create a \"male\" shorthand for a figure.\r\n\r\nAs an aside, try not to be lazy with facial hair. Yes, it is a primary male signifier. It is not, however, something that has to be done on every male figure. If you are going to go with stubble, something that will appear on the face of any male character above puberty from time to time, be subtle -- you are mostly shading. You are only drawing individual hairs if you are aiming for an incredibly close up and detailed rendering. If you draw a moustache or beard, though, be aware that you are dealing with something that requires as much attention to volume and depth as the hair on the head.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_997\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"399\"]<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-bearded-ahmed-shah-massoud.jpg\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-997 \" alt=\"\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-bearded-ahmed-shah-massoud.jpg\" width=\"399\" height=\"480\" /></a> Drawing of Ahmed Shah Massoud<br />© Elena Duvernay | Dreamstime.com[/caption]\r\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 1.17em; line-height: 1.5em;\">Modifications, Changes, and Your Style</span></h3>\r\nNow, all of the information above is certainly able to be modified. I enjoy following these very standard guidelines because they provide a great visual shorthand, but you always need to experiment. The best way for you to draw a male subject with which you are comfortable is to keep practicing. You might find that you want to change the proportions a bit or that you feel like a less angular style works -- and that\'s fine. But mastering these basics will help you to learn how to experiment in the future.\r\n\r\nDrawing a male figure is not too hard once you get the hang of it. I know that it can be frustrating to feel locked out of drawing half the population, but the tips above will help. Take some time to apply these tips to your next drawing session and see what they do. Add a bit of angularity, play up the features and add some muscle -- doing so will give you the groundwork for drawing a great male figure.','So, You Want To Draw Guys? Here Is How To Draw A Man','','inherit','open','open','','990-revision-v1','','','2014-05-06 20:18:16','2014-05-07 03:18:16','',990,'http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/990-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1005,2,'2014-05-06 20:22:40','2014-05-07 03:22:40','<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-indonesian-music-player.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-999\" alt=\"\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-indonesian-music-player.jpg\" width=\"344\" height=\"480\" /></a>Drawing human figures can be difficult for many. We\'re complex creatures, and we can easily tell when something is not right. One of the hardest issues for many is figuring out how to draw a particular gender. There are many great artists out there who can draw a beautiful woman but who cannot quite seem to capture the male figure. If you want to learn how to draw a man, you can follow the tips listed here. Drawing a male figure requires learning how to think about the way men are built -- and it requires realizing that there are many more differences between men and women than you might realize.\r\n<h3>General Guidelines</h3>\r\nIt is always a good idea to go back to the basics when you are choosing something to draw. Figuring out how to effectively draw the male figure is no different from figuring out how to draw the female figure -- or even how to draw a tree, for that matter. You start with the basic information that you need, take a look at the proportions, and then move on to the details. You can always take your art down to its component parts when something goes wrong to figure out your next move.\r\n\r\nWhen you draw a male figure, you need to think about your basic unit of size as the head. You can draw a tiny head or a large head if you like, but everything else is going to be in proportion to that basic unit. One standard rule of thumb is that the male drawing is about eight heads tall. If you can maintain something close to those proportions, you have a great chance of getting the basic human part of the figure down.\r\n\r\nWidth should not give you quite as much trouble as height, but you do still need to think about proportions. When you consider your proportions, it can help to divide the body up like so:\r\n\r\n- The head\r\n- The neck\r\n- The torso\r\n- The arms and hands\r\n- The legs and feet\r\n<h3>More than Stubble: The Male Face</h3>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-angled-facial-features.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-996\" alt=\"\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-angled-facial-features.jpg\" width=\"347\" height=\"480\" /></a>When I start with a male face, I start with an oval but often plan to overlay more angular features rather than curves. The male face is a more angular beast. Unlike a woman\'s soft curves, a good male face will usually seem to have a bit of a squared jaw to it. Every part of the male face is going to benefit from having a bit more of an angle to it -- the eyes, the nose, even the cheekbones often avoid soft curves. Try to think of the male face as the female face with its curves removed. It might be a terribly basic way to think about the drawing, but it does help.\r\n\r\nAnother good way to deal with issues drawing a male is to go big. When I draw a female face, I always try to be restrained -- smaller eyes, more delicate noses, wispy eyebrows. When I draw a man, though, I don\'t mind letting a bit of the animal out. Going with something as simple as a pair of dark, bushy eyebrows gives a face a very male appearance. After all, more than half of all men have eyebrows that require a little bit of extra control. When you go big, you can also think about adding bigger ears, more pronounced nostrils and a more apparent jaw line. All of these features that look out of place on a female face help to give a male face its definition.\r\n<h3>Presenting Power: The Male Body</h3>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-muscle-figure.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1000\" alt=\"\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-muscle-figure.jpg\" width=\"274\" height=\"480\" /></a>Not to be stereotypical, but I do think that the real key to drawing a male body is in the muscles. Women only have about sixty percent of the muscle mass of men, and this means that drawing the male figure is going to mean applying a lot more power. The hard part about this is not making things look ridiculous. Bulky muscles are for comic books from the 1990\'s, not for every subject you draw. Instead, your focus should be on creating figures that are a little more angular than they are round. Curves are a non-starter for men, so leave them out whenever you can.\r\n\r\nThis brings us back to proportions again. We want to make sure that our man has a proportional torso, legs, and arms. Our torso, stretching from chin to groin, is going to be about three heads long and about as wide. Our legs are going to be about 4 heads long, with our arms about 3/4 that length. If you keep these proportions, you can draw a man that is about the right size.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3>Male Patterns: Drawing Hair and Facial Hair</h3>\r\nBack when I was a much younger artist, I <span style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5em;\">will admit that the biggest difference between my male and female figures was the hair. As an adult though, I know that simply giving a male figure short hair is not going to be enough to make it look realistic. As such, I need to remember what a man\'s hair looks like -- and as with many of the examples above, angles are going to play a key role again.</span>\r\n\r\nA man\'s hairline starts farther back than a female hairline -- you will be giving the face the appearance of a longer forehead, again helping to highlight a gender difference. When you draw a man\'s hair, you should be seeking (in most cases) to eliminate the waves and curls that help to define female hair. Short hair might be a crutch for some artists, but it is a crutch that is well worth using. Shading in a crew or buzz cut is a good way to create a \"male\" shorthand for a figure.\r\n\r\nAs an aside, try not to be lazy with facial hair. Yes, it is a primary male signifier. It is not, however, something that has to be done on every male figure. If you are going to go with stubble, something that will appear on the face of any male character above puberty from time to time, be subtle -- you are mostly shading. You are only drawing individual hairs if you are aiming for an incredibly close up and detailed rendering. If you draw a moustache or beard, though, be aware that you are dealing with something that requires as much attention to volume and depth as the hair on the head.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_997\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"399\"]<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-bearded-ahmed-shah-massoud.jpg\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-997 \" alt=\"\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-bearded-ahmed-shah-massoud.jpg\" width=\"399\" height=\"480\" /></a> Drawing of Ahmed Shah Massoud<br />© Elena Duvernay | Dreamstime.com[/caption]\r\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 1.17em; line-height: 1.5em;\">Modifications, Changes, and Your Style</span></h3>\r\nNow, all of the information above is certainly able to be modified. I enjoy following these very standard guidelines because they provide a great visual shorthand, but you always need to experiment. The best way for you to draw a male subject with which you are comfortable is to keep practicing. You might find that you want to change the proportions a bit or that you feel like a less angular style works -- and that\'s fine. But mastering these basics will help you to learn how to experiment in the future.\r\n\r\nDrawing a male figure is not too hard once you get the hang of it. I know that it can be frustrating to feel locked out of drawing half the population, but the tips above will help. Take some time to apply these tips to your next drawing session and see what they do. Add a bit of angularity, play up the features and add some muscle -- doing so will give you the groundwork for drawing a great male figure.','So, You Want To Draw Guys? Here Is How To Draw A Man','','inherit','open','open','','990-revision-v1','','','2014-05-06 20:22:40','2014-05-07 03:22:40','',990,'http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/990-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1006,2,'2014-05-06 20:24:55','2014-05-07 03:24:55','<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-indonesian-music-player.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-999\" alt=\"\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-indonesian-music-player.jpg\" width=\"344\" height=\"480\" /></a>Drawing human figures can be difficult for many. We\'re complex creatures, and we can easily tell when something is not right. One of the hardest issues for many is figuring out how to draw a particular gender. There are many great artists out there who can draw a beautiful woman but who cannot quite seem to capture the male figure. If you want to learn how to draw a man, you can follow the tips listed here. Drawing a male figure requires learning how to think about the way men are built -- and it requires realizing that there are many more differences between men and women than you might realize.\r\n<h3>General Guidelines</h3>\r\nIt is always a good idea to go back to the basics when you are choosing something to draw. Figuring out how to effectively draw the male figure is no different from figuring out how to draw the female figure -- or even how to draw a tree, for that matter. You start with the basic information that you need, take a look at the proportions, and then move on to the details. You can always take your art down to its component parts when something goes wrong to figure out your next move.\r\n\r\nWhen you draw a male figure, you need to think about your basic unit of size as the head. You can draw a tiny head or a large head if you like, but everything else is going to be in proportion to that basic unit. One standard rule of thumb is that the male drawing is about eight heads tall. If you can maintain something close to those proportions, you have a great chance of getting the basic human part of the figure down.\r\n\r\nWidth should not give you quite as much trouble as height, but you do still need to think about proportions. When you consider your proportions, it can help to divide the body up like so:\r\n\r\n- The head\r\n- The neck\r\n- The torso\r\n- The arms and hands\r\n- The legs and feet\r\n<h3>More than Stubble: The Male Face</h3>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-angled-facial-features.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-996\" alt=\"\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-angled-facial-features.jpg\" width=\"347\" height=\"480\" /></a>When I start with a male face, I start with an oval but often plan to overlay more angular features rather than curves. The male face is a more angular beast. Unlike a woman\'s soft curves, a good male face will usually seem to have a bit of a squared jaw to it. Every part of the male face is going to benefit from having a bit more of an angle to it -- the eyes, the nose, even the cheekbones often avoid soft curves. Try to think of the male face as the female face with its curves removed. It might be a terribly basic way to think about the drawing, but it does help.\r\n\r\nAnother good way to deal with issues drawing a male is to go big. When I draw a female face, I always try to be restrained -- smaller eyes, more delicate noses, wispy eyebrows. When I draw a man, though, I don\'t mind letting a bit of the animal out. Going with something as simple as a pair of dark, bushy eyebrows gives a face a very male appearance. After all, more than half of all men have eyebrows that require a little bit of extra control. When you go big, you can also think about adding bigger ears, more pronounced nostrils and a more apparent jaw line. All of these features that look out of place on a female face help to give a male face its definition.\r\n<h3>Presenting Power: The Male Body</h3>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-muscle-figure.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1000\" alt=\"\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-muscle-figure.jpg\" width=\"274\" height=\"480\" /></a>Not to be stereotypical, but I do think that the real key to drawing a male body is in the muscles. Women only have about sixty percent of the muscle mass of men, and this means that drawing the male figure is going to mean applying a lot more power. The hard part about this is not making things look ridiculous. Bulky muscles are for comic books from the 1990\'s, not for every subject you draw. Instead, your focus should be on creating figures that are a little more angular than they are round. Curves are a non-starter for men, so leave them out whenever you can.\r\n\r\nThis brings us back to proportions again. We want to make sure that our man has a proportional torso, legs, and arms. Our torso, stretching from chin to groin, is going to be about three heads long and about as wide. Our legs are going to be about 4 heads long, with our arms about 3/4 that length. If you keep these proportions, you can draw a man that is about the right size.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3>Male Patterns: Drawing Hair and Facial Hair</h3>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-buzz-cut.jpg\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-998 alignleft\" alt=\"\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-buzz-cut.jpg\" width=\"480\" height=\"272\" /></a>Back when I was a much younger artist, I will admit that the biggest difference between my male and female figures was the hair. As an adult though, I know that simply giving a male figure short hair is not going to be enough to make it look realistic. As such, I need to remember what a man\'s hair looks like -- and as with many of the examples above, angles are going to play a key role again.\r\n\r\nA man\'s hairline starts farther back than a female hairline -- you will be giving the face the appearance of a longer forehead, again helping to highlight a gender difference. When you draw a man\'s hair, you should be seeking (in most cases) to eliminate the waves and curls that help to define female hair. Short hair might be a crutch for some artists, but it is a crutch that is well worth using. Shading in a crew or buzz cut is a good way to create a \"male\" shorthand for a figure.\r\n\r\nAs an aside, try not to be lazy with facial hair. Yes, it is a primary male signifier. It is not, however, something that has to be done on every male figure. If you are going to go with stubble, something that will appear on the face of any male character above puberty from time to time, be subtle -- you are mostly shading. You are only drawing individual hairs if you are aiming for an incredibly close up and detailed rendering. If you draw a moustache or beard, though, be aware that you are dealing with something that requires as much attention to volume and depth as the hair on the head.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_997\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"399\"]<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-bearded-ahmed-shah-massoud.jpg\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-997 \" alt=\"\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-bearded-ahmed-shah-massoud.jpg\" width=\"399\" height=\"480\" /></a> Drawing of Ahmed Shah Massoud<br />© Elena Duvernay | Dreamstime.com[/caption]\r\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 1.17em; line-height: 1.5em;\">Modifications, Changes, and Your Style</span></h3>\r\nNow, all of the information above is certainly able to be modified. I enjoy following these very standard guidelines because they provide a great visual shorthand, but you always need to experiment. The best way for you to draw a male subject with which you are comfortable is to keep practicing. You might find that you want to change the proportions a bit or that you feel like a less angular style works -- and that\'s fine. But mastering these basics will help you to learn how to experiment in the future.\r\n\r\nDrawing a male figure is not too hard once you get the hang of it. I know that it can be frustrating to feel locked out of drawing half the population, but the tips above will help. Take some time to apply these tips to your next drawing session and see what they do. Add a bit of angularity, play up the features and add some muscle -- doing so will give you the groundwork for drawing a great male figure.','So, You Want To Draw Guys? Here Is How To Draw A Man','','inherit','open','open','','990-revision-v1','','','2014-05-06 20:24:55','2014-05-07 03:24:55','',990,'http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/990-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1007,2,'2014-05-06 20:27:46','2014-05-07 03:27:46','<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-indonesian-music-player.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-999\" alt=\"\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-indonesian-music-player.jpg\" width=\"344\" height=\"480\" /></a>Drawing human figures can be difficult for many. We\'re complex creatures, and we can easily tell when something is not right. One of the hardest issues for many is figuring out how to draw a particular gender. There are many great artists out there who can draw a beautiful woman but who cannot quite seem to capture the male figure. If you want to learn how to draw a man, you can follow the tips listed here. Drawing a male figure requires learning how to think about the way men are built -- and it requires realizing that there are many more differences between men and women than you might realize.\r\n<h3>General Guidelines</h3>\r\nIt is always a good idea to go back to the basics when you are choosing something to draw. Figuring out how to effectively draw the male figure is no different from figuring out how to draw the female figure -- or even how to draw a tree, for that matter. You start with the basic information that you need, take a look at the proportions, and then move on to the details. You can always take your art down to its component parts when something goes wrong to figure out your next move.\r\n\r\nWhen you draw a male figure, you need to think about your basic unit of size as the head. You can draw a tiny head or a large head if you like, but everything else is going to be in proportion to that basic unit. One standard rule of thumb is that the male drawing is about eight heads tall. If you can maintain something close to those proportions, you have a great chance of getting the basic human part of the figure down.\r\n\r\nWidth should not give you quite as much trouble as height, but you do still need to think about proportions. When you consider your proportions, it can help to divide the body up like so:\r\n\r\n- The head\r\n- The neck\r\n- The torso\r\n- The arms and hands\r\n- The legs and feet\r\n<h3>More than Stubble: The Male Face</h3>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-angled-facial-features.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-996\" alt=\"\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-angled-facial-features.jpg\" width=\"347\" height=\"480\" /></a>When I start with a male face, I start with an oval but often plan to overlay more angular features rather than curves. The male face is a more angular beast. Unlike a woman\'s soft curves, a good male face will usually seem to have a bit of a squared jaw to it. Every part of the male face is going to benefit from having a bit more of an angle to it -- the eyes, the nose, even the cheekbones often avoid soft curves. Try to think of the male face as the female face with its curves removed. It might be a terribly basic way to think about the drawing, but it does help.\r\n\r\nAnother good way to deal with issues drawing a male is to go big. When I draw a female face, I always try to be restrained -- smaller eyes, more delicate noses, wispy eyebrows. When I draw a man, though, I don\'t mind letting a bit of the animal out. Going with something as simple as a pair of dark, bushy eyebrows gives a face a very male appearance. After all, more than half of all men have eyebrows that require a little bit of extra control. When you go big, you can also think about adding bigger ears, more pronounced nostrils and a more apparent jaw line. All of these features that look out of place on a female face help to give a male face its definition.\r\n<h3>Presenting Power: The Male Body</h3>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-muscle-figure.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1000\" alt=\"\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-muscle-figure.jpg\" width=\"274\" height=\"480\" /></a>Not to be stereotypical, but I do think that the real key to drawing a male body is in the muscles. Women only have about sixty percent of the muscle mass of men, and this means that drawing the male figure is going to mean applying a lot more power. The hard part about this is not making things look ridiculous. Bulky muscles are for comic books from the 1990\'s, not for every subject you draw. Instead, your focus should be on creating figures that are a little more angular than they are round. Curves are a non-starter for men, so leave them out whenever you can.\r\n\r\nThis brings us back to proportions again. We want to make sure that our man has a proportional torso, legs, and arms. Our torso, stretching from chin to groin, is going to be about three heads long and about as wide. Our legs are going to be about 4 heads long, with our arms about 3/4 that length. If you keep these proportions, you can draw a man that is about the right size.\r\n<h3>Male Patterns: Drawing Hair and Facial Hair</h3>\r\nBack when I was a much younger artist, I will admit that the biggest difference between my male and female figures was the hair. As an adult though, I know that simply giving a male figure short hair is not going to be enough to make it look realistic. As such, I need to remember what a man\'s hair looks like -- and as with many of the examples above, angles are going to play a key role again.\r\n\r\nA man\'s hairline starts farther back than a female hairline -- you will be giving the face the appearance of a longer forehead, again helping to highlight a gender difference. When you draw a man\'s hair, you should be seeking (in most cases) to eliminate the waves and curls that help to define female hair. Short hair might be a crutch for some artists, but it is a crutch that is well worth using. Shading in a crew or buzz cut is a good way to create a \"male\" shorthand for a figure.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-buzz-cut.jpg\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-998 aligncenter\" alt=\"\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-buzz-cut.jpg\" width=\"480\" height=\"272\" /></a></p>\r\nAs an aside, try not to be lazy with facial hair. Yes, it is a primary male signifier. It is not, however, something that has to be done on every male figure. If you are going to go with stubble, something that will appear on the face of any male character above puberty from time to time, be subtle -- you are mostly shading. You are only drawing individual hairs if you are aiming for an incredibly close up and detailed rendering. If you draw a moustache or beard, though, be aware that you are dealing with something that requires as much attention to volume and depth as the hair on the head.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_997\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"399\"]<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-bearded-ahmed-shah-massoud.jpg\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-997 \" alt=\"\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-bearded-ahmed-shah-massoud.jpg\" width=\"399\" height=\"480\" /></a> Drawing of Ahmed Shah Massoud<br />© Elena Duvernay | Dreamstime.com[/caption]\r\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 1.17em; line-height: 1.5em;\">Modifications, Changes, and Your Style</span></h3>\r\nNow, all of the information above is certainly able to be modified. I enjoy following these very standard guidelines because they provide a great visual shorthand, but you always need to experiment. The best way for you to draw a male subject with which you are comfortable is to keep practicing. You might find that you want to change the proportions a bit or that you feel like a less angular style works -- and that\'s fine. But mastering these basics will help you to learn how to experiment in the future.\r\n\r\nDrawing a male figure is not too hard once you get the hang of it. I know that it can be frustrating to feel locked out of drawing half the population, but the tips above will help. Take some time to apply these tips to your next drawing session and see what they do. Add a bit of angularity, play up the features and add some muscle -- doing so will give you the groundwork for drawing a great male figure.','So, You Want To Draw Guys? Here Is How To Draw A Man','','inherit','open','open','','990-revision-v1','','','2014-05-06 20:27:46','2014-05-07 03:27:46','',990,'http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/990-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1008,2,'2014-05-06 20:35:52','2014-05-07 03:35:52','<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-indonesian-music-player.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-999\" alt=\"\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-indonesian-music-player.jpg\" width=\"344\" height=\"480\" /></a>Drawing humans can be difficult for many. We\'re complex creatures, and we can easily tell when something is not right. One of the hardest issues for many is figuring out how to draw a particular gender. There are many great artists out there who can draw a beautiful woman but who cannot quite seem to capture the male figure. If you want to learn how to draw a man, you can follow the tips listed here. Drawing a male figure requires learning how to think about the way men are built -- and it requires realizing that there are many more differences between men and women than you might realize.\n<h3>General Guidelines</h3>\nIt is always a good idea to <a title=\"Let’s See How to Draw People\" href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/lets-see-how-to-draw-people/\">go back to the basics</a> when you are choosing something to draw. Figuring out how to effectively draw the male figure is no different from figuring out how to draw the female figure -- or even how to draw a tree, for that matter. You start with the basic information that you need, take a look at the proportions, and then move on to the details. You can always take your art down to its component parts when something goes wrong to figure out your next move.\n\nWhen you draw a male figure, you need to think about your basic unit of size as the head. You can draw a tiny head or a large head if you like, but everything else is going to be in proportion to that basic unit. One standard rule of thumb is that the male drawing is about eight heads tall. If you can maintain something close to those proportions, you have a great chance of getting the basic human part of the figure down.\n\nWidth should not give you quite as much trouble as height, but you do still need to think about proportions. When you consider your proportions, it can help to divide the body up like so:\n\n- The head\n- The neck\n- The torso\n- The arms and hands\n- The legs and feet\n<h3>More than Stubble: The Male Face</h3>\n<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-angled-facial-features.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-996\" alt=\"\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-angled-facial-features.jpg\" width=\"347\" height=\"480\" /></a>When I start with a male face, I start with an oval but often plan to overlay more angular features rather than curves. The male face is a more angular beast. Unlike a woman\'s soft curves, a good male face will usually seem to have a bit of a squared jaw to it. Every part of the male face is going to benefit from having a bit more of an angle to it -- the eyes, the nose, even the cheekbones often avoid soft curves. Try to think of the male face as the female face with its curves removed. It might be a terribly basic way to think about the drawing, but it does help.\n\nAnother good way to deal with issues drawing a male is to go big. When I draw a female face, I always try to be restrained -- smaller eyes, more delicate noses, wispy eyebrows. When I draw a man, though, I don\'t mind letting a bit of the animal out. Going with something as simple as a pair of dark, bushy eyebrows gives a face a very male appearance. After all, more than half of all men have eyebrows that require a little bit of extra control. When you go big, you can also think about adding bigger ears, more pronounced nostrils and a more apparent jaw line. All of these features that look out of place on a female face help to give a male face its definition.\n<h3>Presenting Power: The Male Body</h3>\n<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-muscle-figure.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1000\" alt=\"\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-muscle-figure.jpg\" width=\"274\" height=\"480\" /></a>Not to be stereotypical, but I do think that the real key to drawing a male body is in the muscles. Women only have about sixty percent of the muscle mass of men, and this means that drawing the male figure is going to mean applying a lot more power. The hard part about this is not making things look ridiculous. Bulky muscles are for comic books from the 1990\'s, not for every subject you draw. Instead, your focus should be on creating figures that are a little more angular than they are round. Curves are a non-starter for men, so leave them out whenever you can.\n\nThis brings us back to proportions again. We want to make sure that our man has a proportional torso, legs, and arms. Our torso, stretching from chin to groin, is going to be about three heads long and about as wide. Our legs are going to be about 4 heads long, with our arms about 3/4 that length. If you keep these proportions, you can draw a man that is about the right size.\n<h3>Male Patterns: Drawing Hair and Facial Hair</h3>\nBack when I was a much younger artist, I will admit that the biggest difference between my male and female figures was the hair. As an adult though, I know that simply giving a male figure short hair is not going to be enough to make it look realistic. As such, I need to remember what a man\'s hair looks like -- and as with many of the examples above, angles are going to play a key role again.\n\nA man\'s hairline starts farther back than a female hairline -- you will be giving the face the appearance of a longer forehead, again helping to highlight a gender difference. When you draw a man\'s hair, you should be seeking (in most cases) to eliminate the waves and curls that help to define female hair. Short hair might be a crutch for some artists, but it is a crutch that is well worth using. Shading in a crew or buzz cut is a good way to create a \"male\" shorthand for a figure.\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-buzz-cut.jpg\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-998 aligncenter\" alt=\"\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-buzz-cut.jpg\" width=\"480\" height=\"272\" /></a></p>\nAs an aside, try not to be lazy with facial hair. Yes, it is a primary male signifier. It is not, however, something that has to be done on every male figure. If you are going to go with stubble, something that will appear on the face of any male character above puberty from time to time, be subtle -- you are mostly shading. You are only drawing individual hairs if you are aiming for an incredibly close up and detailed rendering. If you draw a moustache or beard, though, be aware that you are dealing with something that requires as much attention to volume and depth as the hair on the head.\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_997\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"399\"]<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-bearded-ahmed-shah-massoud.jpg\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-997 \" alt=\"\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-bearded-ahmed-shah-massoud.jpg\" width=\"399\" height=\"480\" /></a> Drawing of Ahmed Shah Massoud<br />© Elena Duvernay | Dreamstime.com[/caption]\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 1.17em; line-height: 1.5em;\">Modifications, Changes, and Your Style</span></h3>\nNow, all of the information above is certainly able to be modified. I enjoy following these very standard guidelines because they provide a great visual shorthand, but you always need to experiment. The best way for you to draw a male subject with which you are comfortable is to keep practicing. You might find that you want to change the proportions a bit or that you feel like a less angular style works -- and that\'s fine. But mastering these basics will help you to learn how to experiment in the future.\n\nDrawing a male figure is not too hard once you get the hang of it. I know that it can be frustrating to feel locked out of drawing half the population, but the tips above will help. Take some time to apply these tips to your next drawing session and see what they do. Add a bit of angularity, play up the features and add some muscle -- doing so will give you the groundwork for drawing a great male figure.','So, You Want To Draw Guys? Here Is How To Draw A Man','','inherit','open','open','','990-autosave-v1','','','2014-05-06 20:35:52','2014-05-07 03:35:52','',990,'http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/990-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1009,2,'2014-05-06 20:37:06','2014-05-07 03:37:06','<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-indonesian-music-player.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-999\" alt=\"\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-indonesian-music-player.jpg\" width=\"344\" height=\"480\" /></a>Drawing humans can be difficult for many. We\'re complex creatures, and we can easily tell when something is not right. One of the hardest issues for many is figuring out how to draw a particular gender. There are many great artists out there who can draw a beautiful woman but who cannot quite seem to capture the male figure. If you want to learn how to draw a man, you can follow the tips listed here. Drawing a male figure requires learning how to think about the way men are built -- and it requires realizing that there are many more differences between men and women than you might realize.\r\n<h3>General Guidelines</h3>\r\nIt is always a good idea to <a title=\"Let’s See How to Draw People\" href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/lets-see-how-to-draw-people/\">go back to the basics</a> when you are choosing something to draw. Figuring out how to effectively draw the male figure is no different from figuring out how to draw the female figure -- or even how to draw a tree, for that matter. You start with the basic information that you need, take a look at the proportions, and then move on to the details. You can always take your art down to its component parts when something goes wrong to figure out your next move.\r\n\r\nWhen you draw a male figure, you need to think about your basic unit of size as the head. You can draw a tiny head or a large head if you like, but everything else is going to be <a title=\"Keeping it Simple: The Straight Forward Step-By-Step Guide to Drawing the Body\" href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/keeping-it-simple-the-straight-forward-step-by-step-guide-to-drawing-the-body/\">in proportion to that basic unit</a>. One standard rule of thumb is that the male drawing is about eight heads tall. If you can maintain something close to those proportions, you have a great chance of getting the basic human part of the figure down.\r\n\r\nWidth should not give you quite as much trouble as height, but you do still need to think about proportions. When you consider your proportions, it can help to divide the body up like so:\r\n\r\n- The head\r\n- The neck\r\n- The torso\r\n- The arms and hands\r\n- The legs and feet\r\n<h3>More than Stubble: The Male Face</h3>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-angled-facial-features.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-996\" alt=\"\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-angled-facial-features.jpg\" width=\"347\" height=\"480\" /></a>When I start with a male face, I start with an oval but often plan to overlay more angular features rather than curves. The male face is a more angular beast. Unlike a woman\'s soft curves, a good male face will usually seem to have a bit of a squared jaw to it. Every part of the male face is going to benefit from having a bit more of an angle to it -- the eyes, the nose, even the cheekbones often avoid soft curves. Try to think of the male face as the female face with its curves removed. It might be a terribly basic way to think about the drawing, but it does help.\r\n\r\nAnother good way to deal with issues drawing a male is to go big. When I draw a female face, I always try to be restrained -- smaller eyes, more delicate noses, wispy eyebrows. When I draw a man, though, I don\'t mind letting a bit of the animal out. Going with something as simple as a pair of dark, bushy eyebrows gives a face a very male appearance. After all, more than half of all men have eyebrows that require a little bit of extra control. When you go big, you can also think about adding bigger ears, more pronounced nostrils and a more apparent jaw line. All of these features that look out of place on a female face help to give a male face its definition.\r\n<h3>Presenting Power: The Male Body</h3>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-muscle-figure.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1000\" alt=\"\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-muscle-figure.jpg\" width=\"274\" height=\"480\" /></a>Not to be stereotypical, but I do think that the real key to drawing a male body is in the muscles. Women only have about sixty percent of the muscle mass of men, and this means that drawing the male figure is going to mean applying a lot more power. The hard part about this is not making things look ridiculous. Bulky muscles are for comic books from the 1990\'s, not for every subject you draw. Instead, your focus should be on creating figures that are a little more angular than they are round. Curves are a non-starter for men, so leave them out whenever you can.\r\n\r\nThis brings us back to proportions again. We want to make sure that our man has a proportional torso, legs, and arms. Our torso, stretching from chin to groin, is going to be about three heads long and about as wide. Our legs are going to be about 4 heads long, with our arms about 3/4 that length. If you keep these proportions, you can draw a man that is about the right size.\r\n<h3>Male Patterns: Drawing Hair and Facial Hair</h3>\r\nBack when I was a much younger artist, I will admit that the biggest difference between my male and female figures was the hair. As an adult though, I know that simply giving a male figure short hair is not going to be enough to make it look realistic. As such, I need to remember what a man\'s hair looks like -- and as with many of the examples above, angles are going to play a key role again.\r\n\r\nA man\'s hairline starts farther back than a female hairline -- you will be giving the face the appearance of a longer forehead, again helping to highlight a gender difference. When you draw a man\'s hair, you should be seeking (in most cases) to eliminate the waves and curls that help to define female hair. Short hair might be a crutch for some artists, but it is a crutch that is well worth using. Shading in a crew or buzz cut is a good way to create a \"male\" shorthand for a figure.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-buzz-cut.jpg\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-998 aligncenter\" alt=\"\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-buzz-cut.jpg\" width=\"480\" height=\"272\" /></a></p>\r\nAs an aside, try not to be lazy with facial hair. Yes, it is a primary male signifier. It is not, however, something that has to be done on every male figure. If you are going to go with stubble, something that will appear on the face of any male character above puberty from time to time, be subtle -- you are mostly shading. You are only drawing individual hairs if you are aiming for an incredibly close up and detailed rendering. If you draw a moustache or beard, though, be aware that you are dealing with something that requires as much attention to volume and depth as the hair on the head.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_997\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"399\"]<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-bearded-ahmed-shah-massoud.jpg\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-997 \" alt=\"\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-man-bearded-ahmed-shah-massoud.jpg\" width=\"399\" height=\"480\" /></a> Drawing of Ahmed Shah Massoud<br />© Elena Duvernay | Dreamstime.com[/caption]\r\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 1.17em; line-height: 1.5em;\">Modifications, Changes, and Your Style</span></h3>\r\nNow, all of the information above is certainly able to be modified. I enjoy following these very standard guidelines because they provide a great visual shorthand, but you always need to experiment. The best way for you to draw a male subject with which you are comfortable is to keep practicing. You might find that you want to change the proportions a bit or that you feel like a less angular style works -- and that\'s fine. But mastering these basics will help you to learn how to experiment in the future.\r\n\r\nDrawing a male figure is not too hard once you get the hang of it. I know that it can be frustrating to feel locked out of drawing half the population, but the tips above will help. Take some time to apply these tips to your next drawing session and see what they do. Add a bit of angularity, play up the features and add some muscle -- doing so will give you the groundwork for drawing a great male figure.','So, You Want To Draw Guys? Here Is How To Draw A Man','','inherit','open','open','','990-revision-v1','','','2014-05-06 20:37:06','2014-05-07 03:37:06','',990,'http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/990-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1010,2,'2014-05-06 20:38:26','2014-05-07 03:38:26','<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/nirma.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-73\" alt=\"\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/nirma-221x300.jpg\" width=\"221\" height=\"300\" /></a>Have you always wanted to draw a realistic human face? Many people feel anxious if they are asked to draw people because they fear that their facial drawing will bear no likeness to the person. Portraiture is the art of creating portraits. A portrait can be defined as a drawing, sculpture, painting or photograph of a particular person. In short, portraits are two-dimensional artistic representations of the three dimensional human face.  Drawing a person is not as hard as it looks but many find capturing the likeness is the most difficult part of facial drawing.  A good sketch of the human face should capture the likeness using perspective, proportion, accurate shading and contours. So, let\'s find out how to draw people and explore various ways of bringing portraiture to life. But first things first…don\'t be a bad workman who blames his tools. Invest in some good art materials and learn to use them in the right way.  Listed below are some of the main art materials used to create good drawings.\r\n<h3>Tools Used to Draw Realistically</h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Good quality acid-free drawing paper</li>\r\n	<li>A high-quality mechanical pencil</li>\r\n	<li>A boxed set of pencils (offers a selection of different pencils that will help you to achieve a variety of results)</li>\r\n	<li>A pencil sharpening tool</li>\r\n	<li>Kneaded erasers</li>\r\n	<li>A blending stump or a tortillion</li>\r\n	<li>A can of fixative spray</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nLet\'s take a brief moment to chat about the drawing implements mentioned above.\r\n\r\nWhen you begin to sketch your first portrait, you will make mistakes but errors can be rubbed out time and time again if you use quality paper. Cheap erasers work but they are not as effective as a kneaded eraser. Sharp pencils are easier to work with, so buy a good quality pencil sharpener or use a high-quality mechanical pencil with graphite lead. Pencil is a great medium and pencil art can be rubbed with blending stumps to create light and shade. The finished artwork should be sprayed with a fixative to protect it and to prevent it from yellowing and smudging.\r\n<h3>Helpful Drawing Techniques for Drawing People</h3>\r\nNow we can move on to discuss some common drawing techniques. Some of the most popular techniques used in drawing include:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Contour lines</li>\r\n	<li>Hatching and crosshatching</li>\r\n	<li>Smooth shading</li>\r\n	<li>Circles and scribbles</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nWhy use these <a title=\"Simple Drawing Techniques for Realistic Pencil Portraits\" href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/simple-drawing-techniques-for-realistic-pencil-portraits/\">techniques</a> when learning how to draw? Contour lines give drawings shape and volume, and these lines can be used to create the outline when you draw a body or a face. Hatching and crosshatching are ways of creating different tones, and meticulous hatching helps to make a portrait look realistic. Smooth shading can create a subtle or deep tonal change, and this is one of the main drawing techniques used to introduce depth into artwork. Circles and scribbles will make your sketch look looser, and this simple drawing technique creates contrast.\r\n\r\nSo, you want to draw a face, but you know nothing about the techniques mentioned above?\r\n\r\nBudding artists should watch some of the many pencil drawing tutorials that can be found online. Useful online tutorials include learning how to blend and shade, realistic pencil drawing techniques, and basic pencil shading. When you have grasped the basics of pencil drawing, move on and watch step-by-step tutorials about how to draw portraits. Top online drawing tutorials include tips and tricks for general portraiture and how to create realistic pencil portraits.\r\n\r\nIt can be equally as helpful to watch videos of artists drawing people that are NOT tutorials with everything spelled out in steps. Often times, there is much to be learned from just watching an artist in action and closely observing which techniques are used.\r\n\r\nThink you HAVE to see step-by-step directions or videos of artists in action to learn techniques? Think again! Although tutorials and videos are extremely helpful, you might also be surprised to find out how much you can learn by just examining already completed work. Study drawings of people completed by other artists. Look for styles you like and try to duplicate the techniques you think they used. Some of the most famous artists became famous by studying the works of masters that came before them. Just remember, you can just as well learn from an artist who is not yet a master. All artists have something valuable to share.\r\n<h3>Draw a Face Step-By-Step<b> </b></h3>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/030596.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-751 alignright\" alt=\"030596\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/030596-232x300.jpg\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" /></a>Following are a few basic guidelines to keep in mind when it comes to drawing faces. Try these out by referring to a photograph, or just draw a random person from your imagination!\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Human heads are not circular. Always remember that humans have egg-shaped faces. Begin your sketch by creating an oval outline that tapers towards the bottom.</li>\r\n	<li>Map out the facial proportions by drawing a faint line down the center of the oval and a fine horizontal line through the center of the face.</li>\r\n	<li>Position the nose on the face by penciling a dividing line in the center of the lower half of the face. The lines that have been drawn on the bottom half of the face should form a cross. The base of the nose should be penciled in at the top of the center of the cross and one nostril will be sketched at either side.</li>\r\n	<li>Draw the mouth onto the face using a fine pencil line in between the base of the nose and the bottom of the chin. The bottom lip should sit on the dividing line just drawn. Create a line where the two lips meet, then move on to draw in the bottom and top lip lines.</li>\r\n	<li>Add the eyes to your facial drawing. The center of the eye sockets will be in line with the middle of the central horizontal line. Think of the eyeballs as two large circular balls, partially concealed behind the top and bottom eyelids. The eyebrow will sit on top and the cheekbone should rest on the bottom of the shape. Look closely at the eyes of the person you are drawing before drawing in the shapes. Some people have large round eyes and others have almond-shaped eyes, so draw your eyes accordingly. In general, the central space left between the eyes should be equivalent to the width of one eye. Remember, the iris of the eye is made up of many different shades.</li>\r\n	<li>Draw in the eyelids. The eyelid should be drawn in over the top of the eye and the base of the lid will come down to cover the very top of the iris. Use some of the shading techniques mentioned earlier to define the shape of the eye socket.</li>\r\n	<li>When you are satisfied with the facial shape and features you can add the neck, ears, and hair to the face.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nAlthough there is <a title=\"How to Draw Faces: Tips, Techniques and Short Tutorials\" href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/how-to-draw-faces-tips-techniques-and-short-tutorials/\">more to learn</a>, these tips will hopefully give you a helpful start with how to draw faces. But humans have more than just a head and a face. People have bodies and wear clothes. If you want to learn more about methods of sketching bodies and people in clothes, please read on.\r\n<h3>Drawing the Human Form</h3>\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/how-to-draw-people-figure.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-964 alignright\" alt=\"\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/how-to-draw-people-figure-182x300.jpg\" width=\"182\" height=\"300\" /></a></span><a title=\"Keeping it Simple: The Straight Forward Step-By-Step Guide to Drawing the Body\" href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/keeping-it-simple-the-straight-forward-step-by-step-guide-to-drawing-the-body/\">Sketching the human body</a> in all positions is commonly referred to as \"figure drawing\" and there are many different ways of drawing the human body. Different types of figure drawing include:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Sketching</li>\r\n	<li>Life drawing</li>\r\n	<li>Emotive drawing</li>\r\n	<li>Perspective drawing</li>\r\n	<li>Illustration drawing</li>\r\n	<li>Diagrammatic drawing</li>\r\n	<li>Analytic drawing</li>\r\n	<li>Geometric drawing</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nA sketch is an informal drawing and figure sketching helps us to learn how to draw a realistic human figure. Lots of amateur artists enjoy drawing the human figure by studying a live model and life drawing is an essential part of art. People have personalities and characters and emotive drawing is used to express the subject\'s personality. Perspective drawing represents scale, eye-level, surface, planes, light, space and volume. An illustrative drawing is a piece of artwork that comes from a photograph, painting or sketch whereas a diagrammatic drawing is a well-planned piece of art. An analytic drawing of a person will be realistic; the person will be drawn in proportion and those who find it hard to draw people may get on well with geometric figure drawing.\r\n\r\nAdditionally, when you are drawing people you should obviously keep in mind the differences between men and women. For example, when <a title=\"How To Draw Women That Really Look Like Women\" href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/how-to-draw-women-that-really-look-like-women/\">drawing a woman</a>, you will draw smoother, more graceful features. You will draw a proportionately larger pelvis and slender shoulders. When <a title=\"So, You Want To Draw Guys? Here Is How To Draw A Man\" href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/so-you-want-to-draw-guys-here-is-how-to-draw-a-man/\">drawing a man</a>, you will draw features with a more rugged, muscular appearance. You will draw broader shoulders and a proportionately larger rib cage.\r\n<h3>Drawing Clothing</h3>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/how-to-draw-clothes-clothed-figure.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-938 alignright\" alt=\"how to draw clothes clothed figure\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/how-to-draw-clothes-clothed-figure-211x300.jpg\" width=\"211\" height=\"300\" /></a>Look at some of the online images of people who are wearing clothes and you will see that every person wears their clothes differently. Artists who want to learn how to sketch people wearing clothing will have to examine the clothing closely. Take a close look, and you will see a recurrence of seven different kinds of folds:\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Pipe</li>\r\n	<li>Zigzag</li>\r\n	<li>Half-lock</li>\r\n	<li>Spiral</li>\r\n	<li>Diaper</li>\r\n	<li>Drop</li>\r\n	<li>Inert</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nLearn how to apply <a title=\"Picture Perfect Clothing – A Beginner’s Guide to Sketching Clothes\" href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/picture-perfect-clothing-a-beginners-guide-to-sketching-clothes/\">design, details, and these folds</a>, and you can draw practically any type of clothing on a person!\r\n<h3>Draw Children Step-By Step</h3>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_643\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"221\"]<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/ashley.jpg\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-643\" alt=\"&quot;Ashley&quot; by Jack Pearce\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/ashley-221x300.jpg\" width=\"221\" height=\"300\" /></a> \"Ashley\" by Jack Pearce[/caption]\r\n\r\nMany of us try to sketch our children because that drawing will act as a personal reminder of how much we love and cherish them. However, there are major differences between an adult’s face and a child\'s face. It is all too easy to make a young child look much older when drawn, so it pays to keep a drawing of a child simple. Let\'s look at an easy way to draw a child.\r\n<ul>\r\n	<li>Sketch a small oval-shaped (but almost circular) head. The younger the child, the more circular the head will be.</li>\r\n	<li>Divide the small face into four using a vertical and a horizontal line.</li>\r\n	<li>Make large round eyes that rest on the horizontal guideline. The eyebrows sit above this line.</li>\r\n	<li>Create a small triangle to form the nose.</li>\r\n	<li>Draw a curved line to create the young mouth.</li>\r\n	<li>Add some thick bobbed hair (or thin hair, depending on the subject and age).</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nThis is a simple way to draw a child. The basic sketch is straightforward and the drawing is not detailed, but this easy way of drawing children works well for many. Now the more you <a title=\"Tips and Tricks for How to Draw Children\" href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/tips-and-tricks-for-how-to-draw-children/\">draw boys and girls of different ages</a>, the more you will realize other differences between babies, toddlers, school-age kids, and teenagers.\r\n<h3>Mastering the Art of Pencil Portraits</h3>\r\nItalian portrait artist <a title=\"The Photographic Pencil-Drawn Portraits of Franco Clun\" href=\"http://www.odditycentral.com/pics/the-photographic-pencil-drawn-portraits-of-franco-clun.html\" target=\"_blank\">Franco Clun</a> and Russian portrait artist <a title=\"Pencil Art by Olga Melamory Larionova\" href=\"http://www.cuded.com/2013/01/pencil-art-by-olga-melamory-larionova/\" target=\"_blank\">Olga Larionova</a> create incredibly realistic pencil drawings, yet they never took a formal art class. They are just two examples of how anyone from any background, with enough determination to consistently practice and learn, can eventually become a master portrait artist. Talented artists know how to bring their work to life, but you must never forget that every successful artist started out as an amateur.\r\n\r\nIt will take time to teach yourself how to draw people. In fact, it could take months or even years to master the craft at a level that you are satisfied with. But practice will improve your drawing, and the people that you draw will start to look more and more realistic. If at first you don\'t succeed, try, try and try again! You will see that if you practice on a regular basis, you will not need to wait months. You will realize small successes and make gradual progress with each drawing that will keep you motivated enough to keep at it!\r\n\r\nAmateur artists can learn how to draw people with confidence, and beginners shouldn\'t be afraid to make mistakes. The information found throughout <a title=\"Let\'s Draw People\" href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com\">this site</a> will help you to learn how to draw people, and more importantly, how to eventually become a skilled pencil portrait artist. Make use of our articles, tutorials, and videos, and then start enjoying and employing your artistic talents today!','Let\'s See How to Draw People','','inherit','open','open','','66-revision-v1','','','2014-05-06 20:38:26','2014-05-07 03:38:26','',66,'http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/66-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1148,2,'2014-06-09 08:22:46','2014-06-09 15:22:46','Here\'s how to draw Lucy Liu.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1137\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"333\"]<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Lucy-Liu-reference-photo.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-1137\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Lucy-Liu-reference-photo.jpg\" alt=\" © Carrienelson1 | Dreamstime.com\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" /></a> <strong> © <a href=\"http://www.dreamstime.com/carrienelson1_info\">Carrienelson1</a> | <a href=\"http://www.dreamstime.com/\">Dreamstime.com</a></strong>[/caption]\r\n<h3>Draw an Outline of the Head</h3>\r\nThe head is 3 inches tall on the reference photo. Scaled my drawing twice the size of my reference photo.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/drawing-lucy-liu-head-outline.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1145\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/drawing-lucy-liu-head-outline.jpg\" alt=\"drawing lucy liu head outline\" width=\"800\" height=\"273\" /></a>\r\n<h3> Correctly Place the Eyes</h3>\r\nThree inches from the top\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/drawing-lucy-liu-eye-placement.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1147\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/drawing-lucy-liu-eye-placement.jpg\" alt=\"drawing lucy liu eye placement\" width=\"800\" height=\"267\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Take the Mystery Out of Drawing Lucy Liu','','inherit','open','open','','1132-revision-v1','','','2014-06-09 08:22:46','2014-06-09 15:22:46','',1132,'http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/1132-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1151,2,'2014-06-09 12:57:01','2014-06-09 19:57:01','','drawing lucy liu eye placement 2','','inherit','open','open','','drawing-lucy-liu-eye-placement-2','','','2014-06-09 12:57:01','2014-06-09 19:57:01','',1132,'http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/drawing-lucy-liu-eye-placement-2.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(1154,2,'2014-06-09 16:12:47','2014-06-09 23:12:47','','drawing lucy liu eye placement','','inherit','open','open','','drawing-lucy-liu-eye-placement','','','2014-06-09 16:12:47','2014-06-09 23:12:47','',1132,'http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/drawing-lucy-liu-eye-placement.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(1021,2,'2014-05-09 22:44:51','2014-05-10 05:44:51','Here is a speed drawing video I did of an elderly man in a hat, the brim shielding the bright sun from his eyes. I used a light box and grid to sketch the initial line drawing on Bristol board paper. Then I added the light and dark tones. Finally I blended in layers of detail. This drawing took me around 10 hours to complete. Depending on the amount of detail I chose to add, it could have easily taken fewer or many more hours! This video condenses the process into 5 minutes. Enjoy!\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_901\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"372\"]<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/elderly-man-in-hat-reference.jpg\"><img class=\" wp-image-901 \" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/elderly-man-in-hat-reference-681x1024.jpg\" alt=\" © Kelpfish | Dreamstime.com\" width=\"372\" height=\"559\" /></a> <strong> © <a href=\"http://www.dreamstime.com/kelpfish_info\">Kelpfish</a> | <a href=\"http://www.dreamstime.com/\">Dreamstime.com</a></strong>[/caption]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/elderly-man-in-hat.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-902\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/elderly-man-in-hat.jpg\" alt=\"elderly man in hat\" width=\"456\" height=\"568\" /></a></p>','Detailed Speed Drawing of Elderly Man in a Hat','','inherit','open','open','','900-revision-v1','','','2014-05-09 22:44:51','2014-05-10 05:44:51','',900,'http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/900-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1014,2,'2014-05-09 22:28:17','2014-05-10 05:28:17','<center><iframe src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/cpQDGSG_9qk?rel=0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"></iframe></center>\r\nHere is a speed drawing video I did of an elderly man in a hat, the brim shielding the bright sun from his eyes. I used a light box and grid to sketch the initial line drawing on Bristol board paper. Then I added the light and dark tones. Finally I blended in layers of detail. This drawing took me around 10 hours to complete. Depending on the amount of detail I chose to add, it could have easily taken fewer or many more hours! This video condenses the process into 5 minutes. Enjoy!\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_901\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"372\"]<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/elderly-man-in-hat-reference.jpg\"><img class=\" wp-image-901 \" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/elderly-man-in-hat-reference-681x1024.jpg\" alt=\" © Kelpfish | Dreamstime.com\" width=\"372\" height=\"559\" /></a> <strong> © <a href=\"http://www.dreamstime.com/kelpfish_info\">Kelpfish</a> | <a href=\"http://www.dreamstime.com/\">Dreamstime.com</a></strong>[/caption]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/elderly-man-in-hat.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-902\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/elderly-man-in-hat.jpg\" alt=\"elderly man in hat\" width=\"456\" height=\"568\" /></a></p>','Detailed Speed Drawing of Elderly Man in a Hat','','inherit','open','open','','900-revision-v1','','','2014-05-09 22:28:17','2014-05-10 05:28:17','',900,'http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/900-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1015,2,'2014-05-09 22:31:22','2014-05-10 05:31:22','<center><iframe src=\"http://www.youtube.com/embed/kJw_7IeQEZ8?rel=0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"></iframe></center>\r\nWhen making a drawing of celebrities (or anyone else, for that matter), it’s helpful to look for characteristics in their features that stand out or make them unique. Noticing these characteristics and including them in your drawing will help you to create a closer, more accurate likeness. In this tutorial, we will use this reference photo to learn how to draw Justin Bieber. Justin is a very popular star, and his face is known all over the world. I will point out some key characteristics of Justin’s facial features along the way that will help us get a likeness that is close to his. So here we go… watch the video above, read the steps below, and try your hand at it too!\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_852\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"320\"]<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Justin-Bieber-arrives.jpg\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-852     \" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Justin-Bieber-arrives.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"480\" /></a> <strong> © <a href=\"http://www.dreamstime.com/carrienelson1_info\">Carrienelson1</a> | <a href=\"http://www.dreamstime.com/\">Dreamstime.com</a></strong>[/caption]\r\n<h3>Step 1: Make a Grid and Guidelines</h3>\r\nMake a grid of 3 squares by 5 squares. As you follow along with me, try to draw as accurately as possible what you see in each square to keep things in proportion. Next, draw some basic guidelines for the face. Our reference photo is a recent picture of the Biebs, so since he is growing older, our “oval” shape will reflect a longer and more narrow face than when Justin was a younger child. Also, notice the lightly-drawn guidelines that will serve as rough placement for the center of the face, eyes, nose, and mouth.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/01-bieber-grid.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-727\" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/01-bieber-grid.jpg\" alt=\"\" height=\"600\" /></a></p>\r\n\r\n<h3>Step 2: Draw the Eyes</h3>\r\nNotice in the previous step I said “rough placement”. Guidelines are meant to give you general guidance, but you don’t have to be tied to them. So, rather than drawing the eyes directly on the guideline, I drew them just below the line, with the eyebrows above the guideline. Justin has noticeable eyelashes, so I didn’t leave those out of the drawing. In addition, there is a tiny bit of foreshortening present since Justin’s head is slightly turned. Therefore, I decided to leave one eye looking a little smaller than the other.\r\n<h3><a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/02-bieber-eyes.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-728\" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/02-bieber-eyes.jpg\" alt=\"\" height=\"600\" /></a></h3>\r\n<h3>Step 3: Make Justin’s Nose</h3>\r\nOur reference photo shows a nose with a rather short bridge and round tip. You can almost see the “ball” of cartilage at the bottom. These are distinguishing features to include when drawing Justin Bieber’s nose. A not-so distinguishing feature (since it’s common to just about everyone) is how the outer part of the nostril is practically in line with the inside corner of the eye.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/03-bieber-nose.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-729\" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/03-bieber-nose.jpg\" alt=\"\" height=\"600\" /></a></p>\r\n\r\n<h3>Step 4: Draw His Mouth</h3>\r\nUse a combination of lines and shading to form some of the curves in Justin’s lips. The front teeth that are visible in our photo look very similar in size. Take your time with the teeth. They can be tricky to draw but go a long way with forming a likeness. Also, draw some of the subtle lines outside the corners of Justin’s mouth that form his smile and cheeks.\r\n<h3><a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/04-bieber-mouth.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-730\" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/04-bieber-mouth.jpg\" alt=\"\" height=\"600\" /></a></h3>\r\n<h3>Step 5: Form the Ears and the Outline of the Face</h3>\r\nOnce again, because of foreshortening, one ear is clearly visible and the other is obstructed by Justin’s face and barely noticeable. Just try to draw the outer part of the lobe that can be seen. Be sure to draw the earrings that Justin likes to sport too. Notice as well the characteristic lines that connect the cheeks to the chin.\r\n<h3><a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/05-bieber-ears.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-731\" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/05-bieber-ears.jpg\" alt=\"\" height=\"600\" /></a></h3>\r\n<h3>Step 6: Draw Justin’s Hair</h3>\r\nOkay, so far we are doing good, but it looks like we have a bald Biebs. What would a drawing of Justin Bieber be without all of that hair? He’s got a lot of it that sits thick above the top of his skull. You are going to have to pay attention to how the hair is styled in different directions, and just “go with the flow”.  Draw lines that go in the direction of the hair growth. Use the reference photo to assist you. You can see how he has a lot of strands curving upward from the hairline. Use combinations of dark against light as shown here to build volume. Draw a few hairs that are loose and hang away from the mass.\r\n<h3><a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/06-bieber-hair.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-732\" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/06-bieber-hair.jpg\" alt=\"\" height=\"600\" /></a></h3>\r\n<h3>Step 7: Draw the Neck and Jacket</h3>\r\nThere’s not too much to this part. We notice Justin wearing a t-shirt and jacket with a chain around his neck. We don’t see the whole chain, since it hangs down out of our view. Do draw a bit of a shadow that Justin’s chin casts on his neck.\r\n<h3><a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/07-bieber-neck.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-733\" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/07-bieber-neck.jpg\" alt=\"\" height=\"600\" /></a></h3>\r\n<h3>Step 8: Erase and Add Final Details</h3>\r\nCarefully erase your guidelines. This includes your square gridlines and any facial guidelines you no longer want. A kneaded eraser is useful for this part, as it helps you maneuver around what you want to keep. Add in some final details. These could include a few moles unique to Justin’s face, a few extra strands or highlights in the hair (again, great use for the kneaded eraser!), or just some other features you want to go back and better define. Add as much or as little shading as you want to make you satisfied with your final drawing.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/08-bieber.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-734\" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" title=\"how to draw Justin Bieber\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/08-bieber.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"455\" height=\"600\" /></a></p>\r\nThere you have it, a few simple steps for how to draw Justin Bieber! Remember, even if your finished drawing doesn’t look completely like Justin, including facial characteristics that are unique to him will help with the resemblance. And of course, the more detail and shading you include, the more realistic your drawing of Justin Bieber will look. There’s no set rule as to how much detail to include. It all just depends on what level of realism you are trying to achieve!\r\n<script src=\"//assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js\"></script>','How to Draw Justin Bieber','','inherit','open','open','','165-revision-v1','','','2014-05-09 22:31:22','2014-05-10 05:31:22','',165,'http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/165-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1019,2,'2014-05-09 22:42:10','2014-05-10 05:42:10','<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/nose-tips.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-80\" title=\"nose tips\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/nose-tips-300x275.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"275\" /></a>If you have trouble when it comes to drawing noses, you are not alone. For many people, the nose seems to be a major sticking point. If you want to know how to draw noses better, just read the following tips!\r\n<h3>Placement</h3>\r\nAlthough noses do come in many shapes and sizes, they all have the same placement on the face. They are generally one eye-width wide and come down to halfway between the eyebrows and chin.\r\n<h3>Projection</h3>\r\nYou should study examples of different noses to see how they project from the face. Some noses seem to curve inward from between the eyes before the bridge comes out, and others can jut out quite prominently from the face.\r\n<h3>Bridge</h3>\r\nWhen drawing the bridge of the nose, be careful not to use solid lines on both sides. Your nose will look more cartoonish. Now if that is what you’re going for, then it’s fine. For a less cartoon-like nose, think of the bridge as three surfaces: the front with two sides sloping down to the face. I usually will note the light source and maybe put a very light, broken line on the lit side. On the other side, some light shading with short, slanted zig-zag lines works.\r\n<h3>Tip</h3>\r\nThink of the tip and bottom part of the nose as 3 little spheres. Just as with the bridge, think “light lines” when representing the tip.\r\n<h3>Nostrils</h3>\r\nDon’t forget to draw the little piece of cartilage below the tip that separates the nostrils. If you focus on drawing the surrounding skin and not the holes themselves, the nostrils will take care of themselves.\r\n\r\nSo, I know these are all common-knowledge facts about noses, but they are little things people sometimes forget to think about when drawing them. The next time you <a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/category/features/noses/\">draw a nose</a>, keep these tips in mind that apply to all noses, but also draw the unique characteristics of each part of the nose that will give individuality!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Tips for How to Draw Noses','','inherit','open','open','','77-revision-v1','','','2014-05-09 22:42:10','2014-05-10 05:42:10','',77,'http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/77-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1016,2,'2014-05-09 22:32:58','2014-05-10 05:32:58','<center><iframe src=\"http://www.youtube.com/embed/PjHB_fm1VTA?rel-0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"></iframe></center>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/nose-tips.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-80\" title=\"nose tips\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/nose-tips-300x275.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"275\" /></a>If you have trouble when it comes to drawing noses, you are not alone. For many people, the nose seems to be a major sticking point. If you want to know how to draw noses better, just read the following tips!\r\n<h3>Placement</h3>\r\nAlthough noses do come in many shapes and sizes, they all have the same placement on the face. They are generally one eye-width wide and come down to halfway between the eyebrows and chin.\r\n<h3>Projection</h3>\r\nYou should study examples of different noses to see how they project from the face. Some noses seem to curve inward from between the eyes before the bridge comes out, and others can jut out quite prominently from the face.\r\n<h3>Bridge</h3>\r\nWhen drawing the bridge of the nose, be careful not to use solid lines on both sides. Your nose will look more cartoonish. Now if that is what you’re going for, then it’s fine. For a less cartoon-like nose, think of the bridge as three surfaces: the front with two sides sloping down to the face. I usually will note the light source and maybe put a very light, broken line on the lit side. On the other side, some light shading with short, slanted zig-zag lines works.\r\n<h3>Tip</h3>\r\nThink of the tip and bottom part of the nose as 3 little spheres. Just as with the bridge, think “light lines” when representing the tip.\r\n<h3>Nostrils</h3>\r\nDon’t forget to draw the little piece of cartilage below the tip that separates the nostrils. If you focus on drawing the surrounding skin and not the holes themselves, the nostrils will take care of themselves.\r\n\r\nSo, I know these are all common-knowledge facts about noses, but they are little things people sometimes forget to think about when drawing them. The next time you <a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/category/features/noses/\">draw a nose</a>, keep these tips in mind that apply to all noses, but also draw the unique characteristics of each part of the nose that will give individuality!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Tips for How to Draw Noses','','inherit','open','open','','77-revision-v1','','','2014-05-09 22:32:58','2014-05-10 05:32:58','',77,'http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/77-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1017,2,'2014-05-09 22:34:23','2014-05-10 05:34:23','<center><iframe src=\"http://www.youtube.com/embed/CgfuB38izSc?rel=0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\"></iframe></center>\r\nOkay Everybody, if you want to know how to draw noses, here is a quick tutorial for how to draw a simple nose. It is a very generic nose looking straight ahead.\r\n<h3>Step 1: Sketch the Basic Shapes</h3>\r\nThink about each of the major parts of the nose as a shape. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Lightly</span> draw these shapes to serve as your guidelines. Draw a long, narrow oval for the bridge and a circle at the bottom for the tip, overlapping the oval. You can draw two half-circles (or overlapping circles) for the nostrils. I often think of the nostrils as “parentheses” when I draw them!\r\n<h3><a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/nose01.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-741\" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/nose01.jpg\" alt=\"nose01\" height=\"600\" /></a></h3>\r\n<h3>Step 2: Define the Bridge</h3>\r\nRemember to think of the bridge of the nose as three surfaces. You are going to define the two sides by drawing two light lines down the oval, and the front should take care of itself. The lines should curve away from each other at the top. Decide where the light is coming from. For this drawing, I decided it is coming from the right. Sketch some heavier shading on the left side and some very light shading on the right.\r\n<h3><a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/nose02.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-742\" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/nose02.jpg\" alt=\"nose02\" height=\"600\" /></a></h3>\r\n<h3>Step 3: Form the Nostrils</h3>\r\nStart forming the nostrils by darkening up your (parentheses) guidelines. I usually don’t make perfectly formed parentheses, because the nostrils tend to flatten out at the bottom where they meet with the face. Start drawing along the bottom part of your circle to begin the nasal passages. You have to remember that that circle represents a ball of cartilage, and there is a little cartilage between the nasal passages too.\r\n<h3><a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/nose03.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-747\" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/nose03.jpg\" alt=\"nose03\" height=\"600\" /></a></h3>\r\n<h3>Step 4: Finish the Tip and Touch Up</h3>\r\nSo for the tip of the nose, I added a little shading to round out the ball and the top of the nostrils. Then I erased most of my guidelines; you know, those shapes we began with. Since this is a sketch, I sometimes like to leave a few guidelines and stray marks in. It can add to your artwork.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/nose04.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-748\" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/nose04.jpg\" alt=\"\" height=\"600\" /></a></p>\r\nSo there you have it…the basics for drawing a basic nose! Remember, noses come in many shapes and sizes, just as all facial features do. Still though, you can apply these basic techniques to fit any type of nose you want to draw! 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At <a title=\"Let\'s Draw People\" href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com\">Let\'s Draw People</a>, it is our mission to awaken the inner artist in everyday people (including you!)...by drawing people. We believe that no matter which path in life you followed, you can rediscover and reignite that childhood passion of drawing you had when you were scribbling smiley faces and sketching stick figures. The reason we do what we do is to help other \"aspiring\" portrait artists who wish to improve their skills when it comes to drawing people.\r\n<h4>OUR GOAL</h4>\r\nOur goal is to build a community of people from all walks of life who commit to spending more time on what they have always enjoyed doing...drawing people! Our aim is for people who don\'t draw everyday to realize their true hidden talents and potential, to begin creating realistic pencil portraits that will amaze themselves and those they know and love.\r\n<h4>HOW WE DO IT</h4>\r\nMaybe you wish to learn how to draw something more advanced than a stick person. You wanted to learn, but life, jobs, and family got in the way and now your kids can draw people better than you. Or, maybe you already have some artistic talent, but you always struggle when it comes to drawing people. You often say, \"Does her face look right to you?\" or \"I can\'t keep from drawing his hand crooked.\"\r\n\r\nWhether you are just starting to draw all over again or you have some experience, Let\'s Draw People lets you take your skills as an aspiring portrait artist to the next level. Here you will find tips and techniques to help you draw the human face and form in a variety of styles. We have informative articles, step-by-step tutorials and pictures, and how-to videos by a selection of artists that can accommodate your needs and abilities. As your skills develop, you may be able to eventually share your work on this site to have your artwork recognized and appreciated by our followers. Better yet, you may be able to become a contributing artist and author for us!\r\n<h4>HOW WE GOT STARTED</h4>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/self-portrait-sketch.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-1026 size-medium\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/self-portrait-sketch-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"self portrait sketch\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>Let\'s Draw People was founded by Jack Pearce, a guy who had a love for drawing ever since he was 3 years old and never really grew out of it. Although he loved drawing everything under the sun, Jack always had a special fascination with drawing people. The more Jack\'s skills developed, the more he wanted to focus on drawing people, especially realistic portraits in pencil (his favorite medium). Although Jack chose a career path different from that of a professional artist, he has drawn many commissioned portraits for people wanting custom portrait artwork, and he still draws and sketches people in his spare time for fun.\r\n\r\nWhenever Jack does draw people, it triggers that childhood passion and desire to draw all the time. He formed Let\'s Draw People as a way to bring together others who have similar experiences, who have that wish of having the freedom to draw all day long as they so innocently did as kids. He formed Let\'s Draw People as a way to bring together aspiring portrait artists of all ability levels who want to share their knowledge and artwork, to help others learn, and to motivate each other to carve out more time for their passion for drawing, no matter how much life gets in the way.\r\n<h4>NOW, YOU GET STARTED!</h4>\r\n<a style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\" title=\"Let\'s Draw People\" href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com\">Check back often</a><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\"> to find new articles and videos that will help you to better understand how to draw people! Also, we invite you to subscribe to our mailing list and join our growing social community on <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/letsdrawpeople\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook</a>, <a href=\"http://www.pinterest.com/letsdrawpeople\" target=\"_blank\">Pinterest</a>, and <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/user/letsdrawpeople\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube</a> to stay up-to-date on the latest articles, tutorials, and artwork!</span>','About Us','','inherit','open','open','','45-revision-v1','','','2014-05-11 06:32:11','2014-05-11 13:32:11','',45,'http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/45-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1030,2,'2014-05-11 06:39:10','2014-05-11 13:39:10','<h4>OUR MISSION</h4>\r\nWelcome! At <a title=\"Let\'s Draw People\" href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com\">Let\'s Draw People</a>, it is our mission to awaken the inner artist in everyday people (including you!)...by drawing people. We believe that no matter which path in life you followed, you can rediscover and reignite that childhood passion of drawing you had when you were scribbling smiley faces and sketching stick figures. The reason we do what we do is to help other \"aspiring\" portrait artists who wish to improve their skills when it comes to drawing people.\r\n<h4>OUR GOAL</h4>\r\nOur goal is to build a community of people from all walks of life who commit to spending more time on what they have always enjoyed doing...drawing people! Our aim is for people who don\'t draw everyday to realize their true hidden talents and potential, to begin creating realistic pencil portraits that will amaze themselves and those they know and love.\r\n<h4>HOW WE DO IT</h4>\r\nMaybe you wish to learn how to draw something more advanced than a stick person. You wanted to learn, but life, jobs, and family got in the way and now your kids can draw people better than you. Or, maybe you already have some artistic talent, but you always struggle when it comes to drawing people. You often say, \"Does her face look right to you?\" or \"I can\'t keep from drawing his hand crooked.\"\r\n\r\nWhether you are just starting to draw all over again or you have some experience, Let\'s Draw People lets you take your skills as an aspiring portrait artist to the next level. Here you will find tips and techniques to help you draw the human face and form in a variety of styles. We have informative articles, step-by-step tutorials and pictures, and how-to videos by a selection of artists that can accommodate your needs and abilities. As your skills develop, you may be able to eventually share your work on this site to have your artwork recognized and appreciated by our followers. Better yet, you may be able to become a contributing artist and author for us!\r\n<h4>HOW WE GOT STARTED</h4>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/self-portrait-sketch.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-1026 size-medium\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/self-portrait-sketch-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"self portrait sketch\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>Let\'s Draw People was founded by Jack Pearce, a guy who had a love for drawing ever since he was 3 years old and never really grew out of it. Although he loved drawing everything under the sun, Jack always had a special fascination with drawing people. The more Jack\'s skills developed, the more he wanted to focus on drawing people, especially realistic portraits in pencil (his favorite medium). Although Jack chose a career path different from that of a professional artist, he has drawn many commissioned portraits for people wanting custom portrait artwork, and he still draws and sketches people in his spare time for fun.\r\n\r\nWhenever Jack does draw people, it triggers that childhood passion and desire to draw all the time. He formed Let\'s Draw People as a way to bring together others who have similar experiences, who have that wish of having the freedom to draw all day long as they so innocently did as kids. He formed Let\'s Draw People as a way to bring together aspiring portrait artists of all ability levels who want to share their knowledge and artwork, to help others learn, and to motivate each other to carve out more time for their passion for drawing, no matter how much life gets in the way.\r\n<h4>NOW, YOU GET STARTED!</h4>\r\n<a style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\" title=\"Let\'s Draw People\" href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com\">Check back often</a><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\"> to find new articles and videos that will help you to better understand how to draw people! Also, we invite you to join our growing social community on <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/letsdrawpeople\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook</a>, <a href=\"http://www.pinterest.com/letsdrawpeople\" target=\"_blank\">Pinterest</a>, and <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/user/letsdrawpeople\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube</a> to stay up-to-date on the latest articles, tutorials, and artwork!</span>','About Us','','inherit','open','open','','45-revision-v1','','','2014-05-11 06:39:10','2014-05-11 13:39:10','',45,'http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/45-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1032,2,'2014-05-11 09:37:52','2014-05-11 16:37:52','The following terms and conditions govern all use of the LetsDrawPeople.com website and all content, services, and products available at or through the website (taken together, the Website). The Website is owned and operated by Keen Milestones (\"Keen Milestones\"). 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Each of the parties irrevocably consents to the exclusive personal jurisdiction of the federal and state courts located in Nevada, as applicable, for any matter arising out of or relating to this Agreement, except that in actions seeking to enforce any order or any judgment of such federal or state courts located in Nevada, such personal jurisdiction shall be nonexclusive.</li>\r\n</ol>','Terms of Service','','inherit','open','open','','507-revision-v1','','','2014-05-11 09:37:52','2014-05-11 16:37:52','',507,'http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/507-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1034,2,'2014-05-11 11:44:06','2014-05-11 18:44:06','Keen Milestones (\"<b>Keen Milestones</b>\") operates <a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com\">LetsDrawPeople.com</a> and may operate other websites. It is Keen Milestones\' policy to respect your privacy regarding any information we may collect while operating our websites.\r\n<h4>Website Visitors</h4>\r\nLike most website operators, Keen Milestones collects non-personally-identifying information of the sort that web browsers and servers typically make available, such as the browser type, language preference, referring site, and the date and time of each visitor request. Keen Milestones\' purpose in collecting non-personally identifying information is to better understand how Keen Milestones\' visitors use its website. From time to time, Keen Milestones may release non-personally-identifying information in the aggregate, e.g., by publishing a report on trends in the usage of its website.\r\n\r\nKeen Milestones also collects potentially personally-identifying information like Internet Protocol (IP) addresses for logged in users and for users leaving comments on LetsDrawPeople.com. Keen Milestones only discloses logged in user and commenter IP addresses under the same circumstances that it uses and discloses personally-identifying information as described below, except that commenter IP addresses are visible and disclosed to the administrators of the blog/site where the comment was left.\r\n<h4>Gathering of Personally-Identifying Information</h4>\r\nCertain visitors to Keen Milestones\' websites choose to interact with Keen Milestones in ways that require Keen Milestones to gather personally-identifying information. The amount and type of information that Keen Milestones gathers depends on the nature of the interaction. For example, we ask visitors who sign up at LetsDrawPeople.com to provide an email address. Those who engage in transactions with Keen Milestones are asked to provide additional information, including as necessary the personal and financial information required to process those transactions. In each case, Keen Milestones collects such information only insofar as is necessary or appropriate to fulfill the purpose of the visitor\'s interaction with Keen Milestones. Keen Milestones does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below. And visitors can always refuse to supply personally-identifying information, with the caveat that it may prevent them from engaging in certain website-related activities.\r\n<h4>Aggregated Statistics</h4>\r\nKeen Milestones may collect statistics about the behavior of visitors to its websites. Keen Milestones may display this information publicly or provide it to others. 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Other than to its employees, contractors, and affiliated organizations, as described above, Keen Milestones discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only in response to a subpoena, court order, or other governmental request, or when Keen Milestones believes in good faith that disclosure is reasonably necessary to protect the property or rights of Keen Milestones, third parties, or the public at large. If you are a registered user of a Keen Milestones website and have supplied your email address, Keen Milestones may occasionally send you an email to tell you about new features, solicit your feedback, or just keep you up to date with what\'s going on with Keen Milestones and our products. If you send us a request (for example via email or via one of our feedback mechanisms), we reserve the right to publish it in order to help us clarify or respond to your request or to help us support other users. Keen Milestones takes all measures reasonably necessary to protect against the unauthorized access, use, alteration or destruction of potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information.\r\n<h4>Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act Compliance</h4>\r\nWe are in compliance with the requirements of COPPA (Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act), we do not collect any information from anyone under 13 years of age. Our website, products and services are all directed to people who are at least 13 years old or older.\r\n<h4>Cookies</h4>\r\nA cookie is a string of information that a website stores on a visitor\'s computer, and that the visitor\'s browser provides to the website each time the visitor returns. Keen Milestones uses cookies to help Keen Milestones identify and track visitors, their usage of Keen Milestones website, and their website access preferences. Keen Milestones visitors who do not wish to have cookies placed on their computers should set their browsers to refuse cookies before using Keen Milestones\' websites, with the drawback that certain features of Keen Milestones\' websites may not function properly without the aid of cookies.\r\n<h4>Business Transfers</h4>\r\nIf Keen Milestones, or substantially all of its assets, were acquired, or in the unlikely event that Keen Milestones goes out of business or enters bankruptcy, user information would be one of the assets that is transferred or acquired by a third party. You acknowledge that such transfers may occur, and that any acquirer of Keen Milestones may continue to use your personal information as set forth in this policy.\r\n<h4>Ads</h4>\r\nAds appearing on any of our websites may be delivered to users by advertising partners, who may set cookies. These cookies allow the ad server to recognize your computer each time they send you an online advertisement to compile information about you or others who use your computer. This information allows ad networks to, among other things, deliver targeted advertisements that they believe will be of most interest to you. This Privacy Policy covers the use of cookies by Keen Milestones and does not cover the use of cookies by any advertisers.\r\n<h4>Your Opt-Out Rights</h4>\r\nYou may opt-out of receiving communications from us and/or our partners by not submitting your information. We also allow you to remove your information from our marketing lists. If you remove your information from our lists, it will no longer be used by us to send promotional correspondence to you. You can remove your information from our marketing lists by clicking on the “Unsubscribe” link at the bottom of every email we send you.\r\n<h4>Changes</h4>\r\nAlthough most changes are likely to be minor, Keen Milestones may change its Privacy Policy from time to time, and in Keen Milestones\' sole discretion. Keen Milestones encourages visitors to frequently check this page for any changes to its Privacy Policy. Your continued use of this site after any change in this will constitute your acceptance of such change.\r\n\r\nThis policy was last modified on 5/11/2014.','Privacy Policy','','inherit','open','open','','14-revision-v1','','','2014-05-11 11:44:06','2014-05-11 18:44:06','',14,'http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/14-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1035,2,'2014-05-11 11:47:19','2014-05-11 18:47:19','Last Updated: May 11, 2014\r\n\r\nKeen Milestones (\"<b>Keen Milestones</b>\") operates <a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com\">LetsDrawPeople.com</a> and may operate other websites. It is Keen Milestones\' policy to respect your privacy regarding any information we may collect while operating our websites.\r\n<h4>Website Visitors</h4>\r\nLike most website operators, Keen Milestones collects non-personally-identifying information of the sort that web browsers and servers typically make available, such as the browser type, language preference, referring site, and the date and time of each visitor request. Keen Milestones\' purpose in collecting non-personally identifying information is to better understand how Keen Milestones\' visitors use its website. From time to time, Keen Milestones may release non-personally-identifying information in the aggregate, e.g., by publishing a report on trends in the usage of its website.\r\n\r\nKeen Milestones also collects potentially personally-identifying information like Internet Protocol (IP) addresses for logged in users and for users leaving comments on LetsDrawPeople.com. 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In each case, Keen Milestones collects such information only insofar as is necessary or appropriate to fulfill the purpose of the visitor\'s interaction with Keen Milestones. Keen Milestones does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below. And visitors can always refuse to supply personally-identifying information, with the caveat that it may prevent them from engaging in certain website-related activities.\r\n<h4>Aggregated Statistics</h4>\r\nKeen Milestones may collect statistics about the behavior of visitors to its websites. Keen Milestones may display this information publicly or provide it to others. However, Keen Milestones does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below.\r\n<h4>Protection of Certain Personally-Identifying Information</h4>\r\nKeen Milestones discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only to those of its employees, contractors, and affiliated organizations that (i) need to know that information in order to process it on Keen Milestones\' behalf or to provide services available at Keen Milestones\' websites, and (ii) that have agreed not to disclose it to others. Some of those employees, contractors, and affiliated organizations may be located outside of your home country; by using Keen Milestones\' websites, you consent to the transfer of such information to them. Keen Milestones will not rent or sell potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information to anyone. Other than to its employees, contractors, and affiliated organizations, as described above, Keen Milestones discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only in response to a subpoena, court order, or other governmental request, or when Keen Milestones believes in good faith that disclosure is reasonably necessary to protect the property or rights of Keen Milestones, third parties, or the public at large. If you are a registered user of a Keen Milestones website and have supplied your email address, Keen Milestones may occasionally send you an email to tell you about new features, solicit your feedback, or just keep you up to date with what\'s going on with Keen Milestones and our products. If you send us a request (for example via email or via one of our feedback mechanisms), we reserve the right to publish it in order to help us clarify or respond to your request or to help us support other users. Keen Milestones takes all measures reasonably necessary to protect against the unauthorized access, use, alteration or destruction of potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information.\r\n<h4>Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act Compliance</h4>\r\nWe are in compliance with the requirements of COPPA (Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act), we do not collect any information from anyone under 13 years of age. Our website, products and services are all directed to people who are at least 13 years old or older.\r\n<h4>Cookies</h4>\r\nA cookie is a string of information that a website stores on a visitor\'s computer, and that the visitor\'s browser provides to the website each time the visitor returns. Keen Milestones uses cookies to help Keen Milestones identify and track visitors, their usage of Keen Milestones website, and their website access preferences. Keen Milestones visitors who do not wish to have cookies placed on their computers should set their browsers to refuse cookies before using Keen Milestones\' websites, with the drawback that certain features of Keen Milestones\' websites may not function properly without the aid of cookies.\r\n<h4>Business Transfers</h4>\r\nIf Keen Milestones, or substantially all of its assets, were acquired, or in the unlikely event that Keen Milestones goes out of business or enters bankruptcy, user information would be one of the assets that is transferred or acquired by a third party. You acknowledge that such transfers may occur, and that any acquirer of Keen Milestones may continue to use your personal information as set forth in this policy.\r\n<h4>Ads</h4>\r\nAds appearing on any of our websites may be delivered to users by advertising partners, who may set cookies. These cookies allow the ad server to recognize your computer each time they send you an online advertisement to compile information about you or others who use your computer. This information allows ad networks to, among other things, deliver targeted advertisements that they believe will be of most interest to you. This Privacy Policy covers the use of cookies by Keen Milestones and does not cover the use of cookies by any advertisers.\r\n<h4>Your Opt-Out Rights</h4>\r\nYou may opt-out of receiving communications from us and/or our partners by not submitting your information. We also allow you to remove your information from our marketing lists. If you remove your information from our lists, it will no longer be used by us to send promotional correspondence to you. You can remove your information from our marketing lists by clicking on the “Unsubscribe” link at the bottom of every email we send you.\r\n<h4>Changes</h4>\r\nAlthough most changes are likely to be minor, Keen Milestones may change its Privacy Policy from time to time, and in Keen Milestones\' sole discretion. Keen Milestones encourages visitors to frequently check this page for any changes to its Privacy Policy. Your continued use of this site after any change in this will constitute your acceptance of such change.','Privacy Policy','','inherit','open','open','','14-revision-v1','','','2014-05-11 11:47:19','2014-05-11 18:47:19','',14,'http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/14-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1036,2,'2014-05-11 12:02:18','2014-05-11 19:02:18','The following terms and conditions govern all use of the LetsDrawPeople.com website and all content, services, and products available at or through the website (taken together, the Website). The Website is owned and operated by Keen Milestones (\"Keen Milestones\"). The Website is offered subject to your acceptance without modification of all of the terms and conditions contained herein and all other operating rules, policies (including, without limitation, Keen Milestones\'), and procedures that may be published from time to time on this Site by Keen Milestones (collectively, the \"Agreement\").\r\n\r\nPlease read this Agreement carefully before accessing or using the Website. By accessing or using any part of the web site, you agree to become bound by the terms and conditions of this agreement. If you do not agree to all the terms and conditions of this agreement, then you may not access the Website or use any services. The Website is available only to individuals who are at least 13 years old. Persons who are at least 13 years of age but under the age of 18 may only use the Website with legal parental or guardian consent. Accordingly, you agree that you are at least 18 years of age or older or possess legal parental or guardian consent, and are fully able and competent to enter into the terms, conditions, representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement.\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li><b>Responsibility of Contributors.</b> If you comment on a blog, post material to the Website, post links on the Website, or otherwise make (or allow any third party to make) material available by means of the Website (any such material, \"Content\"), you are entirely responsible for the content of, and any harm resulting from, that Content. That is the case regardless of whether the Content in question constitutes text, graphics, or a video file. By making Content available, you represent and warrant that:\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>the downloading, copying, and use of the Content will not infringe the proprietary rights, including but not limited to the copyright, patent, trademark or trade secret rights, of any third party;</li>\r\n	<li>if your employer has rights to intellectual property you create, you have either (i) received permission from your employer to post or make available the Content, or (ii) secured from your employer a waiver as to all rights in or to the Content;</li>\r\n	<li>you have fully complied with any third-party licenses relating to the Content, and have done all things necessary to successfully pass through to end users any required terms;</li>\r\n	<li>the Content does not contain or install any viruses, worms, malware, Trojan horses or other harmful or destructive content;</li>\r\n	<li>the Content is not spam, is not machine- or randomly-generated, and does not contain unethical or unwanted commercial content designed to drive traffic to third party sites or boost the search engine rankings of third party sites, or to further unlawful acts (such as phishing) or mislead recipients as to the source of the material (such as spoofing);</li>\r\n	<li>the Content does not contain threats or incite violence towards individuals or entities and does not violate the privacy or publicity rights of any third party;</li>\r\n	<li>the Content is not pornographic, and any figure drawing or image of a subject for tutorial purposes has that subject in a tasteful pose that would likely be found in classical art.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\nBy submitting Content to Keen Milestones, you grant Keen Milestones a world-wide, royalty-free, and non-exclusive license to reproduce, modify, adapt, and publish the Content. Keen Milestones has the right to not publish any Content that is in conflict with this Agreement or with the Website\'s mission or goals. Keen Milestones has the right to edit any Content to be in compliance with this Agreement or to meet grammatical and formatting standards.</li>\r\n	<li><b>Copyright Infringement.</b> As Keen Milestones asks others to respect its intellectual property rights, it respects the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe that material located on or linked to by LetsDrawPeople.com violates your copyright, you are encouraged to notify Keen Milestones. Keen Milestones will respond to all such notices, including as required or appropriate by removing the infringing material or disabling all links to the infringing material.</li>\r\n	<li><b>Intellectual Property.</b> LetsDrawPeople.com grants you a limited, personal, non-exclusive and non-transferable license to use the reference drawings and materials and the Website solely for your personal use. Any artwork you create that is in the same likeness of the subjects of reference photographs or drawings from tutorials or videos on the Website is not to be reproduced and/or sold; rather, it is only for learning purposes. You agree that you will only use the Website and its resources for lawful uses. This Agreement does not transfer from Keen Milestones to you any Keen Milestones or third party intellectual property, and all right, title, and interest in and to such property will remain (as between the parties) solely with Keen Milestones. Your use of the Website grants you no right or license to reproduce or otherwise use any Keen Milestones, LetsDrawPeople.com, or third-party logos or graphics.</li>\r\n	<li><b>Changes. </b>Keen Milestones reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to modify or replace any part of this Agreement. It is your responsibility to check this Agreement periodically for changes. Your continued use of or access to the Website following the posting of any changes to this Agreement constitutes acceptance of those changes. Keen Milestones may also, in the future, offer new products, services, and/or features through the Website (including, the release of new tools and resources). Such new features, products, and/or services shall be subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.</li>\r\n	<li><b>Disclaimer of Warranties.</b> The Website is provided \"as is\". Keen Milestones and its suppliers and licensors hereby disclaim all warranties of any kind, express or implied. Neither Keen Milestones nor its suppliers and licensors makes any warranty that the Website will be error free or that access thereto will be continuous or uninterrupted. You understand that you download from, or otherwise obtain content or services through, the Website at your own discretion and risk.</li>\r\n	<li><strong><b>Refund Policy.</b> </strong>Products offered through the Website communications and ClickBank carry a standing Sixty (60) Day refund period from the date of purchase. Terms are outlined at the time of purchase. All terms of service are subject to change.</li>\r\n	<li><b>Limitation of Liability.</b> In no event will Keen Milestones, or its suppliers or licensors, be liable with respect to any subject matter of this agreement under any contract, negligence, strict liability or other legal or equitable theory for: (i) any special, incidental or consequential damages; (ii) the cost of procurement for substitute products or services; (iii) for interruption of use or loss or corruption of data; or (iv) for any amounts that exceed the fees paid by you to Keen Milestones under this agreement during the twelve (12) month period prior to the cause of action. Keen Milestones shall have no liability for any failure or delay due to matters beyond their reasonable control. The foregoing shall not apply to the extent prohibited by applicable law.</li>\r\n	<li><b>General Representation and Warranty.</b> You represent and warrant that (i) your use of the Website will be in strict accordance with Keen Milestones, with this Agreement, and with all applicable laws and regulations (including without limitation any local laws or regulations in your country, state, city, or other governmental area, regarding online conduct and acceptable content, and including all applicable laws regarding the transmission of technical data exported from the United States or the country in which you reside) and (ii) your use of the Website will not infringe or misappropriate the intellectual property rights of any third party.</li>\r\n	<li><b>Indemnification.</b> You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Keen Milestones, its contractors, and its licensors, and their respective directors, officers, employees, and agents from and against any and all claims and expenses, including attorneys\' fees, arising out of your use of the Website, including but not limited to your violation of this Agreement.</li>\r\n	<li><b>Governing Law.</b> This Agreement shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the United States of America and by the laws of the State of Nevada. Each of the parties irrevocably consents to the exclusive personal jurisdiction of the federal and state courts located in Nevada, as applicable, for any matter arising out of or relating to this Agreement, except that in actions seeking to enforce any order or any judgment of such federal or state courts located in Nevada, such personal jurisdiction shall be nonexclusive.</li>\r\n</ol>','Terms of Service','','inherit','open','open','','507-revision-v1','','','2014-05-11 12:02:18','2014-05-11 19:02:18','',507,'http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/507-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1043,2,'2014-05-13 18:13:53','2014-05-14 01:13:53','You can contact us by email at support@letsdrawpeople.com or by phone at 702-708-1357.\r\n\r\n<address>Let\'s Draw People</address><address>3053 West Craig Road</address><address>Suite E # 202</address><address>North Las Vegas, NV 89032</address>We would love to hear from you! For the quickest reply, please use the form below to contact us anytime. We look forward to responding to your questions or comments!\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #800000;\">Website Feedback: </span>Let us know what you love about our site and what could make it better.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #800000;\">Tutorial Suggestions: </span>Which kind of people-drawing tutorials would you like to see on our site?\r\n\r\n[nform id=\'3\']','Contact Us','','inherit','open','open','','15-revision-v1','','','2014-05-13 18:13:53','2014-05-14 01:13:53','',15,'http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/15-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1041,2,'2014-05-12 22:47:31','2014-05-13 05:47:31','[amzn_product_post]','Impact Multiboom Light Stand and Reflector Holder - 13\' (4m)','This is an <b>Impact Convertible Boom Arm/Light Stand. </b>As a light stand, it can support a small or medium light head to a height of 13\' (4 m). 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For the quickest reply, please use the form below to contact us anytime. We look forward to responding to your questions or comments!\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #800000;\">Website Feedback: </span>Let us know what you love about our site and what could make it better.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #800000;\">Tutorial Suggestions: </span>Which kind of people-drawing tutorials would you like to see on our site?\r\n\r\n[nform id=\'1\']','Contact Us','','inherit','open','open','','15-revision-v1','','','2014-05-13 18:19:29','2014-05-14 01:19:29','',15,'http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/15-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1046,2,'2014-05-14 05:09:37','2014-05-14 12:09:37','From time to time, LetsDrawPeople.com will endorse, promote, or suggest (via posted articles, tutorials, communications, etc.) affiliate products and/or services for sale. LetsDrawPeople.com may also regularly display banners or other links to affiliate offers along the top or bottom of its posts or pages or along the website\'s sidebar. The recommendations are based on our belief that the products and/or services will provide valuable information and/or be useful and beneficial for visitors to our website. This belief is based on LetsDrawPeople.com’s review of that product or service, its relationship with the creator or supplier, and/or previous positive experiences.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">LetsDrawPeople.com is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.</span>\r\n\r\nCommissions that are credited to LetsDrawPeople.com can result from purchases you make from recommended affiliate links. We will only recommend products and services that we have researched and believe to be beneficial for our users. Users should still do their own research and make their own informed opinions before buying an affiliate product or service from a recommendation or link found on LetsDrawPeople.com.','Affiliate Disclaimer','','inherit','open','open','','517-revision-v1','','','2014-05-14 05:09:37','2014-05-14 12:09:37','',517,'http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/517-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1047,2,'2014-05-14 06:16:00','2014-05-14 13:16:00','From time to time, LetsDrawPeople.com will endorse, promote, or suggest (via posted articles, tutorials, communications, etc.) affiliate products and/or services for sale. LetsDrawPeople.com may also regularly display banners or other links to affiliate offers along the top or bottom of its posts or pages or along the website\'s sidebar. The recommendations are based on our belief that the products and/or services will provide valuable information and/or be useful and beneficial for visitors to our website. This belief is based on LetsDrawPeople.com’s review of that product or service, its relationship with the creator or supplier, and/or previous positive experiences.\r\n\r\nLetsDrawPeople.com is an affiliate of ClickBank, a company that distributes digital informational products found on this site and through communications to our email subscribers and social media platforms.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">LetsDrawPeople.com is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.</span>\r\n\r\nLetsDrawPeople.com is an affiliate of Blick Art Materials.\r\n\r\nCommissions that are credited to LetsDrawPeople.com can result from purchases you make from recommended affiliate links. We will only recommend products and services that we have researched and believe to be beneficial for our users. Users should still do their own research and make their own informed opinions before buying an affiliate product or service from a recommendation or link found on LetsDrawPeople.com.','Affiliate Disclaimer','','inherit','open','open','','517-revision-v1','','','2014-05-14 06:16:00','2014-05-14 13:16:00','',517,'http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/517-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1048,2,'2014-05-14 17:55:23','2014-05-15 00:55:23','Last Updated: May 11, 2014\r\n\r\nKeen Milestones (\"<b>Keen Milestones</b>\") operates <a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com\">LetsDrawPeople.com</a> and may operate other websites. It is Keen Milestones\' policy to respect your privacy regarding any information we may collect while operating our websites.\r\n<h4>Website Visitors</h4>\r\nLike most website operators, Keen Milestones collects non-personally-identifying information of the sort that web browsers and servers typically make available, such as the browser type, language preference, referring site, and the date and time of each visitor request. Keen Milestones\' purpose in collecting non-personally identifying information is to better understand how Keen Milestones\' visitors use its website. From time to time, Keen Milestones may release non-personally-identifying information in the aggregate, e.g., by publishing a report on trends in the usage of its website.\r\n\r\nKeen Milestones also collects potentially personally-identifying information like Internet Protocol (IP) addresses for logged in users and for users leaving comments on LetsDrawPeople.com. Keen Milestones only discloses logged in user and commenter IP addresses under the same circumstances that it uses and discloses personally-identifying information as described below, except that commenter IP addresses are visible and disclosed to the administrators of the blog/site where the comment was left.\r\n<h4>Gathering of Personally-Identifying Information</h4>\r\nCertain visitors to Keen Milestones\' websites choose to interact with Keen Milestones in ways that require Keen Milestones to gather personally-identifying information. The amount and type of information that Keen Milestones gathers depends on the nature of the interaction. For example, we ask visitors who sign up at LetsDrawPeople.com to provide an email address. Those who engage in transactions with Keen Milestones are asked to provide additional information, including as necessary the personal and financial information required to process those transactions. In each case, Keen Milestones collects such information only insofar as is necessary or appropriate to fulfill the purpose of the visitor\'s interaction with Keen Milestones. Keen Milestones does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below. And visitors can always refuse to supply personally-identifying information, with the caveat that it may prevent them from engaging in certain website-related activities.\r\n<h4>Aggregated Statistics</h4>\r\nKeen Milestones may collect statistics about the behavior of visitors to its websites. Keen Milestones may display this information publicly or provide it to others. However, Keen Milestones does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below.\r\n<h4>Protection of Certain Personally-Identifying Information</h4>\r\nKeen Milestones discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only to those of its employees, contractors, and affiliated organizations that (i) need to know that information in order to process it on Keen Milestones\' behalf or to provide services available at Keen Milestones\' websites, and (ii) that have agreed not to disclose it to others. Some of those employees, contractors, and affiliated organizations may be located outside of your home country; by using Keen Milestones\' websites, you consent to the transfer of such information to them. Keen Milestones will not rent or sell potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information to anyone. Other than to its employees, contractors, and affiliated organizations, as described above, Keen Milestones discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only in response to a subpoena, court order, or other governmental request, or when Keen Milestones believes in good faith that disclosure is reasonably necessary to protect the property or rights of Keen Milestones, third parties, or the public at large. If you are a registered user of a Keen Milestones website and have supplied your email address, Keen Milestones may occasionally send you an email to tell you about new features, solicit your feedback, or just keep you up to date with what\'s going on with Keen Milestones and our products. If you send us a request (for example via email or via one of our feedback mechanisms), we reserve the right to publish it in order to help us clarify or respond to your request or to help us support other users. Keen Milestones takes all measures reasonably necessary to protect against the unauthorized access, use, alteration or destruction of potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information.\r\n<h4>Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act Compliance</h4>\r\nWe are in compliance with the requirements of COPPA (Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act). We do not collect any information from anyone under 13 years of age. Our website, products and services are all directed to people who are at least 13 years old or older.\r\n<h4>Cookies</h4>\r\nA cookie is a string of information that a website stores on a visitor\'s computer, and that the visitor\'s browser provides to the website each time the visitor returns. Keen Milestones uses cookies to help Keen Milestones identify and track visitors, their usage of Keen Milestones website, and their website access preferences. Keen Milestones visitors who do not wish to have cookies placed on their computers should set their browsers to refuse cookies before using Keen Milestones\' websites, with the drawback that certain features of Keen Milestones\' websites may not function properly without the aid of cookies.\r\n<h4>Business Transfers</h4>\r\nIf Keen Milestones, or substantially all of its assets, were acquired, or in the unlikely event that Keen Milestones goes out of business or enters bankruptcy, user information would be one of the assets that is transferred or acquired by a third party. You acknowledge that such transfers may occur, and that any acquirer of Keen Milestones may continue to use your personal information as set forth in this policy.\r\n<h4>Ads</h4>\r\nAds appearing on any of our websites may be delivered to users by advertising partners, who may set cookies. These cookies allow the ad server to recognize your computer each time they send you an online advertisement to compile information about you or others who use your computer. This information allows ad networks to, among other things, deliver targeted advertisements that they believe will be of most interest to you. This Privacy Policy covers the use of cookies by Keen Milestones and does not cover the use of cookies by any advertisers.\r\n<h4>Your Opt-Out Rights</h4>\r\nYou may opt-out of receiving communications from us and/or our partners by not submitting your information. We also allow you to remove your information from our marketing lists. If you remove your information from our lists, it will no longer be used by us to send promotional correspondence to you. You can remove your information from our marketing lists by clicking on the “Unsubscribe” link at the bottom of every email we send you.\r\n<h4>Changes</h4>\r\nAlthough most changes are likely to be minor, Keen Milestones may change its Privacy Policy from time to time, and in Keen Milestones\' sole discretion. Keen Milestones encourages visitors to frequently check this page for any changes to its Privacy Policy. Your continued use of this site after any change in this will constitute your acceptance of such change.','Privacy Policy','','inherit','open','open','','14-revision-v1','','','2014-05-14 17:55:23','2014-05-15 00:55:23','',14,'http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/14-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1049,2,'2014-05-14 17:56:52','2014-05-15 00:56:52','The following terms and conditions govern all use of the <a title=\"Let\'s Draw People\" href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com\">LetsDrawPeople.com</a> website and all content, services, and products available at or through the website (taken together, the Website). The Website is owned and operated by Keen Milestones (\"Keen Milestones\"). The Website is offered subject to your acceptance without modification of all of the terms and conditions contained herein and all other operating rules, policies (including, without limitation, Keen Milestones\'), and procedures that may be published from time to time on this Site by Keen Milestones (collectively, the \"Agreement\").\r\n\r\nPlease read this Agreement carefully before accessing or using the Website. By accessing or using any part of the web site, you agree to become bound by the terms and conditions of this agreement. If you do not agree to all the terms and conditions of this agreement, then you may not access the Website or use any services. The Website is available only to individuals who are at least 13 years old. Persons who are at least 13 years of age but under the age of 18 may only use the Website with legal parental or guardian consent. 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By making Content available, you represent and warrant that:\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>the downloading, copying, and use of the Content will not infringe the proprietary rights, including but not limited to the copyright, patent, trademark or trade secret rights, of any third party;</li>\r\n	<li>if your employer has rights to intellectual property you create, you have either (i) received permission from your employer to post or make available the Content, or (ii) secured from your employer a waiver as to all rights in or to the Content;</li>\r\n	<li>you have fully complied with any third-party licenses relating to the Content, and have done all things necessary to successfully pass through to end users any required terms;</li>\r\n	<li>the Content does not contain or install any viruses, worms, malware, Trojan horses or other harmful or destructive content;</li>\r\n	<li>the Content is not spam, is not machine- or randomly-generated, and does not contain unethical or unwanted commercial content designed to drive traffic to third party sites or boost the search engine rankings of third party sites, or to further unlawful acts (such as phishing) or mislead recipients as to the source of the material (such as spoofing);</li>\r\n	<li>the Content does not contain threats or incite violence towards individuals or entities and does not violate the privacy or publicity rights of any third party;</li>\r\n	<li>the Content is not pornographic, and any figure drawing or image of a subject for tutorial purposes has that subject in a tasteful pose that would likely be found in classical art.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\nBy submitting Content to Keen Milestones, you grant Keen Milestones a world-wide, royalty-free, and non-exclusive license to reproduce, modify, adapt, and publish the Content. Keen Milestones has the right to not publish any Content that is in conflict with this Agreement or with the Website\'s mission or goals. Keen Milestones has the right to edit any Content to be in compliance with this Agreement or to meet grammatical and formatting standards.</li>\r\n	<li><b>Copyright Infringement.</b> As Keen Milestones asks others to respect its intellectual property rights, it respects the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe that material located on or linked to by LetsDrawPeople.com violates your copyright, you are encouraged to notify Keen Milestones. Keen Milestones will respond to all such notices, including as required or appropriate by removing the infringing material or disabling all links to the infringing material.</li>\r\n	<li><b>Intellectual Property.</b> LetsDrawPeople.com grants you a limited, personal, non-exclusive and non-transferable license to use the reference drawings and materials and the Website solely for your personal use. Any artwork you create that is in the same likeness of the subjects of reference photographs or drawings from tutorials or videos on the Website is not to be reproduced and/or sold; rather, it is only for learning purposes. You agree that you will only use the Website and its resources for lawful uses. This Agreement does not transfer from Keen Milestones to you any Keen Milestones or third party intellectual property, and all right, title, and interest in and to such property will remain (as between the parties) solely with Keen Milestones. Your use of the Website grants you no right or license to reproduce or otherwise use any Keen Milestones, LetsDrawPeople.com, or third-party logos or graphics.</li>\r\n	<li><b>Changes. </b>Keen Milestones reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to modify or replace any part of this Agreement. It is your responsibility to check this Agreement periodically for changes. Your continued use of or access to the Website following the posting of any changes to this Agreement constitutes acceptance of those changes. Keen Milestones may also, in the future, offer new products, services, and/or features through the Website (including, the release of new tools and resources). Such new features, products, and/or services shall be subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.</li>\r\n	<li><b>Disclaimer of Warranties.</b> The Website is provided \"as is\". Keen Milestones and its suppliers and licensors hereby disclaim all warranties of any kind, express or implied. Neither Keen Milestones nor its suppliers and licensors makes any warranty that the Website will be error free or that access thereto will be continuous or uninterrupted. You understand that you download from, or otherwise obtain content or services through, the Website at your own discretion and risk.</li>\r\n	<li><strong><b>Refund Policy.</b> </strong>Products offered through the Website communications and ClickBank carry a standing Sixty (60) Day refund period from the date of purchase. Terms are outlined at the time of purchase. All terms of service are subject to change.</li>\r\n	<li><b>Limitation of Liability.</b> In no event will Keen Milestones, or its suppliers or licensors, be liable with respect to any subject matter of this agreement under any contract, negligence, strict liability or other legal or equitable theory for: (i) any special, incidental or consequential damages; (ii) the cost of procurement for substitute products or services; (iii) for interruption of use or loss or corruption of data; or (iv) for any amounts that exceed the fees paid by you to Keen Milestones under this agreement during the twelve (12) month period prior to the cause of action. Keen Milestones shall have no liability for any failure or delay due to matters beyond their reasonable control. The foregoing shall not apply to the extent prohibited by applicable law.</li>\r\n	<li><b>General Representation and Warranty.</b> You represent and warrant that (i) your use of the Website will be in strict accordance with Keen Milestones, with this Agreement, and with all applicable laws and regulations (including without limitation any local laws or regulations in your country, state, city, or other governmental area, regarding online conduct and acceptable content, and including all applicable laws regarding the transmission of technical data exported from the United States or the country in which you reside) and (ii) your use of the Website will not infringe or misappropriate the intellectual property rights of any third party.</li>\r\n	<li><b>Indemnification.</b> You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Keen Milestones, its contractors, and its licensors, and their respective directors, officers, employees, and agents from and against any and all claims and expenses, including attorneys\' fees, arising out of your use of the Website, including but not limited to your violation of this Agreement.</li>\r\n	<li><b>Governing Law.</b> This Agreement shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the United States of America and by the laws of the State of Nevada. Each of the parties irrevocably consents to the exclusive personal jurisdiction of the federal and state courts located in Nevada, as applicable, for any matter arising out of or relating to this Agreement, except that in actions seeking to enforce any order or any judgment of such federal or state courts located in Nevada, such personal jurisdiction shall be nonexclusive.</li>\r\n</ol>','Terms of Service','','inherit','open','open','','507-revision-v1','','','2014-05-14 17:56:52','2014-05-15 00:56:52','',507,'http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/507-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1050,2,'2014-05-14 17:57:18','2014-05-15 00:57:18','The following terms and conditions govern all use of the <a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com\">LetsDrawPeople.com</a> website and all content, services, and products available at or through the website (taken together, the Website). The Website is owned and operated by Keen Milestones (\"Keen Milestones\"). The Website is offered subject to your acceptance without modification of all of the terms and conditions contained herein and all other operating rules, policies (including, without limitation, Keen Milestones\'), and procedures that may be published from time to time on this Site by Keen Milestones (collectively, the \"Agreement\").\r\n\r\nPlease read this Agreement carefully before accessing or using the Website. By accessing or using any part of the web site, you agree to become bound by the terms and conditions of this agreement. If you do not agree to all the terms and conditions of this agreement, then you may not access the Website or use any services. The Website is available only to individuals who are at least 13 years old. Persons who are at least 13 years of age but under the age of 18 may only use the Website with legal parental or guardian consent. Accordingly, you agree that you are at least 18 years of age or older or possess legal parental or guardian consent, and are fully able and competent to enter into the terms, conditions, representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement.\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li><b>Responsibility of Contributors.</b> If you comment on a blog, post material to the Website, post links on the Website, or otherwise make (or allow any third party to make) material available by means of the Website (any such material, \"Content\"), you are entirely responsible for the content of, and any harm resulting from, that Content. That is the case regardless of whether the Content in question constitutes text, graphics, or a video file. By making Content available, you represent and warrant that:\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>the downloading, copying, and use of the Content will not infringe the proprietary rights, including but not limited to the copyright, patent, trademark or trade secret rights, of any third party;</li>\r\n	<li>if your employer has rights to intellectual property you create, you have either (i) received permission from your employer to post or make available the Content, or (ii) secured from your employer a waiver as to all rights in or to the Content;</li>\r\n	<li>you have fully complied with any third-party licenses relating to the Content, and have done all things necessary to successfully pass through to end users any required terms;</li>\r\n	<li>the Content does not contain or install any viruses, worms, malware, Trojan horses or other harmful or destructive content;</li>\r\n	<li>the Content is not spam, is not machine- or randomly-generated, and does not contain unethical or unwanted commercial content designed to drive traffic to third party sites or boost the search engine rankings of third party sites, or to further unlawful acts (such as phishing) or mislead recipients as to the source of the material (such as spoofing);</li>\r\n	<li>the Content does not contain threats or incite violence towards individuals or entities and does not violate the privacy or publicity rights of any third party;</li>\r\n	<li>the Content is not pornographic, and any figure drawing or image of a subject for tutorial purposes has that subject in a tasteful pose that would likely be found in classical art.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\nBy submitting Content to Keen Milestones, you grant Keen Milestones a world-wide, royalty-free, and non-exclusive license to reproduce, modify, adapt, and publish the Content. Keen Milestones has the right to not publish any Content that is in conflict with this Agreement or with the Website\'s mission or goals. Keen Milestones has the right to edit any Content to be in compliance with this Agreement or to meet grammatical and formatting standards.</li>\r\n	<li><b>Copyright Infringement.</b> As Keen Milestones asks others to respect its intellectual property rights, it respects the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe that material located on or linked to by LetsDrawPeople.com violates your copyright, you are encouraged to notify Keen Milestones. Keen Milestones will respond to all such notices, including as required or appropriate by removing the infringing material or disabling all links to the infringing material.</li>\r\n	<li><b>Intellectual Property.</b> LetsDrawPeople.com grants you a limited, personal, non-exclusive and non-transferable license to use the reference drawings and materials and the Website solely for your personal use. Any artwork you create that is in the same likeness of the subjects of reference photographs or drawings from tutorials or videos on the Website is not to be reproduced and/or sold; rather, it is only for learning purposes. You agree that you will only use the Website and its resources for lawful uses. This Agreement does not transfer from Keen Milestones to you any Keen Milestones or third party intellectual property, and all right, title, and interest in and to such property will remain (as between the parties) solely with Keen Milestones. Your use of the Website grants you no right or license to reproduce or otherwise use any Keen Milestones, LetsDrawPeople.com, or third-party logos or graphics.</li>\r\n	<li><b>Changes. </b>Keen Milestones reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to modify or replace any part of this Agreement. It is your responsibility to check this Agreement periodically for changes. Your continued use of or access to the Website following the posting of any changes to this Agreement constitutes acceptance of those changes. Keen Milestones may also, in the future, offer new products, services, and/or features through the Website (including, the release of new tools and resources). Such new features, products, and/or services shall be subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.</li>\r\n	<li><b>Disclaimer of Warranties.</b> The Website is provided \"as is\". Keen Milestones and its suppliers and licensors hereby disclaim all warranties of any kind, express or implied. Neither Keen Milestones nor its suppliers and licensors makes any warranty that the Website will be error free or that access thereto will be continuous or uninterrupted. You understand that you download from, or otherwise obtain content or services through, the Website at your own discretion and risk.</li>\r\n	<li><strong><b>Refund Policy.</b> </strong>Products offered through the Website communications and ClickBank carry a standing Sixty (60) Day refund period from the date of purchase. Terms are outlined at the time of purchase. All terms of service are subject to change.</li>\r\n	<li><b>Limitation of Liability.</b> In no event will Keen Milestones, or its suppliers or licensors, be liable with respect to any subject matter of this agreement under any contract, negligence, strict liability or other legal or equitable theory for: (i) any special, incidental or consequential damages; (ii) the cost of procurement for substitute products or services; (iii) for interruption of use or loss or corruption of data; or (iv) for any amounts that exceed the fees paid by you to Keen Milestones under this agreement during the twelve (12) month period prior to the cause of action. Keen Milestones shall have no liability for any failure or delay due to matters beyond their reasonable control. The foregoing shall not apply to the extent prohibited by applicable law.</li>\r\n	<li><b>General Representation and Warranty.</b> You represent and warrant that (i) your use of the Website will be in strict accordance with Keen Milestones, with this Agreement, and with all applicable laws and regulations (including without limitation any local laws or regulations in your country, state, city, or other governmental area, regarding online conduct and acceptable content, and including all applicable laws regarding the transmission of technical data exported from the United States or the country in which you reside) and (ii) your use of the Website will not infringe or misappropriate the intellectual property rights of any third party.</li>\r\n	<li><b>Indemnification.</b> You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Keen Milestones, its contractors, and its licensors, and their respective directors, officers, employees, and agents from and against any and all claims and expenses, including attorneys\' fees, arising out of your use of the Website, including but not limited to your violation of this Agreement.</li>\r\n	<li><b>Governing Law.</b> This Agreement shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the United States of America and by the laws of the State of Nevada. Each of the parties irrevocably consents to the exclusive personal jurisdiction of the federal and state courts located in Nevada, as applicable, for any matter arising out of or relating to this Agreement, except that in actions seeking to enforce any order or any judgment of such federal or state courts located in Nevada, such personal jurisdiction shall be nonexclusive.</li>\r\n</ol>','Terms of Service','','inherit','open','open','','507-revision-v1','','','2014-05-14 17:57:18','2014-05-15 00:57:18','',507,'http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/507-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1051,2,'2014-05-14 20:54:06','2014-05-15 03:54:06','From time to time, LetsDrawPeople.com will endorse, promote, or suggest (via posted articles, tutorials, communications, etc.) affiliate products and/or services for sale. LetsDrawPeople.com may also regularly display banners or other links to affiliate offers along the top or bottom of its posts or pages or along the website\'s sidebar. The recommendations are based on our belief that the products and/or services will provide valuable information and/or be useful and beneficial for visitors to our website. This belief is based on LetsDrawPeople.com’s review of that product or service, its relationship with the creator or supplier, and/or previous positive experiences.\r\n\r\nLetsDrawPeople.com is an affiliate of ClickBank, a company that distributes digital informational products found on this site and through communications to our email subscribers and social media platforms.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">LetsDrawPeople.com is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.</span>\r\n\r\nLetsDrawPeople.com is an affiliate of Blick Art Materials and Art.com.\r\n\r\nCommissions that are credited to LetsDrawPeople.com can result from purchases you make from recommended affiliate links. We will only recommend products and services that we have researched and believe to be beneficial for our users. 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This belief is based on LetsDrawPeople.com’s review of that product or service, its relationship with the creator or supplier, and/or previous positive experiences.\r\n\r\nLetsDrawPeople.com is an affiliate of ClickBank, a company that distributes digital informational products found on this site and through communications to our email subscribers and social media platforms.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">LetsDrawPeople.com is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.</span>\r\n\r\nLetsDrawPeople.com is an affiliate of Michaels Stores, Inc.\r\n\r\nCommissions that are credited to LetsDrawPeople.com can result from purchases you make from recommended affiliate links. We will only recommend products and services that we have researched and believe to be beneficial for our users. 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This belief is based on LetsDrawPeople.com’s review of that product or service, its relationship with the creator or supplier, and/or previous positive experiences.\r\n\r\nLetsDrawPeople.com is an affiliate of ClickBank, a company that distributes digital informational products found on this site and through communications to our email subscribers and social media platforms.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">LetsDrawPeople.com is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.</span>\r\n\r\nLetsDrawPeople.com is an affiliate of Blick Art Materials, <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Utrecht Art Supplies,</span> and Art.com.\r\n\r\nCommissions that are credited to LetsDrawPeople.com can result from purchases you make from recommended affiliate links. We will only recommend products and services that we have researched and believe to be beneficial for our users. Users should still do their own research and make their own informed opinions before buying an affiliate product or service from a recommendation or link found on LetsDrawPeople.com.','Affiliate Disclaimer','','inherit','open','open','','517-revision-v1','','','2014-05-14 21:24:09','2014-05-15 04:24:09','',517,'http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/517-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1053,2,'2014-05-15 18:20:57','2014-05-16 01:20:57','','artcom banner ad','','inherit','open','open','','artcom-banner-ad','','','2014-05-15 18:20:57','2014-05-16 01:20:57','',0,'http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/artcom-banner-ad.gif',0,'attachment','image/gif',0),(1056,2,'2014-05-19 16:45:40','2014-05-19 23:45:40','<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-woman-traits.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-982\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-woman-traits-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"how to draw a woman traits\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>Learning how to draw a woman is a challenge. Drawing the human figure after just learning the basics of drawing anything at all is tricky enough. A woman, though, has a distinct figure in comparison to a man. Furthermore, if you want your work to be clear and understandable to an audience, it is vital that they can immediately see that a figure is female rather than male.\r\n\r\nThe good news is that there are some easy ways to make your female characters and subjects obvious even if you are just beginning to learn <a title=\"Let’s See How to Draw People\" href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/lets-see-how-to-draw-people/\">how to draw people</a>. By using curves and making yourself aware of some distinct female traits, such as hairstyles and physical gestures, you can make your female figures jump right off the page.\r\n<h3>Human Figure Basics</h3>\r\nAs wonderfully distinct from men as women are, they also share a great deal of anatomical similarity. Therefore, do not be afraid to rely on whatever you have learned about drawing people in general.\r\n\r\nBefore you begin, consider some of the basics of human anatomy as represented in drawings. The body has several parts, including the torso, head, limbs and extremities. Each has a certain proportion to each other. <a title=\"Keeping it Simple: The Straight Forward Step-By-Step Guide to Drawing the Body\" href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/keeping-it-simple-the-straight-forward-step-by-step-guide-to-drawing-the-body/\">Recalling these proportions</a> makes it easy to draw a man or a woman of any size because the proportions generally remain the same.\r\n\r\nFor your materials, you should start with a graphite pencil. A soft No.2B pencil or a 4B is a great choice. Get a separate eraser as well. The size of the sketch pad is up to you. However, you should make sure that the paper is sturdy so that you can erase if necessary. Paper that will not stand some erasures will require you to start over if it rips.\r\n<h3>Starting from the Top</h3>\r\nBegin by drawing the head. This is a critical part of your work because the head contains the face and the face is responsible for a lot of the body language that you will use in your drawing. Furthermore, the size of the head will help you determine the length and shape of the body that you draw later.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-woman-facial-guidelines.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-976\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-woman-facial-guidelines.jpg\" alt=\"how to draw a woman facial guidelines\" width=\"267\" height=\"307\" /></a>• There is no need to let the shape of the head stump you before you even begin. Simply draw the basic oval shape for a head that you have already learned. You can do a lot with this basic oval.\r\n• If you have advanced a little more than this, feel free to play with this shape a little. The chin and jaw are major features that vary between men and women. Some people have square jaws, other have more triangular jaws with pointed chins.\r\n• A younger woman\'s head will be a little more rounded than an adult woman\'s head.\r\n• Lightly divide the shape you have used for the head with your pencil.\r\n• Mark points on each side where the eyes and ears will be. As different as one face may be from another, each face tends to be symmetrical. Therefore, the distance of the eyes and ears from this center line should be even.\r\n• Put the bottom of the nose halfway between the eyes and the bottom of the chin.\r\n• Part the lips of the mouth between the bottom of the nose and the bottom of the chin, about a third of the way below the bottom of the nose.\r\n\r\nUntil you acquire some more experience, try to adhere to these guidelines when first learning how to draw women. As you become an expert, you will be able to stray from these tips and create even more stylized faces and heads.\r\n<h3>Working Your Way Down the Body</h3>\r\nNow we continue to the body. If you want, you can skip to this stage after creating the mere shape of the head without adding any details. You may not want to decide how the face looks until you have the body figured out. With the length of the head determined, you can create body proportions that are realistic.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-woman-body-guidelines.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-980\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-woman-body-guidelines.jpg\" alt=\"how to draw a woman body guidelines\" width=\"401\" height=\"757\" /></a>• Measure the head that you drew. The length of the entire female form should be roughly seven to eight times this length in total.\r\n• The torso should be somewhere between 2 ½ and 3 heads in length.\r\n• The legs should be somewhere between 3 ½ and 4 heads in length. Make sure that the numbers, however you configure them, add up to between seven and eight.\r\n• The width of the shoulders should be about 2 ½ to 3 heads. You will still have to decide how much slope there will be to the shoulders. Women are not as frequently broad-shouldered as men are.\r\n• Place the waist line about 4 heads from the bottom of the feet. This feature is essential for depicting a woman because she is more likely to have a distinct curve in this area than a man. You can decide how much of a curve will go into this area.\r\n• The distance from the lower breast area to the shoulder-line should be one head length.\r\n• When drawing details on the legs, make the thighs about 1 ½ to 2 full heads in length. The end point of this feature would be the kneecap.\r\n• Use the same length to determine the length of the lower legs, including the feet.\r\n\r\nAs you gain expertise, you will come up with your own exact measurements for these segments of the body. You will see, though, that your own guidelines will not stray far from these if you are trying to draw realistic forms of women.\r\n<h3>Poses and Gestures</h3>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-woman-pose.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-985\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-woman-pose.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"325\" height=\"480\" /></a>If you want to do more than simply depict mannequins after you learn how to draw a woman, you should pay attention to the way that people present themselves. For example, most people do not stand exactly erect and look at you face to face. Artists typically depict their subjects in poses of some sort. They may be in profile, sitting down or even in movement.\r\n\r\nAs a beginner, this is too much to deal with right away. However, you can elaborate on your work by making small changes to the way that the person stands. Change the angle of one foot, put a slight slump in the posture or just bend the knees a little.\r\n\r\nPay attention to the arms and hands as well. Real people do not just let their arms hang straight down. A woman may put her hand on one hip, cross her arms, raise a hand to say hello or reach out to grab something. You can quickly move from drawing simple, lifeless figures to creating more lifelike women with just a few alterations in poses and gestures.\r\n<h3>Women\'s Faces</h3>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-woman-womens-faces.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-983\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-woman-womens-faces.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"319\" height=\"480\" /></a>Let\'s go back to the face. Both men and women are distinguished primarily by their faces and their expressions.\r\n\r\n• The most fundamental feature of any face is usually the eyes. Eyes can take on many shapes. This is particularly due to ethnic background but women can also use makeup to alter the appearance of their eyes. They may be round or take on a more slanted or even almond appearance. Furthermore, eyelashes may be more or less prominent. Finally, choose a color for the eyes and let your shading reflect that color.\r\n• Think of how the nose looks when you view it on another person\'s face. The bridge is not prominent when viewed from a frontal perspective. Sketch in the angles of the nose at first. Darken with additional strokes as you gain a better idea of how it appears.\r\n• The base of the nose can vary. The nostrils may be wide and flared or they may run more continuously from the bridge of the nose.\r\n• If viewing in profile, the nose becomes even more important. Is the bridge straight? Does the person have a rounded nose? Noses vary a great deal and there is no real scale that you can use to create proportional noses because they can be anywhere from large to small in comparison to the face. You will have to feel your own way with this feature.\r\n<h3>The Many Hairstyles of Women</h3>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-woman-hair.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-977\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-woman-hair.jpg\" alt=\"how to draw a woman hair\" width=\"400\" height=\"480\" /></a>In general, women have a greater variety of hairstyles than men. Like men, their hair may be of all lengths but women tend to do more with what they have. This can be a challenge to draw, but it becomes easier as you learn what to look for.\r\n\r\n• Even if the woman\'s hair comes down and covers where the hairline meets the forehead, you need to know where the hairline is.\r\n• You are not going to draw every single hair on her head but you may want to go beyond just outlining a mass of hair. Use light strokes to indicate fine threads of hair and darker pencil lines to indicate thicker locks of hair.\r\n• You need to determine how long the hair is and if it hangs over her shoulders or not.\r\n• Decide if the hair will cover her ears. If not, you will have to draw the ears as well.\r\n• Do not forget that the eyelashes and eyebrows are made from hair as well. You can simply draw these in as lines or make the bristles more prominent.\r\n<h3>Ages and Ethnicities</h3>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-woman-ethnicities.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-981\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-draw-a-woman-ethnicities.jpg\" alt=\"???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????\" width=\"446\" height=\"480\" /></a>There is a tendency on the part of beginning artists to depict young people with standard features of the people that surround them. As you become more proficient, try to add some variation to your drawings.  The women in your drawings may be older or younger. Older women may have a few more wrinkles and possibly carry a little more weight. Indicate these traits with subtle details that enhance the beauty and character of your subject. Also, drawing women of varying ethnicities will require you to adapt the shapes of faces and features in your portraits.\r\n\r\nIn order to learn how to draw a woman, you simply need a lot of practice. You should get started right away. The great thing about drawing is that no one has to see your mistakes. You can do it again and again until you get it right.','How To Draw Women That Really Look Like Women','','inherit','open','open','','968-revision-v1','','','2014-05-19 16:45:40','2014-05-19 23:45:40','',968,'http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/968-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1058,2,'2014-05-21 21:54:48','2014-05-22 04:54:48','<h4>OUR MISSION</h4>\r\nWelcome! At <a title=\"Let\'s Draw People\" href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com\">Let\'s Draw People</a>, it is our mission to awaken the inner artist in everyday people (including YOU)...by drawing people! We believe that no matter which path in life you followed, you can rediscover and reignite that childhood passion of drawing you had when you were scribbling smiley faces and sketching stick figures. The reason we do what we do is to help other \"aspiring\" portrait artists who wish to improve their skills when it comes to drawing people.\r\n<h4>OUR GOAL</h4>\r\nOur goal is to build a community of people from all walks of life who commit to spending more time on what they have always enjoyed doing...drawing people! Our aim is for people who don\'t draw everyday to realize their true hidden talents and potential, to begin creating realistic pencil portraits that will amaze themselves and those they know and love.\r\n<h4>HOW WE DO IT</h4>\r\nMaybe you wish to learn how to draw something more advanced than a stick person. You wanted to learn, but life, jobs, and family got in the way, and now your kids can draw people better than you. Or, maybe you already have some artistic talent, but you always struggle when it comes to drawing people. You often say, \"Does her face look right to you?\" or \"I can\'t keep from drawing his hand crooked.\"\r\n\r\nWhether you are just starting to draw all over again or you have some experience, Let\'s Draw People lets you take your skills as an aspiring portrait artist to the next level. Here you will find tips and techniques to help you draw the human face and form in a variety of styles. We have informative articles, step-by-step tutorials and pictures, and how-to videos by a selection of artists that can accommodate your needs and abilities. As your skills develop, you may be able to eventually share your work on this site to have your artwork recognized and appreciated by our followers. Better yet, you may be able to become a contributing artist and author for us!\r\n<h4>HOW WE GOT STARTED</h4>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/self-portrait-sketch.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-1026 size-medium\" src=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/self-portrait-sketch-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"self portrait sketch\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /></a>Let\'s Draw People was founded by Jack Pearce, a guy who had a love for drawing ever since he was 3 years old and never really grew out of it. Although he loved drawing everything under the sun, Jack always had a special fascination with drawing people. The more Jack\'s skills developed, the more he wanted to focus on drawing people, especially realistic portraits in pencil (his favorite medium). Jack is NOT a professional artist. He chose to make his living in a very different career path. Even so, he has drawn many commissioned portraits for people wanting custom portrait artwork, and he still draws and sketches people in his spare time for fun.\r\n\r\nWhenever Jack does draw people, it triggers that childhood passion and desire to draw all the time. He formed Let\'s Draw People as a way to bring together others who have similar experiences, who have that wish of having the freedom to draw all day long as they so innocently did as kids. He formed Let\'s Draw People as a way to bring together aspiring portrait artists of all ability levels who want to share their knowledge and artwork, to help others enhance their skills, and to motivate each other to carve out more time for their passion for drawing, no matter how much life gets in the way.\r\n<h4>NOW, YOU GET STARTED!</h4>\r\n<a style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\" title=\"Let\'s Draw People\" href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com\">Check back often</a><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\"> to find new articles and videos that will help you to better understand how to draw people! Also, we invite you to join our growing social community on <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/letsdrawpeople\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook</a>, <a href=\"http://www.pinterest.com/letsdrawpeople\" target=\"_blank\">Pinterest</a>, and <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/user/letsdrawpeople\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube</a> to stay up-to-date on the latest articles, tutorials, and artwork!</span>','About Us','','inherit','open','open','','45-revision-v1','','','2014-05-21 21:54:48','2014-05-22 04:54:48','',45,'http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/45-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1059,2,'2014-05-22 20:05:03','2014-05-23 03:05:03','From time to time, LetsDrawPeople.com will endorse, promote, or suggest (via posted articles, tutorials, communications, etc.) affiliate products and/or services for sale. LetsDrawPeople.com may also regularly display banners or other links to affiliate offers along the top or bottom of its posts or pages or along the website\'s sidebar. The recommendations are based on our belief that the products and/or services will provide valuable information and/or be useful and beneficial for visitors to our website. This belief is based on LetsDrawPeople.com’s review of that product or service, its relationship with the creator or supplier, and/or previous positive experiences.\r\n\r\nLetsDrawPeople.com is an affiliate of ClickBank, a company that distributes digital informational products found on this site and through communications to our email subscribers and social media platforms.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">LetsDrawPeople.com is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.</span>\r\n\r\nLetsDrawPeople.com is an affiliate of Art.com, PictureFrames.com, and Michaels Stores, Inc.\r\n\r\nCommissions that are credited to LetsDrawPeople.com can result from purchases you make from recommended affiliate links. We will only recommend products and services that we have researched and believe to be beneficial for our users. Users should still do their own research and make their own informed opinions before buying an affiliate product or service from a recommendation or link found on LetsDrawPeople.com.','Affiliate Disclaimer','','inherit','open','open','','517-revision-v1','','','2014-05-22 20:05:03','2014-05-23 03:05:03','',517,'http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/517-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1060,2,'2014-05-25 02:00:02','2014-05-25 09:00:02','Welcome to our gallery of self-portrait drawings! Here you can view drawings by our contributors and visitors...of themselves!\r\n\r\nSelf-portraits are some of the most intriguing types of artwork around. Often times, we as humans see ourselves or think of ourselves differently from how others perceive us. A self-portrait is exactly what the name implies. It is simply a drawing of one\'s own self.\r\n\r\nA self-portrait drawing forces an artist to create an interpretation of oneself. The artist must take a critical look in the mirror and create an image of what the rest of the world sees. At the same time, the artist finds balance and includes those unique elements and features that define who he or she is as a person.\r\n\r\nCome back to this gallery often to see the faces behind those who create our articles and tutorials, as well as the faces that make up our growing audience!\r\n\r\nIf you have <strong>your own</strong> self-portrait drawing that you want others to view in this gallery, <a title=\"Share Your Work in a Portrait Gallery!\" href=\"http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/share-your-work/\">see how to share it with us</a>.\r\n\r\n[gallery link=\"file\" ids=\"1026,1456,1628,1646,1663,2480\"]','Self-Portrait Drawings of Aspiring Artists','','publish','open','open','','self-portrait-drawings-of-aspiring-artists','','','2016-01-23 23:56:36','2016-01-24 07:56:36','',0,'http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/?p=1060',0,'post','',0),(1061,2,'2014-05-24 11:32:51','2014-05-24 18:32:51','Welcome to our gallery of self-portrait drawings! Here you can view drawings by our contributors and visitors...of themselves!\r\n\r\nSelf-portraits are some of the most intriguing types of artwork around. Often times, we as humans see ourselves or think of ourselves differently from how others perceive us. A self-portrait is exactly what the name implies. It is simply a drawing of one\'s own self.\r\n\r\nA self-portrait drawing forces an artist to create an interpretation of oneself. The artist must take a critical look in the mirror and create an image of what the rest of the world sees. At the same time, the artist finds balance and includes those unique elements and features that define who he or she is as a person.\r\n\r\nCome back to this gallery often to see the faces behind those who create our articles and tutorials, as well as the faces that make up our growing audience!\r\n\r\n[facebook][tweet][Google][pinterest]','Self-Portrait Drawings of Aspiring Artists','','inherit','open','open','','1060-revision-v1','','','2014-05-24 11:32:51','2014-05-24 18:32:51','',1060,'http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/1060-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1062,2,'2014-05-24 11:38:35','2014-05-24 18:38:35','Welcome to our gallery of self-portrait drawings! Here you can view drawings by our contributors and visitors...of themselves!\r\n\r\nSelf-portraits are some of the most intriguing types of artwork around. Often times, we as humans see ourselves or think of ourselves differently from how others perceive us. A self-portrait is exactly what the name implies. It is simply a drawing of one\'s own self.\r\n\r\nA self-portrait drawing forces an artist to create an interpretation of oneself. The artist must take a critical look in the mirror and create an image of what the rest of the world sees. At the same time, the artist finds balance and includes those unique elements and features that define who he or she is as a person.\r\n\r\nCome back to this gallery often to see the faces behind those who create our articles and tutorials, as well as the faces that make up our growing audience!\r\n\r\n[gallery ids=\"1026\"]','Self-Portrait Drawings of Aspiring Artists','','inherit','open','open','','1060-revision-v1','','','2014-05-24 11:38:35','2014-05-24 18:38:35','',1060,'http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/1060-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1103,2,'2015-12-31 17:50:36','2016-01-01 01:50:36','<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Did you create a portrait drawing that you are very proud of? Would it be a perfect fit for one of the portrait galleries below?</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[table id=1 /]</p>\nIf you made an awesome drawing of a person or people, then you should submit your drawing for placement in a portrait gallery!\n\n<span class=\"ng-scope\">As long as I have a selection of drawings that fit the feel and theme of this site, I choose one daily drawing at random to be added to a gallery. I choose from artwork submitted within the last 30 days. </span>\n\nYou will be notified by email if your drawing is selected. Your drawing will also be posted on our <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/letsdrawpeople\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook page</a>!\n\n<span class=\"ng-scope\">Drawings and files should meet the following </span>specifications<span class=\"ng-scope\"> in order to be considered:</span>\n<ol>\n	<li>You must be the artist that personally created the work. You cannot submit something drawn by someone else.</li>\n	<li>Only submit original work or work created by you with the help of a tutorial.</li>\n	<li>The drawing should not be violent or pornographic in nature.</li>\n	<li>The height or width (whichever is longer) of an image should be between 300 and 800 pixels.</li>\n</ol>\nLetsDrawPeople.com reserves the right to refrain from selecting a submitted piece of artwork for a gallery if it so chooses.\n\nOther requirements are listed on the submission form below.\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"> <center<[nform id=\'4\']</center></p>','Share Your Work in a Portrait Gallery!','','inherit','open','open','','1093-autosave-v1','','','2015-12-31 17:50:36','2016-01-01 01:50:36','',1093,'http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/1093-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2048,2,'2015-07-08 08:49:37','2015-07-08 15:49:37','<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Did you create a portrait drawing that you are very proud of? Would it be a perfect fit for one of the portrait galleries below?</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[table id=1 /]</p>\r\nIf you made an awesome drawing of a person or people, then you should submit your drawing for placement in a portrait gallery!\r\n\r\n<span class=\"ng-scope\">As long as I have a selection of drawings that fit the feel and theme of this site, I choose one daily drawing at random to be added to a gallery. I choose from artwork submitted within the last 30 days. </span>\r\n\r\nYou will be notified by email if your drawing is selected. Your drawing will also be posted on our <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/letsdrawpeople\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook page</a>!\r\n\r\n<span class=\"ng-scope\">Drawings and files should meet the following </span>specifications<span class=\"ng-scope\"> in order to be considered:</span>\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>You must be the artist that personally created the work. You cannot submit something drawn by someone else.</li>\r\n	<li>Only submit original work or work created by you with the help of a tutorial.</li>\r\n	<li>The drawing should not be violent or pornographic in nature.</li>\r\n	<li>The height or width (whichever is longer) of an image should be between 300 and 800 pixels.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\nLetsDrawPeople.com reserves the right to refrain from selecting a submitted piece of artwork for a gallery if it so chooses.\r\n\r\nOther requirements are listed on the submission form below.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"> [nform id=\'4\']</p>','Share Your Work in a Portrait Gallery!','','inherit','open','open','','1093-revision-v1','','','2015-07-08 08:49:37','2015-07-08 15:49:37','',1093,'http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/1093-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1065,2,'2014-05-24 11:45:50','2014-05-24 18:45:50','Welcome to our gallery of self-portrait drawings! Here you can view drawings by our contributors and visitors...of themselves!\r\n\r\nSelf-portraits are some of the most intriguing types of artwork around. Often times, we as humans see ourselves or think of ourselves differently from how others perceive us. A self-portrait is exactly what the name implies. It is simply a drawing of one\'s own self.\r\n\r\nA self-portrait drawing forces an artist to create an interpretation of oneself. The artist must take a critical look in the mirror and create an image of what the rest of the world sees. At the same time, the artist finds balance and includes those unique elements and features that define who he or she is as a person.\r\n\r\nCome back to this gallery often to see the faces behind those who create our articles and tutorials, as well as the faces that make up our growing audience!\r\n\r\n[gallery link=\"file\" ids=\"1026\"]','Self-Portrait Drawings of Aspiring Artists','','inherit','open','open','','1060-revision-v1','','','2014-05-24 11:45:50','2014-05-24 18:45:50','',1060,'http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/1060-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),