22380 18 Arts & Media Art Techniques Drawing Techniques true Wed, 30 Jul 2008 06:01:51 -0700 /system/videos/1/80/23/02/22380.flv DIY, Instructional, tutorial, Do It Yourself, Tips, Essential Skills, Learn to, art, arts, artist How To Draw a Nude Woman http://www.howcast.com/videos/22380-How-To-Draw-a-Nude-Woman http://www.howcast.com/videos/22380-How-To-Draw-a-Nude-Woman/edit approved 190 640 360 <object width="425" height="273" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" id="howcastplayer"><param name="movie" value="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=22380"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=22380" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="273" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" ></embed></object> 34 Dynamic http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/22380/draw_nude_hd_3_xxlarge_maintained_aspect.jpg 79920 false false false 42776 1 20 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/22380/20.jpg Get supplies Pick up some art supplies. You’ll need drawing paper with a subtle roughness that will allow mediums like charcoal to stick and stay in place, charcoal, soft pencils, square crayons, and erasers.

]]> 42777 2 33 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/22380/33.jpg Pose your model Pose your model. Take into consideration what parts of her body you’d like to focus on.

]]> 42778 3 40 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/22380/40.jpg Work out proportions Work out proportions using the “thumb and pencil” technique. Standing 10 feet from your model, hold a pencil in your outstretched hand and, using your dominant eye, line it up with the top of her head. Now move your finger down the pencil until you come to her chin—that’s her head measurement.

]]> 42779 4 56 Tip To determine your dominant eye, make a triangle with your hands and center it over a distant object. Look at the object with one eye closed at a time. The eye that allows you to see the object centered is your dominant eye.

]]> 42780 5 68 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/22380/68.jpg Measure height Still using the pencil, figure out how many “heads” tall she is.

]]> 42781 6 76 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/22380/76.jpg Determine body measurements Armed with the head measurement, use the following guide for body proportions: height = 8 heads; neck = ¼ head; shoulder width = 2 heads; breasts to belly = 1 head.

]]> 42782 7 89 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/22380/89.jpg Study her body Study her body before you start to draw. (Yes, this is one time where it’s perfectly acceptable to stare unabashedly at a naked woman.) Note how her body comes together at joints, and what lines emphasize what body parts.

]]> 42783 8 104 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/22380/104.jpg Start to draw Let your eyes move over the contours of her body while your hand draws what you see. Your eyes should be taking in each curve and angle—the way her hair falls, the arch of her back, the shape of her mouth and eyes.

]]> 42784 9 116 Tip Not looking at the paper while drawing, known as “blind contouring,” is a good way to start.

]]> 42785 10 122 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/22380/122.jpg Draw in swift lines Break your figure down to simple lines that you draw swiftly—don’t commit your pencil to the page for more than a few seconds.

]]> 42786 11 129 Tip Keep most movements to 5 to 6 second intervals; this will help you see your subject as pieces to a puzzle instead of one overwhelming object.

]]> 42787 12 137 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/22380/137.jpg Pay attention to negative space Pay attention to negative space—the space between and around the figure. The shape of the negative space is important as it helps define the outer lines of the subject.

]]> 42788 13 147 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/22380/147.jpg Use shadow and light Use the charcoal to emphasize how shadow and light fall on the subject. Does the position of her body cast a shadow over her shoulder or legs? Charcoal is the easiest to smear and conveys shadow perfectly.

]]> 42789 14 161 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/22380/161.jpg Refine Refine the edges with erasers. Smear where shade should be intensified and erase where areas should be lightened.

]]> 42790 15 168 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/22380/168.jpg Spray If you worked in a smudge-able medium like charcoal or soft pencil, spray your masterpiece with fixative—a liquid varnish that will keep it from smearing.`

]]> 42791 16 176 Fact Discoveries of the female nude have been found on cave walls from the Paleolithic era—one of the most famous being the Venus of Laussel, circa 20,000 to 18,000 B.C.!

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