How To Draw a Nude Woman
- July 30, 2008
- 251,988 Views
Writer
chatel8
Actor
Andrew Kimler
Music (track 1, 3, 4)
Edison Music Corp
Music (track 2)
James Miksche
Voice Over Artist
Taige Jensen
Actor
Amanda Hunt
If you’ve got someone who’s agreed to pose in her birthday suit, you’re halfway there!
You Will Need
- Art supplies
- An eye for detail
- Fixative, or protective varnish to spray on your masterpiece
Step 1: 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.
Step 2: Pose your model
Pose your model. Take into consideration what parts of her body you’d like to focus on.
Step 3: 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.
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.
Step 4: Measure height
Still using the pencil, figure out how many “heads” tall she is.
Step 5: 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.
Step 6: 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.
Step 7: 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.
Not looking at the paper while drawing, known as “blind contouring,” is a good way to start.
Step 8: 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.
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.
Step 9: 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.
Step 10: 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.
Step 11: Refine
Refine the edges with erasers. Smear where shade should be intensified and erase where areas should be lightened.
Step 12: 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.`
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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Comments (9)
Should be called ";How to draw a woman on her way to a toga party.";
over 3 years ago by funkspiel
lol
over 3 years ago by jesse
yes~
over 2 years ago by aacdeod
great for beginners however there was something missing. i thought if you were drawing a nude picture, the person should be in the nude?
over 3 years ago by cmemove
that was very good...
over 3 years ago by Pamangela
he did not draw her realistic
over 2 years ago by shavatek
Where was the nude woman?????
over 2 years ago by pnull
I've taken two semesters of life drawing and a lot of what's in this video is completely opposite of what I've learned. It's very methodical; relying on rules of thumb and generalizations. The best way to draw a nude figure is to first choose a good composition and then draw. Nothing more nothing less.
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