Tuesday, March 29, 2016

Guidelines To Create Better Male And Female Nude Drawings

By Raymond Johnson


The reward of art is not the achieving of fame or success, but rather the quest for self satisfaction. Being an artist allows one freedom to liberate their mind, although there are few challenges involved such as understanding certain techniques. However, if an individual truly desires to learn, there are tips for making proper male and female nude drawings.

As long as there has been art, the figure of man has always been featured prominently. Due to the complexity of the design, sketching humans in the proper proportions may present a bit of a challenge. Artistically, the ideal body is considered symmetrical and the torso and limb bones are basically the same length, though the norms are generic since many things such as ethnic background, genetic factors, gender and age can influence their ratios.

The main thing to decide is how the subject will be positioned as it will influence the orientation of one's paper. A key aspect is remembering to utilize the composition's positive space to its best advantage. Typically, portrait mode is used for standing figures and landscape orientation is more appropriate for those in a prone pose.

In sketching, making alterations to certain proportions may lead to the subject looking somewhat disfigured, though it also has the potential to represent individuality. This is particularly true of the human form as it is designed very specifically. There is a distinct indication in how the torso, head, pelvis, shoulders, feet, hands, and limbs all come together.

When doing the human form, it is a good idea to use an artist's mannequin as a guide as it is articulated and can be posed. This is a handy tool for understanding how to make an outline from geometric shapes, such as an oval for the head, rectangular torso and elliptical limbs. Other key factors such as joint placement and movement are also demonstrated by the model.

Gender can be a very important factor in the figurative art form. A detailed study of the human anatomy will show that physique of men is generally quite different than that of women. Some of the more noticeable variations appear in the areas of the breasts, waist and buttocks, as a woman tends to more curvaceous than a man and have softer features.

When adding the details to one's sketch, features such as the muscles in the biceps, triceps, forearms, abdomen, chest, thighs and calves are going to differ depending on the subject's gender. Keep in mind that the definition on a woman tends to be less pronounced than it is on a man, giving her a more feminine and gentler appeal. When shading in to create detailing, consider the light source and how some areas are less illuminated and shadowed.

The very basis of human anatomy is incredibly artful and extremely expressive. The evidence is clear not only in how the body is put together, but in the range of variations between masculine and feminine figures as far as tone, shape and definition are concerned. Remembering a couple of key fundamentals can help a person improve their abilities and grow more adept at creating art.




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