Drawing of Person 8 Heads Tall

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Do your arms seem too long every time you draw a person? Or maybe your torso seems too short. Once you know how to proportion the body, it isn't so hard to get it looking right.

Steps

1. 1

   Draw 7 circles of about the same size. These will be your guidelines.

2. 2

   Draw an oval parallel to the topmost circle. This will be the head.

3. 3

   Halfway down the second circle from the top, add a horizontal line. This is where the shoulder stops.

4. 4

   Halfway down the third circle, draw another horizontal line. This is where the waist will be, and also where the elbows end.

5. 5

   Halfway down the fourth circle, end the torso.

6. 6

   Halfway down the fifth circle, end the fingertips. Draw the beginning of the wrists about where the torso ends.

7. 7

   Just past the top of the sixth circle, end the knees.

8. 8

   Finish the bottom of the feet where the last circle ends. That's it!

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• Question

  I need help drawing the hands, any advice?

  

  Hands are very difficult to draw, even for an artist! They take much practice to draw. Check how-to-draw books, find tutorials online, or use a reference picture of the position you'd like. For proportions, if your character's arm is at the side of the body, the wrist starts at the crotch and the hand goes to around the middle of the thigh.

• Question

  I need to draw people shorter than the idealized proportions. Any tips for scaling them down?

  

  Keep the head the same size, and simply make them 5 or 6 heads tall instead of 7. You can do this by shortening the torso or the legs.

• Question

  How did people figure out that its 7 heads long and how each proportion is?

  

  They measured how long an average head is and how tall an average person is. Then divided the height by the length of the head. They did this with many different people's heights and head lengths and found it was 7.

• Question

  What is "realistic proportion"?

  

  It's when each part is the appropriate size relative to the other parts.

• Question

  Are the proportions different for the age? How many heads tall is a kid, and is it the same as an adult?

  

  Elena Himmerich

  Community Answer

  Yes, proportions are different for different ages. A baby starts out with a very big head compared to their body, and as they grow up, proportions slowly even out. As a general rule, a baby is around four heads long and a child is around five heads long.

• Question

  How wide should the shoulder be?

  

  Double the width of the head. Longer than the waist in males and shorter than the waist in females.

• Question

  How do I translate these proportions to poses?

  

  Ellie Mossa

  Community Answer

  In this case, you might want to use a ruler or something with actual numbers on it so you can do the math yourself. Don't forget about foreshortening, a technique that alters proportions depending on how something is angled at the viewer.

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• These are rough guidelines for the average human body, and do not apply to all body types and sizes.

• These measurements do not take into consideration the width of each body part in proportion to one another, just the lengths.

• Stretching and exaggerating these proportions are what give a stylized twist to caricatures.

• Most people stand between 5-8 head-sized circles tall. Feel free to play around with that.

• Try drawing the hands with the thumb sticking out a bit and the fingers together.

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Drawing of Person 8 Heads Tall

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