A METHOD OF CHECKING |
| The blue lines in the diagram are our same construction lines. They may be done on tracing paper over any face. You can thus quickly find a feature that has been incorrectly placed. You can also “find” the ball and plane position in a photographic head this way. Whether you are building or tearing down, the method applies. |
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DRAWING A FEMALE BODY |
| &The main problems people seem to have with drawing breasts are the shape and the placement. A lot of artists (professionals as well as amateurs) make them look like balloons that have been taped onto the subject's chest; this is not a natural look. Now, take the position. Think of a central guideline that runs down the center of your subject's body, as shown at the left. The breasts are at 45 degree angles from that center line, and are about halfway down the chest (shown by the red diagonal guidelines). Be very careful not to draw them too close together or too far apart, or too high on the chest.You will see in examples below, this basic rule of the 45 degree placement will apply to pretty much whatever pose you are using. |
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Here is another pose, showing the actual from a front view. Note how the breasts are still located at 45 degree angles from the center line of the body. Oh, also be careful about the shading I find that shading in this drawings (rather than just following the lower curves as you would shade a sphere) makes them look more natural.
Here is one last pose to go over the size and placement.The breasts are still at the 45 degree angle from the center line. Notice that the leftmost breast is drawn as a half-sphere, not as a full sphere. If you want to exaggerate the size, that's your choice, but I personally don't think it’s necessary |
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| Now, let’s go to the neck and shoulders. When you draw the shoulders, notice that they are slope down smoothly. They should be shaped more like a clothes hanger, and not drawn. Here are some more examples of various shoulder positions. Notice that the shoulders are never drawn flat and dull. |
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| One more thing I wanted to cover regarding the torso is how to draw it if an arm is lifted. I have personally found this difficult sometimes, so I figured it was a good thing to go over. If the arm is lifted, then the back of the torso will be exposed. Although a female's torso isn't as round and full as males, it should still stick out in the back. |
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