Drawing 2

Course Material 3 (Part 1)

YQUIN, MELANIE V.
BMMA Instructor


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LESSON OUTLINE LEARNING OUTCOMES

• Human anatomy part 1: Here’s what I will teach you in this

o Gender and age-based course material:

illustrations • Gender illustrations

o Basic proportions • Age based illustrations

o Head • Accurate drawing of facial expressions and

o Facial expressions upper human body parts

o Upper extremities
RESOURCES NEEDED
For this lesson, you would need the
following resources:

• PowerPoint presentation
• Traditional drawing
materials

troduction to
ultimedia Arts

 TABLE OF
CONTENTS

3 Pre-Test Before you start, try answering the following

questions.

Gender and age-based

5 illustrations
1. What are the basic upper extrimities of human boday?

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6 Basic Proportions
2. What are the basic lower extrimities of human boday?
7 Face Parts
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Above the hip parts and
10 proportions 3. Describe the importance of proportion when drawing
human body?
Summary and key
12 Terms _________________________________________

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 Human anatomy part 1

Drawing Different Ages and genders (keep this on mind);

Factors That Influence Aging- genetics, ethnicity, living conditions, work/life habits, health,
exposure to sunlight and wind, exercise or lack thereof, usage of cosmetics or surgery, and so on.
Proportions are the relationships, or ratios, between the heights, widths, and depths of a subject.
There have been countless attempts to standardize figure drawing proportions and lay down
proportional rules to follow when depicting the body. However, observing how many systems of
measuring proportions exist (or “canons” as they are called) should be our first indication of how
open to interpretation proportions are, and that perhaps no single proportional system can be
consistently accurate.

 I Gender and age-

based illustrations

Everyone ages differently. When illustrating a Newborn (0-1 month) keep on mind that they can only
lie on their belly, retaining the foetal position with limbs folded against their body. For Baby (1 month
- 1 year) round 3 months old, the body length is closer to 3 heads and in ten months the baby starts
standing on its legs. Height = 4-5 heads. Toddler (1 - 4 years), a child’s height is at least double its
birth length. Child (5 - 11 years). Body proportions change from 5.5 heads in early childhood, to 6
heads between 7 and 9. Adolescent (12 - 17 years) Height= 6.5 to 7 heads (males are taller). Young
Adult (18 years - 30's), fully developed muscles, and in women’s case full breasts. Height= 7.5 heads.
Middle Age (40's and 50's) the body does not change all that much but tendency to accumulate fat
increases. Ages 60’s- 70’s, fine lines or facial lines are highly visible, slumping makes the neck look
shorter and the arms fall lower than usual. Very Old Age (80's and up) permanent “worry” and frown”
lines, corners of the mouth drooping.

Look at the human anatomy in gender and age-based illustrations.

Young Adult (18 years - 30's)

* The provided samples are not meant to be invariably true to the description, but to help you draw
people that look their intended age.























 II Basic proportions

Proportions are the relationships, or ratios, between the heights, widths, and depths of a subject. There
have been countless attempts to standardize figure drawing proportions and lay down proportional
rules to follow when depicting the body. However, observing how many systems of measuring
proportions exist (or “canons” as they are called) should be our first indication of how open to
interpretation proportions are, and that perhaps no single proportional system can be consistently
accurate.

II

Leonardo da Vinci demonstrated many of Vitruvius' ideas on propor on in the well-known image of the man
in two superimposed posi ons inscribed in a square and circle: the "Vitruvian man".

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 III Face Parts

The very first thing the eye looks for, in any setting, is the human face, and this applies also to
art: a viewer will first look at the face of your character.

Proportions of the face

Seen Face-on: the width of a face is generally five eyes or a little less. Another measurement is
the length of the index finger beyond the thumb.

 The features: Eyes and eyebrows, Nose, Lips and Ears

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 Foreshortening, method of rendering a specific object or figure in a picture in depth.

• Looking Down-All the features curve up and the ear moves up.

• Looking Up- All the features curve down, and the ear moves down accordingly.

• Turning Sideways- When someone is seen almost from the back, all that is visible are the jutting
points of brow and cheekbone.

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 IV Above the hip parts

and proportions

Neck, Shoulder, Arms, Hands, Torso, Pelvic region and Upper back.

* The provided samples are meant for general visual references only.

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 * The provided samples are meant for general visual references only.

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 KEY TERMS

Foreshortening

Proportions

Hips

Index finger

Vitruvian man

Leonardo da Vinci

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 Post-Test
Instruction:

▪ Take 3-4 selfie and draw it (the characteristics of foreshortening must be seen)
▪ Keep practicing the proportion in drawing the upper extremeties.

References

www.sketchlikeanarchitect.com/blog/what-type-of-perspective-should-you-choose, conceptsapp.medium.com/5-
exercises-for-drawing-with-atmospheric-perspective-869e2dcbf855, design.tutsplus.com/tutorials/technical-
drawing-for-beginners-three-point-perspective--vector-23680, www.artistsnetwork.com/art-mediums/drawing/learn-
to-draw-perspective/, https://static-sympoz.s3.amazonaws.com/cat/reference/drawing-the-body-eguide/images/
drawing_the-body-eguide, https://design.tutsplus.com/categories/human-anatomy?page=3, https://www.wissen-
online.com/,

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