How to Draw a Running Man in a Suit

Hey friends!

In this fun drawing lesson I’ll teach you how to draw a running man in a suit!

We’ll go over all steps from start to finish.

First watch the video. Then read on for more step-by-step details!

If you prefer a written article, here are some more drawing tips and details.

1. Draw the figure’s guidelines

In this step you create a simple skeleton composed of lines, that represents the figure in motion.

how to draw a running man

We are drawing a running man here, so it’s important getting this right.

I’ll note that I am not yet an expert in figure drawing, it’s something that takes a lot of time.

The key to this pose is to draw one hand being sent forward, and the opposite leg being sent forward as well. Here I drew the right hand moving forward, and the left leg sent forward as well.

Use reference to really get this down.

2. Turn it into a three-dimensional shape

In this step we want to turn our skeleton into a more three-dimensional body.

One way to do this is by turning all lines into cylinders and all joints into ovals.

how to draw a running man

In this specific drawing I didn’t go into too many details, because the entire figure will be covered in multiple layers of clothes.

In many cases however, you can’t get away with what I’ve done here (= You have to actually add in all details of the figure, such as the muscles.

3. Drawing the clothes

In this stage we begin drawing the clothes.

The key here is to take into account the running movement, and understand how it affects the clothes.

how to draw a running man

Notice how I made the upper part of his suit “fly” in the air.

You’ll notice the same thing happen when I draw the pants.

how to draw a running man

And there you have it – a running man in a suit!

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