Tag: female figure drawing

How to Draw a Female Figure’s Back: Shading Exercise

Hey friends!

In this drawing lesson I wanted to let you in on me exercising my shading skillz, while drawing a female figure’s back.

I lately came to realize that I have a LONG way to go when it comes to shading and the quality of tones, and so I wanted to share this with you.

There will probably be many, many more.

Here is the final result.

How to draw a female figure's back

I think the scanner made it look even more grainy, but still looks pretty nice.

Here are the main tips I have to offer:

1. Use a relatively soft (and dark) pencil, such as the B scale. You really want to be able to create those dark tones.

2. Hold the pencil at a lower angle. That way you get more lead-paper contact, and it’s easier to keep things light.

3. Work in small circles. This little trick will help make sure you get a gentle, even tone.

Anyway – check out the full video tutorial here: (=

And that’s it!

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– Liron

How to Draw a Female Figure: Laying on Floor Pose

Hey Friends!

In this drawing lesson we’ll briefly talk about how to draw a female figure, in a laying down pose.

#1 – Skeleton Guidelines

The first step I took in order to draw the female figure, was using simple “stick figure” guidelines.

how to draw a female figure

This step is fairly simple technically, BUT a lot of anatomy knowledge needs to support it in order for it to be correct.

Try and understand the proportions of length of each part.

Notice how I have yet to indicate the hands and feet.

#2 – Giving the Skeleton Volume

In this step we will turn the skeleton into basic three-dimensional shapes.

Note how she is leaning on a mini sofa. This is something we’ll have to take into account in later steps.

how to draw a female figure

Our main shapes here are balls / circles, and cylinders. These represent the basic structure of the limbs and the core of the body.

Notice how they still DON’T convey the accurate shape of anything.

Also, I just wanted to note how the left hand (that’s leaning on the sofa) is foreshortened, as it is pointing towards us. This will become even more obvious in the next steps.

#3 – Drawing the Human Figure

In this step we’ll actually begin turning this simple three-dimensional representation into an actual female figure.

how to draw a female figure

This step requires actual knowledge of the shape of each limb or body part. This is the real challenge.

This step takes into account the structure in terms of muscles and fat too.

Notice how the left are sort of “sinks” into the sofa. This is a useful way to express the softness of the sofa, and her weight being applied on it.

how to draw a female figure

Now we can move onto the final step.

#4 – Shading

In this step we’ll shade the figure, giving it some more volume.

how to draw a female figure

I worked too fast, and the shading is a bit grainy and uneven. Be sure to work slowly, and perhaps use gentle circular motions with the pencil.

Check out the full video tutorial:

And that’s it!

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And I’ll talk to you soon,

– Liron