How to Draw a Man

Drawing human figures can be complicated because of so many different variations that exist. A man can be fat or very thin. He can be old or a young lad. So the first thing you will have to decide is what kind of man you want to draw. Also identify a pose that you want to draw because you will need to consider the different proportion.
Remember drawing a man is all about distributing the proportion correctly.

If you want to draw a young man, then here’s help to draw one.

1. Collect lot of reference pictures of men. Look at important things like shoulders, hips and legs.
2. When you begin drawing, start with the shoulders. Check how broad you wan to keep the shoulders. Broad shoulders and narrow hips will give the man a lithe body. You can add some muscles on his arms too.
3. If you invert the body to narrow shoulder and broader hips your man can start to look plump or fat. You can further add a round belly too.
4. Make circles at joints like shoulders, knee joints and the feet.
5. Once you are done with the shoulders, go to hips and then draw the legs.
6. Drawing trousers can make it easier for you to draw the legs reducing the complication of making calves and thighs.
7. Now draw the shoes.
8. Go back the top and draw the hands starting from the shoulders
9. Draw the fingers.
10. Lastly draw the face.
11. Check what kind of face you want to draw. An oval or square with a heavy jaw line or a round face.
12. Once you draw a rough shape, distribute the spaces for eyes, nose and mouth. You can make two ears.
13. Add a moustache or a beard.
14. Once the rough sketching is done, you can start working on making the drawing better.
15. Work on rough edges, work out proportions and make neat lines.

Your drawing of a man is ready. Always gather lot of references before you begin to draw. See the how the proportions are distributed and given shape. It will give you a fair idea of how most human figures are drawn. Start by practicing a bit and slowly move on to drawing the figure. As you keep drawing you will soon develop your own sense of drawing a man. However following the rules first can help speed up the process.

Watch a video instruction on how to draw a man

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