The Right Proportions of Characters
Course Outline
1. Introduction to Drawing and Basic Techniques
02h 01min
25min
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Everybody can draw
22min
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The materials for beginners
5min
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The drawing equipment guide
23min
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Knowing the right moves
21min
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Observation is the key to success
7min
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Observation is the key to success: exercise 1 corrections
7min
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Observation is the key to success: corrections for exercise 2
11min
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Observation is the key to success: corrections for exercise 3
5min
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Quiz: Observation is the key to success
2. Understanding Volume and Perspective
01h 31min
19min
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Study in volume
5min
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Study in volume: corrections for exercise 1
6min
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Study in volume: corrections to exercise 2
5min
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Quiz: Studying Volumes
33min
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What is perspective?
7min
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What is perspective? : corrections for exercise 1
10min
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What is perspective? : corrections for exercise 2
10min
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What is perspective? : corrections for exercise 3
5min
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Quiz: What is perspective?
3. Enhancement and Staging of Drawings
03h 01min
24min
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Cleaning up your drawings
14min
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Cleaning up your drawings: exercise solutions
5min
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Quiz: Clean up your drawings
23min
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Staging your drawings
30min
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How to highlight your drawings
20min
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The Magic of hatching
5min
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Quiz: Staging Your Drawings
45min
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Adding depth to your drawings
10min
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Giving Depth to Your Drawings: Corrections for Exercise 1
16min
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Adding depth to your drawings: exercise 2 corrections
5min
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Quiz: Adding Depth to Your Drawings
4. Your First Characters
04h 18min
26min
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The right proportions of characters
28min
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Giving meaning to your drawings
22min
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Inspiration at your fingertips!
33min
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Recap 1: Your first drawing from A to Z
45min
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Recap 2: Your first drawing from A to Z (Continued)
5min
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Quiz: Your First Drawing
31min
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Understanding the human body
18min
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Master your characters' joints
29min
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The muscles of the characters
13min
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Perspective on characters
13min
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Drawing realistic clothing
5min
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Quiz: Human Body and Characters
5. Advanced Perception Techniques
02h 00min
25min
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Shadow and lights
11min
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Study by form
6min
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Study by form: corrections for exercise 1
5min
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Study by form: corrections for exercise 2
5min
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Quiz: Study by Form
17min
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The scale of heights: a trick to master perspective
7min
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The scale of heights, a trick to master perspective: corrections exercise 1
8min
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The scale of heights, a trick to master perspective: exercise 2 corrections
10min
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The scale of heights, a trick to master perspective: exercise 3 corrections
5min
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Quiz: The Scale of Heights
10min
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Mastering distance reproduction
10min
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Reproducing distances: corrections exercise 1
12min
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Reproducing distances: exercise 2 corrections
5min
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Quiz: Knowing How to Reproduce Distances
7. Conclusion
01h 27min00:00 / 0:00
Course Outline
1. Introduction to Drawing and Basic Techniques
02h 01min
25min
|
Everybody can draw
22min
|
The materials for beginners
5min
|
The drawing equipment guide
23min
|
Knowing the right moves
21min
|
Observation is the key to success
7min
|
Observation is the key to success: exercise 1 corrections
7min
|
Observation is the key to success: corrections for exercise 2
11min
|
Observation is the key to success: corrections for exercise 3
5min
|
Quiz: Observation is the key to success
2. Understanding Volume and Perspective
01h 31min
19min
|
Study in volume
5min
|
Study in volume: corrections for exercise 1
6min
|
Study in volume: corrections to exercise 2
5min
|
Quiz: Studying Volumes
33min
|
What is perspective?
7min
|
What is perspective? : corrections for exercise 1
10min
|
What is perspective? : corrections for exercise 2
10min
|
What is perspective? : corrections for exercise 3
5min
|
Quiz: What is perspective?
3. Enhancement and Staging of Drawings
03h 01min
24min
|
Cleaning up your drawings
14min
|
Cleaning up your drawings: exercise solutions
5min
|
Quiz: Clean up your drawings
23min
|
Staging your drawings
30min
|
How to highlight your drawings
20min
|
The Magic of hatching
5min
|
Quiz: Staging Your Drawings
45min
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Adding depth to your drawings
10min
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Giving Depth to Your Drawings: Corrections for Exercise 1
16min
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Adding depth to your drawings: exercise 2 corrections
5min
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Quiz: Adding Depth to Your Drawings
4. Your First Characters
04h 18min
26min
|
The right proportions of characters
28min
|
Giving meaning to your drawings
22min
|
Inspiration at your fingertips!
33min
|
Recap 1: Your first drawing from A to Z
45min
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Recap 2: Your first drawing from A to Z (Continued)
5min
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Quiz: Your First Drawing
31min
|
Understanding the human body
18min
|
Master your characters' joints
29min
|
The muscles of the characters
13min
|
Perspective on characters
13min
|
Drawing realistic clothing
5min
|
Quiz: Human Body and Characters
5. Advanced Perception Techniques
02h 00min
25min
|
Shadow and lights
11min
|
Study by form
6min
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Study by form: corrections for exercise 1
5min
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Study by form: corrections for exercise 2
5min
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Quiz: Study by Form
17min
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The scale of heights: a trick to master perspective
7min
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The scale of heights, a trick to master perspective: corrections exercise 1
8min
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The scale of heights, a trick to master perspective: exercise 2 corrections
10min
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The scale of heights, a trick to master perspective: exercise 3 corrections
5min
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Quiz: The Scale of Heights
10min
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Mastering distance reproduction
10min
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Reproducing distances: corrections exercise 1
12min
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Reproducing distances: exercise 2 corrections
5min
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Quiz: Knowing How to Reproduce Distances
7. Conclusion
01h 27minCourse Information
In this course, you will learn to draw characters while respecting human proportions using simple methods.
Whether you are drawing a man, a woman, or even a child, this technique helps you ensure that your drawing is well balanced, avoiding common mistakes like disproportionate limbs. You will also learn how to adapt these proportions based on the model.
- COURSE SOURCES AND REFERENCES
Howard Schatz : http://www.howardschatz.com/index.php
