Getting character proportions right
Course Outline
1. Introduction to Drawing and Basic Techniques
02h 01min
25min
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Everybody can draw
22min
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Materials for beginners
5min
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Drawing materials guide
23min
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Mastering the right movements
21min
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Observation is the key to success
7min
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Observation is the key to success: exercise 1 correction
7min
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Observation is the key to success: exercise 2 correction
11min
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Observation is the key to success: exercise 3 correction
5min
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Quiz: Observation is the key to success
2. Understanding Volume and Perspective
01h 31min
19min
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Understanding volume
5min
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Understanding volume: exercise 1 correction
6min
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Understanding volume: exercise 2 correction
5min
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Quiz: Studying Volumes
33min
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What is perspective?
7min
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What is perspective? exercise 1 correction
10min
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What is perspective? exercise 2 correction
10min
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What is perspective? exercise 3 correction
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 corrections
5min
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Quiz: Clean up your drawings
23min
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Composing your drawings
30min
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How to enhance 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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Adding depth to your drawings: exercise 1 correction
16min
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Adding depth to your drawings: exercise 2 correction
5min
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Quiz: Adding Depth to Your Drawings
4. Your First Characters
04h 18min
26min
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Getting character proportions right
28min
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Giving meaning to your drawings
22min
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Inspiration just a click away!
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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Drawing your characters’ joints correctly
29min
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Drawing character muscles
13min
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Perspective in character drawing
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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Light and shadow
11min
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Studying objects through shapes
6min
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Studying objects through shapes: exercise 1 correction
5min
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Studying objects through shapes: exercise 2 correction
5min
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Quiz: Study by Form
17min
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The height scale: a useful trick for mastering perspective
7min
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The height scale: a useful trick for mastering perspective: exercise 1 correction
8min
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The height scale: a useful trick for mastering perspective: exercise 2 correction
10min
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The height scale: a useful trick for mastering perspective: exercise 3 correction
5min
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Quiz: The Scale of Heights
10min
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Reproducing distances accurately
10min
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Reproducing distances accurately: exercise 1 correction
12min
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Reproducing distances accurately: exercise 2 correction
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
|
Materials for beginners
5min
|
Drawing materials guide
23min
|
Mastering the right movements
21min
|
Observation is the key to success
7min
|
Observation is the key to success: exercise 1 correction
7min
|
Observation is the key to success: exercise 2 correction
11min
|
Observation is the key to success: exercise 3 correction
5min
|
Quiz: Observation is the key to success
2. Understanding Volume and Perspective
01h 31min
19min
|
Understanding volume
5min
|
Understanding volume: exercise 1 correction
6min
|
Understanding volume: exercise 2 correction
5min
|
Quiz: Studying Volumes
33min
|
What is perspective?
7min
|
What is perspective? exercise 1 correction
10min
|
What is perspective? exercise 2 correction
10min
|
What is perspective? exercise 3 correction
5min
|
Quiz: What is perspective?
3. Enhancement and Staging of Drawings
03h 01min
24min
|
Cleaning up your drawings
14min
|
Cleaning up your drawings: exercise corrections
5min
|
Quiz: Clean up your drawings
23min
|
Composing your drawings
30min
|
How to enhance your drawings
20min
|
The magic of hatching
5min
|
Quiz: Staging Your Drawings
45min
|
Adding depth to your drawings
10min
|
Adding depth to your drawings: exercise 1 correction
16min
|
Adding depth to your drawings: exercise 2 correction
5min
|
Quiz: Adding Depth to Your Drawings
4. Your First Characters
04h 18min
26min
|
Getting character proportions right
28min
|
Giving meaning to your drawings
22min
|
Inspiration just a click away!
33min
|
Recap 1: your first drawing from A to Z
45min
|
Recap 2: your first drawing from A to Z (continued)
5min
|
Quiz: Your First Drawing
31min
|
Understanding the human body
18min
|
Drawing your characters’ joints correctly
29min
|
Drawing character muscles
13min
|
Perspective in character drawing
13min
|
Drawing realistic clothing
5min
|
Quiz: Human Body and Characters
5. Advanced Perception Techniques
02h 00min
25min
|
Light and shadow
11min
|
Studying objects through shapes
6min
|
Studying objects through shapes: exercise 1 correction
5min
|
Studying objects through shapes: exercise 2 correction
5min
|
Quiz: Study by Form
17min
|
The height scale: a useful trick for mastering perspective
7min
|
The height scale: a useful trick for mastering perspective: exercise 1 correction
8min
|
The height scale: a useful trick for mastering perspective: exercise 2 correction
10min
|
The height scale: a useful trick for mastering perspective: exercise 3 correction
5min
|
Quiz: The Scale of Heights
10min
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Reproducing distances accurately
10min
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Reproducing distances accurately: exercise 1 correction
12min
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Reproducing distances accurately: exercise 2 correction
5min
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Quiz: Knowing How to Reproduce Distances
7. Conclusion
01h 27minCourse Information
In this course, you will learn how to draw characters with accurate human proportions using simple methods.
Whether you are drawing a man, a woman or a child, this technique helps you check that your figure is well balanced and avoid common mistakes such as disproportionate limbs. You will also learn how to adapt these proportions to suit the model.
- COURSE SOURCES AND REFERENCES
Howard Schatz : http://www.howardschatz.com/index.php
