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Figure Drawing Tutorial: Angles & Proportions (Male & Female)

In this video Zoe will discuss gesture figure drawing focusing on illustration from visual reference.
Length 27:53
Price Free of charge
Subject Fashion Design
Languages English
Video Transcripts English

About the video

Lots of people ask me how to draw figures without my 4-step method using tracing paper. This is my preferred method of sketching figures. Whether I manipulate the drawing later to create a fashion croquis, or spend another hour detailing anatomy, this is how I start: by analyzing angles and proportions.

Meet the instructors

Zoe Hong is a fashion designer and illustrator who used to teach university fashion classes until her YouTube channel took over her life. She makes videos about design, illustration, color theory, industry real talk and FAQ, fashion business, art supply hauls and reviews and she has all her videos organized by playlists. Zoe believes hard work and dedication is more important than “talent” when it comes to having a successful career.

Video syllabus

MATERIALS: 1:08
FIRST POSE: 4:54 (side female)
SECOND POSE: 11:24 (front female)
THIRD POSE: 16:30 (3/4 male)
FOURTH POSE: 21:41 (back plus size female)