Figure Drawing Foundations | Proportions

[@RobertMarzullo]

Well done Clayton! Great art and explained very well. Love the attention to detail!

[@howtodrawcomicsnet]

Thanks Robert, I'm glad you enjoyed it! :D -Clayton

[@YourOrdinaryNecromancer234]

Hi Robert

[@andrewdodd1918]

The basics, always worth knowing. I find it fascinating how the proportions throughout history have changed and altered but the basics will always help you out of a tight spot. Nicely done tutorial.

[@iamalmetal]

this channel is so underrated. thanks a ton for sharing this

[@SyndicShadow]

One of the best body proportion tutorials on KZbin! Bravo!

[@danteslasher]

This is excellent. Not just for drawing comic book characters, but if you want to practice your figure drawing, this is a beautifully simplified and engaging tutorial that stays in your head.

[@TheAisleOfPlenty]

One of the nicest videos on body proportions i've seen anywhere! Both in presentation and description/narration. Well done! Also, unlike many videos on proportions, the wonderful artwork is acually inspiring and makes you want to start drawing right away! lol - keep up the awesome work!

[@howtodrawcomicsnet]

Thank you so much. I appreciate the kind words. Really glad you got some value out of the tutorial. -Clayton

[@juliovicente458]

Perfect, I study this in my class and now improved everything that I've learned today

[@howtodrawcomicsnet]

I'm very pleased to hear that Julio. Thanks so much for watching, and I'm glad you got some value out of the tutorial. Keep up the great work! -Clayton

[@valdyserant8715]

You're awesome. Seriously, I choose you to be my new drawing master !

[@mysterymachinerecords9034]

Amazing, very incredible. haven't seen a video in this much detail, props!

[@howtodrawcomicsnet]

Hey there Smitty! - thanks a bunch for checking out the video, I'm glad you enjoyed it. The full course goes into even more depth, so if you liked what you've seen here and you're interested in getting into the more advanced Proportions stuff, hit me up at [e-mail] and I'll create a special discount code for you :) -Clayton

[@mysterymachinerecords9034]

Oh my gosh really?! That's incredible!!!!!

[@bogdanpatedakislitvinov670]

Excellent summary by someone who clearly has studied the human figure. Glad I stumbled upon this video. Thanks for the lesson and keep up the great work!

[@howtodrawcomicsnet]

You're welcome! Thanks for watching. :) -Clayton

[@Orphanlast]

Ah, I didn't realize that I watched some of your skillshare course. Cool beans broseph. Cool beans.

[@AntoniTkacz2]

oh god, you've done it so professionally :D thank's for this video!

[@yoooitsburz5141]

Thank you for this tutorial, it covered a lot of grey areas for me

[@sumitd500]

Great lesson Man & thanks!

[@MrMarkthefreak]

thanks this helps! struggling with body proportions, getting a better idea now, thanks!!

[@howtodrawcomicsnet]

You're welcome. Glad to hear it Aeterna. -Clayton

[@michaelmcdonnell3905]

Can create a centerline or middle lines on the limbs to create proportions as seen on your mannequins.

[@ultrafighter8007]

Thank you for their awesome lesson

[@robertricobaldi7781]

More please! Thank you for the very informative video.

[@michaelmcdonnell3905]

Can measure proportions by using the tip of your stylus or with you thumb and index finger around the character's head and measure the whole body.

[@alphinart]

Thanks! Great video! I think getting proper proportions is the thing I struggle with the most when drawing.

[@howtodrawcomicsnet]

Hey Michael, thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed the video. They're certainly a tough obstacle when you first set out to learn how to draw. I still struggle with them sometimes believe it or not! Just not as much anymore ;) -Clayton

[@artofrom9424]

Thanks for the video Clayton! This was really helpful! It's always a good day when you upload a video 😁

[@howtodrawcomicsnet]

Hey thanks Romulus! I'm glad you enjoyed the video. I'm going to do my best to ramp things up around here and get these videos coming out on a regular basis. :D -Clayton

[@brucenunn3268]

This is Helpful More Videos like this.

[@Chris_M_Romero]

Cool classic comic art style! Really liked it

[@simpletown323]

Havent watched the whole video yet but i feel this tutorial will be extremely helpful and well thought out!

[@howtodrawcomicsnet]

Thanks man! That's always my aim - I hope you enjoy the video when you get around to watching it. :) -Clayton

[@Jack-id6sj]

Fantastic tutorial!

[@jimmyparr1981]

that was a great video, it brought back the basics that I have been neglecting for a long time 👍👍

[@howtodrawcomicsnet]

Thanks a lot Jimmy, glad you enjoyed it man :) -Clayton

[@HALF_DAY]

what would you say the limit is to how many heads tall you can make a character before it starts looking weird

[@EsauFigueroa]

Very insightful video man. Kudos for the production.

[@howtodrawcomicsnet]

Thanks Esau, glad you got some value out of it man. Thanks for watching. 😉 -Clayton

[@michaelmcdonnell3905]

Can use a pencil or stylus tip to measure proportions.

[@samankucher5117]

Epic tutorial :)

[@narsinghyadav1071]

Started at 4:55

[@edgyswordsmanmusic6769]

I remember learning that the fingertips (not closed hands) stop at the middle of the thigh, so these arms looked a little long to me. Have I been wrong all this time? Ill probably have to go look for references.

[@jeffersonmacdonald5456]

ordered your Proportions video package, hope you plan to do more packages like anatomy, action scenes etc...if you do I will order them. You've got skill.

[@howtodrawcomicsnet]

Thanks for your support Roos - I hope you get a ton of insight out of the Proportions Course. I will definitely be bringing out more training packages in the future and dive even more in-depth into how to draw Comic Book Characters. In fact the next course will focus specifically on female characters and take you through the entire process of drawing, inking and coloring a full character from start to finish. -Clayton

[@tediousmaximus1067]

Nice video! Very well explained.

[@nivaskumar2433]

Well said dude🔥

[@jonathantaylor9881]

Great video, thank you:)

[@AlimayoArango]

Very nice. Thanks for this tutorial.

[@MurderousJohnny]

So it took me about 2 hours to just draw one chick and make this chart. Super beginner so I'm really bad, it's my 16th day trying to learn to draw. Anyway cool video. Subbed.

[@jero5421]

great content, thank you!

[@theitalianfukr4270]

Honestly I didn't saw the problem with the 4th character proportion till you pointed it out

[@DouglasPendletonintherealms]

Very nice tutorial. This is very helpful.

[@howtodrawcomicsnet]

Thanks Douglas. Much appreciated man, glad you enjoyed the video. -Clayton

[@jamal4034]

quick question isn't wide and width the same unit of measurement just a confused on the female shoulder measurement

[@gauravvj1090]

Great job explaining

[@howtodrawcomicsnet]

Thanks for watching! Glad it all made sense. -Clayton

[@austindavid7155]

Where's the full-length video? When I click the link all I get is the proportions JPEG plus a PDF file.

[@saulventura291]

thanks for the tips and great work

[@howtodrawcomicsnet]

You're welcome Saul. Thanks for watching! -Clayton

[@thorstenhubner5032]

Thank you for this!

[@thefed8428]

Awesome, much appreciated!

[@qaz863286464]

Thanks. This is very helpful.

[@himanknight9145]

Thanks

[@mcinco__]

THANKS! This helped a lot!

[@howtodrawcomicsnet]

You're welcome Makhale. Thanks for watching! -Clayton

[@drawingwithjj8067]

Will you do a shading video

[@kuya1375]

Awesome video! Very helpful and informative. Please keep up the good work =)

[@howtodrawcomicsnet]

Thanks a lot Orlando. I really appreciate that man. Glad the video helped you out :D

[@provoactionstudio4364]

Nice....

[@leolegario]

Very nice!!!

[@howtodrawcomicsnet]

Thanks Leandro. Glad you enjoyed it. :) -Clayton

[@bluejaytay6030]

Oh my gosh thanks so much

[@vines-fq6sc]

Can you do one with poses

[@howtodrawcomicsnet]

Hey there! Thanks for watching. Most certainly. In fact I cover posed characters in the full Figure Drawing Foundations | Proportions course - which is now available on Cubebrush if you'd like to check it out. cbr.sh/91exnr 🙂 -Clayton

[@dixit8611]

The charts and measurement are okay but the real problem is how to implement this knowledge while drawing action figures. Do your course clearly covers how to use the proportion information to draw a character in action ? I have seen a lot of proportion lessons but all are useless because they never tell how to implement the info while drawing a complex figures.

[@chrisc.4144]

Ishan Dixit exactly. I’ve yet to see an answer to this question anywhere

[@CFlandre]

If I'm not mistaken, this is when learning and understanding perspective comes in. Being able to understand the the proportions of the body, and how they look in a 3D space should assist in this process.

[@thebatman6201]

Proportions are skewed due to foreshortening. Learn fundamentals, anatomy and THEN play around with foreshortening

[@titanfigure1277]

Your voice is a perfect presentation voice

[@emmanuelmuturi2349]

Do you have a comic in the works of your own?, your drawing style is really cool..cool video nonetheless.

[@entegneserie4911]

i like proportions

[@RodrigoCavalcantiRFC]

Your chanel is very cool 👍👍👍👍

[@howtodrawcomicsnet]

Thanks Rodrigo! :D -Clayton

[@chazzlee6274]

Will this work with an iPad Pro?

[@chazzlee6274]

triggerhappy0404 can I download he’s how to draw videos that he’s charging for with my iPad Pro like will the videos even show on in iPad Pro I wouldn’t want to pay and not be able to download the videos and play them

[@chrism9962]

I always make one arm longer than the other

[@astimpson69]

Hey Dude, I bought this Ultra pack on Pre order but never got anything - I have contacted you Via mail and Facebook but got no response whats the deal??? Are you ever going to send me anything ???

[@howtodrawcomicsnet]

Hi Alan, Thanks for pre-ordering the Ultra Pack for Figure Drawing Foundations | Proportions. The Ultra pack was released before March 1, so it's been out for a few weeks now and you should have received your copy via e-mail. Please make sure that you've checked in the e-mail inbox you used when placing in your e-mail address during check out. Also double check that it didn't end up in your junk, or spam e-mail folders. As a final alternative you can simply go directly to Gumroad and download it from there if you've already made the purchase by following this link gumroad.com/l/oqFU. Gumroad won't charge you more than once to download it from their site. I hope this helps. Let me know how you go! Kind regards, -Clayton

[@eminor9196]

Gawd why are all these comic art channels David Finch clones ? Zhcomicart, Robert Mazullo and this guy.

[@howtodrawcomicsnet]

And why is David Finch a Bridgman clone? 😉 - Most of what you'll ever learn has it's origins. But what makes it stick is the teacher you're learning from.

[@eminor9196]

How to Draw Comics . NET sorry

[@AbaddonAlmighty]

Usually people who are as good at drawing as you are like 50. Maybe you just look great for your age, I dunno :P

[@KindOfLittleSalty]

This...seems wrong. I've met people with short legs, big heads, and long arms. Maybe your perspective is based on your own view of what all people look like.

[@howtodrawcomicsnet]

Hi Michael. I've also met people of all different shapes and sizes. When it comes to teaching other people proportions, neither of our personal perspectives really matter as much as giving students a consistent set of measurements to work from. As you can see in the video we're talking about the idealized proportions of the average human being specifically. Of course variation exists, but as an artist you need a proportional base line to work off for the figure, which you can learn, then modify for variation. Otherwise you'll make learning proportions very difficult on yourself. -Clayton

[@theunwantedcritic]

This is my bigest problem.

[@raygsbrelcik5578]

Actually, they are NOT "wrong." Not everyone--if ya' haven't noticed--has a perfect COMIC BOOK body; we are all DIFFER- ENT. There are quite a number of "body types," which really BALANCE a Comic page properly, in my humble opinion.

[@nightyonetwothree]

these 8 head proportions so wrong if you compare them to photo of real people.

[@howtodrawcomicsnet]

That's correct. I covered why that is in the video. Did you actually watch it? -Clayton