Figure Drawing Lesson 4/8 - How To Draw The Human Figure In Perspective

[@jazzcat87]

This man took time out of his life to help you draw, and you take time to pick on his pronunciation. Show a little more gratitude Bro.

[@laurewinkelmans9501]

I know this is old, but: same, people are so nitpicky and negative for no reason. The man is good at drawing and he shows you how to do it, just be grateful you get this content for free.

[@desktopepicsentertainment]

11 Years later and this is still gold. Thank you.

[@BoyKagome]

Dude, when you showed the vanishing points with the leg joints; it all fell into place. My jaw dropped... There are some structures on the human figure that will always remain constant. Thank you for this, its amazing and so easy to comprehend,

[@colehaney8836]

I’ve been drawing for years, and I’ve learned more in the past hour than I did in that whole period. Wow.

[@AndreSantos-et3mb]

2021 and here i am learning how to draw, thanks for all these tutorials

[@dalesinclair8311]

I learned many a decade ago how to draw, but always freehand and never with much accuracy. This is great and helps immensely with perspective and relative accuracy when constructing anatomy. Good job.And for those that seem to think that crafting art with a ruler is an issue - some of the greatest historical works of art were created with mathematical precision and calculation. The Mona Lisa tops this list.

[@Supermason3000]

Wow this is way more understandable when you explain it in detail. I really really like this and I understand it all together. I know it is just a rough tutorial about perspective but still a great one.

[@MyDrawingTutorials]

Glad to here it!

[@ayaabdelhamid8386]

This series is awesome! first time I ever understood drawing in perspective, you really simplified it and made it so easy to grasp. Thank you! 🙏

[@GargantuanBreadfruit]

This is the best drawing lesson, in any medium, that I have ever followed. Love this so much.

[@kristenheinlein6597]

You are a wonderful teacher and artist. I'm brushing up on my own figure drawing skills- they didn't teach us these techniques in art school- but I wish they had! In the spring, I'll relay these techniques to my middle school art students and send them your video clips as references. Thanks so much

[@justarandomperson_v2994]

I feel like these lessons are really helping with how I look into drawing and how I see things:)

[@havad3938]

I love you! Your style, pace, ease, everything, makes it so do-able!! I've watched many others. I'm sticking with you!

[@XxCode332xX]

You have no idea how much these guides are helping me, man. Thank you so much for this.

[@monasticculture5194]

Thank you for that amazing break down!!!

[@reausregalia4232]

This is amazing! I was going down your instructor's road and you stopped me so thank you!

[@gailburnette]

At the beginning, I wasn’t sure how I was going to turn the stick figure from the 2nd lesson into a more 3D one, but each step was very well explained. I love how each point from the first figure had a spot in this one. Good lesson!

[@ЕвгенияЛазаренко-д4х]

You are really a great teacher!

[@gregoryz6545]

Fantastic tutorials!! Thank you so much

[@dahViceroy]

Yooo, this is veryyy helpful man. I never looked at perspective drawing like the way you did. I noticed that imagining the small masses such as the torso, head, and pelvic areas as the box that contains manikin itself, helped me visualize what is hidden from view and what is not.

[@Lagruell]

This is very helpful, I'm starting to believe I might be able to draw something nice someday :)

[@springrollwang4441]

Stay positive.

[@mrsmonkeydoodle]

A thousand thank yous. I am getting it. After fifty sum years I am actually getting it. I wish they had taught perspective with the figure in my art college. They were more into drawing what you see rather than explaining why you see it the way you do. I wish I could give you a thousand likes. I am sure others though will like this also. Cindy

[@errindonahue17]

Thank you - your break-down is very clear to understand, & the homework is [gasp!] fun!

[@jmido8]

man this seems like a ton of work to draw a character in perspective. do you have to draw the box and stuff every time to get it right or are you able to just eye it and do it freehand once you get better at it?

[@baltimoreplayground5581]

your technique is way easier to follow, thank u.

[@OwnyOne]

Thank you for making this series, these are seriously helpful! Keep up the good work!

[@Shane24597]

Was drawing the box necessary? It seems like everything you did only relied on the vanishing point to your left along with the line that defined the figure's height.

[@Tex6073]

The videos have been very educational for me. For a beginning anatomy drawer I was always curious as to why my drawings were always out of proportion (considering I'm good a redrawing from real studies of mostly fictional creatures yet never being able to draw a human figure). It's safe to say with all the time I have left, I'll greatly improve my drawing techniques. I thank you sir, for making my course so much more easier and much more fun.

[@3YearsApart1613]

Your tutorials are amazing. So helpful.

[@michellesvoboda6231]

You are a masterful teacher sharing knowledge I do not believe most educators know. . Will have to check out your art work.

[@billk6494]

Important video series for beginners also consider Books ~ Drawing on The Right Side of The Brain, Greys Anatomy, The Art of Drawing,

[@ICapCenn]

this is really good. i am thankful for u and ur skills to help others

[@themuls529]

Aaah the knockers, they can only feel better about themselves by criticising others. It's a great little tutorial that explains fundamental perspective applied to the human figure. Of course it's a stick figure because he's focusing on the perspective and needs to minimise complexity about the human figure. Well done!

[@evingultepe]

Really great video, thanks a lot for taking the time. Very useful indeed. One question though, why aren't we using guiding lines from the vanishing points when drawing the chest and crotch, where we cut out the circles? Or you did it automatically? Thanks again.

[@oycmad]

Excellent demo

[@Newtooils]

Thank you so much for these wonderful tutorials. They are so appreciated!

[@CHAXIC1]

dont mi d that guy. your vids are great and very helpful for people like me trying to be self taught

[@MrOnepiece14]

Thank you so much for this. It might be basic but it was by no means easy for me.

[@vaderenseun]

Excellent demo! Thanks for sharing. Rudi

[@pouyah5288]

the problem with your approach to figure drawing is that you don't explain how some the shapes you draw work in perspective.for an instance, at 14:43, you draw an oval without explaining why the oval shaped isn't any wider or slimmer than the way you draw it.

[@pouyah5288]

don't get me wrong though, your video is very helpful nonetheless.

[@mischaduran71]

+pouya haghani Exactly!

[@dashinypunnymarsking]

you're right. but watch on not getting too agressive. the human aren't fail free

[@romeozplace]

THE BEST! SIMPLY THANKS A TON ! SIR.

[@eleven107]

Your tutorials are great ! Thank you

[@jasonpauley1849]

I really appreciate these tutorials. I've hit a brick wall with drawing things as a beginner. I can use all the help I can get.

[@김명전-y5v]

thank you teacher. i learned fundamemtal knowldege from your lectures.

[@arifmalik7979]

Sir your work is good

[@Jhulk2010]

Quick question. I understand everything except how do you position the chest cavity and the pelvis in the correct position when using other angles. Is there a rule to follow with it?

[@walsandaart]

Again a very useful video

[@rachnalodha3670]

Just amazing !!!!!

[@songsandtunesofpatsyobrien221]

Really very helpful. Thank you

[@parkhana01]

thank you so much for making these videos

[@wilihey1425]

never had more troubles drawing dots on a line

[@sandyp4192]

your tutorials have really helped me a lot ^^ thank you

[@Sargumphigaus]

Very much appreciated sir. Thank you.

[@sushantsinghrajpurohit3581]

Can i draw the figure without the box ? Will it affect the perspective of the figure?

[@axelpit987]

Great job, this has helped me a lot, thanks men!!!!!

[@Aleen166]

This was great! Can't wait for the next video! :D THANK YOU THANK YOU

[@josephmagro2005]

Why the box? You can draw a line, divide it in 8 equal parts and then draw the perspective lines . Just wondering. Good tutorial. Yahnk you.

[@Nivenization]

Thank you very much.

[@guy3480]

good tutorial. Still good all these years later

[@brattybaby]

thank you so much! This is very helpful.

[@sethhammock3602]

Very useful and well presented. On the second tutorial you included drawings along with the transcript where you indicate the "head" positions, like where nipples and navel go. A similar drawing for the body in perspective tutorial would be excellent. It's a bit more complicated so it's easier to look at a drawing rather than watch the video. Thank a lot.

[@ThePotatoSmash]

Awesome tut! Thanks alot! :)

[@glennmariacher4525]

hello, you make an excellent presentation and they are very helpful ideas to work with. You explain well. Glenn

[@Hedriks]

If you wanted to draw a person in an already created scene. As a reference of proportional correct measurement in relation to that scene, I would search within the drawing of the already created scene a reference point of measurement, such as, a power pole, street lamp, park bench or better still... a house (if it is correctly measured). For instance, the door, take its height (the points bottom and top), and then project your box once again out to the vanishing points and continue in your fashion. I don't know if you've covered that in Your videos ahead. I found I had ti do this in some of my pictures.

[@alexanderstuart7801]

Yep, I'm gonna need to do this another couple times to get accustomed to it. But... I got there. Laziness did not win out today.

[@ujjwalkapil1]

helped a lot. Thanks

[@carlmcintyre3379]

I loved this so very much!!

[@antilikka]

Thanks alot for making these videos that have helped me alot! Lots of love from here! :D

[@exlibrisas]

So basically, before starting to draw any picture, you should make those perspective cubes to draw figures in?

[@khushbupanchal3514]

could u plz tell me how did u make the paper pencil u use to smudge and shade your 3 d objects ........i had atough time making that ....n yes your videos anre really helpful ..thank u so much for uploading them

[@RoosXemoo]

Hey I want to thank you alot! I'm not done with these series yet. (and I haven't watched this video yet XD) But at this point I already improved my drawing-skills ALOT I't still hard to draw a human 'skeleton' because after that... My humans all turn a bit to the fat side...

[@Bananananamann]

How bout thinking the lines in your head ? Just hallucinate the lines, you can even make a movement with your hand towards the vanishing point from your, for example hip-joint, and youll easily find the point youre looking for. I think you should be able to hallucinate a straight line.

[@dumbelek07]

thank you very nice

[@stalker20008]

Very good explanation, but i would like to draw this figure without these help-lines. I like to do it by heart. Well i think its just a question of practizing like hell or can you tell me more how to sketch without any help-lines? greetings from germany buddy

[@NatyPBarbosa]

Awesome!! Thank you very much! :D

[@Chris10695]

half way in I gave up because I need a ruler.

[@MyDrawingTutorials]

+hunter brown Sorry about that. You actually don't need a ruler. You can just draw the lines freehand. I normally draw without a ruler. I just use a ruler because I want to make things look good for the video.

[@Chris10695]

I started because I wanted to make a comic and when I realized I was ass at drawing I looked up a vid. I gotta say yours helped the most I ended up getting a ruler. You thought me a lot thanks.

[@alexanderstuart7801]

From my understanding, almost anything done professionally is done with measurements. So... should probably get accustomed to using a ruler. ...I was talking to myself there. Need to not be lazy.

[@93camping]

You say that, but I didn't have a long enough ruler myself, and ended up having to redo the 3rd video's perspective drawing because I always ended up with the foreground bottom backround corner to the cube not aligning at all with the top background corner.. Ended up having to use a big book to get the job done..

[@devenloomis3240]

Procrastinator Håkon rulers shouldn't be needed in art. they make everything too generic or "perfect"

[@marketakonvalinkova5053]

I am so glad this exist and help me draw but my feets hurt from the angles you gave them..

[@projectfear22]

Thanks for the tut :)

[@MyDrawingTutorials]

+projectfear22 You're very welcome!

[@sporeguy99]

Is it important not to extend the figure beyond the back line of the rectangle?

[@curtakacurtis]

What kinda pencil are you drawing with?

[@Disirablepossessions]

I have a problem with ovals, mine seem to vary, is there an easy way to relate it to the figure?

[@gints2766]

How would you devise the body into sections when working with three point perspective?

[@ChaoticKingZeke512]

i had to unlearn the first two videos because they dealt with measurements and accuracy. he eyeball the mannequin and made of extra difficult. if he could of followed your steps even with making a line in the center it would of helped.

[@josephkim0304]

After about 6:30 . i gave up. you didn't tell me why should i draw peanut shape and ark some ting. i am a very novice.i can't imagine without instruct. you can draw in your assuming way. but i can't understand without how and why.

[@MyDrawingTutorials]

+Savy Kim Sorry about that. I peanut shape is useful because it mimic the shape of the torso. I will be re-doing the Figure Drawing series in the future and I'll be sure to explain it further.

[@dashinypunnymarsking]

same here...

[@HoshouNeko]

Thanks, great tutorial! Just dont get the point of the box. I can do this perpective thing using only 2 dots

[@dennisgilpatrick1231]

It seems to me that the idea behind this entire series is to get the would-be artist off and running. Sure if you want to get into details there are many scholarly volumes on all the subjects covered here, and yes if you want to hassle your head over a matter of mm.s you can surely do so. But if you want a quick and concise lesson there's none better than this.

[@chydedelaplace8947]

Thank you kind sir!

[@Jshect]

Actually the proportions are off on this figure. You can't just simply divide the center line in half, and say now we have the proportionally correct top half and bottom half. You are looking down on this figure so the top half would appear longer than the bottom half. You can tell the legs are too long. You have to draw an X on the figure's right wall and an X on the wall to the left of the figure. Then connect a line through the center of those X's. You will find the center will be lower than the point he drew!! I can also tell you how to divide the center line into fourths if anyone cares. You will find the proportionally correct fourths will get smaller as they head toward the ground. Still, great idea! I'd make the correction though.

[@charlesmcarthur-johnson9993]

Yes, how do you divide the center line into fourths?

[@stormnorm009]

Although the method does work, I agree on your comment. As a aspiring artist myself, I do see the errors. Good eye. Overall it's a small error that can be fixed :)

[@Jshect]

Charles McArthur-Johnson If I remember the video correctly, once you accurately find the center lines on both walls, you just repeat what you did to find that center in the bottom and top half. So, draw an X on the bottom half on the far wall, and draw an x on the bottom wall near you. The centers of those X's is the true bottom 1/4. Connect those centers. DO the same on the top half. You could repeat this again and again, fine tuning the accuracy of your drawing to even smaller degrees.

[@cocoacoconuts24]

Sorry if I'm late to the party, but I was wondering. If we wanted the top half of the figure to appear larger than the bottom half, because it's closer, wouldn't that require us to draw the top face of the cube larger than the bottom face, which would require doing away with the vertical lines? Wouldn't that be 3-point perspective instead of 2, since we now have a 3rd vanishing point below the figure's feet? Also, I just tried your suggestion of making the X's on the right and left faces of the cube, and connecting the intersections. I found that it intersected the vertical center line at the "exact" center of the line. As in, my vertical center line was 4 inches long (I didn't even measure it when I first made it), and the "horizontal" line connecting the right and left faces of the cube intersected the vertical at EXACTLY 2 inches. In other words, following the video's tutorial exactly as is would have yielded the same results for me as implementing your suggestion. Did I do something wrong? Accidentally correct? Was this a fluke? Thank you so much for your time and assistance! =)

[@Jshect]

I'll watch the video again and actually try it. Generally, unless it's giant skyscrapers in a city you don't have to involve 3-point perspective, but I guess if you truly wanted to be accurate you could use 3-point perspective. For instance, if you're just walking through a suburban neighborhood, you'll notice 2 point perspective is definitely a factor, but you don't really need 3-point perspective because that third vanishing point would be so high up that all of the parallel vertical lines are just basically straight and evenly vertical. I guess depending on the angle you are drawing anything, you could use 3-point perspective. I forget what method he tells you to use in this video so I will watch again and actually get out a drawing pad and let you know what I come up with.

[@luminegaming5700]

also damn, I've been looking for videos like this, and this one was verrrrrryyyyyy helpful, thank you very much

[@daytonagreg8765]

10 minutes in and I’m not sure what I’ve drawn. So I skipped to the end, temporarily, so I could SEE where this is going and it helps. Then I returned to 10:00 and completed. Once I returned to the 10:00 I immediately saw flaws in my sketch. If I thought beforehand that I was rotating the figure, it would’ve clicked.

[@brentkozak5836]

can you share what size your paper is and line measurements

[@UltimateDrag11]

Nice

[@DimitriosDenton]

Is this going to help me draw better? I mean I know that it is good to learn about this stuff, but I don't think that doing a box every time I want to make a figure is efficient.

[@mastervule1844]

Dimitrios Denton Its just to simplify it to yourself now. When you get better with perspective you won't have to draw box and vanishing points. Just stick with tutorials and practice :)

[@TheJahn1]

+Dimitrios Corvinos just do you, man. technically speaking, the method he's showing here doesn't correctly take perspective distortions into account, it really just provides a rough basis that's good enough to trick the eye. if he were focused on doing it "properly," he'd have to draw at least 4 more quad bisections on the vertical axis (notice how he evenly divides the center line of the figure; the divisions should be just as distorted by perspective as the top/bottom of the surrounding cube; he skipped that part for convenience) which is really the root of all this: it's up to you how technical you want your drawing to get. it's up to you to know how well you can trust your eyes, and when it feels "safe" to go off the beaten path. if you want to, you can battle-harden your intuition by powering through his approach a few times - then ditch it and use your eyes. but there's no "more valid" way to do any of this. it's just preference.

[@adrianaalvarez3503]

Thanks :)

[@moorek1967]

You should introduce the first tutorials about the proper pencil to use. I have been using a regular 12 pencil but notice you are using the mechanical pencil. It seems important that you are using that, perhaps you can point that out. If it works better with mechanical pencils, newbies won't know better.

[@nathanielimalay527]

Can u make a video How to draw a man/women from above?

[@pierrecolin7856]

i don't get it , why do you devide in equal halves if there is foreshortening ? ? wouldnt the lower part be distorded slighly ?

[@princessexpistol]

I keep having trouble with the box, and aligning the to X's to make the line that holds the figure. And then when I want to draw in the head and chest it dosent fit inside the box...Im going to try again.

[@Turglayfopa]

i used my finger for the shadow it worked fine

[@mathis20737]

I like this I did it correctly, but Idk what happened but my torso makes it seem my figure is tilting forward a little bit