Starting Off Are you ready to learn how to draw male proportions? For this stylized male character the proportions will be very similar to the female when compared side by side. Notice the head is slightly taller, as well as all of the major horizontal markers on the body like the shoulders, bottom of rib

How to Draw a Cartoon Male Body: Establishing a Line of Action To learn how to draw a cartoon male body and pose the male figure, you should begin by defining the major line of action. In this video you’ll use a simple “S” shaped curve to create the figure of a man standing. You

Cartoon Drawing Techniques: Finishing off the Pose Now that you’ve created the basic pose in the previous lesson on cartoon drawing techniques, it’s now time to go back into the drawing to clean up your lines and learn how to polish the pose. But what does ‘Tighten Up Your Drawing’ mean? If you’ve never heard

Drawing Hair and Clothing When learning about drawing hair and clothing, the hairline is the anchor for drawing in the rest of the hair. When deciding on a hairstyle for your character, keep in mind that there are many different ways to draw a hairline. The above is an example of a “Widow’s Peak”. Mistakes

Drawing Hairlines Ready to learn more about drawing hairlines? We’ve mentioned it before, but the hairline is always the first order of business once you have constructed the subject’s head. The hairline anchors your character’s head and the hair flows out from it. Hair Stems from the Part When drawing hairlines on female characters, the

How to Draw Clothes on a Person: Setting up the Structure Before you begin learning how drawing clothes on a person, you need to understand the structure of your subject. Whether you intend to draw tight or loose clothing on a person, their pose will affect how the clothing rests on their figure. Surface Direction Once

How to Draw Tight Clothing: Creases and Folds Want to learn how to draw tight clothing for your pin up or cartoon characters? You’re in the right place! This is an enlarged sketch of our earlier drawing where we focused on surface direction and drew a bathing suit. The right leg is coming forward and

How to Draw Loose Clothing: Create the Underlying Form Want to learn how to draw loose clothing? Start off your drawing with strong construction and a good pose. This is known as ‘creating the underlying form’ and it’ll provide you with a strong foundation for your finished pin-up drawing.Even though the final drawing will have clothes on

Hand Drawing Basics Learning hand drawing basics is a great way to get started with character designs, cartoons, or portraits. After all, drawing hands and feet is one of the things that give a lot of people trouble, even professional artists. The trick to becoming good at drawing these features is to keep practicing until