Basic Principles of Drawing People from Imagination
How to Draw the Advanced Mannequin
A course by Tom Fox , Drawing Instructor and Storyboard Artist
About the video: How to Draw the Advanced Mannequin
Overview
“Now, I’ll show you how to transform the basic box mannequin into a more advanced mannequin that shows more realistic anatomy. ”
In this video lesson Tom Fox addresses the topic: How to Draw the Advanced Mannequin, which is part of the Domestika online course: Basic Principles of Drawing People from Imagination. Learn how to translate people and places from your mind into lively scenes on a page.
Partial transcription of the video
“In this lesson, we'll transform the simple box mannequin into a more advanced mannequin, which shows a little bit more anatomy. Okay, so let's get started. Let's just review why we'd want to do that and what might be the limitations of that simple box mannequin that we've learned. First thing, what are we trying to do? That's always a good place to start. So I'm just drawing out this figure. as an example of something that we're aiming for. And then I'm going to draw the simple box mannequin next to it. and just show you some of the differences. So here I've made a mistake, right? Don't wor...”
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Course summary for: Basic Principles of Drawing People from Imagination
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Category
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Areas
Artistic Drawing, Drawing, Figure Drawing, Fine Arts, Pencil Drawing, Sketching, Traditional illustration

Tom Fox
A course by Tom Fox
Tom Fox is a figure drawing instructor and storyboard artist who has worked in the animation industry for more than ten years. He studied zoology at university but, frustrated by the lack of practical skills involved, decided to take up drawing alongside his studies. He spent the next five years honing his craft through short courses and online resources and has worked for Universal Studios, Aardman Animations, The BBC, and Axis Animation.
As well as working as a professional storyboard artist, Tom focuses on reducing complex subjects like perspective and anatomy into an easy-to-follow process for teaching online.
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