Drawing the Human Figure & Expressive Poses

Overview

“The first thing we look at when observing a figure is the head. In this lesson, I will walk you through the essentials of drawing a head. ”

In this video lesson Alexander Steenhorst addresses the topic: How to Draw the Head, which is part of the Domestika online course: Drawing the Human Figure & Expressive Poses. Fill your sketchbook with expressive artwork by learning a variety of drawing techniques to illustrate characters with dynamic poses.

Partial transcription of the video

“In this lesson, we're going to take a closer look at how to draw the head. Now, throughout our years of evolution, we are trained to first look at someone's face, because this tells us if we can trust that person or not. So when looking at a photo or an art piece, we do the same thing, because that's how we're wired. So it's good to spend a little bit of time on finding a face that is readable. And I'm going to show you how to do that. Now, here we have our figure. But before we jump into analyzing this figure, let's take a closer look at how to draw the head. So far, we've drawn a box, rig...”

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Course summary for: Drawing the Human Figure & Expressive Poses

• Level: Beginner
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• 10207 students
• 4 units
• 16 lessons (2h 21m)
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• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

  Drawing, Figure Drawing, Fine Arts, Sketchbook, Sketching