Male Croquis and Clothing

Male Croquis and Clothing

Male figure drawing is definitely an interesting and fascinating activity, but there are specific challenges in order to keep in mind:

1. Take some time to look. 
Especially when poses are short for gesture drawing, is to rush into drawing without too much planning and try to get every detail.

While you are looking at the model, you can also pay attention to the way the light is falling on the model as light and shade areas can be part of what you will choose to describe.

One of the first decisions to make while looking at the model will be the orientation of your paper (landscape or portrait) this will depend on your figure height and width. Consider the types of poses you would like your model to pose may it be a front view, side view and a three-quarters view. Men's poses are not graceful and sophisticated like women but their poses should not also be drawn stiffly.

2. Make sure that your drawing fits in the page.

A common and frustrating mistake when first learning how to draw figures is to start drawing the figure as a whole and then realize somewhere along the drawing process that there is not enough space to fit a hand or a foot.

3. Get the proportions right.

Proportions can be challenging to get right, here are a few tips that can help with accuracy:

Imagine a line for the shoulders, the pelvis and the knees and look at the angle of those lines on your model and draw those lines on your paper. Getting these angles right helps with gesture. The length of the body in fashion illustration is about 9 heads long for men and women. Men have different proportions than women since it is larger, harder, built more and angular.

The male head is slightly larger than the female, having square, flat planes and more prominent features. The jaw is wider, the nose stronger, the forehead more prominent and cheekbones higher. The mouth is wider and the upper lip is not as full as the female's. 

The man's eyes are less rounded and the neck is thinner than the female's.

4. Make it fun!
If you become frustrated or bored with your drawings, you can try changing mediums such as watercolor, color pencils and markers. Changing mediums can also make the life drawing process exciting again by experimenting. 

1.) For the weekend.

2.) For a business meeting.

3.) For travel

4.) To play a sport.

5.) To go out to a club in leather and denim.

Enjoy and have fun with your illustrations!

XOXO,

                 WERK

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References:

5 Tips for Drawing a Human FIgure. (2013). Retrieved July 02, 2016, from http://www.craftsy.com/blog/2013/12/drawing-a-human-figure/

Sanchez, L. (n.d.). Men and Men's Clothing [PPT]