From where do you usually start drawing bodies?

joannekwan 2017-01-13 18:24:10 UTC #25

I almost always start with the head. Then the eyes, nose, and mouth, in that order.
Usually I like to get the face down before detailing in the rest of the figure because I have a habit of making the face too big for the initial oval I put down for the head.

timinabox 2017-01-13 18:26:02 UTC #26

I don't always draw bodies, but when I do, I start with boobs. I am not even joking .. I'll let myself out now I'm sorry ..

wander_creature 2017-01-13 18:49:24 UTC #27

Usually I start from the head, just because my characters tend to be so fluid and change a bit in between strips. It allows me to get an idea for the body language and work down from there, and also to proportion everything fairly neatly.

Outer Spaces here.

DMBrigman 2017-01-13 18:58:18 UTC #28

I always start with a rough sketch of the head, then a line for a spine. I am all about lines of action.

musicalseason 2017-01-13 19:08:55 UTC #29

Ive always started with the head! I find it gives me a base on anatomy and proportions it that makes sense ^^

Kura 2017-01-13 19:11:01 UTC #30

Everywhere. Sometimes I start with the eyes, sometimes I start with the feet, sometimes the hand, sometimes the neck, sometimes the boobs/chest are the first thing to be drawn, you get the idea.

I duno depends on the picture and panel.

KoreanTacos 2017-01-13 19:28:11 UTC #31

It's always obvious to tell with my characters that I start with the head, and work my way down (It'd be weird if I started from the head did the feet then the torsos).

punkarsenic 2017-01-13 19:36:48 UTC #32

i start with the head, because that sets all the other proportions. i dont think abt that these days, but id still be thrown off without it

MST3KFan 2017-01-13 23:08:55 UTC #33

I always start at the head like many people seem to here. I draw the circle type shape, then add the nose, then eyes and mouth, hair...and then it goes from there.

Michelle 2017-01-13 23:49:19 UTC #34

Usually it's head circle/loose expression, --> torso --> arms/hands --> legs/feet, then I go back and refine things. However, if there's part of the pose that's really exaggerated, like a prominent arm gesture or torso movement, I start with that.

I prefer to leave the details of the face for last, because I know it's my preferred area and if I detail the face first I risk getting lazy with the rest of the body. Kinda like eating your veggies before dessert D: in general my drawings look better if I move around all parts of the figure in stages, rather than fully-rendering one section at a time.

Mharz 2017-01-14 01:32:38 UTC #35

I start with the head because I use at as a unit of measurement for the proportions of the body. Then torso and hips so that I can define the pose of the character.

SleepingPoppy 2017-01-14 01:37:48 UTC #36

In a figure drawing class from ages ago the teacher pushed me to start with the torso first, and build on top of it. Buuuuut I went right back to starting with the face.. I think its a good idea to get some gesture lines down for the body before you jump into any details, though.

Ambat 2017-01-14 04:02:40 UTC #37

I literally start with stick figures that look something like this:

Most of the things I think about when I'm drawing a character aren't really related to the technical anatomy, but rather the gesture and silhouette of the post I'm drawing them in. I'd rather have a drawing that was really dynamic and that feels "alive" as opposed to hyper technical correct anatomy and whatnot. Past this stick figure phase I'll draw the volumes and details on top and just go ahead and take it to the final pass from there.

davidlhickmon 2017-01-14 04:08:32 UTC #38

I almost always start with the head. I find that suggests the rest of the figure.

SirGutsalot 2017-01-14 04:54:59 UTC #39

I every now and then challenge myself to draw a really anatomically correct figure from the feet up - it's damn hard. But a part from that i'm a head person starting from the eyes (But I used to always start from the nose).

williamjbowles 2017-01-14 04:58:17 UTC #40

outline of the head, and I work my way down from there. (just gotta make sure the feet end up at ground level...)

WakaXO 2017-01-14 05:57:04 UTC #41

I start from the head, then add the rough outlines of the neck, shoulders and torso. Everything else is done in no particular order. Though a lot of the time I will draw hands before arms, because it's easier to figure out the proper proportions that way. (I don't do the same thing with feet/legs however.)

Vanesalisa 2017-01-14 12:00:30 UTC #42

head first then the body

Starfestival 2017-01-14 23:44:07 UTC #43

The head, though sometimes I start off on other areas like the chest or hair to see if I can still draw the image right.

VikiKuli 2017-01-15 00:46:33 UTC #44

Generally, the neck/shoulder, then the body then the head then the eyes/mouth then the nose then the hair (always the same process )