Speech: How To Draw Action Scenes And Poses

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body, like when you’re drawing a star; if you draw it all at once, without separating it into parts, it doesn’t usually come out as you intend. Areas that are supposed to correspond are larger or smaller than each other, and this is what happens without a proper understanding of anatomic placement.

A few more notes about anatomy - it’s good to keep in mind that proportions may vary depending on the sex of the person you’re drawing. For example, males have larger hands than females, broader shoulders, larger and longer chests, and larger feet. Females have longer legs, more curves, and often softer facial features. Perspective is going to affect the proportions. If somebody has their arm behind them, that arm’s hand is going to be much smaller than the hand that’s not behind them; if the viewpoint is from above the person, their head is going to be much larger than the rest of their body and their body will get smaller as it gets farther away from the head; et cetera.

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