How to Draw Accurate Human Body Proportions.

Do your arms seem too long every time you draw a person? Or maybe your torso seems too short. Once you know how to proportion the body, it isn't so hard to get it looking right.

Steps

1. 

   Draw 7 circles of about the same size. These will be your guidelines.
   • Some people prefer to start with 8 circles since it's easier to grasp the alignments of the anatomy.

2. 

   Draw an oval parallel to the topmost circle. This will be the head.

3. 

   Halfway down the second circle from the top, add a horizontal line. This is where the shoulder stops.

4. 

   Halfway down the third circle, draw another horizontal line. This is where the waist will be, and also where the elbows end.

5. 

   Halfway down the fourth circle, end the torso.

6. 

   Halfway down the fifth circle, end the fingertips. Draw the beginning of the wrists about where the torso ends.

7. 

   Just past the top of the sixth circle, end the knees.

8. 

   Finish the bottom of the feet where the last circle ends. That's it!

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