Drawing People: Learn How to Draw Realistic Figures, Expressive Poses, and Lifelike Portraits

by Lise Herzog

Overview

Discover how to draw true-to-life human figures and poses with detailed step-by-step instructions and tips and tricks on the best drawing techniques.

Grab your sketchbook, pens, and pencils and follow along as this instructional drawing guide teaches you everything you need to know about creating the most realistic human figures.

With more than 150 easy-to-follow illustrations, Drawing People is the perfect guide for aspiring artists looking to develop their people-drawing skills. Start off simple with learning how to draw basic body shapes. By the end, you will have gained the anatomical knowledge you need to make your human figures as realistic as possible including learning to draw:

• Specific muscle groups
• Artistic body poses
• Lifelike portraits
• And much more!

Whether you’re a beginner or a drawing pro, Drawing People is the perfect book for anyone looking to hone their technical drawing skills and take their illustrations to the next level.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781646042456
Publisher:	Ulysses Press
Publication date:	11/09/2021
Series:	How to Draw Books
Pages:	96
Sales rank:	92,059
Product dimensions:	7.50(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.30(d)

About the Author

Lise Herzog was born in 1973 in Alsace. Her life began with a ballpoint pen in hand, her goal to fill drafts of A4 paper with her drawings. In search of precision, she observes and redraws every day, trying to figure out how to represent the world accurately. This is how she began pursuing her journey at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Strasbourg. In 1999, with her diploma in hand, she presented her sketchbooks to publishing houses to begin her illustrative career. That same year, she was selected to attend the Bologna Book Fair. Since then, she has illustrated many books for young people and adults, including fiction and nonfiction. Lise Herzog is also the author of instructive drawing books, including The Easy Drawing, The Successful Drawing, Easy Color and Easy Perspective and Composition, Mango editions.

Table of Contents

Getting Started 6

Female Body Basics 10

Finish Your Drawing with a Pencil 13

Practice Pages 14

Male Body Basics 16

Finish Your Drawing with a Thin Felt-Tip Pen 19

Practice Pages 20

Children 22

Finish Your Drawing with a Ballpoint Pen 25

Practice Pages 26

The Body from Different Viewing Angles 28

Finish Your Drawing with Ink and a Feather Pen 31

Practice Pages 32

A Walking Figure 34

Finish Your Drawing with an Old Felt-Tip Brush Pen 37

Practice Pages 38

A Running Figure 40

Finish Your Drawing with Black Pencil 43

Practice Pages 44

Body Twists 46

Finish Your Drawing with a Thin Felt-Tip Pen 49

Practice Pages 50

A Sitting Figure 52

Finish Your Drawing with Graphite and Thick Pencils 55

Practice Pages 56

A Reclining Figure 58

Finish Your Drawing with Various Felt-Tip Pens 61

Practice Pages 62

Forms and Muscles 64

Finish Your Drawing with a Feather Pen 67

Practice Pages 68

Positions and Poses 70

Finish Your Drawing with Different Pencils 73

Practice Pages 74

Dressing the Torso 76

Finish Your Drawing with Charcoal Pencil 79

Practice Pages 80

Dressing the Legs 82

Finish Your Drawing with Two Felt-Tip Pens 85

Practice Pages 86

The Folds and Gathers of Fabric 88

Finish Your Drawing with a Thick Pencil 91

Practice Pages 92

About the Illustrator 95