body proportions

Last week we got a chance to practice the proportions of the face.  I bet by now you are all quite proficient at drawing a face that does not look like this.

 

Yay you!  However, as I ask myself on so many mornings, what good is a lovely face if it sits atop an awkward, ill- proportioned body? Keep reading and get some simple guidelines that will help you keep your bod as handsome as your head. Or heads, if you prefer.  All you need to play along is some drawing paper, a pencil and a ruler or straightedge.

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