Our topic today is a tennis player at the moment the ball is served. One more moment - and he will send the ball to the opponent with a graceful movement of his racket. To draw a tennis player correctly, we need to identify those "ingredients" that help him maintain balance. This is the left arm set aside, the right leg slightly bent at the knee and the head bent back.
It is necessary
A sheet of hot-stamped watercolor paper, size 56 * 38 cm, a sepia contour pencil, a mastic eraser, a craft knife
Instructions
Step 1
Draw a pose. Examine the basic lines of the tennis player's body and limbs, and then sketch out his figure with a sepia contour pencil. Draw a slightly curved line through the figure's head, torso, and left leg. Draw basic shapes using circles and ellipses.
Step 2
Draw the head. Show the angle of the arms by drawing an oblique line across the center line of the body. Draw the right hand, then the left hand, in which the player is holding tennis balls. Reproduce the tension in the fabric, emphasizing the folds on the fabric.
Step 3
Draw the head. The tennis player's head is thrown back, so it should be depicted in perspective - as if "bringing together" the facial features, and the ears, placing them at the level of the chin. Add guidelines for the eyes, mouth, and the tip of the nose. Add shadows along the hairline, under the chin and below at the base of the neck.
Step 4
Work on the figure. Shade the handle of the racket and draw its individual strings. Shade in the shaded areas under the model's right elbow and forearm. Draw new folds in the fabric, using them to describe the shape of the tennis player's body.
Step 5
Draw the legs. The tennis player's left leg is in shadow - accentuate this by applying tonal shading to it. Darken the bent right lower leg in the same way, without touching the illuminated surface of the right thigh. Add bushy lines to show how the fabric is gathered at the waistband of the shorts.
Step 6
Draw the shoes. Draw laces and stitching on it, and then depict their thickened soles. Cover the top and toe of the right shoe and the side of the left shoe with shading.
Step 7
Refine the details. Accentuate the contours of the tennis player's legs and shoes. Apply a moderate tone to the right forearm and deepen the shadow cast on the shirt by the left hand. Draw some folds where the shirt is tucked into the shorts.
