When learning to draw, it is important to learn how to work with moving shapes. It is interesting to portray cartoon characters, fairy-tale characters in motion. For example, how do you draw the figure of a running man?
Instructions
Step 1
Learn basic information about human anatomy and skeletal structure. This is the only way to create a truly reliable and believable image of a human figure in movement in general and especially in running.
Step 2
Observe the movements of people while running, as a last resort, consider your own figure in the mirror. The ideal option is to contact a professional artist for advice or watch a video tutorial on the Internet.
Step 3
Respect the proportions when drawing a person. The height of a human figure is approximately equal to the height of its eight heads. If you are going to draw in the classical tradition, and not in the genre of manga or anime, then you will have to adhere to these exact proportions.
Step 4
Find the right tools. You will need simple pencils, better with a soft lead, a ruler to measure the proportions of the figure, and an eraser. It is better to choose thick paper, because a novice artist has to erase what he has drawn many times.
Step 5
Create a "skeleton" of the future drawing. To do this, draw the line of the spine, the lines of the arms and legs, draw a sketchy head. Make sure you give the sketchy person the correct pose. Compare it to any picture of a running man, or at least to your own figure in the mirror. You can try to find a doll with movable limbs, and focus on it when drawing a figure.
Step 6
Draw the muscles of the resulting hand drawing - they are the ones that cause the greatest difficulty for a novice artist. Make sure your arms and legs are neither too thin nor too fat.
Step 7
Erase the extra "skeletal" lines and clearly outline the contours of the resulting shape. It is possible that the work will have to be redone several times.
