Today in class we discussed the general proportions for drawing people. As a guideline, a man or woman is drawn at 7 heads high. A super-hero at 8.5 heads high, and a "cute" person or child is 6 heads high.
Notes to remember: elbows align with the waist, hips are on top of the 1/2 way line, hands fall to mid-thigh, and the upper and lower arms are the same in length. (This also applies to the upper and lower legs).
TO DO:
1. Take notes
2. Find full body pictures in magazines. Put a piece of paper over the top of one of them and instead of tracing the outer edge of the photo, draw the stick figurine. Pay special attention to the elbows and knees, because this will give you hints on how people bend naturally. Do this exercise for at least 2 people.
3. Come back to the classroom and look through your own comics. Find a panel where one of your characters is moving in an un-natural or still looking way. Re-draw your panel using what you've learned from step 2.
