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The Human Figure: Proportion, Structure and Pose
Art · Chapter 9 · Paper 3: Drawing or Painting of a Living Person
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- Proportions of the human figure measured in head-lengths; differences between child, adolescent and adult, male and female
- Basic anatomy for artists: skeleton, major muscle masses and joints
- Gesture, balance and weight: line of action, centre of gravity, contrapposto; seated, standing and reclining poses
- Foreshortened limbs, simple clothing and its folds, and the figure with surrounding objects and background
- Working from a posed model: rest periods, re-posing and keeping the drawing consistent (Alternative A)