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Learn to sketch out bodies with male or female anatomy
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Drawing a human body is a challenging project, but here are some simple steps to get you started.

Method 1
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Male Body

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Method 2
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Female Body

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    Also study about the human anatomy.
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    • If you want to become better at drawing read about art.
    • Do more sketching.
    • Find someone who can teach you to observe things like an artist.
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    Does the chemical composition of the paints influence the secondary colors?
    Renée Plevy Renée Plevy is an Internationally Acclaimed Portrait Artist from New York/Palm Beach who has painted The Grand Dames of Palm Beach and various celebrities and community leaders. With over 50 years of experience, Renée specializes in painting realistically in oil and capturing the soul of the person. She has studied under internationally renowned portrait artists John Howard Sanden, David Leffel, Robert Beverly Hale, Clyde Smith, and Leonid Gervits. Renée is featured in over 68 shows and galleries including a one-woman museum show at the Paterson Museum. She has garnered numerous awards including “Artist of the Year” from The Bloomfield Art League and First Prize from the Boca Raton Museum Artist’s Guild. Renée has even painted a portrait of celebrity, Vanilla Ice. She also teaches at the Boca Raton Museum Art School - formerly at SVA in Manhattan.
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    Oil paints, acrylic paints, and watercolor paints have different chemical compositions. So the secondary colors that emerge will be different. For instance, if you mix cerulean blue instead of ultramarine blue with red and yellow, you will get a different color.
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    How should you store oil paints?
    Renée Plevy Renée Plevy is an Internationally Acclaimed Portrait Artist from New York/Palm Beach who has painted The Grand Dames of Palm Beach and various celebrities and community leaders. With over 50 years of experience, Renée specializes in painting realistically in oil and capturing the soul of the person. She has studied under internationally renowned portrait artists John Howard Sanden, David Leffel, Robert Beverly Hale, Clyde Smith, and Leonid Gervits. Renée is featured in over 68 shows and galleries including a one-woman museum show at the Paterson Museum. She has garnered numerous awards including “Artist of the Year” from The Bloomfield Art League and First Prize from the Boca Raton Museum Artist’s Guild. Renée has even painted a portrait of celebrity, Vanilla Ice. She also teaches at the Boca Raton Museum Art School - formerly at SVA in Manhattan.
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    Close the tubes and keep the caps clean. Store them away from heat. Or else the pigments and the binder will separate. A lot of medium, like linseed oil, will come out when you open the tubes.
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    What does a young boy look like?
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    The chest appears less muscular and is smaller, as are the legs. Young children usually don't have sharp chins.
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This article was co-authored by Renée Plevy. Renée Plevy is an Internationally Acclaimed Portrait Artist from New York/Palm Beach who has painted The Grand Dames of Palm Beach and various celebrities and community leaders. With over 50 years of experience, Renée specializes in painting realistically in oil and capturing the soul of the person. She has studied under internationally renowned portrait artists John Howard Sanden, David Leffel, Robert Beverly Hale, Clyde Smith, and Leonid Gervits. Renée is featured in over 68 shows and galleries including a one-woman museum show at the Paterson Museum. She has garnered numerous awards including “Artist of the Year” from The Bloomfield Art League and First Prize from the Boca Raton Museum Artist’s Guild. Renée has even painted a portrait of celebrity, Vanilla Ice. She also teaches at the Boca Raton Museum Art School - formerly at SVA in Manhattan. This article has been viewed 851,072 times.
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If you want to draw a body, sketch out the wireframe of the human body, including a circular head and pelvis, an oval chest, and stick arms and legs. Use that frame as a guide to fill in more details, like the arms, legs, hands, neck, and feet. It may help to have a drawing of the human body nearby to use as a reference point. For tips on drawing a male vs a female body, keep reading!

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