Child Body Proportions

Children of all ages are great drawing subjects. The illustrations at the bottom of the page explain how to use the size of the head as a measuring unit for drawing children of various ages. If you’re observing your own model, measure exactly how many heads make up the height of the subject’s actual body.

Begin the drawing below by lightly sketching a stick figure in the general pose. Use simple shapes such as circles, ovals, and rectangles to block in the body. Smooth out the shapes into the actual body parts, and add the outline of the clothing.

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Your figure should be balanced on an imaginary ground plane and a vertical ...

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