Tag Archives: drawing people

Draw action poses from simple stick figures – Here’s how for all artists

Every masterpiece begins with a stick figure drawing.

Real artists, yes even the really great ones, work out their art with thumbnail drawings and stick figure sketches – often on the backs of envelopes or paper napkins in restaurants.

To draw a stick figure is easy. To draw an action stick figure needs a little more work.

With a bit of practice you’ll learn how the body moves so you’ll be able to draw anything you like from any angle.

Luckily we can use photographs to help us work things out. In this video, Shoo goes through the process and shows you how to draw your own action stick figures. Why not draw along?

You’ll find the photo of Rod Laver here:

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How to draw a Person wearing a Face Mask – draw along with me

We see so many more people wearing surgical face masks these days, following the recent pandemic, that you may be wondering how to draw someone wearing a face mask.

In this video I show you how to draw a a boy or young man wearing a surgical face mask. Follow along with me and if you would like to share your drawing on twitter or instagram, use the hashtag #shoobeedoodle, then I will see it.

Draw an artists mannequin Real Easy

Learn how to draw an Artists Mannequin real easy with step by step instructions.

Mannequins are really useful drawing aids. you can set them up to help you draw people in motion. By drawing all the ball joints you can get a “feeling” for the structure of a body so you can eventually sketch out human bodies from your imagination.

You can get a mannequin from Amazon here in the US and here in the UK (I will get a small commission but you will not be charged extra.