How to Draw Men
People often get intimidated when it comes to drawing men because they think they do not draw well. It is easy to get hung up on the details of drawing a man, such as his jaw line or hair. Often lacking, however, are the basic shapes needed to draw a body. When you draw with shapes first, drawing men becomes a simpler process, and the details are easier to add. When you want to draw men, do not try to create masterpieces like Michelangelo at first. Start simple and continue to build your skills over time.
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Instructions
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Draw the head and neck. Draw an oval to serve as the head. To draw the neck, draw two lines coming out of the bottom of the oval shape. The lines of the neck should be even with the widest parts of the head for a more muscular look. To draw the collarbone, draw a wide triangle whose base is even with the bottom of the neck and a little wider than the head. Erase any excess lines from the triangle drawn in the neck-area of the man.
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Draw the torso and hips. To draw the torso, draw a vertical rectangle that connects to the bottom of the collarbone, at the triangle's base. Draw the hips by drawing a semicircle that connects to the bottom of the rectangle. The top of the semicircle should be as wide as the rectangle.
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Draw the legs. Draw two lines that extend from each side of the semicircle to form the outside of the legs. Then, draw the inside of the legs by drawing a straight line that begins slightly before the middle of the semicircle. Draw the legs as straight, thin rectangles.
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Draw the shoulders. Extend the slopes of the triangle you made for the collarbone to form the shoulders. Men's shoulders should always have some type of slope, according to Christopher Hart, author of "Cartoon Cool: How to Draw New Retro-Style Cartoons."
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Draw the arms. Draw a line that extends down from the end of each shoulder to form the outside of the arms. Draw the inside of the arms by drawing a line that starts where the armpit of the man meets the torso and extends down and is parallel with the line you drew for the outside of the arms.
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Begin the face. Draw a line vertically through the middle of the oval and another one that runs horizontally in the center of the oval.
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Draw the eyes right above the horizontal line by drawing two circles, ovals or almond shapes, depending on the way you want the drawing of the man to look. Draw the eyebrows above the eyes using thin or thick lines that are slightly slanted.
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Draw the nose by drawing a small triangle under the eyes. The base of the triangle is invisible, but is in line with the vertical line you drew down the middle of the face.
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Draw the mouth toward the bottom of the oval. Use simple curves to draw a smile or frown.
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Draw the hands. At the end of the arms, draw a circle that is wider than the "wrist." At the end of the hand, draw a square that is as wide as the circle and a small rectangle off to the side. Draw four lines in the square; these are the fingers. The rectangle is the thumb. Round out the corners of the square and rectangle, connect the circle you drew to the fingers and thumb and erase the excess pencil lines.
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Draw the feet. At the end of the legs, draw a circle at each "ankle" that is slightly wider than the leg. Then, draw an oval whose end touches the circle you just drew. You can draw the oval off to the side or the front of the circle, depending on how you want to place the feet. Connect the oval and the square and erase the excess pencil lines.
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Add in the extras. You now have the basic frame for the drawing of a man. Complete the drawing by erasing any excess pencil lines and adding clothing that follow the lines of the man's body. Use the frame as a guide to draw muscles and hair on your drawing as well.
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Tips & Warnings
Large pupils make a man look more innocent or honest.
References
- Photo Credit hand drawing image by Christopher Hall from Fotolia.com
