We have conquered the front and the back. In Lesson 4, we complete the primary orthographic views by tackling the side view (profile) of your structural invention. This is where characters truly gain their depth and volume.
The S-Curve and Posture
When drawing a character from the side, the spine becomes the dominant feature. You must understand the natural S-curve of the human spine and how the ribcage tilts back while the pelvis tilts forward. Without this mechanical understanding, side-view illustrations look stiff and robotic.
Drawing from Memory
By helping the mind recall the proportions from the previous lessons, we simply extrude the width of the chest and the drop of the jaw into profile space. You are rapidly developing a 360-degree mental model of the human skeletal frame.
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