Drawing the Figure and Portrait · 人物画与肖像画
| English | 中文 | Pinyin · 拼音 |
|---|---|---|
| proportion/prəˈpɔːʃn/ | 比例 | bǐ lì |
| halfway line/ˈhɑːfweɪ laɪn/ | 中线 | zhōng xiàn |
Every skill at once
- The figure combines proportion 比例, gesture, form, and likeness under one deadline.
- The classic adult figure stands about 7.5 heads tall.
- The body's halfway point is near the hip — not the waist.
所有技能一起上
- 人体把比例(proportion)、动态、形体和相似度集中在同一个时限里。
- 经典的成年人体约7.5个头高。
- 身体的中点在髋部附近——不在腰部。
True or trap? · 真实还是陷阱？
Sort the figure-drawing claims: canon or classic beginner error? · 对人物流绘主张进行分类：是经典法则还是常见初学者错误？
The classic adult figure is about ____ heads tall. · 经典成人身高约为____个头长。
About 7.5 heads. · 约7.5个头。
The eyes sit near the top third of the skull. · 眼睛位于头骨上三分之一处附近。
They sit at the halfway line — the classic beginner error is placing them too high. · 它们位于中线——常见的初学者错误是将眼睛放得太高。
The head's map
- The eyes sit at the halfway line 中线 of the skull — beginners always place them too high.
- The nose sits about halfway from eyes to chin; the mouth a third below the nose.
- Check likeness with landmark distances, not memorised rules alone — every face bends the average.
头部的地图
- 眼睛位于头骨的中线(halfway line)上——初学者总是画得太高。
- 鼻子约在眼睛到下巴的中点；嘴在鼻子往下三分之一处。
- 用参照点之间的距离检查相似度，别只靠背下的规则——每张脸都会偏离平均值。
The body's halfway point is near the , not the waist. · 身体的中线靠近，而不是腰部。
Halfway = hip. · 中线=臀部。
Select all · 所有 parts of the recommended drawing order. · 选择所有推荐绘画顺序中的部分。
Energy, masses, map, then features. · 能量、块面、结构图，然后是细节。
Masses first, mittens first
- Start with gesture and the big masses: ribcage, pelvis, skull. Features and fingers come last.
- Draw hands as simple mittens and feet as wedges first, then divide.
- Figure and portrait work is a portfolio staple: observation, proportion, and nerve in one image.
先大块，先"手套"
- 从动态和大块体量开始：胸腔、骨盆、头骨。五官和手指最后画。
- 先把手画成"手套"、脚画成"楔子"，再细分。
- 人体和肖像是作品集的主力：一张图同时展示观察、比例和胆量。
Match the simplification to its subject. · 将简化方式与其对象匹配。
Simple volumes first, division later. · 先简单体积，后分割。
Starting with a perfect eye and growing the face outward from it almost guarantees a drifting likeness. Big masses first — skull shape, eye-line, centre line — then features inside the map.
从一只完美的眼睛开始、由它向外长出整张脸，几乎必然走形。先画大块——头骨形状、眼线、中线——再把五官放进地图里。
A 20-minute portrait: two minutes gesture and skull mass, three minutes placing eye-line/nose/mouth lines, ten minutes big value shapes, five minutes features. The likeness arrives in the map, not the eyelashes.
20分钟肖像：2分钟动态和头骨体量，3分钟放眼线、鼻线、嘴线，10分钟大的明暗形，5分钟五官。相似度来自地图，不是睫毛。
Figure canon: ~7.5 heads tall, halfway at the hip; eyes at the skull's halfway line; masses before features, mittens before fingers — and sighting checks beat memorised rules.
人体法则：约7.5头高，中点在髋；眼睛在头骨中线；先体量后五官，先"手套"后手指——目测检查胜过背下来的规则。