And although I'm not that good at digital, I'll post my digital gesture drawings I did today in case you want to see where I'm at. Lastly, but this is personal preference, i wouldn't practice gesture related drawings digitally. Also using a little more of an oval shape towards where the breasts fall could help as well. That's about all for now, I hope I don't discourage you from drawing, I just don't want you to take as long as I did to figure these things out (I don't post much so had to figure it out by myself). Weight can be communicated with a thicker line at the bottom. I understand that how to hold your pencil doesn't apply to digital, but the idea of controlling your line type is still relevant. In Stan's 'How to Hold and Control Your Pencil' or Mike's 'How Asymmetry and Anatomy Go Hand in Hand' (both here on Proko) videos, both talk about how hairy lines take away from the feeling of a drawing. In other words, shape the anatomy to follow the gesture, not the other way around. And there's another quote I really like (sorry I forgot who I'm quoting): we learn anatomy to make our figures more believable, not to draw every muscle. I know it's hard to bounce between gesture and anatomy, but the earlier you start the easier it we be. Stan always says that when we draw anatomy, we stiffen the flow of the figure. In addition, I'd recommend gesture drawings in tandem with anatomy. Focus on getting proportion correct before moving onto more fun things such as muscles (or breasts). I won't look focus on the forms of each piece (your ribcage shape looks really good), but more of it's relation with other parts of the skeleton. Learning how to draw a fashion figure with the right proportions is an essential skill for every fashion illustrator.Hello Castil, I'd agree that your structure underneath isn't the best, and if I were you, I'd go back and redo the spine/ribcage assignments to really know your stuff. If this wasn’t enough you can also see the “ How to draw a man figure” or the “ Draw Plus Size Figures” tutorials.

Hopefully, this guide helped you to understand the main differences between male and female bodies. Notice how much more muscular the legs of the male figure are. Compare the waists and the size of the arms. See the short, wide neck and how wider the shoulders are. Notice that his head is more rectangular and a little bit bigger. In the free fashion figure template #2 4, you can see all of the mentioned above differences.

In the small illustration, you can see how the women’s knees are close together, while the knees of men don’t touch. Notice how bigger the knees are and how close together the thighs are near the crotch. While you’re seeking elegance and finesse when drawing the female legs, in men’s body you want to make them look stable, massive and strong. The arms of your male figure should be at least twice bigger than the female ones you’re used to drawing. The arms are more massive and so are the hands. When you draw the men’s arms you need to be more aware of the muscles underneath the skin. Inspect the “How to draw female torso” tutorial and make the changes needed. The hourglass shape will make the figure look like a female one.

The torso is like a rectangular shape with an inverted triangle at the chest level. The tricky difference between male and female torso is in the body outline. Really a lot wider! Plus the men have this Trapezius muscle, which forms a bulge between the neck and the shoulder. The differences in the neck and the shoulders between men and girls are very visible. Notice the edge of the chin and the slant in the outer corner of the eye. The ears are larger and the upper lip is not as full as the female model. Their eyes are less rounded and the nose is more defined (oftentimes bigger ). Men have larger brows that are placed closer to the eyes. While females have a more rounded head shape with a small, delicate chin the gentlemen need bigger and more rectangular forms. Let’s take a look at the differences between male and female fashion faces.

Easy female body sketch