Representing a person in his works, many artists paint him in various positions. In this article, we will try to figure out how to draw a sitting person.
Learning to portray people
To master the skills of drawing, you need to learn a lot to observe and portray from life. First you need to master the skills of the image of various poses, which can be displayed schematically, adhering to the proportions (head, torso, arms and legs).
In order to understand how to draw a sitting person with paints and a pencil, you must first make some training sketches, and then go to the main image. It’s always difficult to draw a human figure, and for this you need to have certain theoretical knowledge and experience.
Pencil drawing process
The work is done on a piece of paper using simple pencils - hard and soft.
How to draw a sitting person in stages:
- Outline the main sections of the composition and the contours of the figure.
- Do not forget to measure the position of the body, legs, arms and head with a pencil.
- Once again check the sketch for the accuracy of angles and proportions and continue to draw the main lines. By changing the pressure of the pencil, make them brighter in places where the shadow lies.
- We proceed to the image of the face, the features of which are applied with quick strokes.
- Next, we study the position of the hands and draw them with an energetic line. Add the contours of clothing and folds of tissue (if any) in the elbow and under the chest.
- We pass to the lower body of the figure. We observe the position of the legs in the composition and display them in the work.
- We apply strokes in light areas and gradually turn to dark.
- We will make the hair tone deeper with a soft stylus and diagonal strokes. If the hair is long and falls on the shoulders, then we will depict them in smooth and wavy lines.
- It is important when you draw a figure so that the viewer correctly understands the pose of the person being depicted on paper.
Images of people in color scheme
Having learned and understood how to draw a sitting man with a pencil, you can proceed to his sketch in color. To do this, you need paints - watercolor or gouache. Initially, the work is done in pencil, then using a variety of colors and shades.
How to draw a man sitting on a chair:
- We construct the main lines and segments on paper using a medium hard lead.
- It is better to draw a chair at the same time as a figure, and not separately. Sometimes it is recommended to first depict it, and then proceed to draw the outline of the depicted human figure.
- We define light and dark tones in the work. If you work in watercolor, then glare is white paper, untouched by paint. When using gouache, glare can be highlighted with white.
- Choose the right colors of paints. The brightest tones cover the face and hands.
- Darker shades are applied after the light, so we move on to them gradually.
- We create color and volume of clothes, applying basic strokes and drawing neat folds.
- It is very important to depict the chair correctly, because it is he who determines the pose of the person. We put the right basic tone and shadow on the legs of the chair.
- Brush the shadows in places where the back of the chair is in contact with the line of the lower back and clothes.
In order to understand how to draw a sitting person, one should take into account his perspective. The closer parts seem larger, and the distant ones are much smaller. In order for the picture to turn out natural, it is necessary to take into account this nuance.