As we all possess a body, we think we know what it looks like. When we draw it, we bring to bear that prior knowledge and we draw that rather than the exactitude of the arm or leg that’s in front of ...

For artists, few objects are as challenging to capture as the human form. To render the figure on canvas or paper requires mastery of contouring, shading, perspective, proportion and countless other ...

Sighting is done by holding up a pencil, pen or ruler at arm's length to the object being drawn. Measure the height of the subject along the pencil and still at arm’s length compare it to the size of ...

I started breaking down human anatomy into simple forms to improve my figure drawing. In this first part, I focus on basic ...

This study examined the effects of two- and three-dimensional visual referents upon selected aspects of representational human figure drawing by first-year public high school students. Three intact ...

If your walls are covered in your child’s drawings, they may be worth a closer look. Because artistic talent early in life provides an indicator of intelligence later on, scientists have found.

Some five hundred years ago, Leonardo da Vinci sketched what he believed was the perfectly proportioned male body. Now, scientists have compared the 'Vitruvian Man' with nearly 64,000 physically fit ...

Your college art history textbook needs a new first chapter. The earliest known drawing in human history – a red, cross-hatched pattern that looks somewhat like a hashtag – has been unearthed on a ...

Sighting is done by holding up a pencil, pen or ruler at arm's length to the object being drawn. Measure the height of the subject along the pencil and still at arm’s length compare it to the size of ...