![]() ![]() These sections are then put together to create a balance figure.Ĭreating the template for drawing the croquis:įirst draw a line down the center of your paper. The body is broken up into sections each in relation to one another. So let’s start by looking at the basic building blocks. Once you master these you can manipulate the croquis as you see fit. Like with music you learn the scales first before playing variations on the tune. The Dalai Lama says you have to “know the rules well, so you can break them effectively”. In my world Men just are not taller then woman so I use the 9 or 10 head figure for both. But at 6’1″ with a linebackers shoulder this makes sense. I tend to make the legs longer than the torso (opting not to split the figure in half), the shins elongated and the shoulders a bit broader. Fashion schools often use a 8 1/2 head croquis for woman and 9 head for the male. In comic books and Manga the figure is closer to 8 heads high and superheroes are often drawn with increased muscularity. Everyone has their own variations, perceived ideals. Now the croquis can be stylized and will often change over time as fashions change. The basics canons tend to remain the same. The body itself is divided in half- the torso equaling the length of the legs. They are also drawn slimmer, 1 1/2 heads wide instead of 2. This distortion of the figure lengthens the legs and lower torso. The Fashion Illustration Croquis is elongated to 9-10 Heads tall. Therefore the total height of an adult is eight times its size. This average is 8 heads tall, 2 heads wide. The measurement of the head plays the pivotal role as the basic module for measuring the human body. Our wingspan is equal to our height our foot fits from elbow to wrist, our face is the length of our hand and on and on. There are numerous mathematical consistencies in the body. Leonardo’s drawing correlates the ideal human proportions with the geometry of Roman Architect Vitruvius in his book Treatise De Architectura expressing his theory that man is the measure of all things. In Leonardo da Vinci’s Virtuvian Man circa 1487 we see a visual representation of these proportions. ![]() The classical canon is derived from the Greco-Roman ideal. The human figure is based on guidelines defined by mathematical formulae establishing the ideal human proportions. ![]()
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