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Male Figures
Female fashion figure illustrations and designs dominate the industry, yet you need to have a good male fashion template in your set. There are a few male templates now added to our templates package for sale. The Male fashion changes very slightly from season to season where colour and fabric dictates the changes. If you want to make it in the male fashion industry, you need to perfect your technical drawings, but a good male fashion template is still essential.Your fashion figure will be needed to do story boards, which just rounds off a professional presentation.
Male Body Proportions
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| -Unknown | - ShuGuru | -Ully Arnt |
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| -Dahn Ta | -Ileana Moreni | -Eduard Erlikh |
You must refer to the Nine Heads diagram as a guideline, but when you draw the male fashion template, you need to add more bulk and shape. Compared to the female fashion figure: The female legs are longer in proportion to the body. The male has a thicker neck and squarer face. He has less shapely upper/lower body because his waist is thicker. There is far less definition between the waist and hips on a male. Masculine shoulders ared squarer and broader. The arms and legs look strong and quite thick in male figures. Their bodies are stronger than females, the build is bulky and more solid looking. The male figure template must look like it has large and developed muscles. Draw the chest line deeper, and not as a high small bust like the female fashion figure.
Masculine Faces
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| -Patrick Boyer | -Ully Arnt | -Patrick Boyer |
On storyboards containing both a female and a male fashion template, always remember to draw the male considerably taller than the female. This just illustrates a good eye for proportions. When drawing the male fashion figure face, bear this in mind: The male lips are thinner, don’t emphasise the shape. The hairline is placed higher, and is drawn more prominently. The eyelids are not drawn in such detail. Masculine foreheads & jawlines are larger and squarer than feminine ones. Draw the eyebrows heavier and lower set, thicker than a womans eyebrows. Sketch in some character lines - it will make him look more manly. The male nose is more dominant, with stronger line work. The ears are bolder. -Rachel Mcswan - image
MasculineHands & Feet
Male hands are more boxy, they are square and broad. The fingers are drawn blunt. Male feet and shoes are broader and wider, they are shorter looking. Women’s feet are meant to be slender and waif like. Male ankles are thicker, and the soles are heavier on their shoes.
MasculinePostures
Your male fashion figure can swing his hands freely, yet women are seen to be more elegant. Draw the male’s knees and feet facing outwards, the female fashion figure should always be a lady - and predominantly have her feet facing inwards. The male form is less exaggerated because he stands more squarely. Men roll their shoulders whilst walking, but women sway their hips. Men use their wrists in a less graceful way than women do. When drawing the male figure - place the weight solidly on his heels, do not make the foot seem to be pointing.(Kai Bardeleben - artist, left)
Male Clothing
The obvious difference would be that male clothing is larger, this fits the frame of the body. Male garments also close left over right, for classic pants it should fit just below the navel point.
-Image: Nurit Yeshurun
NEW CONTENT!!! I have opened the sitefor guests to post their personal tutorials on male anatomy.I think this is a good way to gain more perspectives on alternative drawing techniques, even if some of the tutorials don’t necessarily cover specifically fashion figure drawing. Click the artist’s name to learn more about them or see their sites. Click the thumbnail to see an enlarged tutorial:
Please do not attempt to redistribute or copy them. Please contact the artists for permission to use them on sites. Visit again soon, there are more tutorials coming!
