#054 Drawing People | Good Bye Stick Man
DRAWING REFERENCE: A photograph of a person standing.
YOU'LL NEED: drawing paper 9x12 inches or copy paper, pencil, eraser
Hi and Welcome!
People are one of the most popular subjects to draw because they help us tell stories with our art. In this lesson, you'll learn a simple way to draw people by building them with basic shapes.
Today You Will
Learn how to use ovals, rectangles, trapezoids, and triangles to create a shape person.
What You'll Discover
1. How you can make a shape figure and add clothing details to make anyone you want.
2. How you can change the shapes positions to make your character move and bend to show action.
Why This Matters
People are often the main characters in our drawings. A simple stick figure can show that a person is present, but it cannot tell us much about who that person is. When you build figures with shapes, you create a body that can wear clothing, carry objects, and show details that help tell your story.
Enjoy this lesson and have fun creating people with shapes!
Happy Drawing!
— Brenda Ellis Abbey
Our Books + Video Core 1, Core 3, and Core 5 for 4th graders -12th, have a unit showing a method of making figures from 17 shapes. With more shapes, your figures can really move! Check out our art books for Preschool through High School ages.
