ANIMATION NCII – Animation 11a

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Drawing the female body

Objectives: At the end of this lesson, students shall be able to:

1) Enumerate the characteristics of a typical Western superhero female body;
2) Understand the process of drawing the female body in front view; and
3) Apply concepts and principles by drawing the front view body of an original female
character.

The Female Body

 Introduction
o In this lesson, the female body that shall be drawn is based on Western superhero characters
(DC, Marvel, etc.)
o It is also important to learn about the male body first, its characteristics, and how to draw it as
there will be some comparisons for this lesson
 Measurements
o Main measurement: head (height)
 Other measurements can be the width of the head or the circle used to draw the head
o Total height: 8 heads
 Total height (realistic): 7 heads
 There is no difference from the male and female heights in this lesson to maintain
consistency on proportions
 But typically, it is seen that the female is drawn with a shorter height than males
o Other measurements:
 Torso with head, legs: 4 heads
 Arms, torso without head: around 3 heads
 Thighs, lower legs: 2 heads
 Chest, waist, hips, forearm: 1 head
 Shoulder width: 2 circles used to draw the head
 Construction
o Torso
 There are three main parts of the torso: shoulders, waist, and hips
 The shape of the male torso is an hourglass shape
- Shoulder and hips should be around the same width; waist is thinner
 Shoulders are narrower compared to the male counterpart (around 2 circles instead of 3)
 Hips are wider compared to the male counterpart
 Waist is longer compared to the male counterpart (male tends to have a point only to the
waistline; the female has a definite space to the waistline)
o Legs
 There are two main divisions: thighs and lower leg
 Thighs are more emphasized than the lower legs
- Wider at the outer sides of the thighs; widest part would be below the crotch area
- Inner thighs are drawn with straight lines
 The lower leg does not have any emphasis on the calves
 Knees are the same size as the male counterpart
o Arms
 There are two main divisions: upper arm and forearm
 Construction of the arms is quite similar to the legs
 The upper arm is drawn with rounded rectangles with not much fat or muscle
- Forearm does not have a noticeable muscle near the elbow

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Setting Up the Page

1. Set the boundaries for the 2. Divide the space into two 3. Divide the two spaces into
male character by drawing equal parts, again marking it two again, making sure that
horizontal lines to mark them. with a horizontal line. they are equal in distance and
Leave some space at the top are marked with a horizontal
and a significant amount of line. There should be four
space at the bottom. spaces total.

4. Divide the spaces once 5. For symmetry, draw a vertical 6. Add markings to determine
more into two equal parts. By line along the center of the the spaces. This is an optional
now, there should be eight page. It is only necessary for step but is helpful later on in
spaces, representing the size of the first four spaces. determining where different
the head. parts of the body should be.

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Steps in Drawing the Female Body – Proportions and Basic Shapes

7. Divide the first space into 8. Using two of the three 9. Draw a circle on the left and
three equal parts vertically. This spaces, draw a circle. Take right sides of the circle, making
shall serve as the foundation of note of the width and height sure that they are of the same
the head. and it should only take up 2/3’s size and shape. This shall be
of the space. used for the shoulders later.

10. Complete the face by 11. Draw the neck from the 12. Divide the circles on the
drawing on the center circle base of the head. Make sure sides into two equal parts
the jawline. Refer to module 3 that the length is around 1/3 of vertically. Bring those lines
for the detailed steps. the height of the face. down up until the shoulders.
This shall be the measurements
of the shoulders.

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13. Draw a horizontal line from 14. From the base of the neck, 15. Using the horizontal line and
the base of the neck. The limit measure one head height and marking created, draw a semi-
of the line must be from the create a small marking. This circle that shall serve as the
created vertical lines. should be placed on the third chest.
space, taking up 1/3 of the
space.

16. From the base of the chest, 17. Using the space created, 18. Divide the circle into four
measure again one head draw a circle. Countercheck equal parts horizontally. Add
height. It should land around that it should be symmetrical markings if necessary.
the upper third part of the based on the vertical line
fourth space. This shall serve as created very early on (in red).
the waist.

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19. The first and third marking 20. Divide the height of the 21. Connect the armpit from
just created (also known as the chest into two equal parts. the first line of the waist by
first and last spacing) are Place short markings at the drawing curved diagonal lines.
turned into horizontal lines, sides only. This shall serve as the Ensure that they are
marking the entire waist. armpit. symmetrical and not overtly
swollen.

22. Draw the waist by drawing 23. Extend the width of the 24. Divide the space from the
a slightly curved line shoulders downwards to mark base of the circle (waist) up to
connecting the two waistlines the hips. Draw a line (as the end of the fouth space into
together – making it so that the illustrated) or short stroked two equal parts, using short
waist is thinner than the basic markings may also work. markings along the hip
shape. guidelines.

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25. From the base of the 26. Complete the torso by 27. Draw a horizontal line to
waistline, draw curved connecting the lines at the connect the markings for the
diagonal lines to connect it center, creating a curved armpits and another horizontal
with the created markings pentagon shape. This shall be line at the base of the chest.
previously. the hips and the crotch. This shall be the limit in drawing
the breasts.

28. Using the space created, 29. For the legs, draw the 30. Start with the inner thighs by
draw oblongs to serve as the skeleton first by drawing a long drawing slightly curved lines.
breasts. It can be drawn wider line from the crotch. This line Observe that the curve makes
at the outer sides but it should should be slightly diagonal and it so that the width at the hips is
not extend in terms of height. should reach the end of the wider than that of where the
eighth space. knees are.

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31. The outer thighs are drawn 32. This shape of the thighs 33. Draw the knees by drawing
with curved lines. Take note emphasize the hips even more. circles. Make sure that the base
that the curve is done in such a The base of the thighs are of the circles are at the very
way that the widest point is thinner than from the crotch, bottom of the sixth space.
below the crotch, then gets and much thinner than the
thinner. male counterpart.

34. For the calf, draw an 35. Complete the lower leg by 36. Draw the ankles by drawing
elongated oblong with the drawing the rest of it based circles on the base of the lower
length of one head. The from the calf. Comparing to legs.
thickness should be the same the male counterpart, the calf
with the knees. is not as pronounced and the
ankle is slightly smaller only.

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37. For the foot, draw a straight 38. Draw straight diagonal lines 39. Close off the shape by
vertical line with the length of to create the outer part of the drawing a straight horizontal
two circles (used to draw the foot. It should make the base of line to connect the two lines.
ankles) at the inner /center the foot wider at the toes, but This shall serve as the base of
part of the body. not too wide. the foot. This line should be
around 1 ½ the diameter of the
circle used to draw the ankles.

40. Measure around the 41. Draw rounded triangles to 42. Go back to the torso to
diameter of the circle used to serve as the toes. Note that the draw the arms. Start off by
draw the ankles from the base peak of the toes should be drawing circles to draw the
of the foot to mark the toes. towards the center of the body rotator cuff. This is where the
to represent the big toes. arms will start.

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43. From the center of the 44. Construct the upper arm. It 45. Draw the elbows by using
circle, extend straight diagonal starts from the rotator cuff and circles. Once more, take note
lines. The lines should be lower is drawn with rounded that the circles should have the
than the hips and should be a rectangles that becomes diameter as the thickness of
bit farther away from the body, thinner as it reaches the the arms.
but not that it cuts from the elbows. The elbow should be at
page. waist level.

46. To construct the forearm, 47. Use the upper part to draw 48. Complete by drawing a
allot one head length. Divide an oblong which shall serve as rectangle-type shape from the
this length into two equal parts. the muscle of the forearm. It oblong created. Like the legs,
should have the same width as the forearm’s muscles are not
the elbows. as focused as the male one.

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49. Finish off by drawing the 50. For the hands, draw a 51. Draw a trapezoid to form
wrists, using small circles at the vertical line from the center of the palm of the hand. The base
end of the arms. the circle (wrist). The length of of the trapezoid is around the
this line should be the diameter diameter of the circle used to
of the same circle. draw the wrists. This shall serve
as the palms of the hands.

52. Draw the fingers by drawing 53. Draw a triangle by 54. Complete the hand by
a vertical line from the vertical connecting it with a diagonal drawing the thumb. Make sure
size of the trapezoid, the length line from the diagonal side of that it is towards the middle /
the same as the diameter of the trapezoid. This shall serve as inner part of the body and is
the circle. the pointer and middle fingers. slightly longer than the palm of
the hand.

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Steps in Drawing the Female Body – Rendering

55. Start the rendering process 56. Using the guidelines 57. Render the face, hair, and
with the face. However, there created, draw the appropriate neck based from the basic
must be preparations made. basic shapes for the facial shapes. If the hair passes the
Draw the horizontal guidelines elements and hair. For shoulders, it is suggested that
to start off the placement of reference, please use the one stops at the neck then
the basic shapes. instructions from Module 3. continue once the rest of the
torso is drawn.

58. Create small markings 59. Draw the shoulders by using 60. The breasts are next to be
around the lower 1/3 of the a curved diagonal lines, giving rendered. It should start a bit
neck. it a more relaxed look. higher from the armpit. Use
short markings as indication.

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61. Use the outer parts only to 62. Add details for the 63. Go back to the shoulders
detail it. Use half-teardrop collarbone by drawing a small and draw the top of the arms –
shapes which gives the idea of V on top of the breasts then the deltoid muscle. Trace the
less weight on top and more at extending the ends up to the basic shape used then taper
the bottom. Do not add detail shoulders. off around the armpits.
on the bottom or top.

64. Continue with rendering the 65. Similarly, continue drawing 66. In drawing the hands, it is
arms by simply tracing the the forearms by simply tracing better to start off with the
basic shapes. The female arms the basic shapes. Again, the thumb. The thumb must have
do not have any evident definition of muscle for the two sections and one joint.
muscle composition aside from arms is not as evident Detail by adding nails.
the deltoids. compared to the male.

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67. Render the rest of the 68. Go back to the torso and 69. The waistline is drawn with
hands by detailing the fingers. from the base of the breasts, slightly curved diagonal lines
The only visible ones are the trace the basic shape until the going outwards, and not as a
pointer and middle fingers. It start of the waist. straight vertical line.
should start just a bit above the
palm of the hand.

70. Draw the crotch by simply 71. It is better to continue with 72. Continue tracing the thigs
tracing the basic shape with a drawing the inner thighs first. from the waist. Notice how the
curved V-shape. Do this by simply tracing the fat from the thighs are further
basic shape until the knees. emphasized from the basic
shape to further define it by
curving the line much more.

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73. Go back to the torso to 74. In rendering abdominal 75. Render the knees by
define the abdominal muscles. muscles, remember to only drawing a U-shape with broken
Divide it to four equal parts darken the intersections and lines along the basic shape of
vertically. Use the circle (waist) parts – using broken lines. Add the knees.
as the limit. Use a rounded the navel and hip bones as
rectangle as the base. well.

76. Render the lower legs by 77. Render the inner part of the 78. The outer part of the foot is
creating a long, continuous foot. There should be a curved less curved compared to the
line. It should be that the calf is line going inside at the middle inner part, but a smaller bump
present but almost undistingui- portion and that a bump is must appear at the base of the
shable compared to the male created just before it reaches toes.
counterpart. the base of the toes.

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79. Before rendering the toes, 80. The outer two parts are 81. Render the toes by creating
divide the space into three divided into two equal parts, rounded rectangles. The nails
equal parts to determine the therefore making four smaller are placed around 1/3 of the
sizing of the toes. toes. The innermost part shall length and are drawn using
serve as the big toe. rounded rectangles.

82. Erase any unnecessary

guidelines and basic shapes to
reveal the final drawing.

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References:
 Lee, S., and Buscema, J. (1984). How to draw comics the Marvel way: First Fireside Edition. New
York : Simon & Schuster, Inc., 1984
 Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (2018 February 27). Training Regulations
for Animation NCII – Version 02. Quezon City

ACTIVITY 7: Self-check 5
Instructions: Read and understand the questions focusing on the proportions and basic shapes used
when drawing the male body. Choose the letter of the BEST answer. (15 items, 15 pts.)
1. What is the total height of the superhero female in heads?
A. 7 B. 7 1/2 C. 8 D. 8 1/2
2. What is the total height of the realistic female in heads?
A. 7 B. 7 1/2 C. 8 D. 8 1/2
3. How tall is the torso (including the neck and head) in heads?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
4. How long are the legs in heads?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
5. What is the approximate length of the arms in heads?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
6. How could one describe the shape of the superhero female torso?
A. Hourglass C. Inverted triangle
B. Inverted hourglass D. Triangle
7. Which part of the legs is emphasized for the female body?
A. Calves B. Feet C. Lower leg D. Thighs
8. Which part of the legs is less emphasized compared to the male body?
A. Calves B. Feet C. Lower leg D. Thighs
9. Which of the following is the thinnest part of the torso?
A. Hips B. Neck C. Shoulders D. Waist
10. Which of the following is wider than that of the male counterpart?
A. Hips B. Neck C. Shoulders D. Waist
11. Which of the following is longer than that of the male counterpart?
A. Hips B. Neck C. Shoulders D. Waist
12. What is the basic shape used to draw the waist?
A. Circle B. Oblong C. Rectangle D. Triangle
13. What is the basic shape used to draw the calves?
A. Circle B. Oblong C. Rectangle D. Triangle
14. What is the basic shape used to draw joints?
A. Circle B. Oblong C. Rectangle D. Triangle
15. What is the basic shape used to draw the breasts?
A. Circle B. Oblong C. Rectangle D. Triangle

How to Submit:
 Answer “WW5: Self-Check 5” under “Module 7 – Drawing the Female Body”.
Submission Channels:
 Canvas K-12 LMS (Quizzes)

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