You can also configure brush tool settings to your personal drawing preferences.

These mimic the feeling and look of traditional drawing media. However, you can still draw croquis sketches on the small screen of your smartphone and drawing with your fingers is still excellent practice!Īnother benefit of digital croquis sketches is the various pens or brushes you can use. Of course, drawing on your smartphone screen isn’t ideal, because a larger canvas is better for capturing the entire shape of a figure. If your device has touchscreen capabilities, some apps allow you to draw with your fingers. You can also create croquis sketches digitally using drawing software on your computer or smartphone apps on your phone, tablet or iPad. Make sure you choose an appropriate paper type for different types of media. However, sketchbook paper is generally not made for this kind of wet medium, so the ink may bleed through. In addition to traditional brushes, you can also use brush pens or watercolor brushes. Many people like the feeling when drawing with brushes, as they can produce delicate lines. For example, lines from a fountain pen vary according to pen pressure.Īnother option is a brush. Of course, you can use tools other than pencils! Some people prefer drawing with a ballpoint, felt-tip, or fountain pen. Focus on getting the basic pose and figure down when drawing croquis. Please note, although you may use a pencil to draw, you shouldn’t use an eraser to make corrections.

To avoid this, I recommend using 2mm sized lead. You can draw with a normal mechanical pencil, but the lead is fragile, and the tip may end up damaging the paper. Over time, you can look back on your past drawings to check your progress and improvement.įor croquis drawing, it is better to use a soft lead pencil, at around 4B–6B hardness. This allows you to keep your drawings together undamaged. You can use single sheets of drawing paper, but I recommend using a sketchbook. For example, try drawing one of your favorite figurines or action figures from various angles.Īrt materials used for croquis drawing Paper However, if live sketches aren’t an option for you, you can also use different objects around your room as drawing subjects. There’s a lot to learn from animals with croquis sketches. Specialized poses aren’t necessary natural poses found in everyday life are very good to study from, so why not use your family or friends as human figure models? You can also practice drawing your pets. You can draw from a photo when croquis drawing, but I recommend drawing actual subjects whenever possible. Making croquis drawing a common practice will also improve your drawing skills because you gradually recognize the most important elements of the figure that you see. You can even sketch croquis digitally on a tablet. Croquis drawing is great for beginners, as no special equipment is required, so you can practice it even if you only have a sketchbook and a pencil. The drawing method consists of reducing the complicated details of the human body into the basic elements in order to quickly capture the essential elements (proportion, balance, mood) of the pose. In fashion design, croquis are used as a template for sketching clothing. Next you will draw a frame on the first section measuring 3/8” (1cm) wide on both sides of the plum line.So before you start drawing your next illustration, start with some basic warm-up croquis sketches!Ĭroquis drawing is briefly drawing something in a short period of time. You will end up with 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 equal sections. Mark off from the top, 1 though 4, and continue onto the lower half, 5 through 8. Divide the center or plum line into 8 equal sections, each measuring 1 ¼” (3.2cm) per section. The female flats croquis is a more real-life proportion than that of the elongated fashion croquis, which is a 10-headed proportion. Place a mark at the midway 5” (12.7cm) point. To do this, use your ruler to draw a 10” (25.4cm) line down the center of the page. To draw the size 8 female flats croquis template, you will first need to establish a center or plum line. Full transcript is available if you subscribe.

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